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mental-health issues and/ or are addicted to drugs or alcohol, the Lyndhurst Municipal Alliance is hosting an event designed for you and your love ones that will show there is hope — and there is help — available to those who want it.

The alliance, under the leadership of Public Safety Commissioner and Mayor Robert Giangeruso, host an open house on Monday, April 15, from 6 to 9 p.m., in the second-floor conference room at the Lyndhurst Fire Department, 298 Delafield Ave., Lyndhurst. A light dinner will be served so please RSVP

if you plan on attending by calling the Lyndhurst Police Department’s Community-Policing Unit at 201-939-2900, ext.

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The open house is designed to introduce those suffering from addiction and mental illness — and their loved ones — to resources, support groups and treatment options.

Professionals will be onsite to address questions and concerns.

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Kearny to file Keegan suit against state under Environmental Rights Act

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

DESPITE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE NEW JERSEY SPORTS and Exposition Authority to make it more difficult to do so, the Town of Kearny still plans to sue the State of New Jersey under the Environmental Rights Act in an effort to get the Keegan Landfill closed and permanently and impermeably capped, Mayor Alberto G. Santos said in a video he posted to Facebook on Thursday, March 28.

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In the process, however, the mayor (and his colleagues) missed a tremendous opportunity to get the governor’s ear — as he promised he would do — by not attending a Union City Town Hall meeting with the governor on March 25.

The closure of the Keegan, the mayor speculated on his video, would be similar to what occurred at the James Fenimore Landfill in Morris County.

That landfill was permanently closed but unlike the Keegan, had been by a private operator.

The former owners/operators of that landfill face

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criminal charges — including theft by deception, according to published reports. Reports also say that landfill, which also had issues with hydrogen sulfide, went unregulated for more than 30 years.

The NJDEP reportedly said that landfill ultimately had “a system to treat the hydrogen sulfide gases generated by the landfill. That stopped the smell.”

In his video, Santos explained how he’d like to see the Keegan closure go down — if it ever hap-

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RPM: A true Jersey band

By Joann Barton Special to The Observer

RPM. RPM.

What does that mean?

For me it means two things.

Millenniums will think of it as RPMs in a car, but I think of RPMs as in music — having to select if you were going to play a 45 or a 33 vinyl record.

Too young to remember this?

Well, we had LPs and 45’s, vinyl records, and to play one on a record player or stereo, you had to select the speed at which you wanted it to play. RPM is revolutions per minute or, how many times a record spun in a minute.

There were also 78s, but we don’t need to go that far back.

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the word and the other RPM I think of now, is the band RPM. I originally thought they were using RPM in regard to the music but RPM stands for the band members’ names. Roy Goldberg on vocals and lead guitar; Pat Marra on vocals and drums; and Mark Paradisa on vocals and bass guitar.

From their previews, I thought I was going to see a Motown band, but RPM is much more than that.

They are touted as “The New Jersey Band.” They did Motown, Soul, Rock ‘n Roll and Country. They play all the hits, too. Nothing obscure.

You will know every song they play. If you’re not singing to one of the songs, then you are definitely dancing and

tapping your feet to the other songs. They really play music for everyone.

RPM plays all over New Jersey, but on Friday night, March 22, they were at Bar 503 in Lyndhurst. The bar’s small but you could still fill the place with a decent number of people.

It was a little tight for a three-piece band, but when you love what you do, you forget about it after a while.

Marra the drummer and Goldberg, lead guitar, were the main vocalists and from what I saw, bassist Paradisa was the background vocalist.

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RPM are all Jersey boys, hailing from Bergen and Passaic counties. Marra’s drum kit was surprising. It was a traveling kit, three pieces and cymbals. This small kit, packed a punch.

You would think that there was a full size drum set back there, but based on the space, he couldn’t bring a full kit.

If he sounded this good on a traveling kit, I can only imagine how he sounds on his full kit.

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You better put that cell phone down Campaign to ticket distracted drivers underway now through April 21

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

IF YOU’RE ONE OF THOSE

people who still dares to text while driving, you might want to give it a second thought — at least now through April 21. That’s because police throughout the state will be stepping up enforcement of laws against those who continue to dangerously text while driving.

Police in the Lyndhurst, Nutley, Belleville, Bloomfield and Kearny police departments announced last week they will be cracking down on distracted drivers for much of April as part of the state’s yearly UDrive. UText. UPay. campaign.

Lyndhurst, Nutley, Belleville and Bloomfield each received $5,500 federal grants to add additional patrols throughout the 21-day campaign, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

From April 1 to April 21, the high-visibility lawenforcement initiative will target drivers who engage in dangerous distracted driving behaviors such as talking on hand-held mobile phones

and sending texts while driving.

The NHTSA lists other distracted-driving activities, including using a GPS, reading maps, eating and drinking, personal grooming, watching videos and changing a radio station, as other instances that could lead to distracted-driving tickets — though this particular campaign focuses more on texting and talking mobile phones.

Eric Heitmann is the director of the NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety and he notes that Jersey is one of only four states to qualify for and receive the dedicatedfederal grant funding to combat distracted driving.

“This is clearly one of the most critical traffic safety issues we face today,” Heitmann said. “The NHTSA reports that in 2016 alone, 3,450 people were killed in distracted-driving crashes and an estimated 391,000 people were injured in motor-vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver.”

In the Garden State, driver inattention was responsible for contributing to 53% of all 2016 crashes, Heitmann said.

The campaign takes place annually in April, which

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“That text or phone call will never be worth losing a life over,” Det. Sgt. Vincent

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Keegan Landfill was issue, too, back in 1992 Compiled By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

GOING BACK 27 YEARS,

it was the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission (HMDC) that the Town of Kearny battled.

Fast forward to now and it’s the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority.

Yet amazingly, the stories are so close it may as well be 1992 all over again.

The people and elected officials in Kearny want the Keegan shut down for good.

The authority governing the landfill wants it used.

Residents are not happy about it.

And in scores, they flocked to meetings to voice their displeasure.

To demonstrate just how little things have changed — where Kearny is the dumping ground and a state agency’s

doing the dumping — here are some excerpts from a Feb. 27, 1992, story that appeared on this newspaper’s pages.

Back then, the Mayor was Kenneth H. Lindenfelser, the penultimate Republican mayor in Kearny’s history.

The Mayor now is Alberto G. Santos, but you already knew that. Some of the councilmembers then are no longer with us, but some, like Tom Fraser, who served in the Second Ward, still are.

Wait until you hear Fraser’s prophetic statement at the end of the story.

One of the people quoted in the 1992 story was a seventhgrader from Lincoln School, where Fraser was head of guidance. That seventhgrader, now a Captain with the Kearny Police Department, is Tim Wagner.

Here, now, The Observer story as it appeared Thursday, Feb. 27, 1992.

(Note: The Observer used to be a Thursday newspaper — remember that?)

attracted more than 100 Lindenfelser, who served as Kearny residents who stated mayor in 1992 and 1993, said. their objections to the project. “We are not sure what the The latest meeting was held most feasible use for the site

By Rick Gralert to accommodate members of is at present.”

“Kearny has been dumped the governing body who were Of additional concern on long enough. We don’t unable to attend the first to the mayor was the fact want any more landfills in hearing. that the HMDC Board of town.”

