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HIGHLIGHTS What’s going on at new Walgreens site in Belleville?

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N.A. gets its share of NJSEA funding after long wait lands District.

In a three-year battle with the State of New Jersey over the amount of tax sharing allocation to North Arlington, Borough Administrator Stephen LoIacono announced last

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ORTH ARLINGTON HAS finally gotten its long-promised fair share from the Meadow-

week the borough had received two checks — nearing $500,000 in total — for two years of funds overdue to the borough.

“It was a difficult two years between negotiations and litigation to

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R.I.S.E. is shorthand for Realizing Individualized Student Enrichment, a program that serves up breakfast with academics.

For 30 minutes at the start of the school day, while youngsters in kindergarten through grade 6 chow down on a nutritious morning meal, their teachers apply what Superintendent of Schools Richard Tomko describes as “both directed and independent measures of instruction driven by data and observation.”

For example, Tomko said, the teacher “may be reviewing with several students an important concept taught in a previous lesson while other classmates are reading independently, beginning

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Students can also use the time to work on special assignments like instrumental music or, for departmentalized students, they can visit a subject area teacher to ask about content matter or clarify a process used on a homework assignment.

Complimentary breakfast is also being served in the middle school during homeroom period while students work on interactive reinforcement projects in core subject areas and STEM (Science/Technology/ Engineering/Math) lessons using Chromebooks funded through the district’s one-onone initiative, Tomko said.

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expected to spend the time assessing the students’ needs and try to ensure those needs are met, Tomko said.

For their daily morning meal, kids get a choice of milk, skim milk or Lactaid, juices two days a week and a bag containing either cereal, muffin, bagel, cereal bar, fruit or yogurt, served on a rotating basis, according to Tomko.

Because the program is eligible for funding under the National Lunch Program, “free and reduced subsidies [for the meals] apply,” Tomko said.

It costs the district about $30,000 for the purchase of heavy-duty garbage bags, insulated bags for transporting food and carts for transporting food, and “most of the monies will come out of the [district] general fund,” he said.

“We are committed to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to start his or her day with a nutritious breakfast to help foster good nutritional habits and the energy needed to face the academic challenges that students in Belleville and around New Jersey come across each and every day,” Tomko said.

“This was an important initiative of the Board of Education and the administration and I am excited that we worked together to get this implemented this year,” the superintendent said.

Tomko praised teachers and staff for their help in making the initiative a success.

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Future Walgreens’ wall is there … but not much else

By Ron Leir Special to The Observer Where there once was a thriving motorcycle shop and a few other stores, now there is a sprawling vacant lot with a huge concrete retaining wall, high weeds and trenches.

The nearly one-acre space at the southwest corner of Washington Avenue and Rutgers Street is reserved for a new Walgreens with a drive-thru pharmacy — but the project is far behind schedule.

And no one knows why. Or, if they do, they’re not saying.

A site plan and bulk variances for the retail center and on-site parking for 40 vehicles at 165-183 Washington Ave., across from the Municipal Building, was approved by the Belleville Planning Board April 28, 2016.

This facility was to replace an existing nearby Walgreens store on Washington Avenue between Rossmore Place and Holmes

Street. Another Walgreens, also on Washington, at Greylock Parkway and Greylock Avenue, was to remain.

Attorney Frank Cozzarelli, who represented the retail chain at the site plan hearing, forecast that the new development – which, he said, would become Walgreens’ “flagship store in Belleville” – would take “three or four months” to finish.

Eventually, the developer – Win Belleville Development LLC of Belleair Beach, Florida – engaged a demolition contractor to tear down the Motorcycle Mall and a couple of small storefronts closer to Rutgers Street.

WIN Belleville hired Churches Engineering of Washington, Pennsylvania, as principal contractor for the construction job ahead.

On Feb. 27, 2017, the township construction code office issued a permit allowing for “installation of a new retaining

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A look at where a future Walgreens will live on Washington Avenue in Belleville.

wall in the rear parcel along rear property line,” presumably to shore up an elevated section bordering on Rutgers Street where several homes are situated.

The estimated cost of the wall was listed in the permit application as $300,000.

It appears the retaining wall is now in place.

On June 27, 2017, WIN Belleville submitted to the construction office “copies of testing reports for pre-cast concrete panels that will be installed between steel piles.”

As of press time, there was no evidence of any pilings having been put into place or

any other major work having been done since the installation of the wall, other than trenches dug out, possibly to allow for installation of utility lines.

Cyclone fencing surrounds the development site, much of which is dirt covered by overgrowth sliced by the trenches.

No heavy contracting equipment has been seen on the site for months.

Telephone messages left for Mike Pope, listed in the permit application as “responsible person in charge”; Steven Albazanes, listed as WIN vice president for development”; and Phil Caruso, media contact

for Walgreens Corporate, were not returned.

Neither Mayor Michael Melham nor Township Manager Mauro Tucci could be reached last week for comment.

Councilman Steven Rovell said he’s been puzzled by the absence of any construction activity at the site.

“I’ve heard that they’ve gone over budget and that they’ve been waiting to get approvals for the additional funds needed,” Rovell said. But he acknowledged that he hadn’t confirmed that report with anyone from the development firm.

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Victim ID’d in fatal Harrison shooting

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com Two men were shot — one is dead — following a shooting early in the morning of Sunday, Sept. 16, near Harrison Avenue and Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard, Harrison, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said through its spokesman, Raymond Worrall.

Via Worrall, Prosecutor

Esther Suarez released the following information about the homicide: On Sunday, Sept. 16, at approximately 4:25 a.m., the Harrison Police Department received a report of a motor-vehicle crash with a pedestrian struck in the area of Harrison Avenue and Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard.

Responding officers found the lifeless body of a man lying next to a GMC Yukon

that had impacted a pole and landed on the sidewalk in the area of 402 Harrison Ave., Harrison.

The man, later identified as Shadi Miles, 31, of Newark, was found with an apparent gunshot wound to his torso.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 4:55 a.m. The cause and manner of death are pending an investigation by the Regional Medical Examiner’s

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The preliminary investigation found that a second man had also been shot. He has been identified as Joseph Bossie, 19, of East Orange. Investigators believe that Miles and Bossie were traveling in the same GMC Yukon that crashed into to the pole. The investigation found that Bossie fled from the Yukon and subsequently, in the area of Warren Street, he forcibly robbed an individual of his bicycle and pistol whipped him.

Bossie then managed to get himself to University Hospital, Newark, where he received treatment for apparent gunshot wounds to his face and a lower extremity.

Bossie has been charged

with armed robbery in violation of N.J.S. 2C:15-1, a first-degree crime; possession of a weapon (handgun) for an unlawful purpose in violation of N.J.S. 2C:39-4, a seconddegree crime; and unlawful possession of a weapon (Handgun) in violation of N.J.S. 39-5, a second-degree crime.

Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Harrison Police Department with the arrest.

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N.A.’s S&P bond ratings jump from A+ to AA-

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ITH NOTIFICATION from Standard & Poors (S&P) Rating Service to the Borough of North Arlington that it moved from an A+ to AA- as a result of the borough’s financial picture, Administrator Stephen LoIacono described himself as being “giddy in hearing this great news.”

