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OH, WHAT A BROTHER! The story of one sibling saving his brother’s life with kidney donation

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

IMAGINE THE HORROR, IF YOU

would, of being given these two options in life — either have a kidney transplant or face the prospects of having kidney dialysis for the rest of your life. Such was the scenario Michael Cordoba faced, thanks to an ailment he developed when he was a youngster.

“My urethra tube tightened,” he says. “I was 3 when it started.”

But it wasn’t until he was around 18 that it became an issue. He felt a tightness whenever he’d go to the bathroom. And the tightness, unfortunately, damaged his kidneys.

But they still functioned enough for survival. It wouldn’t be until they were down to around 8% function that he’d have to consider a transplant or dialysis. And then it all became a reality in early 2018. Doctors told Cordoba it was time. He needed to start thinking about a transplant. Dialysis

would be the interim solution and his wife, Alexis, a sixthgrade social studies teacher at Kearny’s Franklin School would learn to administer the dialysis.

By doing so, Alexis would ensure there was as little interruption to the family’s life as possible. After all, the couple have two young sons — so it made the most sense.

Meanwhile, the Cordobas reached out to David, Michael’s youngest brother, who still lives in Jersey. He wasn’t married. He was in great physical shape. And if he were a match, it would lead to the least disruption of everyday life. And he wouldn’t have to travel far for potential surgery.

But as luck would have it, David wasn’t a match. They didn’t have the same blood type, an instant disqualifier.

Still, there were other factors that precluded David, even if the two had had the same blood type.

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Will Cordoba, standing, comforts his little brother Michael Cordoba just prior to the both of them heading to the OR. Will gave Michael a kidney and saved his life in an epic story of brotherly love.

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DeJessa bridge makeover coming ... soon

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

LOCAL MOTORISTS MAY BE

able to yet again rejoice. It looks like the DeJessa Bridge that connects Lyndhurst to Nutley across the Passaic River will soon be replaced.

It’s just not clear when.

U.S. Reps. Bill Pascrell, Jr., D-9 and Mikie Sherrill, D-11, along with officials from Essex and Bergen counties met recently to tour the span as a step before obtaining full funding to fix or replace the ancient bridge.

“The year the Kingsland Avenue Bridge was built, Theodore Roosevelt was President, Edward Stokes was governor and the New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series,” Pascrell, a former longtime member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, said. “A decaying two-lane road beset by traffic bottlenecks and drawbridge jams are no longer acceptable for the 21,000 vehicles crossing this bridge every day to go to work, take kids to the doctor and run to the market. Our federal, state, county and local officials are united together to get

the bridge fixed. I am happy my office worked with these stakeholders to move the permitting process with the United States Army Corps of Engineers forward and that no one is dragging their heels. I will do whatever is necessary to keep this project moving so bridge traffic here can always move.”

Because of the work of Pascrell and Sherrill, the Army Corp of Engineers issued a permit to overhaul the bridge in accordance with the jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard and Sections 404 of the Clean Water Act. This permit will allow Bergen and Essex counties to work with appropriate state agencies to get final approval from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Fully known as the Joseph Carmine De Jessa Memorial Bridge, in honor of a Lyndhurst resident who died in the Vietnam War, the

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364-foot structure connects Nutley in Essex County to Lyndhurst in Bergen County.

The bridge was built in 1905 and has structural and functional limitations that don’t meet today’s standards. The bridge has been temporarily closed in recent years for structural and mechanical repairs.

Because of its age, the bridge has deteriorated, and routine maintenance can no longer address its deficiencies.

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leaders agree that the bridge should be replaced with a fixed bridge, which would save in construction and future operation and maintenance costs. As the lead project sponsor, Bergen County initiated Local Concept Development in June 2016 with a budget of $816,001 funded by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.

The Navigational Impact Report was submitted to the Coast Guard in October

2016 and approved just last month . The Coast Guard issued a vertical clearance predetermination of 16 feet and noted that a minimum of 12 feet (which would allow for a fixed-span structure) would be acceptable if mitigation efforts are accepted by Passaic Valley Sewage Commission to continue marine trash skimmer operations under the Kingsland Avenue Bridge.

The bridge’s decay is considerable, receiving a sufficiency rating of 24.3 out of 100, Per the latest Bridge Reevaluation Survey Report in 2014, the superstructure is in poor condition, receiving a rating of 4 out of 10, which is due to severe corrosion and/ or loss of section of below deck truss members, gusset plates, floor beams and

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POLICE OFFICER JACK GRIMM has been a member of the Kearny Police Department’s Community Oriented Policing Unit for a decade.

He’s been a part of the department’s annual Junior Police Academy for as long, though now, with Sgt. Jack Corbett no longer part of the unit, he directs the entire two-week experience.

Last week, the cadets, the 11th class ever, graduated the academy at Lincoln Middle School following an experience that will stick with them for a lifetime.

And though Grimm would probably say otherwise, it’s because he, with Sgt. Adrianno Marques, the COP commander, and with Officers Vanessa Sevillano and Steve Montanino, put

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KPD: You snooze, you lose — big time

By Karen Zautyk kzautyk@theobserver.com On Aug. 4 at 10:27 a.m., Kearny Police Officers Jean-Paul Duran and Kyle Plaugic responded to the Chestnut Street side of Town Hall on a report of a vehicle blocking the driveway. What they found, police said, were both a female driver and her male passenger sound asleep in the car — and the odor of raw marijuana.