In his comments, Commissioners were not With those words, Kearny Lindenfelser said that for at the meeting. Instead, Mayor Ken Lindenfelser too long, Kearny has been all comments were made reaffirmed his town’s a dumping ground for all of to HMDC staff members, opposition to a Hackensack northern New Jersey. including Executive Director Meadowland Development “Past administrations Anthony Scardino (remember Commission proposal to rented out the landfills for — the guy Councilwoman situate a non-recyclable $1 a year and got nothing in Carol Jean Doyle reminded us materials-processing center return,” Lindenfelser said. a few weeks ago told her she Michelle advertising@theobserver.com 201-991-1600 off Bergen and Schuyler “That was a big mistake. had a “‘50s mentality?” See the avenues in town.Newspaper: The 110-acre Most of the garbage has been March 27, 2019 edition of The Client: site would be located on the put there over the town’s Observer for that one.) former Keegan Landfill. objections.”

An audience of more than Lindenfelser’s comments It is time for the property 500 that overflowed the KHS came at a Kearny High to be turned into something auditorium was told that all School meeting during the more useful, Lindenfelser comments from this and the second of two public hearings said. Development of the earlier meeting would be the HMDC has had on the property would bring in more transcribed and reviewed by matter. The first meeting, ratables than the updated $2 milliontemplate a the with board, which will then Advertising: Here is the a new photo of Jarlynn Hyde in January 1992, at HMDC year it gets from the HMDC host its own public hearing Headquarters in Lyndhurst, as a host community for the on the matter at which time landfill.

“This site has to be taxed.

It needs to be developed,” See 1992,

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KPD: Beggars can be losers under the law

By Karen Zautyk kzautyk@theobserver.com

ON MARCH 26 AT 6:22 P.M.,

Kearny Police Officers Dave Bush and Jonathan Dowie were on plainclothes patrol of the BJ’s parking lot when they observed a man — later identified as Michael Williams, 41, of New Brunswick — pacing in front of the Five Below store and stopping numerous customers near the entrance. He was also seen repeatedly interacting with a woman seated in a nearby Honda minivan.

As the officers started toward the store on foot, police said, Williams approached them, asking for money. When they identified themselves, he reportedly told them that he was collecting money and turning it over to the female — Betsy Nemes, 31, also of New Brunswick.

Bush approached the van and, in its cupholder, saw three glass pipes, of which Nemes claimed ownership, police said.

During the arrest process, five wax folds containing heroin residue and a cut straw used for snorting the powder were allegedly found in her jacket pockets.

Nemes ended up in the Hudson County Jail on a Kearny warrant charging possession of drug paraphernalia. Police said she also had a $4,500 New Brunswick warrant (shoplifting) and a $250 Newark warrant (traffic).

Williams was given a summons at the scene for violating the town ordinance against “begging for alms.”

••• Other recent reports from the Kearny police blotter included the following:

March 21 At 9:35 a.m., Sgt. Chris Levchak, patrolling Midland Avenue at Elm Street, passed two men who began waving their arms and shouting to him. The officer made a U-turn, approached to investigate and found that it was the brothers Matos — Ricky, 19, and Devon, 24 — who had been in a dust-up

March 16 on Maple Street.

As reported in last week’s blotter, the Kearny duo were both charged on warrants with aggravated assault, conspiracy and weapons offenses (a broken bottle) and were sent to the county jail. We have no information as to when they were released.

When Levchak stepped from his car, the Matoses reportedly began hurling expletives at him. Said a KPD spokesman: “Perplexed, the sergeant asked if the men were OK, but they held their answers until training their cell-phone cameras on him to record the scene. Once the cameras were rolling, the Matoses allegedly denied having a problem but continued to curse at and insult the sergeant.

“While their behavior may have been ill-bred, it was not necessarily illegal.”

That is, until Ricky reportedly expressed his feelings by spitting on the ground. Levchak announced his intention to issue a summons, at which time Matos’ “bravado faded and he ran north on Forest Street to his home, where he was apprehended.”

Ricky Matos was charged with obstructing the administration of law and expectorating in public (a town-ordinance violation) and was released on summonses.

There were no new charges for Devon.

••• At 11:56 p.m., Officer Darwin Paulino was patrolling the residential parking lot at 700 Schuyler Ave. and found an Audi parked in the rear with its lights off, two men inside and, police said, the odor of raw marijuana emanating from it. The passenger, Dario Acosta, 18, of Newark, allegedly was found to have a bag of pot in his pocket. He was charged and later released on a summons for possession.

March 22 At 5:17 p.m., several officers were called to the area of 200 Passaic Ave., where it was reported that a security guard was following a woman who had shoplifted from Kmart and was now entering the Marshall’s store across

the street. Officer Esteban Gonzalez apprehended the suspect — Cheryl Lindsay, 57, of Newark — in Marshall’s, where she was found to have a shopping cart with a

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From ‘92: Stop dumping on Kearny

Editor’s note: The following editorial appeared on The Observer’s Opinion Page on Thursday, Jan. 16, 1992. What’s the old saying? The more things change, the more they stay the same? Within the editorial, anything italicized is newly added for 2019.

With gratitude to Capt. Timothy Wagner, of the Kearny Police Department, for unearthing this gem.

Mention the name Kearny to anyone who lives outside the area and the response is usually always the same: “That’s where they dump all the garbage.”

Unfortunately, they are correct in their response.

For too long, Kearny and a large part of the Meadowlands below Rt. 3 have been known as the “Garbage Capital of New Jersey.” It’s sad that this pristine area, home to many species of wildlife, has to be known all over the northeastern United States by that moniker.

When the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission (HMDC) was

EDITORIAL formed in 1968, two of the commission’s founding sponsors, then-Sen. Fairleigh Dickinson and a young Assemblyman named Thomas Kean, promised local residents that the dumps that dotted the area, and come to be known as the Kearny Mountains, would be transformed into playgrounds, recreation areas, parks and golf courses. That was nearly 25 years ago (let’s make that 51 years ago in 2019 terms).

What has happened to this promise?

The HMDC now has a plan for the Kearny Meadows. The commission wants to put another garbage dump on the site of the one that was closed over 20 years ago (make that 47 years ago now). The HMDC calls its proposal a non-recycling center, a place where used construction material can be stored (sound familiar in today’s terms?)

The HMDC isn’t fooling anyone. The material it wants to place at the site cannot be used for anything. Therefore, it’s just plain old garbage.

At a hearing on the proposal last week (27 years ago), more than 100 Kearny residents came to voice their opposition to the proposal (again, sound familiar?) A second meeting is being planned at Kearny High School within the next two to three weeks (Or, April 11, 2019).

Having 100 people voicing an objection (again, familiar?) will not change the HMDC’s mind on the dump. One thousand voices may (or, in 2019 terms, it probably won’t) We urge everyone in Kearny and in neighboring communities to make every effort to attend the next meeting (at a date to be determined, 1992) (April 11, 2019) to voice their objections (again).

Kearny has been dumped on long enough. It’s time to turn the meadows into something of beauty, not another eyesore.

Writer hopes more in Hudson join Kearny in fight against Keegan To the Editor: If the mayor of Kearny isn’t getting anywhere with the governor, nor the state, he should take this to the next level. The more publicity on this serious environmental issue that has been affecting those who reside and work here in this part of Hudson County, the better the results will be. Also, the

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Mayor of Harrison — James A. Fife — should get involved in this by joining with Mayor Alberto Santos in petitioning the governor and the state to close the landfill.