Standard & Poors is an agency that issues credit ratings for the debt of public and private companies and other public borrowers such as governments and governmental entities.

It is one of several CRAs that have been designated a nationally recognized statistical rating organization by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

To even simplify it further, think of it like this — you get a credit score whenever you buy a car. A good to excellent score means you pay lower interest. A fair to low score and you pay very high interest.

According to S&P, a municipality that has a rated “AA” has a very strong financial position and characteristics. Ratings

agencies consider all the economic characteristics of the issuer and the bond issue to assign a rating. They evaluate the economic wellbeing of the area: the median income, how concentrated the community’s dependence is on certain employers or industries, the diversity of the tax base, the rate of population growth, whether the population is younger or older, whether tax revenues are going up or down and why, current tax rates and whether they can be increased without decreasing revenues, whether the economic area is undergoing challenges, how affluent the community is, whether it is a city, or state, etc.

Mayor Joseph Bianchi noted this is the second year North Arlington’s credit rating has been upgraded.

“It shows that the policies we have instituted made a big difference in our financial position and outlook,” Bianchi said. “By having an AA-, we will now save tens of thousands of dollars on interest when we pave streets, purchase police cars and ambulances. More importantly it is a signal

to our taxpayers that we have reversed the trend of financial instability.”

With an AA- rating, North Arlington’s rating is stronger than the state’s rating, according to published reports.

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D RUSSO HAS DONE A lot of good for the Town of Kearny. One only needs to look to the Bergen Avenue extension and the Passaic Avenue/River corridor for proof.

However, sometimes, there are limits to the amount of good one person can do for a town.

More housing units are not necessary in Kearny. What was once a town of 35,000 residents in 1980 will likely be closer to 45,000 residents by the time the 2020 census is complete.

There just isn’t room for more people here and with this in mind, it is our sincere hope at least two other members of the Kearny Town Council join Councilwoman Carol Jean Doyle and Councilmen Peter Santana and Michael Landy in opposition to an ordinance, up for adoption and second reading on Sept. 25, that would grant Russo yet another Payment In Lieu Of Taxes (PILOT) to build more housing units on

EDITORIAL the site of the old bat factory.

There are several reasons why we are opposed to more housing.

First, the obvious — traffic.

This needs no further explantion.

Next, while Kearny has seen a renaissance of sorts over the last decade, that land would be better suited for options other than housing.

While no one could guarantee a developer would build as such, wouldn’t it be nice if, given how long we’ve been without West Hudson Hospital, someone built a 24-hour medical clinic? Where do Kearny residents go anyway when there’s a need for medical care at, say, 8 p.m. on a Sunday?

Dining options would be nice, too. Yes, there are some nice eateries in Kearny already — but we so often hear about bringing shoppers to

Kearny from other towns.

Wouldn’t a larger variety of dining options do just that?

We could go on.

But the bottom line is this: While Mr. Russo has done a lot to make Kearny a better place, he’s done just about enough.

We just don’t need more overpriced rentals that most who already live here couldn’t dream of affording. While we thank Mr. Russo, we simply think this town is in need of more than just expensive, luxury living.

Perhaps we’d feel a bit differently if the old NJ Transit Boonton Line still made its way through Kearny, but that major misstep is for another day.

So, Mayor Alberto Santos, Councilmembers Albino Cardoso, Marytrine DeCastro, Rich Konopka, Eileen Eckel and Susan McCurrie, are you listening? Kearny residents are speaking louder than they have in ages.

Why doesn’t Russo offer affordable housing?

To the Editor: Please allow me to congratulate Kearny councilmembers Carol Jean Doyle, Peter Santana and Michael Landy for voting “no” on the proposed building of apartments at 60 Passaic Ave. I’m a resident of North Arlington, but I shop in Kearny as well. My interest is not only the horrific traffic issues, but affordable housing.

I’ve read much on Russo Developers, and he is another developer interested in making a killing. I’ve noticed not one apartment is for affordable housing. It’s outrageous

LETTER TO THE EDITOR that ordinary low-income residents or seniors can’t enjoy their later years in reasonably priced apartments.

I’ve been active trying to bring some help to seniors in North Arlington. I’ve proposed a lowering of the annual rent increases for seniors.

Unfortunately this suggestion falls

on deaf ears. All of these local officials are so enamored with development that the poor or those on fixed income are forgotten.

I hope and ask all towns for caring and consideration for low-income residents who pay taxes and only ask for a fair shake.

John Drzymkowski North Arlington Editor’s note: The aforementioned members of the Kearny Town Council voted “no” on the introduction of an ordinance that would provide a PILOT to the developer. Technically, they did not vote against the redevelopment itself.

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Sip Starbucks, chat with Nutley cops, on Oct. 3

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

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f you’ve ever wanted to ask a cop a question — but couldn’t quite find the right time to do so — the Nutley Police Department will offer you that chance at a special “Coffee with a Cop” event next month at a local café.

Public Safety Director Alphonse Petracco, Chief Thomas Strumolo and the Nutley Police Department will host “Coffee with a Cop” at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Starbucks, 483 Franklin Ave. Nutley police officers and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues,

build relationships and, of course, sip on their favorite lattes or mochas.

“Coffee with a Cop” provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions and learn more about the department’s work in Nutley’s neighborhoods.

The majority of contacts law enforcement have with the public happen during emergencies, emotional situations or at the lowest moments in citizens’ lives.

Those situations are not always the most ideal time for relationship-building with the community, and some may feel officers are unapproachable on the street.

“Coffee with a Cop” breaks down those barriers and allows for a relaxed,

Nutley FD hosting open house Under the direction of Commissioner Alphonse Petracco and Deputy Chief Paul Cafone, the Nutley Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association during Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13, to urge residents to “Look. Listen. Learn.

Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere.”

The campaign works to educate people about three basic but essential steps to take to reduce the likelihood of having a fire – and how to escape safely in the event of one: • Look for places a fire could start. Take a good look around your home.

Identify potential fire hazards and take care of them.

• Listen for the sound of the smoke alarm. You could have only minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Go to your outside meeting place, which should be a safe distance from the home and where everyone should know to meet.

• Learn two ways out of every room and make sure all doors and windows leading outside open easily and are free of clutter.

In 2015, U.S. fire departments responded to 365,500 home structure fires, which led to 11,075 civilian injuries, 2,650 civilian deaths and $7 billion in direct damage.

In addition to the recommendations from the Look, Listen and Learn campaign, the NFD recommends the following tips for establishing an escape plan in your home: • Draw a map of your home with all members of your household, marking two exits from each room and a path to the outside from each exit.

• Practice your home fire drill twice a year. Conduct one at night and one during the day with everyone in your home, and practice using different ways out.

• Teach children how to escape on their own in case you can’t help them.

• Make sure the number of your home is clearly marked and easy for the fire department to find.

• Close doors behind you as you leave – this may slow the spread of smoke, heat and fire.

• Once you get outside, stay outside. Never go back inside a burning building.

The Nutley FD’s annual Open House takes place Friday, Oct. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. To find out more about Fire Prevention Week programs and activities in Nutley, contact the NFD at 973-284-4937. To learn more about “Look. Listen.

Learn. Be aware. Fire can happen anywhere,” visit NFPA’s website at www. firepreventionweek.org.