According to police, the 19-year-old Belleville motorist stated she had chauffeured her boyfriend to court to pay a summons. [On a Sunday?]

While the officers were speaking to her passenger — later identified as Ethan Lozada, 19, also of Belleville — the weedy scent became stronger and when they asked him to step from the vehicle, they observed drug paraphernalia, police said.

A search of Lozada’s reportedly revealed two bags of suspected marijuana, a pipe commonly used to ingest narcotics and a plastic bag containing pills.

Lozada was arrested and charged on a warrant with possession of pot and paraphernalia, possession of certain prescription drugs without a script and possession of prescription drugs in a container other than the prescribed container. He was later transported to the Hudson County Jail.

His girlfriend was not charged. *** Other recent reports from the Kearny police blotter included the following:

Aug. 1 Officers Lawrence Latka and John Donovan responded to Walmart on a 4:31 p.m. report of a shoplifter. According to loss prevention, Carlee Woodson, 23, of Newark, was confronted by a store associate at a self-checkout register as she was bagging

merchandise that was not scanned. Woodson allegedly then moved to a different self-checkout and again bagged unscanned merchandise.

She was detained when she reportedly attempted to leave the store without paying for several pieces of clothing, personal-hygiene products and jewelry — total value $385.84.

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Security said Williams proceeded to the selfcheckout, where she paid for the backpack but not for the miscellaneous merchandise (valued at $69.75) contained therein, and then tried to leave.

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Murphy, Prieto, Ballantyne et. al., how could you still be ignoring what we say?

DEAR GOV. PHIL MURPHY, VINCENT PRIETO,

John Ballantyne and every other politician who still ignores West Hudson’s pleas to close the Keegan Landfill forever: Well, the case is before a judge now. And, with any luck, whether it’s in Superior Court, or in the appellate division or state Supreme Court, the Keegan Landfill will be soon be closed once and for all.

Still, in the meantime, we have to tell you all — your legacies, no matter what the courts decide — are forever tarnished. You will never receive our support ever again, whether it’s in an election or any realm otherwise. You should already be aware of this, but given how tone-deaf you all have been over the last year, we thought we’d remind you in a very public way.

You see, as we noted a few weeks ago, you have put cash above the lives of human beings who call West Hudson home. You have continued to fight this lawsuit despite having a chance to do the right thing by not contesting it. Your inaction has screamed at us that you don’t care for our well-being. You might say otherwise, but we know the truth.

As a reminder here’s a little of what we’ve experienced the last year or so … There’s the case of the newborn boy whose parents were told he must live where the air quality is strong, following lung surgery at age 2 days.

They just bought a home on Beech Street, Kearny, not too long ago, and they’ll likely have to move.

Will you be the ones who buy the house?

There’s the Kearny resident who experienced numerous visits to the ER and who

EDITORIAL had several heart attacks, only to be told, by her doctors, they don’t know why she’s gotten sick.

Will you be covering her insanely expensive medical bills?

There are the countless people, young and old, who have experienced vomiting from being exposed to high ranges of hydrogen sulfide. There are the kids who have been yanked off the soccer pitch at Harvey Field because the H2S levels far exceed the acceptable level that your state has established.

Will you be reimbursing the medical costs associated with the vomiting?

Will you be reimbursing the field permit fees that are being wasted because you put money above people’s right to be healthy and practice soccer/football?

There’s the co-owner of this newspaper whose cough only happens when she’s here in West Hudson, a cough so strong and loud and deep that it’s often hard to believe she isn’t in hospital struggling to breathe.

Will you cover her expenses if she has to move — and will you cover her healthcare costs she otherwise wouldn’t have if she lived elsewhere?

We could go on, here, ad infinitum.

But you’re getting the point. Or are you?

You have ruined people’s lives. Your inaction has led otherwise healthy people to become medicinal nightmares. Your silence has been deafening. And yet, it won’t be long

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Gov. Murphy, God help the residents of West Hudson who push the button for you next time you’re on the ballot. If that happens, we could only imagine said people have no clue who you are and what you’ve done here.

And to Mr. Ballantyne and Mr. Prieto, good luck keeping your positions. Surely whomever replaces Murphy would be a fool to keep either of you doing what you’re currently doing (or in this case, not doing) with the NJSEA — in our minds, you’ve been wholly ineffective and unworthy of keeping your overpriced salary (Prieto) and your position of decision-making authority as NJSEA chairman (Ballantyne).

And to the other “leaders”’ who have kept silent when we needed your help, we remember who you all are, too. When your re-election time comes, you’d probably be better off campaigning in Sussex County than you would be here.

We will remember what you did. Or didn’t do. And oh, oh, oh, how sweet that chance to boot you the heck out of office will be — whenever that time comes. You have all been totally useless and have mistaken us for fools.

But none of us will forget — none of us.

Therefore, in reality, the real fools are all of you. And will it ever be delightful when we can finally say to you, since you didn’t hear a word we said in 2019, good riddance. And we’ll make an exception this go round — you can let the door hit you squarely in the bum on the way out.