We get the smell sometimes over here in Harrison, especially by the PATH station. When the train pulls out of Harrison, the smell of rotten egg is terrible between Harrison and Journal Square, Jersey City.

I think the Port Authority and Hudson County should also get involved by joining with Mayor Santos in the

campaign for better air quality. I highly commend Santos for all his tireless efforts for a better environment, but I think he could use all the help he can get from other elected officials and parties concerned. For as the saying goes: “In numbers, we are strong.”

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Registration is now open for the KUEZ Town-Wide Yard and Sidewalk Sale, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, May 4 & 5 from 9 to 5 p.m.

Any Kearny resident may host a yard sale that weekend for free. Those who register before the April 24

deadline will be identified on a special printed map and on an interactive Google Map that will list addresses and items for sale.

Yard sale entry forms must be legible and are available in this week’s Observer, at the KUEZ office, Town Hall or

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Completed forms may be dropped off or mailed to the KUEZ, 410 Kearny Ave., Kearny N.J. 07032, faxed to 201-955-1827 or emailed to kearnyyardsale@kearnynj. org. For more information call 201-955-7981.

A Message from the Harrison Water Department: The Harrison Water Dept. will flush hydrants throughout Harrison beginning the week of April 15th 2019. Crews will work Monday through Friday between 9pm and 1am to minimize customer inconvenience. The flushing program is expected to last for about 6 weeks. Ending May 24th 2019.

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.

During the flushing process, customers may experience low water pressure or discolored water. While the water is safe to drink, customers may prefer to wait until it runs clear before drinking or washing clothes or dishes.

Residents with questions or problems can call the Harrison Water Department at 973-268-2468. Website www.townofharrisonnj.com.

KPD from 05 Lindsay was charged on a warrant with shoplifting and reportedly was also wanted on a Union County warrant (no bail, unknown offense) and a Union Township warrant ($562 bail, shoplifting). She was sent to the Hudson County jail.

March 25 Officer Kyle Plaugic responded to the 300 block of Forest Street on a 1:39 p.m. report of an erratic driver in a black Honda Accord. Upon arrival, police said, he found the Accord parked and occupied by Randy Rodriguez, 24, of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, who carried about him the scent of raw marijuana.

Confronted with this olfactory finding, police said, Rodriguez admitted to having the drug in his shirt pocket. Upon his arrest, a knotted plastic bag of weed and three Dutch Masters cigars were reportedly recovered from his sweatshirt.

He was charged and released on summonses for possession of pot and paraphernalia.

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At 1:25 a.m., Officer Nicole Williams passed a Toyota on the Belleville Pike near Devon Street and noticed the driver was not staying in her lane. She pulled the car over at 7-Eleven, spoke with motorist Carol Giammetta, 58, of North Arlington, and

reportedly detected signs of drug impairment — noting also that the woman wasn’t wearing shoes. Officer Chris Medina, a drug-recognition expert, joined the investigation and conducted field sobriety tests, which Giammetta did not pass, police said.

Incident to arrest, Giammetta allegedly was found to be concealing in her bra an oxycodone pill in a plastic bag and a cut straw. Inside her purse, police said, there was another cut straw, and a second oxycodone pill was recovered from the car floorboard.

Giammetta was charged on a summons with DUI, possession of CDS and paraphernalia and being under the influence of CDS. She was released later to a responsible person.

••• At 11:55 a.m., Dets. Mike Andrews and Cesar Negron stopped a Toyota Corolla on Brighton Avenue for having a brake light out. Police said that, while speaking with driver Jose Ceballos, 43, of Kearny, the detectives noticed him clenching in his hand a wax fold of heroin stamped “NO MERCY” and then recovered four additional folds of heroin from his wallet and an empty wax fold from his jacket.

Ceballos was charged and later released on summonses for possession of heroin and paraphernalia, CDS in a MV and maintenance of lamps.

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OPEN HOUSE from 01 speakers, as well, including Mark Gray, of Care Plus and Sophia Hetler, from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Gray will discuss support programs for families of addicts. Hetler will discuss her own journey of living with mental illness and the support programs available for those suffering from mental illness — and programs for their families.

Last week, The Observer spoke with Auteri, a member of the Alliance, and Joe Shinnick, the Alliance’s coordinator and former member of the Lyndhurst Board of Education. Both Auteri and Shinnick have been deeply involved in planning and preparing the open house with Megan Crispina, who is the overall coordinator of the open house.

“It’s a major challenge, of course, to reach out to affected families who need help dealing with mental illness and addiction,” Auteri said. “But people need to know there is help available.” And in organizing the open house, Auteri says: “Megan is an invaluable member of our alliance. Her vision and initiative are enviable.”

Now, since Lyndhurst is a “Stigma Free Community,” Auteri says anyone thinking of coming to the open house should do so without worry.

“Representatives from organizations will be there to help — not to identify anyone,” he said. “If they choose to come in, we will be presenting important information. There should be no fear. No one should think, ‘I shouldn’t go.’ Our goal is for people to come, ask questions and talk about their concerns. Their questions will be answered.”

Photo courtesy of Vin Auteri

Members of the Lyndhurst Municipal Alliance flank Mayor Robert Giangeruso (center). The alliance is hosting an open house April 15.

While there is no noted age minimums, the program is designed, specifically, for those who are 18 and older.

Meanwhile, the Lyndhurst Municipal Alliance does much more than what will be on display at the open house. The organization is a group of about 15 civicminded community leaders, staff members from local schools, law-enforcement officers, business owners, social-service organizations, parents, recovering patients and concerned residents who want to help others.

Members include Pizzuti, the coordinator, Giangeruso, Shinnick, Laura Vuono, Auteri, Police Officers Paul Haggerty and Steve Passamano, Sheri Jarvis, Yolanda Garcia, Jill Tozduman, Denise Bellinger and Crispina. They do what they do on a voluntary basis and with a common goal to “promote the health and well-being of individuals in Lyndhurst through the reduction of alcohol, tobacco and illicit-drug use.”

All in a stigma-free manner.

“Stigma can be dangerous for those affected by addiction and mental-illness conditions,” Auteri said. A stigma is like a virus that anyone can be exposed to.

The only cure is compassion

and understanding.”

In the past, they’ve put on “Hidden in Plain Sight” — among many other events — a program that shows parents, using a mock teenager’s bedroom, just how easy it is for them to hide, right out in the open, drug paraphernalia, or stash items.

At that event, parents were invited to “tour” the mock bedroom and then later, discuss what they found, including items they might have been unaware of that have potentially dangerous uses.

“There are items such as open-bottom soda cans, carved-out books, etc., that can be used — and parents are unaware of them,” Auteri said. “It’s remarkable what they come up with.”

But of all the programs the alliance has been supportive of, it is the township’s early ban of potential marijuana sales in Lyndhurst that Auteri says is the most important. While the state has stalled approval of a law that could allow recreational pot use, you’ll never be able to purchase it legally in

Lyndhurst if the state ever decides to permit it.

That’s because the Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted an ordinance late last year banning such sales. But the law goes well beyond just the potential sale of the drug.