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“We hope community members will feel comfortable to ask questions, bring concerns or simply get to know our officers,” Strumolo said.

“These interactions are the foundation of community partnerships.”

“Coffee with a Cop” is a national initiative supported

by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. Similar events take place across the country, as local police departments strive to make lasting connections with the communities they serve.

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Voter registration drive is Sept. 29 • Board Games and Coloring A voter registration drive, Club meets Friday, Sept. 28 organized

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The event features Scottish and other baked goods, jams Presentation for seniors on and jellies, a book table, a community policing, reverse 911 Christmas and country table, On Thursday, Sept. 27, at jewelry, plants, toys, white 11 a.m., Harrison Police Chief elephant items and more. For David Strumolo and Fire Director Harold Stahl will talk more information, call 201-991about community-policing pro- 1132. grams and the emergency noFlu-shot clinic offered for East tification system for the Town Newark, Kearny residents of Harrison at the Harrison The Kearny Health DeSenior Center, 221 Harrison partment has received its supAve. Lunch will be served. ply of Flu Vaccine. Shots are free and available to Kearny

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Lyndhurst Celebrate Halloween at the Polish American Citizens Club

The Lyndhurst Polish American Citizens Club is having a Halloween Party on Saturday, Oct. 27, at 8 p.m. There will be live music

by Pez Head and prizes for best costume, most original costume and best-costumed couple. There will be an assortment of food, drinks, snacks and desserts. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

This event is for those 21 and older. For more information, go to LPACC.com.

North Arlington Elvis is alive and performing for HEP Helping Exceptional People (HEP) sponsors a dinner with Elvis featuring Anthony Liguori as the King on Friday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 p.m., at the Columbian Club Hall, 194 River Road. Beer, wine and

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Nutley Movie Under the Stars’ rescheduled for Oct. 12 “Movie Under the Stars,” postponed earlier this month, been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 12, at the Nutley Oval. The movie — “Coco,” will begin at dusk. A rain date is set for Oct. 19. Food Items will be available for purchase. For more information, call the recreation department at 973-284-4966, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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Flushing removes harmless minerals that collect in the water mains. The project is part of the Town routine maintenance program to assure high water quality. Flushing hydrants help to maintain the integrity of the distribution system by keeping the water lines clean. It is also necessary for fire protection because flushing ensures that the hydrants are working properly.

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Longtime respected realtor Thomas Steimle has joined Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Coccia Realty, Jan R. Kwapniewski, the company’s president and owner announced last week.

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Lyndhurst mourns passing of soccer coach Arcentales Evelyn Arcentales was asked how she would best remember her husband, Fausto.

“He was always a happy person,” Evelyn Arcentales said of her husband, who tragically passed away on Sept. 8 at the age of 47. “Whether in sports or in life, he was always happy. Through the years, if his team played well, he was happy. He didn’t care if they won or lost, just if they played well.”

Over the last few years, Fausto Arcentales was a fixture at Lyndhurst High School sporting events. As soon as son Giovanni became old enough to play sports at Lyndhurst, Fausto was there, eventually becoming a volunteer coach with the Lyndhurst boys’ soccer team.

Denis Jelcic took over the Lyndhurst boys’ soccer program in 2014.

“One of the first players I had was Gio,” Jelcic said. “Halfway through

that season, Gio came up to me and said, ‘Hey, Coach, my Dad really wants to help out. I don’t want him to help, but he wants to.’ That’s where my relationship with Fausto began.”

Jelcic reluctantly allowed Arcentales to address the team.

“I said, ‘If you have any words of wisdom, go right ahead,’” Jelcic said. “That’s where it just went off from there.”

Jelcic said that he noticed one thing right away about his volunteer coach.

“He really had such passion,” Jelcic said.

“The one thing I noticed right away is the passion he had. He taught that European style of soccer.

He had that passion and he brought that with him until the end. There were a lot of people who asked, ‘Who’s Lyndhurst?’ and he wanted everyone to know who we were. He

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The Lyndhurst girls’ soccer team has enjoyed a solid start to the 2018 season, winning all six of their games thus far via shutout. Front row, from left, are Alyssa Engels, Rachel Bocage, Gia Estrella and Karlee Yallo. Back row, from left, are Maggie Fodera, Julie McCann, Samantha Cardaci, Isabella Castagnetti, head coach Kim Hykey, Lauren Ferschweiler and Claudia Lapinski.

By Jim Hague ogsmar@aol.com Kim Hykey has enjoyed some strong starts in her nine seasons as the head coach of the Lyndhurst High School girls’ soccer program, but never anything like what the Golden Bears have exploded out to in 2018.

Simply put, the Golden Bears have been perfect. Six games, six shutout victories.

“I think it’s the best start ever,” Hykey said. “I know we’ve never gone 6-0 with

six shutouts. The girls are pumped and playing well.”

Hykey said that the early season success this season points back to the way the 2017 season ended. Although the Golden Bears finished 184-2 a year ago, they were not content with the final mark and the loss to Hanover Park in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group II playoffs.

“We were not happy with the way last year ended,” Hykey said. “We were so close as a team, even outside soccer

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and it ended so fast. So I think we came in this preseason with a sense of cohesion. You could tell that there was a different focus. The seniors realized that they have come so close to doing something special and that this was it, their last chance. There was a sense of urgency that this was their final hurrah. I think they were able to step it up.”

Hykey likes the level of consistency the Golden Bears have had.

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“She went on her official visit there and really liked it,” Hykey said. “After that, Continued from Page 11 she was good to go. She got to see what it’s going to be like “What I’ve been impressed next year and she really just with is that they’ve been com- became more relaxed and at ing with the same attitude ease. I knew that we were gono matter who we’re playing to be in good hands. She’s ing,” Hykey said. “They’ve focused and has been playing been able to maintain a good at a high level. She’s really level of intensity every game. been stellar back there. She’s They’ve been consistent and been on the same page with persistent no matter the opthe three senior defenders in ponent.” the back. To have six shutouts It has shown with the six has been really special. She’s wins without allowing a goal. a gem.”

That all starts and ends with The Golden Bears utilize the the goalkeeper who has posted “four-across” alignment with the clean sheets every match. their defense.

Senior Isabella Castagnetti The center backs are sophohas been nothing short of sen- mores Maggie Fodera and Gia sational in the early going, Estrella. Both started on the collecting six straight shutLyndhurst back line last year outs. The standout net minder, and that year of experience is who has already declared paying huge dividends right her intentions to play at the now.

College of Holy Cross next fall, Senior Rachel Bocage is a has been rock solid in net. three-year starter on the LyndHykey said that Castagnetti hurst back line. She’s a solid has taken it up a notch after a leader who has taken charge trip to the Worcester, Masin the back line. sachusetts campus before the Sophomore Alex Tortorello season started. is the fourth defender who

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has stepped up and joined the other three returning starters.

The defensive midfielder is senior Alyssa Engels, who is a three-year starter in the midfield.

The other midfielders are the Yallo sisters, namely junior Karlee Yallo and sophomore Kaydee Yallo. The elder sister has a rocket of a shot and the younger sister has been one of the Golden Bears’ top scorers with six goals and five assists thus far.