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Aug. 6 marked the annual National Night Out celebration and the Lyndhurst Police Department welcomed the state’s top law-enforcement official to its festivities. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal visited Lyndhurst and took part in some of the demonstrations the Lyndhurst PD put on. Here, Grewal poses with several members of the department. ‘The department’s goal, as it is with all our community-related programs, was to connect with our community. It was a huge success and the turnout exceeded our expectations,’ LPD PIO Vincent Auteri said. ‘Attorney General Grewal is at the forefront of strengthening relationships between police and communities and we are extremely honored that he recognized our efforts here in Lyndhurst and chose to join us for this important national event.’

American Legion Unit 70 meets the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m., at 24 Franklin Ave., (entrance on the side of the building). It is an organization focused on helping and supporting veterans — not just members — but veterans in the community as well. It welcomes new members. Come on by and sit in on a meeting to see what it does.

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While many middle-schoolers spend the summer in relaxation, that cannot be said for all of them. Instead, it’s been a creative summer for several Washington Middle Schoolers in Harrison. Earlier this year, a Title 1 grant awarded to the school evolved into a student-centered “Summer Arts Showcase” program featuring music, drama, dance and art classes. Another portion of the grant was allotted to the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) department and resulted in the purchase of two, 3D printers and Speros devices (for multimedia digital signage) for student usage. Having their school all to themselves, 27 lucky students signed up for the four disciplines, with some students selecting more than one genre. The five-week program culminated in a recent evening showcase where parents were entertained with a variety of songs and dances, a humorous dramatic presentation of “Five Ways to Kill a Zombie” and the unveiling of an 8’x8’ recycled bottle cap mural.

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The bridge’s electrical system is 25+ years old and consists of new and obsolete devices and subsystems that are nearing the end of their serviceable life. In the past, the swing span has failed to open and has been stuck in the open position, severely clogging traffic. Additionally, the bridge railings do not meet current crash standards

and the approach traffic control system does not operate in accordance with current standards and is not fully interlocked with the bridge control system.

Pascrell has been calling for a replacement for the bridge for years.

In 2014, he urged the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority to move forward on plans to alleviate growing traffic problems along the Passaic River span.

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco appears thrilled over the prospects of a new bridge.

“Our bridges and roads help make up the backbone of our surface transportation network,” Tedesco said last week. “When our bridges and roads fall into disrepair due to their advancing age, it is important that we repair and replace them because maintaining our infrastructure has a direct

effect on local economic growth, quality of life and property value. We are grateful for the work of Congressmen Bill Pascrell and Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and look forward to replacing this bridge for the benefit of all residents in the region.”

Lyndhurst Mayor Robert Giangeruso says he is excited that the process of a new bridge is now closer to reality, although he also emphasized the problematic issue of the

daily bridge congestion and therefore requested to Pascrell and Sherrill that the Department of Transportation needs to synchronize the bridge’s traffic signals for an immediate fix to better traffic flow.

Giangeruso says time is a luxury and motorists can’t afford to waste time while stuck in bridge traffic, since the DeJessa Bridge provides a direct and principal link between Bergen and Essex counties.

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Kearny kids learn track and field fundamentals

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Lyndhurst’s Jorge earns spot on Team USA baseball squad ALEXIA JORGE SPENT HER

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Several local youngsters attended the Kearny Speed and Agility Track and Field camp at the Kearny High School field recently.

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ALEXANDER PEREYRA IS A

10-year-old fifth grader at Kearny’s Garfield School.

Pereyra watched the Olympics in 2016 and became interested in participating in track and field.

“I never did it before,” Pereyra said. “I wanted to try something new.”

So last year, Pereyra decided that he wanted to attend Kearny’s Speed and Agility Track and Field camp.

“I wanted to try stuff like the high jump and the long jump,” Pereyra said. “I wanted to get faster running.

I ran before, but never on a track.”

Pereyra’s older sister Victoria, a 12-year-old seventh grader at Lincoln School, also was interested in learning after attending the camp last summer.

“I wanted to learn a few more things,” Victoria Pereyra said. “I never did the

high jump before and now I love it. I never did the shot put before. I thought it was going to be lighter. But it was heavy.”

Cailey Torres is a 13-yearold eighth grader at Lincoln School. Torres also has a keen interest in running.

“I felt like I was always good at long distance running,” Torres said. “I play soccer, so that keeps me running all the time.”

But recently at the Speed and Agility Track and Field Camp, Torres got to learn a host of other events.

“I did the high jump and I threw the javelin,” Torres said. “I had to start from scratch there, learning the proper way to do it. It helped me a lot, learning the different events.”

Vincent Almeida is a 13-year-old eighth grader at John F. Walker Middle School in Nutley.

“I play soccer, but I wanted to come here to get stronger and faster,” Almeida said.

“I might join track if soccer doesn’t work out.”

And the one thing Almeida learned?

“There are different ways to run,” Almeida said. “You have to run with your chest out and breathing properly. It makes me learn more.”

Almeida has a bit of athleticism in his heritage. His father, Vin, was the long-time girls’ soccer coach at Kearny High and is currently the school’s athletic director. So the younger Almeida better learn how to run with his dad closely watching.