“No land or building shall be used or allowed to be used for the growing, cultivating, processing, storing, transporting or selling of recreation and/or medical marijuana, its derivatives or agents,” the ordinance reads. The same is true for any sort of marijuana-related paraphernalia.

Violation of the ordinance carries a fine of up to $2,000, up to 90 days in prison and up to 90 days of courtordered community service, set at the discretion of the Lyndhurst Municipal Court Judge.

In all, the alliance continues to work diligently to ensure Lyndhurst is a place where stigmas are a thing of the past — and where those who suffer from mental illnesses and addiction will always have a place to turn, especially for the township’s young people.

“The alliance has a great working relationship with the Lyndhurst Board of Education” Auteri said.

“Superintendent Anthony Grieco, and LHS Principal Laura Vuono and her staff, have all played integral roles in sharing our substanceabuse prevention and education programs with the youth of our township.”

Learn more about the Lyndhurst Municipal Alliance by visiting www.bit. ly/LyndMA.

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The landfill would then need to be “oxidized” and a treatment system would be put into place thereafter to capture the odors — “so we don’t smell it and over several years eliminates it (the odors). That’s what needs to be done,” the mayor said.

That process “takes years to do,” according to Santos. But none of this would be possible without the landfill’s permanent closure — something the mayor says Murphy could do “with the stroke of a pen.”

So the proposed lawsuit notwithstanding, the mayor again, last week, said he would call upon Murphy to shut the landfill down.

He encouraged residents to again attend the next meeting of the NJSEA at 10 a.m., April 11, in Lyndhurst.

Back to the mayor’s video, Santos chastised the NJSEA on it again by reminding viewers there are other landfills in New Jersey that accept the same kind of debris the Keegan takes (legally.)

“They’re wrong,” Santos said. “At the meeting, they told residents it’s because of rain this landfill is now emitting more odors than it has in the past. Not true.

We lived through Super Storm Sandy here and we, uh, experienced an outage during Sandy — and there were no odors like this. … So we know we’re not getting the straight story from the sports and exposition authority.

There are other sites that take construction and demolition debris. But if New Jersey really wanted to address the solid-waste issue, they would adopt a stronger policy on recycling.

“There are recycling centers that can take this debris! … This landfill is generating $25 million and that is incredible — that is incredible.”

In a nearly 15-minute

soliloquy the mayor posted to his personal Facebook page (he tagged nearly 10 media outlets in the video, but did not tag this agency), Santos went on to slam the NJSEA and its employees’ exorbitant salaries.

“The sports and exposition authority has some of the highest salaries in the state of New Jersey,” he said. “An executive director (former Assemblyman who used to represent Kearny Vincent Prieto) who makes $280,000 a year. A chief operating officer — they have that one, too — at $190,000 a year.”

He noted the strain these salaries cause to the Public Employees Retirement System, but Santos himself makes a combined government salary of $103,478 as mayor of Kearny and as clerk to the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders — and he benefits from the very same retirement system from which NJSEA employees benefit.

Meanwhile, Santos concluded his video by slamming the state one last time.

“What kind of regime denies the truth when it comes to the air we breathe?” he asked. “There are certain principles at stake here and we have to fight for them. We’re fighting to close this landfill. We’re fighting the abuse of power. … (we’re fighting them) using eminent domain to preserve a revenue stream.

They’re hiding the facts as to the health impacts of hydrogen sulfide from this landfill.”

Editor’s note: A reminder — the next meeting of the NJSEA takes place 10 a.m., Thursday, April 11, at One DeKorte Plaza, Lyndhurst.

Meanwhile, what are your thoughts?

Are you sick and do you believe it’s being caused by hydrogen sulfide? Do you know someone who is sick, potentially. from the effects of the Keegan? Are you tired of the odors?

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S P O R T S & R E C R E AT I O N Blue Tide looks to regroup after SPORTS VIEW losing key players to graduation Belleville looks

to vastly improve on last year’s lost season

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JAIRO MENDEZ KNOWS

the routine all too well. The Harrison High School head baseball coach realizes that his players just can’t remain members of the Blue Tide forever, that graduations occur every June and seniors move on to college.

It doesn’t mean that Mendez has to like that practice, especially this year, when his Blue Tide squad has lost several key performers, including the 2017-2018 Observer Male Athlete of the Year Dustin Huseinovic.

“Losing seniors, it happens every year,” Mendez said.

“You just have to hope that the guys who come in can fill the shoes of the seniors who left. Every year becomes an interesting year. If you have a young and inexperienced team, it takes a lot of patience.

We are starting fresh with players at key positions.

These guys need repetition after repetition. They have to do the work to get ready for the new season.”

Mendez said that preparation for the 2019 season has become a thinking man’s game.

“We’re literally playing chess with our players,” Mendez said. “We’re moving players all over the place to see where they belong. Every practice, we have players playing four, five different positions. They have to know that learning all the positions elevates their values. If you learn to play four, five positions, then you’re more valuable and there are chances to go anywhere.”

So Mendez has encouraged his pitchers to develop differ-

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The Harrison High School baseball team will look to be competitive this season, thanks to some talented seniors like, from left, Paul Mobus, Mike Oeckel, head coach Jairo Mendez, Ray Chico and David Cabadelo.

ent pitches and has worked with his position players to test the waters with a handful of positions. It has been the recipe for success thus far.

Leading the way for the Blue Tide is veteran pitcher/ outfielder Mike Oeckel. The talented right-hander won four games on the mound last season, doing what he does best, throwing strikes and inducing ground balls.

“I expect big things out of him,” Mendez said of Oeckel, who is a brilliant outfielder when he’s not on the bump.

“I expect him to be more of a role model and senior leader this year, He has to stay consistent. If he does everything we ask of him, he should have a good season.”

Senior Ray Chico also returns. Chico, who just recently signed a letter of intent to attend Caldwell University to play lightweight (sprint) football for players 175 pounds and lighter, is a standout

baseball player as well. Chico is also a right-handed pitcher and a quality infielder when he’s not pitching.

“He’s very effective,” Mendez said of Chico. “He throws strikes. He’s not overpowering, but he gets people out. He has a key role with our staff.

He changes speeds and has a great changeup. He does well out there.”

When Chico is not pitching, he will be the Blue Tide shortstop.

“We need him to be on his ‘A’ game every day,” Mendez sad. “In order for us to stay in games, we need Ray to be right there. I feel like he’s more than capable of doing that. He was a leader for our team last year as a junior.”

Another standout pitcher is sophomore Rian Garcia, a player with immense potential.

“He’s a young, good energet-

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way, then the veteran Belleville High School head baseball coach would get out one of those big rubber erasers and start rubbing out the entire 2018 campaign.

“We lost two of our top players to transfers right before the start of the season,” Sorce said. “As it turned out¸ they turned out to be big losses for us. The team turned out to be younger than expected.”

And in the rough and tumble world of high school baseball in the highly competitive world known as Essex County, young teams tend to get eaten alive in a hurry.

“We made a lot of key errors,” Sorce said. “It wasn’t good.”

The end result was a 6-18 nightmare. It was a year that everyone would simply like to forget.

Now, as the Buccaneers ger ready for 2019 this week, there is reason for strong optimism and solid faith.

“This year, we have a nice bunch of kids,” Sorce said.

“We’ve made some good progress in our scrimmages.

We have good solid leadership from our five seniors.

They have a good amount of varsity experience. The seniors have been playing together since they were little. That has to help.”