“They both have a great soccer IQ,” Hykey said of the Yallo sisters. “They are fundamentally sound and make me feel at ease. They don’t have to be told what to do. They’re both smart enough to know what has to be done. It helps to strengthen the team.”

What also helps the team’s overall success is the level of familiarity the team has.

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Senior Giulia Pezzolla is the team’s stalwart in the midfield. The veteran Pezzolla, also a standout for Hykey in track and field in the winter and spring, has scored six goals and has four assists thus far. Pezzolla moves from the midfield to the forward line depending upon the situation, but has spent most of the season with the midfield thus far.

“We need Giulia more in the midfield because of her speed,” Hykey said.

Another solid midfielder is sophomore Deirdre Kearns.

“She’s so tenacious and tough,” Hykey said. “She’s relentless. She goes after the ball so hard and runs down defenders all the time. She’s just a tough, competitive kid.”

Senior Gianna Fallacarra is solid at forward. Fallacarra has three goals and four assists thus far.

The Golden Bears have a lot of depth in midfield, so Hykey can call upon junior Madison Schaefer, sophomores Joelle Montillo and Jessa Della’Aquila and freshman Francesca Castagnetti, Isabella’s younger sister, when needed.

Senior Lauren Ferschweiler is a solid defender off the bench.

“She’s a great kid and a hard worker,” Hykey said of Ferschweiler.

Sophomore

Another freshman seeing playing time is forward Aliya Keith, who brings a ton of potential to the front line.

“She used to be a defender that we’ve converted to the front this year,” Hykey said.

“She has all the tools to be a good one. She just needs the time to learn. But she has great speed and she has that toughness as well.”

Freshman Meghan Docherty is another contributor on the front line. Freshman Claudia Lapinski is a goalkeeper learning to play the position.

The Golden Bears suffered a tough blow when senior defender Samantha Cardaci suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her knee. The surgery to repair the injury will force Cardaci to miss her entire senior season.

So the Golden Bears continue to roll. The Bergen County Girls Soccer Coaches Association was set to meet after press time to determine the seeding of the upcoming Bergen County Tournament.

With their undefeated record, the Golden Bears should get a favorable seed and a home game in the opening round of the county tournament.

“The girls are all dialed in,” Hykey said. “We have a very clear goal this season.

We want to go further (in the county tourney and state playoffs). This could be the most talented team we’ve ever had.

It’s all there. We have to see what happens.”

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Continued from Page 11 had a huge impact on me and on the team and how we played. He had an impact with the entire athletic program at Lyndhurst.”

Evelyn Arcentales spent the last 22 years being Fausto Arcentales’ husband.

It wasn’t easy, especially in the early going, when Fausto was a young coach in his native Nutley.

“He actually ended up coaching my brother,” Evelyn Arcentales said. “And he ended up coaching his little brother.”

Those were the days when Fausto was spreading his knowledge on the youngsters in Clifton with the famed Clifton Stallions soccer program.

“We started dating and then after about six years, we got married,” Evelyn Arcentales said. “In the beginning, it was tough trying to keep up with him, but I realized how important it was to him.

It’s what he loved to do, so I learned to embrace it.”

So much so that Evelyn got involved in Fausto’s passion.

“I’d come to practices and I loved watching him interact with the kids,” Evelyn Arcentales said. “I could see how happy the kids made him and how happy he made the kids.”

And most of Fausto’s free time was spent coaching kids.

“Sometimes, I’d ask him what day this week was he going to spend with me,” Evelyn said. “Even after my son graduated, he would still go and still support all the

Photo courtesy of Evelyn Arcentales

The Arcentales family got together for this family photo a few years ago. In the front are the late Fausto Arcentales and his wife Evelyn. In the top row, from left, are Gabriel, Giovanni and Mia Arcentales. Fausto, a volunteer coach in Lyndhurst, passed away recently at the age of 47.

teams. That’s what he loved to do.”

Jelcic said that he became very close to Fausto over the last few years.

“We were like brothers,” Jelcic said. “We would fight about things, but we wouldn’t let it get in the way of our friendship. We would have

arguments, but you can feel the passion in his arguments.”

When word got out that Coach Fausto had passed – albeit on a soccer field playing the sport he loved – Jelcic organized a memorial at the high school field. By just word of mouth, more than 200

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people – soccer players, other athletes and just other Lyndhurst people – convened on the high school field holding candles and showing their love and support.

“Seeing so many kids there made me realize just how much of an impact he had on them,” Evelyn Arcentales said. “It really was beautiful.

It helped my healing process.

They were there just because he was a good guy. It was amazing to see how many people loved him and respected him. It was even more than I thought. And he was coaching because he loved it.

He was a volunteer. He did it with his love. ” “That was a big thing,” Jelcic said. “The kids were destroyed, devastated. I have to use the word devastating in this case.”

The Lyndhurst soccer team decided to dedicate their season to Coach Fausto and his memory.

“To me, he was a great coach and teacher,” said Lyndhurst captain Tommy Zurkowski said. “He taught us all how to play the game, his style of soccer. He motivated me and got the most out of me.”

Zurkowski was asked how he will remember his coach and mentor.

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“Just the way he talked,” Zurkowski said. “He was hard on us at times, but he motivated us. He was the best one to motivate us. He had these little stories and slogans. He was a really funny guy. He had a good sense of humor.”

Zurowski relayed the atmosphere of the Golden Bears’ locker room before the team’s next game.

“Everyone was upset,” Zurkowski said. “We decided to dedicate the season for him and try our best for him. So every single game is for him.

We know he’s watching.”

Jelcic will always remember one thing.

“His passion,” Jelcic said.

“His love for everyone.

Not just his family, but his friends and everyone around him. He was there for everyone. He had such love and passion for everyone else.”

Evelyn was all set to celebrate their 22nd anniversary and Fausto’s birthday next month. That will not happen.

“Sometimes it takes a tragedy like this one to bring everyone together,” Evelyn Arcentales said. “Whatever he did, he did it for someone else.”

Truly, a good man gone too soon. He will be so sorely missed.

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ball. The result of the own goal led to a 1-1 tie.

But Dembowski is confiThe North Arlington High dent that the Vikings can School boys’ soccer team turn their fortunes around entered the 2018 season with in time to make a run in the high hopes and expectations.

NJIC-Meadowlands Division After all, the Vikings weland also the NJSIAA North comed back a host of talented Jersey Section 2, Group I players from last year’s playoffs. team that won 11 matches.

“We didn’t have a good They believed that they had start to the season,” Demthe makings of a season to bowski said. “We ran into remember. a little bit of trouble early And it may turn out to be on, but we have the talent to that way come November. have a good season.”