“Since he came here to work this summer, I decided to come with him,” the younger Almeida said.

The architect of the Speed and Agility Track and Field camp is Kearny head track and field coach Al Perez.

“We wanted to do something to expose more kids to track and field,” Perez said.

“We had a middle school pro-

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weekend in Carrollton, Texas, a few miles outside of Dallas.

It’s not exactly the vacation hot spot, but the soon-to-be Lyndhurst High School junior couldn’t be happier with her current location.

You see, Jorge is currently training with the United States women’s baseball team, preparing for COPBAE PanAm Championship Games in Aguascalientes, Mexico beginning Aug. 18 through Aug. 25.

Even someone with limited Spanish in his background knows that “Aguascalientes” is translated to “hot waters,” in English.

Alexia earned the spot, even though there were only six spots open on the roster. Alexia was one of 34 women trying out for the national team and she earned a place on the roster.

So she’s been in Carlton, Texas since Aug. 6.

And she couldn’t be happier.

“At first, I was a little nervous,” Jorge said in a phone interview. “But I wasn’t overwhelmed or anything. If I didn’t make it, I was still among the 34 best players in the country.

When I found out, I’m not going to lie, but I didn’t even have a reaction. I thought about it and now think that I should have had some sort of reaction.

The rest of my teammates joked about it with me a little.”

However, Jorge had her ‘Wow’ moment later on.

“When I got back to my Mom’s room, I broke down and started crying,” Jorge said. “That definitely hit me.”

Team USA has to win in Mexico in order to qualify for next year’s Women’s Baseball World Cup. And at 16 years old – Alexia will turn 16 this week on Aug. 17 – she’s clearly the youngest player on the national squad.

That’s quite an accomplishment for the young lady, who spent last spring with the Lyndhurst varsity baseball team, playing with and against the boys. Jorge also spent the early portion of this summer playing for the Lyndhurst Post 139 baseball team, also with the boys.

And to get ready for her stint with Team USA, Jorge spent some time playing in the Baseball for All League in Rockford, Illinois, on the same field that the famed Rockford Peaches played on in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, featured in the popular movie, “A League of Their Own,” starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna.

Jorge became recognized on the national level when she was just 11 years old.

To earn a spot on the major Team USA this summer, Jorge had to attend the Breakthrough Series in Vero Beach, Florida and then the Grit Series in Arlington, Texas, at Globe Life Park.

“That was pretty cool playing there,” Jorge said of playing at Globe Life.

Jorge said that she felt really good about the way she was playing in the series in Rockford, where she collected 11 RBI in a week.

“I felt like I was in a groove there,” Jorge said.

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gram 3 or 4 years ago, but that was cut. So it’s great to have something like this. Some parents have asked if there was something for the kids before they got to high school.

It’s great to see the interest.”

Perez said that he was encouraged after the first year of the camp in 2018.

“It’s something that I now plan to do every year,” Perez said. “Perhaps it will grow from year to year. I was inspired to do something, because I see the other teams in our school have a camp. I have to thank Vinny (Almeida), because he really helped me get it off the ground and gave me the framework.”

Perez said that the first three days of camp is spent on proper form and technique of running.

“We work on foot placement that helps with the hips and knees,” Perez said. “Once they get that down, they can run efficiently.”

Perez said that he definitely

The kids really get into it.”

Obviously, the kids enjoyed themselves.

“I tried a lot of new and fun things here,” Alexander Pereyra said. “I tried it because I thought I might like it, but now, I want to do it more and more.”

His older sister agrees.

“It encourages me a lot to want to run,” Victoria Pereyra said. “The things we did were a lot of fun. We had relay races and that shows you teamwork.”

Photo by Jim Hague And as for Torres?

This young man was quite “It was the most fun I had all successful in learning the summer,” Torres said. “I got proper way to throw the to run around and have fun. shot put.

Not everything was strict and serious. I learned how to sees the fruits of his hard jump over a giant rope.” work in just three days.

Hey, there’s something to “You can definitely see an tell your best friends. improvement,” Perez said.

“Hopefully, they’ll learn “You can see the difference. about the sport and want to But we try to make it fun. continue,” Perez said. “If they They learn the javelin, the don’t continue with track, high jump, the shot put. We then I hope this was helpful to want to expose them to all of the events. We try to do a little them in other sports. I’m sure bit every day and the last day, we’ll see some of these kids we have an actual track meet. down the road.”

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Jorge was also asked to pitch in Rockford. She said that she pitched a little for the Lyndhurst Post 139 American Legion team over the summer.

“I felt like my curveball was working in Rockford,” Jorge said. “I felt really good about my pitching.”

Jorge displayed her versatility by going behind the plate for a few innings, then playing some infield. Catcher is her true natural position, but when asked, Jorge can play anywhere.

“I guess being versatile helped me make the team,” Jorge said. “The coach (manager Veronica Alvarez) put me on the mound and I did pretty well. She told me that I would get a few innings on the mound.”

Jorge pitched two innings and caught for four more.

She also had a hard-hit single up the middle during one at-bat.

“I’ve been connecting pretty well with the ball,” Jorge said. “I hit well in Rockford, so that gave me confidence.”