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pitching staff. The righthanded Alverio is a threeyear varsity starter.

“He’s our hardest thrower,” Sorce said. “”If he locates the ball well, he’ll be strong.”

Junior Albert Carrero is another right-handed starter.

“He’s crafty,” Sorce said of Carrero, who was the winning pitcher in three of the Buccaneers’ six wins last year. “He throws all three of his pitches for strikes and does a good job of changing speeds.”

Junior Gio Torres is a transfer to the program from Paramus Catholic.

Another righty, Torres “has a good fastball and curve,” according to Sorce.’

“He has been pitching with a lot of poise,” Sorce said. “He’s a solid starter.”

Sophomore righty Kevin Arroyo saw time with the varsity last year.

“He can be effective as a starter or a reliever,” Sorce said of Arroyo. “He can pitch.”

Others who will see time include junior righty Anthony Wnek, junior lefty Aedrick Perez and sophomore righty Joe Abramson.

“It’s a good pitching staff,” Sorce said. “Wnek and Perez form a nice 1-2 lefty-righty punch out of the bullpen.”

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S P O R T S & R E C R E AT I O N BLUE TIDE from 11 ic athlete,” Mendez said of Garcia. “He’s talented, but he’s also very eager to learn.

He’s getting it little by little. He’s still so raw that it’s

scary. We are working on slowing him down. We need him to get to use the lower half of his body more. I think as we continue on, he can become a solid pitcher.”

When he’s not pitching,

Garcia will be the regular second baseman.

“He throws strikes,” Mendez said of Garcia. “We need him to conserve his pitch count to stay in games. He’s one of the guys we need to

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Senior right-hander Mike Oeckel will play a major role in the Harrison High School pitching rotation this spring.

have in the rotation.”

Junior Anthony Zamora, sophomore Sergio Flores and freshmen Jake Moran are three other hurlers that Mendez can rely upon.

“Sergio has a nice live arm,” Mendez said. “Jake is very promising for a freshman. We’re working on his mechanics. With the way he throws, he reminds me of Hughie.”

Mendez is referring to his beloved teammate at Kearny High School, namely Hugh MacDonald, who combined with Mendez to bring home the 2003 NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV championship, the last state sectional Kearny has won in baseball.

Sophomore Anthony Masolino is the starting catcher. Masolino is also a work in progress.

“He’s also eager to learn and he’s doing a good job learning,” Mendez said. “He loves the game and loves learning new stuff.”

The first baseman is sophomore Yordy Nunez and junior Matt Rodriguez. The two are sharing time at first as Men-

dez waits for one to take over the spot for good.

The second base duties belong to Garcia and when he’s on the mound, then Nunez is ready to step in. Chico is at short with junior Jayden Fiori at third. Fiori earned All-NJIC honors last year as a sophomore.

“Jayden can hit the ball,” Mendez said. “He’s a strong kid. He’s our leading returning hitter and will be our No. 3 hitter this season.”

Oeckel and Moran are sharing the load in left field, with senior David Cabadelo in centerfield and Moran and senior Paul Mobus sharing things in right field.

Mendez likes what Mobus brings to the table.

“He’s a good athlete with good speed and handles the bat well,” Mendez said.

The Blue Tide was scheduled to open the 2019 season with Becton Regional, then facing off with league rivals Butler and New Milford. The Blue Tide will also square off with local rival Belleville during the first week of the season as well.

“We just need to play,” Mendez said. “We have a young team. The kids are eager to learn. They’ve been given the opportunity to improve as ballplayers. Anything is possible.”

Through it all, Mendez has received excellent news. He has been selected to receive induction in the Kearny High School Athletic Hall of Fame next Friday night.

It’s an honor that was a long time coming, but he is certainly deserving of the honor.

And we’ll have more on the Kearny Athletic Hall of Fame after the induction dinner April 12.

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AROUND NORTH ARLINGTON Knights hosting blood drive The Knights of Columbus host its spring blood drive Friday, April 19, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Columbian Club Hall, 194 River Road, North Arlington. All donors will receive free health screenings: cholesterol, blood pressure, temperature, iron, pulse and blood type. Each donor must weigh at

least 110 lbs., eat a meal before donation, bring an ID and drink plenty of water before and after donating. Appointments are preferred, but walkins are welcome. For more information and registration, call 201-2513703 or visit either vitalant. org or donor.cbsblood.org/ donor/schedules/drive_ schedule/48950.

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at second base. Senior Bryan DeFreites is the team’s leadoff hitter and shortstop. DeFriis senior Derek Lombardi, who is a four-year member of etes led the Buccaneers in hitting a year ago. the Belleville baseball pro“He’s our offensive catagram.

“Derek is a good receiver of lyst,” Sorce said.

Senior Christopher Amparo the ball,” Sorce said. “He’s a good catcher and a very smart is the team’s starter at third base. Amparo is the No. 3 hitbaseball player.”

Senior Joe Monroig, who is ter in the Bucs’ batting order.

“He has some pop in his a veteran on the football field bat,” Sorce said. and the basketball court for The outfield features sophothe Buccaneers, is the team’s more Anthony Cecere, the first baseman. younger brother of Jiustino.

“He’s a good solid player,” “He is a good defensive outSorce said of Monroig. “I’m fielder,” Sorce said. “He’s also hopeful that he has a better going to be our closer in the year this year at the plate.” bullpen. He’s a good pitcher Junior Jiustino Cecere is as well.” the team’s returning starter

Arroyo, Alverio, Perez and Carrero are also solid outfielders. Alverio is a slugger and could begin the season as the Buccaneers’ cleanup hitter.

“He has been swinging the bat very well,” Sorce said.

Sorce likes having depth in the outfield.

“We can move people around,” Sorce said. “We do have some flexibility.”

Others to get playing time include senior outfielder Gabriel Bosques, senior catcher Nathaniel Pleasant, sophomore catcher Jason Miranda, sophomore first baseman Adiel DeLeon and Wnek, who plays the infield.

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S P O R T S & R E C R E AT I O N April 5 Volleyball Tournament will raise much-needed cash for KHS Project Graduation

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Graduation has been a staple for Kearny High School seniors. It’s the culmination of four years of hard work and grit. It offers the new alumni a chance to celebrate their last four years in a safe, alcoholand drug-free environment away from Kearny.

But putting together a night filled with fun, games and safety isn’t cheap. So the Project Graduation Committee has to find ways to raise a significant sum of money each year to pay for everything.

Enter what has become a decade-old tradition a few months before the actual event — the annual Volleyball Tournament at Kearny High School which, this year, takes place Friday, April 5, in

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This year’s Project Graduation volleyball tournament takes place April 5. It’s a major fundraiser for the graduation event.

Here are scenes from last year’s highly-successful tournament.

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Melanie Ryan has been a member of the PG Committee for many years and has taken on a significant leadership

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S P O R T S & R E C R E AT I O N others.

At a recent meeting of the Kearny Town Council, some elected officials noted they wanted to play in the tournament, too, so you might just see you council representative out on the court. But don’t expect to see Mayor Alberto G. Santos out there — he shied away from saying he would play when his council colleagues asked.

Still, Ryan says you won’t see boring volleyball out there. At all.

“It’s very competitive and active,” Ryan said. “The players from all teams really get into it and take it seriously.”