But right now, the Vikings The Vikings suffered a own a 1-2-2 record that is cerhuge loss when long-time tainly unique and has to be goalkeeper Ali Timur considered disappointing. graduated and enlisted in the “It’s a first for me,” said United States Coast Guard. veteran North Arlington Timur was between the pipes head coach Jesse Dembowsfor the Vikings for all four ki, who began his eighth Photo by Jim Hague years of high school and season as the head coach of earned All-NJIC MeadowNorth Arlington’s boys’ soccer team is trying to bounce back from a sluggish start to the 2018 seathe Vikings, of his unique lands honors three times. son. From left are Gabe Carvalho, Gary Mendoza, Tony Alho, head coach Jesse Dembowski, Michael record. “I feel like we’ve But Dembowski knew that Awad and Patrick Czachor. made mistakes in key situahe had a good one waiting in tions. We’ve also been very the wings. Sophomore Tony hit the crossbar. But we have and move on. We have a we can fix the mistakes.” unlucky. We’ve hit the post Alho, a talented three-sport pretty young team, so I think The Vikings also had a coseveral times with shots and to learn from our mistakes performer, has stepped in for lossal mistake against Saddle Timur and done a fantastic Brook. They scored an own goal with no Saddle Brook Continued on the next page player within 10 yards of the

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job manning the net.

“He’s been around the game his whole life,” Dembowski said of Alho, whose father is a dedicated youth coach. “He has great feet and has been making saves with his feet. He punts it well. He can throw it well because of his baseball skills. He has all the tools to be a very good goalie.”

Because Alho has been so solid in goal, Dembowski has decided to go with only three defenders.

“We think Tony can handle a lot of it on his own back there,” Dembowski said. “We have a strong midfield. If we can focus on our attack, we’ll be better off. We need to possess the ball more.”

The center back is Abd Chelkhali, who started as the team’s stopper last year.

“We count on him a lot,” Dembowski said. “We need him to control the ball. We’re

dependent on him being strong back there.”

The right back is senior Gary Mendoza and the left back is senior Patrick Czachor.

“We try to rely on their experience as being a strength to our team,” Dembowski said. “Scoring was a problem last year, so we’re looking to push the ball up to be more successful.”

The Vikings count on two players to handle the defensive midfield slot. Juniors Rogerio Claro and Jaden Segura are rotating time back at the defensive midfield.

Senior Austin Gilchrist is the team’s very talented center midfielder. Gilchrist has been a four-year varsity starter. He missed most of last season due to a broken collarbone.

“He’s our workhorse,” Dembowski said. “We depend on him to put the ball in the

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He played defender last year, but we moved him to the midfield this year so he can do more things with the ball.

He’s just a great player.”

Gilchrist is also one of the nicest kids around. He treats everyone – teammates and opponents alike – with reverence.

‘He’s very respectful,” Dembowski said.

Sophomore Victor Batista is another center midfielder.

“He has great control of the ball,” Dembowski said. “He’s also a good distributor.”

Sophomore Jared Velazquez and freshman Ethan DeJesus are also in the midfielder. A player to watch in the midfield is freshman Thiago Alves, who has a ton of talent and potential to match.

“He has a very good fu-

ture,” Dembowski said of Alves. “The kid is very good.”

The Vikings’ forward line is very talented, led by senior Eric McKenna, who had 12 goals last year. McKenna is one of the best all-around athletes in Bergen County as a top-flight bowler and baseball player as well as soccer.

McKenna was honored as AllNJIC Meadowlands Second Team last season.

The Vikings also have senior Dylan Jurado up front.

Jurado had eight goals and 17 assists last season, also earning All-NJIC Meadowlands Second Team honors.

“We’re expecting a lot from them,” Dembowski said.

“They’re getting shots this year. They’ve just been a little unlucky so far.”

The Vikings also have sophomore Ethan Hughes to play upfront.

“He’s a good athlete,” Dem-

bowski said. “He has a lot of potential.”

The Vikings will receive a gigantic boost – pardon the pun – when senior Antonio Gigante becomes eligible to play Oct. 1. Gigante transferred to North Arlington from St. Peter’s Prep and has had to sit out the mandatory 30-day period for the NJSIAA transfer rule. Gigante is a fantastic player who will only help the Vikings’ midfield play.

Another midfielder is freshman Matthew Muchotrigo. Junior Kevin Altamora helps the Vikings’ defensive unit.

So can the Vikings overcome their early season woes?

“I think we’re going to be a late bloomer,” Dembowski said. “We seem like we’re coming together. We’re going to be fine.”

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This is a great opportunity for our students and is another example of everyone coming together to support our school district.” NAEF Administrative Director Barbara Kaiser said: “This was an initiative that we believed in and wanted to support. We know that the program will be successful and hope to see it grow.”

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Police said Welfl then put up a struggle, so the detectives wrestled him to the ground, shattering the crack pipe and cutting one of the officers in the process.

Reportedly recovered from the arrestee were four glass vials of crack and the broken and bloody pipe. He was sent to the county jail on a warrant charging possession of the drug and drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and obstructing the administration of law. *** At 3:38 p.m., Officers Ryan Brady and Kyle Plaugic were dispatched to Kmart, where store security had detained Juan Martinez-Rivera, 28,

who allegedly had concealed two pairs of sweatpants inside his own pants (matryoshka pants?) and tried to leave the store without paying.

Martinez-Rivera was charged with shoplifting and released with a summons; however the next day he was allegedly up to his antics again, this time at Walmart.

Officer Christian Medina was sent to Walmart on Sept.

15 at 8:29 p.m. on a report that two male shoplifters had fled onto Harrison Avenue with a power drill and a walkie-talkie — total retail value $148.48.

The suspects — identified as Martinez-Rivera and Edwin Saldana, 30, — were apprehended by Sgt. Jack Corbett and Officer Kevin Carvalho.

Both arrestees were charged with shoplifting, and Martinez-Rivera was additionally charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and a hypodermic needle. Both were released on summonses.

Sept. 15 Officer Sean Podolski was on patrol at 2:52 a.m., when he reported a blue pick-up truck with heavy rear-end damage

speeding northbound on Kearny Avenue near Bennett Avenue and then running a red light at Seeley Avenue.

Police said Podolski began to pursue the truck, which disregarded his lights and siren and took him on a short but circuitous route through southern North Arlington before eventually coming to a stop at the corner of Rutherford Place and the Belleville Pike.

Podolski and back-up officers removed the driver, Francisco Gomez, 30, of Newark, from the vehicle, reportedly finding a crack pipe on the floorboard and an odor of alcoholic beverage in the air.

Gomez was charged on a summons with eluding and possession of drug paraphernalia and was issued tickets for DWI, DWI in a commercial vehicle, reckless driving, failure to observe traffic signal (two counts), and improper passing. He was released with summonses after 12-hours as per John’s Law. The circumstances of the pick-up truck’s damage remain under investigation. *** At 9:15 a.m., Officers Brady

and Alan Stickno responded to reports that Neal Turner, 56, of East Newark, was behind Walgreen’s smoking marijuana and harassing customers as they passed by. The officers approached Turner to speak with him and reported smelling the odor of burnt marijuana in the air.

Rather than heed their orders to stay, police said, Turner walked away, but when a third officer, Anthony Nunez, blocked his path, he assumed a fighting stance, told them, «Leave me the f--- alone; it’s only weed,» and began hissing at them.

Police said Turner then fled south on Kearny Avenue, still hissing.

Nunez cut off Turner’s path with his car and tried to place him under arrest. This, according to a KPD source, “caused the man’s reptilian protests to escalate into a full-blown wrestling match.”

Turner was eventually taken into custody and reportedly found to possess a small container of marijuana and a plastic Johnny Walker bottle that had been altered into a bong.