Photo courtesy of Tracy Jorge

Lyndhurst’s Alexia Jorge was selected to the United States national baseball team, one of only 20 women selected in the country and the youngest player on the squad. Jorge will play for Team USA in the COPBAE PanAm Championship Games in Aguascalientes, Mexico later this week.

Make no doubt about it.

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She doesn’t even want to hear the word softball.

“I’m going to continue to play baseball,” Jorge said. “I love it too much to stop.”

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“I definitely notice that I’ve gotten faster and stronger,” Jorge said. “I’m definitely a little quicker and it’s helped with my agility.”

Jorge also spends a lot of time in the offseason in the batting cages at Lefty’s in Clifton.

“I’m going to try switch hitting this year,” Jorge said.

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exactly feeling the love. I was making calls, e-mails, talking to coaches and they EVEN THOUGH HE HAD AN ALL- were all saying the same State football season in thing.”

2018, rushing for 1,700 yards The message: At 5-footand scoring 24 touchdowns 9 and 170 pounds, Partyla on offense, while collecting wasn’t big enough to play 93 tackles and an astoundmajor college football. ing 15 sacks on defense, But then Tuero reached Lyndhurst High School’s out to an old friend. Tony Piotr Partyla didn’t have a Sorrentino, an assistant host of college interest as he coach at Northern Illinois, entered his senior year of located in DeKalb, is a high school.

Belleville native who grew “It was a little frustratup in Parsippany and went ing,” Partyla said. “I reto Mountain Lakes High ally thought I’d have someSchool. thing.”

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Lyndhurst High School standout senior running back/linebacker Piotr Partyla has given a verbal commitment to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, becoming the first NCAA Division I product from Lyndhurst in 50 years.

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Tuero told Sorrentino about Partyla and insisted that Partyla might not be the biggest kid in the world, but he certainly has NCAA Division I talent.

“Tony Sorrentino trusted me and took a look at Piotr,” Tuero said. “They have brought other kids from New Jersey to Northern Illinois.”

Talented receiver Mohamed Toure of Irvington is a freshman wide receiver on the NIU roster.

The new head coach at NIU is Thomas Hammock, the former running backs coach with the Baltimore Ravens, who was born in Jersey City, so there is another Jersey connection.

“Northern Illinois was the only school to give Piotr the legitimate chance,” Tuero said.

The coaching staff invited Partyla for an official visit a few months ago. And that sold Partyla about his future.

“They treated me very well out there,” Partyla said. “I loved it there. It felt like home. The coaches and the players all treated me like I was on the team already.”

So recently, Partyla made the call to the NIU coaches and told them that he was giving a verbal commitment to attend NIU next fall.

With that, Partyla will become the first Lyndhurst football player to play NCAA Division I football since Ted Shoebridge and Marcel Lajterman in 1968 and before that, Tom Longo to Notre Dame in 1962.

Shoebridge and Lajterman were on the Marshall University football team that perished in the tragic plane crash that killed the entire team in 1970. Longo, who went on to play in the NFL with the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, died in 2015.

Partyla was pleased that his recruiting process is now over.

“I didn’t want to wait it out any longer,” Partyla said. “It’s a great opportu-

nity for me. The coaches have put their trust in me.

It feels great. I can go into my senior year now and not worry about who’s going to offer me.”

Partyla was asked if he who knew the last player from Lyndhurst was to get a Division I scholarship.

“I just know that I’m the first in a very long time,” Partyla said. “I’m very humbled by it.”

Tuero is also happy for his star player.

“I’m super psyched for him,” Tuero said. “It couldn’t happen to a nicer kid. He has it all. Northern Illinois treated Piotr like he was a king. I could trust the coach (Hammock). I could see it in his eyes. He was all business. I wish there were more like him. It’s a very rewarding feeling and a sense of relief. It really was a long and crazy process.

Northern Illinois did all the right things with him. It’s just awesome.”

The Golden Bears were 9-3 last season, the most wins the school ever had in one year. They began practice for the 2019 season recently with one thing in mind – topping last year’s mark.

“The kid is now focused on one thing,” Tuero said.

“He wants the big prize this year.”

“I think we’re going to do fine,” Partyla said. “I know I have to step it up this year. But I’m ready for this year. I’m ready for anything.”

Partyla has been training at FASST in Lyndhurst, getting ready for the 2019 season.

“I never worked this hard in my high school career,” Partyla said. “I’ve been working like crazy. I’ve been working on my speed drills with Coach (Bruce) Johnston and Coach Ryan (Marshall). I’ve gotten stronger and faster. I’m 100 percent ready for the season. The minute I committed, I just wanted to go all out this season.”

That’s a scary thought for any opponent of the Golden Bears this season.

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parents Antonio and Angelina wife of 68 years Jane and his beloved children Joseph W. Russomanno and his sister Rocco A. Russomanno Sr., Bator and Barbara J. Knott. He and brother, Loretta and Anof Harrison, died suddenly on was the cherished grandfather thony Russomanno.

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In lieu of flowers, the family of Christina Liu, Melissa Knott He was 81. and Jessica Lopez and two requests donations to St. Jude The funeral will be conprecious great-grandchildren, Children’s Research Hospiducted from the Mulligan Cecilia and Mia Liu. He was tal or the Wounded Warrior Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland predeceased by his daughter, Project, in care of the funeral Ave., Harrison, on Wednesday, home, in loving memory of Mary Jane Lopez, in 2004.