Now if you plan on attending — and you should — come on an empty stomach. Each year, there’s a snack bar, which also adds to the money raised for June graduationnight activities. So your empty stomach will help make a difference that night.

Throughout the tournament, there are two raffles

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(Hey, at least the NJSEA commissioners SHOWED UP for their meetings — can you even imagine the commissioners didn’t go to these aforementioned meetings in 1992?)

“We requested that the commissioners be present to hear our concerns,” Lindenfelser said. “That fact than none of them are here tonight is a disgrace.

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Lindenfelser said he was told three commissioners were present in the audience. Two of the three, however, left before the end of the hearing, which came to a conclusion at 12:45 a.m.

All members of the Kearny Mayor and Council will present with the exception of Barbara Thompson, who was vacationing in Florida.

Councilwoman Ruth Magenheimer said that other Hudson County communities look at Kearny as “the dumping ground of New Jersey and, frankly, we are tired of being in this business.”

— one for a brand-new tablet and the other for a free bid for the senior prom. Participants in the raffle will have to be present for the drawing, though. You can also take part in a 50/50 for the night — or, the larger, super 50/50 drawn in June. That big one has previously yielded a first prize of $9,000+, according to Ryan. So even if you don’t walk away a big winner Friday night, you might hit it big in June.

In all, it’s a great night of fun, food and fellowship that helps to ensure the graduating seniors get to celebrate their commencement, all while knowing they’ll be in a very safe environment without booze or drugs.

“It’s a great night where everyone, from all over town, come together for a great cause,” Ryan said.

Indeed it is.

Admission at the door is $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens.

Councilman Tom Fraser introduced Tim Wagner, a seventh-grader at Lincoln School in Kearny, who read a letter he wrote to The Observer in which he stated his own objections to the proposal.

“The garbage dump should not reopen,” Wagner said. “Where are all the recreation areas Kearny was promised? I know many classmates who would love to have an ice-skating rink there or another youth center in town.

“I think the HMDC should look up the word ‘develop’ in the dictionary and see what it says. I speak not only for myself, but for the children of the area who have no say in their future or the future of our town.”

Fraser said it was heartening to see Kearny’s youth concerned about the problem.

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Michael Wynne, of Hackensack, formerly Kearny, North Arlington and Lyndhurst, was reunited with his beloved wife, Annie, on March 29, 2019.

He was 58.

Mike was quick to share what he considered good, dad jokes with his children.

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He was passionate about finding a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.

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PAUL B. SHALVOY

Mr. Paul B. Shalvoy, a lifelong Kearny resident, died at home on March 28, 2019.

The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Thursday, April 4, at St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny.

Interment will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington with military honors.

Relatives and friends will be received in the Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny Ave., Kearny, on Wednesday, April 3, from 4-8 p.m.

Paul was an active member of St. Stephen’s Church where he belonged to the Holy Name Society. At church, he was a counter and an usher. He was also honored by St. Stephen’s at its 2018 Evening of Gratitude dinner for his contributions to the parish. A very civic minded person, he also belonged to the Kearny Optimists, the Friends of Erin and he was a volunteer at the Kearny Museum.

Paul was the owner operator of Shalvoy Automotive Service on Midland Avenue in Kearny. He began working there as a teen in the 1940s and took over from his father in 1953. He continued running the business until retiring in 2003.

A proud U.S. Army veteran, he served during the Korean era. He took pride in being “in on the ground floor” of developing Guided Missile Systems for the Military. He also taught classes in Guidance Systems for the Nike Missiles.

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Predeceased by his wife, Lauretta (Lee) (nee Gordy); his brother, George and his sisters, Sr. Margaret Alice Shalvoy, S.C. and Nancy Robinson; he is survived by his children, Mark and Thomas Shalvoy, Kathleen Shalvoy O’Connor, Mary Lee Shalvoy and Amy Rosalbo.

He also leaves behind 14 cherished grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to the St. Stephen’s Heritage Fund.

Envelopes will be available in the funeral home or donations may be sent by mail to St. Stephen’s, 141 Washington Ave., Kearny, N.J. 07032.

CREIGHTON MITCHELL ‘SONNY’ NORTHROP JR.

Creighton Mitchell “Sonny” Northrop Jr. died March 24, 2019.

He was 74.

Sonny ran his own company called Sonny Northrop Decal Installation and Design.

He was the dear husband of the late Hilda (nee Barber). He is survived by his loving children Daryl Northrop (and his wife Elisa) and his daughter Stephanie Northrop.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to Sloan Kettering Medical Center in New York City.

Graveside services were March 29 in the Hillside Cemetery, Lyndhurst. The Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, Kearny, was in charge.

DOUGLAS ‘DOUG’ JOHNSTONE SR.

Douglas “Doug” Johnstone Sr., 78, died March 20, 2019, in Orlando.

Married to Virginia “Ginny,” (who died Oct. 20, 2017), of Manasquan, they raised their four children in Kearny, where he proudly served as an officer of the Kearny Police Department. Upon retiring as a captain in 1988, Doug and family moved to Florida, where he enjoyed catching fish and losing golf balls.

Taking on the role of Pop Pop, he was adored by his grandchildren — local and distant.

Doug is survived by his children, Lee, Doug Jr., David and Amy; his grandchildren and each family member, friend and stranger to whom he shared his sincere kindness.

At Doug’s request, there is not to be a service or interment. Instead, his ashes will be spread across all those places where he found joy and happiness.

JOHN W. ENRIGHT JR.

John W. Enright Jr. of Kearny died Saturday, March 30, 2019.

He was 45.

Born in Newark, John was raised in Harrison and moved to Kearny in 2006. He worked as a union carpenter for Local 253, Hackensack, for the past 15 years.

John will be extremely missed by his family and friends. His favorite things to do were trying to beat his dad in golf and watching the Dallas Cowboys. He loved to cook as much as he loved to eat. He was a great son, brother, uncle, nephew and friend.

Now may he rest in peace with his family and friends who have gone before him.

He is survived by his father and best friend John W. Enright Sr. and wife Leonor Hernandez and by his beloved mother Linda Enright; his loving sister, Carol; and the apple of his eye his amazing niece Sarenna Enright; his dear aunts and uncle Donna Martin and Dennis and Maryann Enright Sr. and many cousins.

Funeral services will be under the direction of Mulligan Funeral Home, Harrison. A wake and a funeral Mass will take place in the coming week. Please check www.mulliganfh.com or with Facebook for his confirmed viewing and funeral Mass times.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to Catholic Charities, in care of the funeral home, in loving memory of John.

To send a condolence message to his family, please visit www.mulliganfh.com.

RICHARD BALOGH

Richard Balogh, 81, of Harrison and Kearny, died March 23, 2019, in Gulfport, Florida. Richard was born Aug. 4, 1937, in Jersey City, to the late Mary and Paul Balogh. From 1956 to 1958, Richard served in Army, and he also worked as a parts distribution manager employed

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Maria ‘Milu’ Alves

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UNDER CONTRACT 1 Family - A beautiful move-in ready 1 family home in North Arlington. 3 Bedroom home with the 3rd bedroom being in a spacious loft with an extra room that can be used as an Office or Media Room.