Turner was sent to the

county jail on a warrant charging obstructing, resisting arrest and possession of pot and paraphernalia. He was also processed on outstanding warrants from Hudson County (no bail), and Kearny ($250 and $100, local ordinances). *** Officer Nunez responded to Shop-Rite on a 5 p.m. report of a shoplifter fleeing south on Passaic Avenue, where he and Det. John Fabula caught up to the fleet-footed suspect at Central Avenue in East Newark. According to police, “When the officers approached to speak with the sweaty, panting man, identified as John Kinch, 51, of Newark, Kinch told them that he was ‘good’ and was on his way to catch the bus.”

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He said if the borough had had this money at the beginning of the year, taxes would have been reduced more than they already were.

Some background.

The controversy began when the tax-sharing law was changed when the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority merged into a single government agency.

The change in the law stated that the former payers into the fund would no longer have to share their ratable wealth with those municipalities in the Meadowlands District that could not develop because of various reasons, including landfills.

The funds for the tax-sharing recipients then came from a hotel tax in the Meadowlands District.

When that tax did not meet the required funding amount, the state didn’t make up the difference.

Under the new law, the state treasurer was to make up for any shortfalls. The state again didn’t meet that obligation — and thus, a shortage to North Arlington resulted.

North Arlington tried on several occasions to get the state treasurer to meet the obligation to no avail. A lawsuit was filed,

and the borough of Ridgefield filed a lawsuit against all the towns, both payers and receivers. A judge ruled against the receivers, because of a provision in the state constitution that states if an amount is not in the state budget, no appropriation can be made by the treasurer without the legislature and the governor’s approval.

In the new state fiscal-year budget, language was approved that made up the shortfalls in the calendar year 2016 and 2017 Tax Sharing. The law was also changed so the hotel tax collection would be taken from facilities in larger geographic locations beyond the Meadowlands District.

Mayor Joseph Bianchi says the taxpayers of North Arlington are finally big winners.

“This $500,000 will now be placed in our surplus and will be part of the discussion for the next budget year,” Bianchi said. “We have been successful in lowering taxes the last two years, and we will work hard to make it three in a row.”

Council President Allison Sheedy, who worked on North Arlington’s 2018 budget, says she’s pleased with the turn-around in the financial status of the borough.

“With all the new ratables coming online, fiscally responsible spending and good ratables that will be coming online, we have turned this municipality entirely around from deficit spending of the past to a financial picture that is rock solid for years to come.”

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obituaries@theobserver.com Howard W. ‘Skip’ Zimmerman Retired Kearny Police Department Deputy Chief Howard W. “Skip” Zimmerman died Sept. 22, 2018.

He was 78.

Born in Jersey City, Skip lived most of his life in Kearny before retiring to Lavallette and Florida.

Visiting will be on Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Sept.

26, at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny. Cremation will be private.

Skip retired as Deputy Police Chief in the Kearny Police Department after 31 years of service. He was very active in many organizations both in Kearny and Florida. Skip served as President of the Kearny Board of Education.

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Marilyn Boos Miss Marilyn Boos of Kearny died at home on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018.

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Relatives and friends were received in the Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny Ave., Kearny.

Surviving are her three sisters, Ruth Henry, Ann McCann and Maureen Jamieson. Also surviving are seven nieces and nephews and 11 great-nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, it was Marilyn’s wish that you consider donations to the St. Stephen’s Heritage Fund.

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He was 66.

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Born in West Hudson Hospital, Kearny, Patrick was a lifelong resident of East Newark. He worked as an I.T. manager for Goodkind & O’Dea, Engineering Inc., for five-plus years. Prior to that, he worked for Revlon, Ford Motor Company, Davey McKee/John Brown Engineering Co. and Prudential Life Insurance Company.

He received a bachelor’s degree from Newark College of Engineering (Currently NJIT) in chemical engineering in 1974.

Beside spending time with his loving family, Pat was an aficionado of all types of music, and would share those listening experiences and artists with anyone else with him in his home or outside.

He certainly enjoyed his local sports teams; however, he was always a true and lifelong Green Bay Packers fan as we all knew.

Predeceased by his parents, Patsy and Mary Capozzi (2003), he is survived by his beloved siblings, Joseph (Connie), Michael (Cathy) and Maria Rokoszak (Robert), and seven loving nieces and nephews, seven great-nieces and

nephews and many cousins.

For those desiring, the family requests donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or American Parkinson Disease Association Charity, in care of the funeral home, in loving memory of Patrick.

Kevin M. Campos Kevin M. Campos of Kearny died Sept. 21, 2018.

He was 30.

Visiting will be at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, on Wednesday, Sept.

26, from 4 to 8 p.m. Services will be on Thursday, Sept.

27, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

Born in Livingston, Kevin lived all his life in Kearny.

He was a mechanical contractor with his father at Premier Mechanical, Kearny.

He was the dear son of Manuel and Patricia Shields Campos. The brother of Alexis Campos and Nicole Udasco, he was the grandson of Maria Theresa Campos and the-late Joao Campos and the-late Charles and Marie Shields. He was also uncle of Corinne and Michael.

Jesus Gonzalez Jesus Gonzalez, of Kearny, died Sept. 19, 2018 at home.

He was 96.

Mulligan Funeral Home

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Visiting was at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, Kearny. Mass was celebrated at St. Cecilia Church, Kearny.

Entombment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

Jesus was the husband of the-late Josefina (Villaveiran).

Father of Carmen Nagy, Jesus Gonzalez and the-late Mary Rocha, he is also survived by seven grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider donation to the American Cancer Society.

Mary A. Kraus Mary A. Kraus died Sept.

20, 2018 She was 85.

Born in Newark, she was raised in Kearny then lived in Union and Manahawkin.

Visiting was Monday, Sept.

24, at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral, Kearny. Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, Sept.

25, at 10 a.m. at St. Cecilia Church, Kearny. Entombment

will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

Mary worked as a claims examiner for the Prudential for many years, prior to her retirement.

Mary was the mother of Thomas McShane (Ann), Mary McShane-Hagman (Thomas), Brian McShane (Imelda), Patricia McShanePettigrew (Michael) and the-late Margie McShane. She was also the grandmother of Erin, Kristina, Brian, Joseph, Anthony, Samantha, Michael and the-late Thomas C. She was predeceased by her husband, Joseph Dimmack.

Robert Lacinski Robert Lacinski, 71, of Kearny died Sept. 17, 2018.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at Holy Cross Church in Harrison. Entombment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Visitation was at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596

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WILFRED ARMITAGE & WIGGINS FUNERAL HOME Mark G. Wiggins, Manager N.J. Lic. #3916

You will feel as if friends of family have taken over when you entrust funeral arrangements to the Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home. The family-owned firm has been in business for 100 years, serving generations in West Hudson and South Bergen. Its beautiful facilities, in a setting reminiscent of a colonial mansion, reflect the graciousness and tact of its understanding personnel.

Wilfred Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home

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Deadline for classifieds is Monday by 3:00 PM.