Aug. 14, at 9:45 a.m. A funeral In lieu of flowers, the family Rocco.

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Charles J. Bennett, 89, of funeral Mass was celebrated Born in Newark, Rocco was Kearny, died peacefully at at Our Lady of Czestochowa raised and lived in Harrison. home on Aug. 6, 2019.

Church, Harrison. His interHe worked as a teacher at ment took place in Holy Cross Montclair High School for 27 Cemetery, North Arlington.

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Among the highlights of the week were: • A demonstration of the Jaws of Life by the Kearny FD. “Moran Towing brought a car to Harvey Field,” Grimm says, noting that this demonstration usually happens at the Oval, but since it’s under renovations, it was moved this year. “They fire department demonstrated an extraction using the Jaws of Life. The kids always enjoy this.”

• The Lyndhurst FD’s dive team put on a demonstration at the Lincoln Middle School pool.

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asking scores of questions afterward.

To say the kids were well-behaved would also be a huge understatement.

You could hear a pin drop inbetween demos in the Lincoln School auditorium, where the presentation took place.

The 11- to 13-year-old cadets — all about to enter the seventh-grade — also traveled to the World Trade Center for a tour of the new complex, once known as Ground Zero.

In all, it was a great week for all of the kids. And the 11th graduating class had a tremendous completion rate, since in reality, a program like this isn’t meant for every kid. But this year’s class was special. When the

academy kicked off, there were 46 kids.

Of them, all but one completed the course in its entirety.

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And, there’s a hope that his influence, with similar influences from Marques, Sevillano and Montanino will lead to some cadets wanting a career in law enforcement, something that recently happened, for real, for the first time.

Relatively new Police Officer Josh Lopez recently became the first Junior Police Academy cadet to join the Kearny PD. “He was a member of the third JPA graduating class,” Grimm says. “We would like to see more as time goes on. And with this being the 11th class, and there being about 10 years or so between the time a kid would be in the JPA and actually being able to become a police officer, we’re hoping to see more.” And with Grimm and his crew continuing to lead the academy, there’s no doubt that will happen as the years go by.

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And by the grace of God, he was a 98% match — enough to be a kidney donor to his brother.

“We used to think families would be ideal matches, but they told us that doesn’t happen often,” Alexis says.

“But we were so fortunate in this case. He was a match.”

A few months would pass before the surgery. Fast forward to Sept. 5, 2018. It was time. The transplant would take place at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston. Will took an unpaid leave of absence for the transplant.

(One might think an employer would be gracious enough to offer paid leave here, but it’s not required in Florida and it didn’t happen.)

On the day of the transplant, Alexis says she told Michael something important.

“I said, ‘You’ll be taking a nap — and then come back to me,’” she says she said at the time.

“I was thinking, ‘Oh, great,’” Michael says. “Not too much pressure.”

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always does. His portion went flawlessly, though Alexis says it seemed like an eternity.

Michael was next. And hours after he was wheeled into the surgery theater, or operating room, doctors came to Alexis and family to give her the best possible news.

The transplant was a complete success, flawless.

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Nearly one year later, the same may still be said.

“I hugged the doctor after,” Alexis says. “He must have been like, ‘OK.’” Michael, after waking up, immediately said, “See, I came back to you. It’s over.”

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His feelings for his brother …

“We were always close, we had a normal upbringing,” Michael says of Will. “But I couldn’t ask for anything better. I couldn’t ask for a better brother. He is my hero.”

Since the transplant, the Cordobas say life for Michael has changed, dramatically.

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BELLEVILLE Available Now 1 bedroom garden apartment. $1,150/mth.

H/HW included. No Pets Call 201-450-1370. 14W01

HARRISON Sussex St. close to Second St. 2nd fl.

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E.NEWARK 442 John Street, 3 BR, LR, Kitchen, hardwood floors, Parking space for 1 car. $1800/mth. Avl. July 1st. (862)279-4814 or (973)465-0166 12W03

KEARNY furnished Room for rent, excellent neighborhood. Close to Transportation, supermarket and gym.Female prefered, no smoking. $125/week.

Call 201-991-4633 Hablo Espanol 14W03

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BELLEVILLE Spacious attic for 1 person. Share Bath/Kitchen. Ladies preffered. $650/mth. + $50/ mth electricity. 1 month security. Available now.

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HARRISON HARRISON 1st Floor. 1 BR. LR. EIK. $1100 + 1 1/2 months security. Utilities not included. No Pets/ Smoking. Near TRANS. Available September 1st. (973)481-6028 or (973)418-6621. 14W03

KEARNY Newly renovated. 2nd Floor 2 BR, LR, EIK. Dukes St-Front of West Hudson Park. $1250 + Utilities. No Pets.

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(973)391-3868 14W03 KEARNY 2nd floor. 1 BR. LR. DR. EIK. $1,200 + 1 1/2 months securtiy. UtilKEARNY 1st floor, 3 BR’s, ities separate. Avail. Aug LR, EIK. hardwood floors. 1st No Pets/Smoking. $1600 + 1 1/2 months (917)498-7607. 12W03 security. Utilities separate.