Updated Kitchen, Living Room and Dining Room with sliding doors that take you to a spacious backyard with a closed in deck perfect for entertaining. Asking $399,999

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KEARNY

2 Family - Large 2 Family Home. First unit with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms. Featuring hardwood floors, large living room, 2 formal dining rooms, ceramic tiled floors and fireplace. Second unit featuring front porch, living room, kitchen, 1 bedroom and full bath. Plus 1 car garage and a backyard patio. Close to everything. Owner holds a Real Estate License. Asking $635,000

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KEARNY

2 Family - Beautiful 2 Family Home with 5 Bedrooms and 3 Full Baths, 1st Fl with 3 Bedrooms and Full Bath, 2nd Fl with 2 Bedrooms and Full Bath. Featuring Central Air, 1 Car Garage plus 2 Car Parking Spaces.

Roof is only 4 years old. Close to Transportation. Asking $679,000

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UNDER CONTRACT 2 Family - 2 Family Home. Ground Floor: Recreation Rm, Laundry & Full Bath. 1st Floor: 3 Bedrooms, Master Bath, Full Bath, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Kitchen & Laundry. 2nd Floor: 3 Bedrooms, Master Bath, Full Bath, Living Rm Dining Rm, Kitchen. Asking $689,900

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3 Family - 3 Family Home with new Roof, Windows, Vinyl Siding, Kitchens, Baths and Flooring. 1st and 3rd Floors with heat together (Hot Water/Gas Meter). 2nd Floor with Separate Heat and Hot Water. All Floors with Separate Electric. 3rd Floor with Electric Stove only, No Gas. Driveway with 2 Car Garage. Asking $525,000

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JERSEY CITY

2 Family - 2 Family-Arlington Section-Home in good condition. Separate utilities, conveniently located near schools and public transportation plus Finished Basement. Asking $389,000

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2 Family - Beautiful new construction 2 family home in the heart of Kearny. 3 bedroom on each floor with a full finished ground floor with high ceilings, kitchen and extra bedroom. Beautiful open floor concept on 1st and 2nd floor. 2 car garage with spacious driveway. Close to transportation, bus and the PATH train to NYC. Asking $825,000

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view. Located at newly developed Signature Place in Garfield with a clubhouse, gym and outdoor pool. Near Elmwood Park border. 1 car garage plus an additional parking space with keyless entry. granite countertops & stainless appliances in kitchen. Recessed lighting and Hardwood floors throughout 1st level. Close to all major highways, shopping, entertainment & dining.Asking $335,000

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REDUCED! 3 Family - Legal three family handyman special with great income potential in developing part of East Orange! Property has off street parking with long driveway and parking in rear! Property being Sold As-Is. Asking $249,000

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UNDER CONTRACT 1 Family - Beautiful tree lined street in the manor section of Kearny.

Basement is framed & ready to be finished. Colonial w/living Rm, dining Rm, sun porch, modern eat in kitchen, tiled bath w/skylight, large master bedroom & 2 additional bedrooms. Asking $389,000

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2 Family - Absolutely Cherry Condition 2 Family Home with 4 Bedrooms and 2 Full Bath. Featuring Ceramic tiled bathrooms, Parquet flooring and tile floors, thermal windows, fenced front yard, high unfinished basement. Each apartment has sun room (possible room).

Living room, Dining room, Modern eat-in-kitchen, plus walk up attic.

Asking $289,400

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Townhouse - 4 year old Davenport Model located at a newly developed

5 BEDS • 3 BATHS • 2,680 SQ FT

Signature Place At Garfield with a clubhouse, gym and outdoor pool. Near Elmwood Park border. 1 car garage plus an additional parking space with keyless entry. Maple cabinets and granite countertops in kitchen & baths. Recessed

$499,900

lighting in kitchen, loft and master bedroom. Hardwood floors on 1st level. W/W carpeting on 2nd level. Asking $385,000

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Three family home centrally located in the heart of Kearny. Great investment opportunity or for an owner occupied. Featuring first floor with two bedrooms living room, eat in kitchen and full bathroom.

Second floor with 2/3 bedrooms, living room, eat in kitchen and full bathroom. Third floor living room, bedroom, eat in kitchen large walk-in closet and full bathroom. Basement has plenty of room for storage and is high and dry. Kitchens and bathrooms updated, all newer flooring, newer vinyl windows, heating boilers, roof and many more updates. Close to public transportation to Path station restaurants and all retail. Large backyard very nicely located.

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REDUCED! 1 Family - Great potential handyman special with great income potential in developing part of East Orange! Property has off street parking with long driveway and parking in rear! Asking $149,000

2 Family - Beautiful 2 family home with MANY renovations done!

Astonishing hardwood floors throughout both units! Driveway with 2 spots in the back for privacy. Full, partially finished basement.

SEPARATE utilities! Second floor has a small den off main bedroom that can be used as an office or converted into a very large walk in closet!

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Catch ‘The Stinky Cheese Man’ this weekend If you’re looking for something fun this weekend, you only need to look locally to find something enjoyable for an event for the whole family.

The fractured fairy tale, “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales,” continues this weekend at the West Hudson Arts & Theater Company (W.H.A.T.), in residence at the First Lutheran Church, 65 Oakwood Ave., Kearny, with shows Friday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 6, at 2 p.m.

Based on the children’s book of the same title by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, this is a family-friendly comedy with music by John Glore. Audiences at the April 6 performance will be treated to a special cheese tasting.

Both as a book and stage play, “The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales” shares with its audience the joys of making stories your own and creating new possibilities for the familiar.The show features plenty of familiar faces from the pages of bedtime stories, though they’re just a bit, well … different. There’s Jack — of Jack and the Beanstalk fame — who’s again at odds with the giant, but this

WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT time, he’d rather tell his own story than grind bones to make bread. The princess gets her the under-mattress pea promoted to a bowling ball and the gingerbread man is now made of cheese and no one wants to chase him.

“It’s one of those classic kids’ books and one that I always found to be a lot of fun,” director Tom Heulbig says.

“It’s those fairy tales that everybody knows, but they’re sillier takes on that which is always a fun time.”

The cast includes Jack Haefner, Noelle Weinberg, Timothy Firth, Michelle Almeida, Chloe Kiefer, Maura Huelbig, Allyssa Hynes, Ed Shea, Don Filicetti, Jennifer Sassaman and Richard Dwyer.

General admission tickets are $8 and may be purchased at www.whatco. org or by calling 201-467- 8624. Some tickets may be available at the door at performances. Free parking is available in the back of the theater.

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KEARNY Arlington Section 1st, floor 3 large BRs, 2 full baths, LR, DR, and large, EIK, 1,700 sqft .

Central A/C. Access to a laundry room , W/D hookup , and 1 parking space, Available May 1. Utilities included. Asking $2350 / month. 1 1/2 months security deposit. Must see . Call or text for details (201) 725 5116. 47W03

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HARRISON Freshly renovated 2 BRs or 1 BR w/ Den. 2nd fl w/separate entrance Cozy EIK w/ NEW stainless 5 burner stove, dishwasher, NEW modern tile, sink and granite counter. Wood floors. New windows.