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT

BELLEVILLE

KEARNY

KEARNY

N.ARLINGTON

N.ARLINGTON

BELLEVILLE 1 BR, Bath, Kitchen, DR, LR. $1,300/ month. Utilities separate, Owner pays gas, 1-month security. No pets. No smoking, parking included. Avail. Oct 3rd (862) 452-2184 19W03

KEARNY, 4 rooms, LR, DR, EIK, $1,800 + utilities, 1 1/2 month security No smoking, No pets, Avail Now 201-899-9864 Se habla Español 19W03

KEARNY 3rd Floor, 2 Br’s Apt, LR, DR, EIK, Close to trans, 1 1/2 month security, No pets, No smoking. Avail Now (201) 8893118. 18W03

N. ARLINGTON Newly remodeled, 2nd FL. 2 BR, EIK and Bathroom.

HT/HW included. 1 1/2 months security. No pets, No smoking; Avail. 201279-9733 or 201-9972073 20W03

BELLEVILLE Must See 3 bedrooms, DR, LR, Large EIK. All remodeled.

Close to transportation.

W/D included, $1,800/ month. Separate, utilities. 1-month security.

Available Now. Call Oscar 862-201-6620 19W03 BELLEVILLE Rent now a 1 BR, 1 Bath, Garden apt. Call (201) 628-4071 $1,100/month. HT/HW included. No pets. 20W01

HARRISON HARRISON 2 BR apt . LR, EIK, Recently renovated, Separate utilities, 1 1/2 month security $ 1,550, No pets Call 973-3809007. 18w03 HARRISON 3 BR’S, 2 FL. of a 2 family house, Totally renovated, New Kitchen/bath bath, Brand new stainless steel appliances, Granite countertop, Wooden Floors, H/HW included , Light cleaning included, Close to path , No pets No smoking $ 2,000 + 1 1/2 month security , Credit and income check required, Call after 5 pm 973-356-5521, Avail October 1st 18W03 HARRISON 2 BR apt, available immediately, Hardwood floors, Close to schools and public transp. $ 1,550 + utilities.

Call John 973- 714-2368 no texts. 19W03 HARRISON Sussex St. 1st FL, 2 BR, 10 minutes to PATH & NJIT $1,550/ month + utilities, Parking $50, No pets , 1 1/2 months security. Avl. Nov 1st. or early moving possible 973-687-7500.

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KEARNY KEARNY 2 Room Studio apt. And 1 BR , HT/ HW included. Elevated building. Laundry facility on premises from $995 month to $1,200/month.

Call Sofia after 3pm 201998-3516 or see Super after 3pm 654 Elm St. Apt Basement 1. 20W03

KEARNY 32 Highland Ave, 3rd FL, 2 BR, 1 office, LR, DR, Kitchen w/ ceramic floors, Nice closets , H/W floors $1,100 month. Utilities separated, 1-month security, Close to schools, banks & Shoprite. 973-563-6622 18W03

KEARNY Own private entrance 2nd fl apt. of 2 family home 2 BR totally renovated. All new H/W floors, Refrigerated included, $1,400/month + utilities. 1 1⁄2 months security. no smoking , no pets (201) 660-3334.

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On behalf of my entire family I want to thank you and all the employees of the Observer newspaper for a job well done. I didn’t know that your newspaper reached so many people. Close to 100 people responded to the add I placed in your publication in such short period of time.

We are very satisfied with the service you provided us.

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KEARNY 1st FL, 3 BR, LR combined with DR, 1 bath, No pets, No parking, Laundry inside apartment $1,700/month + 1 1/2 month security, Utilities not included. Avail Nov. 1st 201-206-4845.

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KEARNY Newly renovated, HW floors. Laundry onsite. HT/HW included.

2 BR start at $1,300 1 BR start at $1,100 Jr. BR start at $995 (201) 289-7096 18W12 KEARNY 1 BR APT. HT/HW included from $1,150/month. See Super 6 Woodland Ave. Apt. 1, or call after 5pm 917858- 8246 for appointment. 20W03

N. ARLINGTON 5 room apt w/parking $1,600/ month + utilities. No pets Avail Now Call (201) 4501370. 20W01

TESTIMONIAL NORTH ARLINGTON 3rd I would like to thank Fl, 2 1/2 bedrooms, LR, everyone at The DR, Kitchen, Bathroom Observer for such H/HW included $1,400 month + 1 1/2 month se- outstanding service.

18W03 curity, No pets, No smok- I grew up in Kearny, ing .Avail Sept 30 Call or Class of 88 “Go KarKEARNY Large 4 bed- Leave message (201)719- dinals.” I have been a room apartment with 0844 18W03 landlord for the past 2 bathrooms separate 18 years .. when I first living room, dining N. ARLINGTON 1st FL started, I had a really 2 BR’s, LR, DR, Bath, room and kitchen large enough for eating area Big Kitchen, parking for tough time renting.

Until I found your it can accommodate 2 cars, Close to local two families or college and NYC buses. $ 1,500 classified section.. I students. Conveniently month + 1.5 month se- have used it many located on Main Avenue curity (551) 580-9142 times and every time close to stores restaurant 18W03 I have, the results and transportation, utiliwere awesome. I’m ARLINGTON ties not included, park- NORTH really glad I found u ing also available but not 2nd floor 2 Bedroom guys. I would also included. Available Oc- aprtment, LR, EIK, bathtober 1st 201-628-2365 room. 1 1/2 month se- like to say that I enjoy curity, Utilities separate. reading your news19W03 paper every week.

No pets. No smoking. Call 862-304-8253 after 5pm.

Thank you, guys!

KEARNY Roosevelt secAvailable Sept 15 18W03 — Steven Norelli tion. 2 BR apt , HT/HW supplied. $1,600/month.

1 1/2 months security.

Avail. Oct 1st 201-998N. NEWARK 8138. 20W03 KEARNY 3rd Fl. 3 BR apart, LR and DR combo, EIK, bath $ 1,800 + 1 1/2 month security, Utilities separated 201-401-9667

KEARNY 3rd Fl. 3 Room apt, W/refrigerator, HW Included. No pets. No smoking. Carpet in BR, 2 Window A/C. 201-9984239, Avail Oct 1st 20W03 N. ARLINGTON 2 BR’S LR, DR. EIK, No pets, No KEARNY First floor, 2 BR, smoking $ 1,400 plus 1 LR,Formal DR, Ultra Mod- month security, Utilities ern EIK, Modern Ceramic separated, Avail Oct 1st Tile Bath, Parking Avail- 201-218-0756 19W03 able Not included. CLOSE TO NYC Trans. $1,600 month. Avail November 1st. (201) 906-5153 N.ARLINGTON 1 BR AP $1,200 and 2 BR’s Apt. 20W03 $1,400. HT/HW included.

Parking space. No pets.

KEARNY 2 BR apt , 5 (201) 342- 2206 19W03 rooms in apartment building, steps to Bus stop, No Pets, $1,550 + utilities, Leave a message N ARLINGTON Bright 2 (973) 951-7385 20W03 FL apt, recently renovatKEARNY 2 FL, 2 bedrooms, LR, kitchen and bath $ 1,400 plus utilities, 1 month security, No pets, No smoking, Avail.

Oct 1st. Call 201-3590138 20W03

NUTLEY NUTLEY 2nd FL, 2 BR’S, 4 rooms, LR, EIK, $ 1,575 plus utilities. All remodeled. Near local transportation and NYC, 1-month security. Available Now, parking space available.