No Pets/Smoking. Close to schools & TRANS. Available September 1st call KEARNY Arlington Sec(201)832-5346 14W03 tion. 1 BR, H/W Floors.

Walking distance to schools & Supermarket, all public transportation KEARNY 2 BR, 2nd floor. and NY bus. Avl. SeptemKHS area, 297 Chestnut ber 1st. (201) 657-2119.

St. $1,700/mth plus se- 14W03 curity and utilities. Please Call (201) 207-8029.

HARRISON Sussex St, walk to PATH and NJIT. 2-BDRM apt, $1,650 plus utilities, Available August 16th. 1-BDRM APT, $1100 14W01 plus utilities, Available Sept 1st. 1 1/2 month security, Parking $50. KEARNY 1st Floor. 2 BR. (973)687-7500 14W03 DR LR. C/A. Laundry on Premise. $1800 + 1 1/2 months security. Utilities HARRISON 3 BR, 1 Bath, not included. No Pets/ Full Kitchen, LR, DR. No Smoking. Avail. SeptemPets/Smoking. Avail. Sept ber 1st (973)971-7442 1st. Street Parking. $1700 13W03 + 1 1/2 months security.

Laundry off site (973)5170479 13W03 KEARNY Lg 4 BRs 1 1/2 Bath On Kearny Ave 2nd HARRISON Newly Ren- floor. College students ovated 2 BR, $1,500/ welcomed. 1 1/2 mth month + utilties. 1 1/2 security deposit. Utilities months security. No Pets. Not Included. Parking No Smoking. Avl. Now. availalbe but not includ(347) 276-0105 14W03 ed. Pet friendly. Available Sept.1st. (201)991-3366

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E. NEWARK E. NEWARK Room for Rent for a single person with all utilities included.

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KEARNY Everything inLYNDHURST 1 BR apt, cluded. No smoking , off St. parking, close to No pets. Male or Female.

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Men preferred. No kitchen. We speak Spanish.

LYNDHURST 2 bed- Available Now (201)388rooms, 2nd floor. H/HW 2156 14W03 included. $1,570/mth. No Pets (973)760-4877 13W03 LYNDHURST 1st Floor. 2 BR. 2 Baths. LR. DR. EIK. C/A. Washer/Dryer. 9 ft ceilings. 1 Block to NYC Transite. Shopping. Off street Parking. $1750 + Utilities. 1 1/2 months security.

No Pets/ Smoking. Avail. October 1st (732)793-6540 or (973)715-4220 14W03

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Close to Garfield School.

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Kiss you all over. Looking for a young personable longhaired single female.

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Single occupancy. Good credit and 4 weeks security required. $120/week.

Call (973)830-7498. 13W03

N.ARLINGTON

KEARNY 3 BRs, 1 1/2 bath, LR, DR, EIK. updated interior. $1950/mth + 1 1/2mth security. Utilities Seperate. Available Now. (201)428-8876. 14W03

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HARRISON High Quality New apartments, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Upgraded appliances. Kitchen, LR, DR. $2000/month. Available Sept 1st. No Pets.

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BELLEVILLE 3 rooms. Parking available. Laundry facility on premises. $1250/month.

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KEARNY 2nd Floor. 2 BR, (201)997-2341 LR, DR & Kitchen. $1,300 13WO3 month + 1 month security. Utilities separate. No pets/smoking Avl. August 1st. (201) 246-8784 12W03 LYNDHURST KEARNY Renovated. 1 BR APT. HT/HW included. $1,250/month. See Super. 6 Woodland Ave. Apt. 1, Calll Aracely 201-892-8035 for appointment.

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Your services will be needed 4 to 8 times a month, with a regular schedule if convenient.

Please respond in confidence with your resume/ experience and/or cover letter to Custodial Assistant, P.O. Box 43 Kearny, NJ 07032 or tmw1045@gmail.com.

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Local business seeking a Maintenance Worker/Handy Man for property maintenance and general chores.

If you are able to wear a business suit to work a couple times a month, that would be a plus.

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Please respond in confidence to Maintenance Worker, P.O. Box 43 Kearny, NJ 07032 or tmw1045@gmail.com.

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Alaris Health at Belgrove in Kearny NJ has the following Nursing opportunities for: COOK, F/T RNs F/T & P/T Sign on Bonus!

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Manufacturing company near Mill St, Belleville looking for order picker and general labor/ item packager worker positions. Experience preferred but not required.

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Accounts Payable Specialist needed, prior experience required.

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W.H.A.T. auditions are Aug. 27 & Aug. 28 The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co. announces auditions for its fall show “The Monster Princess Tales,” written and directed by Allyssa Hynes, Aug. 27 and 28 from 7 to 9:30 p.m., at the new W.H.A.T. Theatre (in residence at the Grace Methodist Church) 380 Kearny Ave., Kearny.

Actors should be prepared to read from the sides provided at the audition. Sides will also be available at www.WHATco.org for preparation.

Resume and headshot is preferred but not required. If actors do not

have a headshot, a picture will be taken of them at the audition.