Short walk to PATH. $1550.00/mth + 1 1/2 security. Call 917-912- KEARNY Arlington Sec8159 please leave mes- tion. First floor. 2 bedsage 46W03 rooms, Walking distance to schools & Supermarket, all public transportation and NY bus. Avl. Now HARRISON Gorgeous 2 (201) 657-2119. 46W03 bedroom $1700 and 3 bedroom $2200 available immediately. Ten- KEARNY 3 Br Duplex, ant is responsible for 1 Bath, EIK, Laundry. utilities in both, 1 park- $1,650/month. 1 1/2 ing space each, laundry months security. Avl. facilities for both. One May 1st. (201) 647-6963. month’s rent up front 47W03 and 1.5 mo. security deposit. Call/text, Anthony for more details KEARNY 2 BR, 1 Bath.

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Walking distance to bus stop. No off street parking. No Smoking/Pets. $1600 + 1 month security with references. H/HW included. Available April 15th. Call Ron (609)9556692 47W03

KEARNY 6 family home, Newly Renovated. 3rd fl.

2 BR, $1,300/month, HT included. 1 1/2 months security. No pets. Avl. Now (201) 916-9460

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The Salvation Army Kearny Corps is looking for a Part-Time Janitor/ DriverTuesday, Thursday and Saturday 14 Hours a Week Rate: $11.00/hour If interested, please call: 201-991-1115 (x-2) or e-mail Rebeca.escobar@ use.salvationarmy.org 47W03

Clerical/Receptionist (part-time): Candidate must be computer literate, pleasant and reliable. Responsibilities include answering phones, data entry, scanning, filing and other related duties. Spanish speaking preferred.

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Full time medical assistant/Receptionist.

Experience required and must be proficient in EMR system. Must be fluent in English & Spanish.

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Experienced Short order cook/kitchen help, cleaning also experienced waitress needed for restaurant in N.Arlington. FT/PT flexible hours (917) 816-2419 47W03

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The applicant should have good typing/keyboard skills, be able to handle filings on eCourts, use a dictaphone and prepare pleadings and general correspondence.

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Production Coordinator. Works with the manufacturing team to ensure schedules are met. Provides administration support including assisting with inventory control, processing invoices, etc. Assist with shipping and receiving when necessary. Good computer skills to include Microsoft Excel. Excellent benefits, paid vacation and holidays, and 401K with company match. Qualified individuals should submit copy of resume to hrapp269@aol.com or apply at Precision Escalator 147 N Michigan Ave. Kenilworth NJ. (908) 259 9009. We use E-Verify.

EMPLOYMENT/ HELP WANTED The Kearny Board of Education, seeks a qualified individual to fill a Bus Driver position.

Appointees will be required to possess a valid New Jersey Commercial Drivers License (CDL) with Passenger (P) Endorsement and School Bus Endorsement issued by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission; Salary: $18./hour.

To apply submit cover letter, resume and copy of valid driver’s license to Robert Elsmore, Supervisor of Plant Operations, by April 12, 2019, 172 Midland Avenue, Kearny, N.J. 07032. New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Send resumes with a cover letter of shipping and receiving area. Experience and able to operate a forklift a must. Excellent benefits, paid introduction to jobs@theobserver.com vacation and holidays, and 401K with company No walk-ins or phone calls please match. Qualified individuals should submit copy of resume to hrapp269@aol.com or apply at Precision Escalator 147 N Michigan Ave. Kenilworth NJ. (908) 259 9009. We use E-Verify. 47W03

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OBITS from 16 He is survived by his loving family, including his wife of 56 years, Barbara (Bagdon); sons Steven, Michael, Jay (Valerie) and Greg (J’Aime); and grandchildren Ryan, Casey, Zachary, Julia, Ezra and Eli. Services will be private.

JAMES F. ‘J.R.’ ROARTY JR.

James F. “J.R.” Roarty Jr. of Kearny died March 21, 2019.

He was 74.

Born in Jersey City, J.R. was a lifelong Kearny resident. He proudly served in the Navy during Vietnam from 1961 to 1965.

After being honorably discharged, Mr. Roarty worked for the U.S. Post Office in Kearny for 32 years before retiring. Also, he worked as a hair colorist in the area for many years.

He was a member of the VFW Post 1302 in Kearny.

James had a passion for music, the N.Y. Giants and the N.J. Devils. As a talented, animated storyteller, he always kept his family entertained with his wry and witty sense of humor.

Forever a fashionable gentleman, James and his wife enjoyed their time traveling and watching their favorite programs. A lifelong fisherman, J.R. seldom met a fish he couldn’t reel in.

James was predeceased by his parents Marie (nee Walker) and James F. Roarty Sr. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years Kathleen (nee Hart) Roarty; he was the loving father of Shannon Crowley and her late husband Danny, and Jaime Roarty and her husband Tim Mulrine; dear grandfather of Daniel Crowley, Brooke Crowley and her husband Stephen Sullivan, Kyla Mulrine and Sylvie Mulrine; and great-grandfather of Kelsey Crowley. He is also survived by his sister Sharon Towman and by his brother Thomas Roarty and his wife Vicki, as well

as by several loving nieces, nephews and cousins.

A funeral service with full military honors took place at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, Kearny.

ROBERT L. FORAY

Robert L. Foray of Kearny died at home March 24, 2019.

He was 79.

Visitation was at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, Kearny.

A funeral service took place at the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington in Kearny.

Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlinton.

Robert grew up in North Arlington, but was a Kearny resident for 44 years. He proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard before working at Verizon in Newark as a building mechanic for many years, retiring 15 years ago. He was a member of the Kearny Elks for 40 years, serving as Exalted Ruler four times.

An avid fisherman, Robert enjoyed going to casinos, but most cherished the time spent with his grandchildren.

Robert was the beloved husband of 44 years to Dianne (nee Holmes); loving father of Andrea Prairie and her husband Keith, Erin DeRosa and her husband David and Robyn Rutler and her husband Todd; and dear grandfather of Sarah, Glenn, Samantha, Amelia, Jack and Sebastian.

He is also survived by his brother John Foray and was predeceased by his sister Evelyn Foray.

CARLOS S. ALMEIDA

Carlos S. Almeida of North Arlington died Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Hackensack University Medical Center.

He was 81.

Born to Jose Oliveira de Almeida and Helena

Miguens dos Santos, Carlos was born and raised in Lisbon, Portugal. He served in the Portuguese military for four years with two of those years being stationed in Macau.

As a young man, Carlos had a love for languages, so much so that he taught English in the military overseas, while he himself learned French. Later on in life, his love for languages resurfaced and he taught himself German.

While working for an advertising agency in Lisbon, Carlos met his wife Guilhermina “Willie.” They married in 1966 and moved to the United States, where they settled on Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

While living on Martha’s Vineyard, primarily to live closer to Willie’s mother, Luisa Santos, they started their family and had two children, Deborah and Carl David. They remained on Martha’s Vineyard until a perfect job opportunity brought them to New Jersey where they remain today.

Carlos retired in 1993 after working as a salesman for Farmland Dairies.

He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Guilhermina “Willie” Almeida, daughter Deborah Almeida Andriola (Blaise), son Carl David Almeida, sister Natalina Almeida, sister Maria Jose Bouceiro (Manuel) and sister Cristina Almeida Rodrigues (Joao). He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and good friends.

Carlos had a love for sports cars, deep sea fishing and spending time on Cape Cod and in Newport, Rhode Island, with his family and his beloved friends including the Searle family who he considered his brothers and sisters.

Funeral services were under the direction of the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison. (www. mulliganfh.com) A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Cecilia Church, Kearny.

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