973-951-6315 19W03

N. NEWARK GOVERNMENT SECTION 8 preferred, 1 BR, 1st fl. 2 BR and 3 BR. Near all Transportation and Buses.

Completely renovated.

Call 973-202-8580 20W03

LYNDHURST LYNDHURST One Bedroom Studio Apt., $1,250 p/month plus Utilities, 1 Month Security. 2nd Floor of 2 Family House, Private Entrance. 1-Bedroom, Kitchen, Living room, Full Bathroom.

Hardwood Floors, Refrigerator Included. 5 Minute walk to Trains & Buses, Street parking with permit. No Smoking, No Pets. Call 551-482-2862

ed Harwood/Title floors, 19W03 2 BR’s apart. Kitchen, LR, W/D hook ups in baseROOM ment, parking for 1 car, FOR RENT small pets considered with deposit $ 1,500 separate utilities and 1 1/2 month security, Avail Oc- KEARNY Great location, tober 1st Call 973-818- Male preferred, nonsmoker, shared bath3332 18W03 room, More info 201-8958700 20W01 N. ARLINGTON 2 BD, LR, Kitchen. $1400/month.

Central H/AC, 1-month security. Utilities separated. Avail. Oct 1st. 201725-0757 19W03

KEARNY room for rent on Kearny Ave. Excellent location. $550/month everything included. Female preferred. Near Laundry.

Call (201) 640-7393 20W01

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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

KEARNY 789 Kearny Ave, Great condition $ 475,000 Call for more info 973-919-3358

Kearny office space on Kearny Ave. 1 1/2 months security. 900 sq.ft.

Proximity to PATH call 201-889-3118.

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SEEKING AN APARTMENT TO RENT Single woman seeking for studio, responsible and clean; please call at 201772-8666 18W03

Mature couple seeking contemporary 2 bedroom or 1 large bedroom apartment. We are responsible, clean and a non-smoking couple. We have references. Call Joy 201-572-6923.

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Looking for some Extra holiday cash?

Seasonal Christmas Employment could be your answer…

Christmas Kettle Workers Ages 14+ 18W03 (working permit required from your school N. Arlington Office for ages 14-17) $8.60 2 rooms suite, nice per hour Building with parking November 16th$ 725/month December 24th, 2018 plus utilities, Monday-Saturday Available now Applications Available 201-509-6965 September 24th from 20W03 9:30-1:00 p.m. ( Monday through Friday) The Salvation Army of YARD Kearny 443 Chestnut SALE Street: 201-991-1115 Contact: Lt. Hwang CITY WIDE YARD SALE... Lim or Rebeca Escobar.

Something for Everyone 20W10 at 26 Nolton St, Belleville Furniture, clothes, Car dealership looking household items, beauty for F/T telemarketers items, home decor, col- for finance department. lectibles, exercise equip- No experience required. ment, and much, much $400 salary weekly plus more. Saturday, Septemcommission. Contact ber 29, 2018 at 9:00am Pablo (201)519-3778 20W01

Single non-smoking woman seeking studio to rent. Responsible. Call: 973-589-6087 20W03

ITEMS FOR SALE Derek Jeter fine autograph Rookie picture, Jordan sneakers brand new size #13 Call for info: 201-772-8666 18W03

ESTATE SALE

LIQUOR LICENSE FOR SALE

For use in bar or restaurant in Kearny.

Please call (201) 951-1278 18W03

HALL FOR RENT

Hall Available Family Affairs Mid week special.

Call for info (201) 991-9865

Call Mary Ann

201-805-9023 20W06

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General Laborers (2) Needed. Full time position for immediate start, 40/hr work week.

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EMPLOYMENT/ HELP WANTED

Max 80 people.

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Equipment Operator for Immediate Hire Operate and excavator, bulldozer, loader, backhoe and off road dumpers. Must be able to get to the jobsite. Contact Julianne or Justin at 973-667-5053.

Pavelec Brothers Golf Course Construction 19W03

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Must be fluent in English.

Apply in person 436 Ferry St. 2nd Floor, Newark 20W03

Experienced Short order cook/kitchen help, cleaning also experienced waitress needed for restaurant in N.Arlington. FT/PT flexible hours (917) 816-2419 18W03

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Open houses at Catholic Cemeteries help families with pre-planning funerals In the event of your death, would your loved ones know your wishes or what next steps to take? If not, it may be time to start pre-planning arrangements. Making arrangements for your own death may take some time and forethought; however, surviving family members often feel a great sense of relief when it is planned out.

“Pre-planning helps answer many questions and relieves the burden of overwhelming details during a difficult time so the family can honor their loved one’s wishes, focus on grieving with family and friends, and gain a greater sense of closure,” said Andrew P. Schafer, executive director of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark. “Often times, family members will thank us because they knew exactly what their loved one wanted. It’s why we reach out regularly to our Catholic community to inform them about the importance of pre-planning.”

Open houses at Catholic Cemeteries To help families learn more about pre-planning and memorialization, Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark is hosting open house weekends at several of its cemeteries.

Memorial planning advisers will be available to answer questions and share information about the many burial and memorialization options and financial planning with no obligation.

Locally, the open house weekends are as follows: • Oct. 13 & 14: Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, 340 Ridge Road, North Arlington, 888-467-8903.

• Nov. 10 & 11: Holy Name Cemetery and Mausoleum, 823 West Side Ave., Jersey City, 888-621-0337.

Each cemetery is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. No appointment is necessary. All are invited to stop by, call or visit online at www.

CatholicJourney.org to learn more or connect at Facebook.com/rcancem or Twitter.com/rcancem.

Thiele gets Spirit Award Kearny’s Brendan Thiele was recognized for his humility and generosity with a Spirit Award his final marking period at St. Peter’s Prep, Jersey City, at the end of the last school year.

Brendan Thiele Although a natural leader and superb athlete and student, he was best known for his positivity and selflessness.

A standout on the basketball

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Born in Jersey City, Robert was raised in Harrison before moving to Kearny many years ago. He was a Vietnam veteran who served his country with pride.

He was a maintenance

team, he was also a member of the school’s campus ministry team, guiding his fellow Prep brothers through retreats and service experiences. Thiele, a graduate of Lincoln Middle School, is a freshman at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

Spirit Awards, the highest non-academic honor a student at St. Peter’s Prep can receive, are presented to students at assemblies, continuing a 37-year Prep tradition of recognizing unsung heroes of the school community.

The first Prep Spirit Awards were presented in November 1981 when the-late Rev. John Browning, S.J. ’46, then principal at the Prep, began this tradition.

mechanic with Powell Duffryn in Jersey City, and a member of the Teamsters Local 560, retiring in 1998.

Robert had a love for cars, spending a lot of time with his friends at Ace Auto Salvage.

Robert was the beloved husband of the-late Marie; loving father of Karen Sawler and her husband Clark, and Dawn Smith and

her husband Eddie; grandfather of Savannah, Austin, Connor, Chase and Aubrey; and brother of Charles Lacinski and his significant other Sharon Denise and Maryann Hill and her husband John. He is also survived by his in-laws Karen Russo, Dorothy and Sandy Mancini along with many nieces and nephews.

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