WHAT is Seeking adult actors to play monster versions of fairy tale characters. The actors who play Cinderella and Prince Ghastly must be able to yo-yo. There might be doublecasting. Actors will most likely also be a guest at the ball and/or a ghost in addition to their character roles.

Show dates are Oct. 18, 19, 25 and 26. All auditioners must be 16 or older. See all specific roles for the show at www.theobserver.com.

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Celeste Vilaverde Cardoso in 1958. Striving for a better future for their The funeral was from the Armitage & Wiggins growing family and after immigrating to Lisbon Funeral Home, Kearny. and France, Mr. Cardoso A funeral Mass was settled in the United celebrated at St. Cecilia States in 1968.

Church, Kearny. Burial Mr. Cardoso lived in was in Holy Cross CemHarrison and Newark etery, North Arlington. before moving to Kearny funeral home. in 1979, coincidentally Agostinho Cardoso the same year the Portuwas born March 26, guese Cultural Center of 1935, in Oliveira, Arcos Kearny was founded. His de Valdevez, Portugal. passion for Portuguese His passion for Portufolklore inspired him guese folklore began at to inaugurate “Sonhos a young age and he first de Portugal” in 1981, shared his talent as a “concertina” player with Kearny’s Portuguese folklore group comthe dance group “Ranposed then of family and cho São Paio” in his nafriends and continues to tive Arcos de Valdevez. live on today, 38 years He married his belater, after many genloved late wife Maria

erations of dancers and musicians and hundreds of performances celebrating and representing Portuguese culture.

His inspiring vision has even been documented by “Local Legacies” and is archived in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Agostinho Cardoso will be forever remembered by his children: Antonio (Tony) and daughter-in-law, Isabel; his daughter, Maria de Fatima Giangeruso and her husband, George; his grandchildren, Michael and his wife, Nathalie, Kevin, Gavin and Brandon; and countless friends and family.

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Stk#19-1727, VIN#K6294385, Auto, FWD, 4-Cyl, OnStar, Keyless Entry, P/S/ABS, Backup Cam, A/C, MSRP: $28,395. Based on 39 month closed end lease. Total due at inception $3,834 (includes $2,995 down, 1st months payment, $650 bank fee, $0 sec dep) +tax.

Total payments $6,981. Residual: $16,185.15. Includes $1500 Lease Conquest if qualified.

$

72 MONTHS

39 MONTH LEASE*

27 MPG HWY

Bellavia

NEW 2019 CHEVROLET

TRAVERSE LS

229

Stk#19-1542, VIN#KJ263855, Auto, FWD, 6-Cyl, P/Sts, OnStar, Keyless Entry, P/S/ABS, Backup Cam, A/C, MSRP: $36,595. Based on 36 month closed end lease. Total due at inception $3,874 (includes $2,995 down, 1st months payment, $650 bank fee, $0 sec dep) +tax. Total payments $8,604. Residual: $22,688.90.

Includes $1500 Lease Conquest if qualified.

$

27 MPG HWY

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER BUICK DEALER OF THE YEAR

36 MONTH LEASE*

NEW 2019 CHEVROLET

SILVERADO 1500 LT 4X4

289

Stk#19-1559, VIN#K1181096, Auto, 4x4, V8, OnStar, T/Gls, Fog Lamps, Keyless Entry, P/S/ABS, Backup Cam, A/C, MSRP: $45,600. Based on 39 month closed end lease. Total due at inception $3,934 (includes $2,995 down, 1st months payment, $650 bank fee, $0 sec dep) +tax. Total payments $11,271. Residual: $25,536. Includes $2000 Lease Loyalty if qualified.

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Bellavia “Celebrating Our 46th Anniversary”

39 MONTH LEASE*

30 MPG HWY

NEW 2019 BUICK

ENCORE PREFERRED

Stk#19-127, VIN#KB706712, Auto, FWD, 4-Cyl, OnStar, Keyless Entry, P/S/ABS, Backup Cam, Alloy Whls, A/C, MSRP: $29,995. Based on 39 month closed end lease. Total due at inception $3,784 (includes $2,995 down, 1st months payment, $650 bank fee, $0 sec dep) +tax. Total payments $5,421. Residual: $14,297.25. Includes $2000 Lease Loyalty if qualified.

30 MPG HWY

NEW 2019 BUICK

ENVISION

PREFERRED

Stk#19-302, VIN#KD144665, Auto, AWD, 6-Cyl, P/Htd Sts, OnStar, Keyless Entry, P/S/ABS, Backup Cam, A/C, MSRP: $39,945. Based on 39 month closed end lease. Total due at inception $3,924 (includes $2,995 down, 1st months payment, $650 bank fee, $0 sec dep) +tax. Total payments $10,881.

Residual: $24,366.45. Includes $1500 Lease Loyalty if qualified.

139

$

Lease per mo x 39 mos*

279

$

Lease per mo x 39 mos*

199 Route17 South • E. Rutherford, NJ

201.939.6800

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*Price(s) include(s) all costs to be paid by consumer, except for licensing costs, registration fees, and taxes. Financing thru GM Financial. **On select models with approved credit. Not all buyers will qualify. See dealer for details. Lessee resp for excess wear, tear, & mileage charges as stated. Optional equipment extra. See dealers for complete details. Other restrictions may apply. Pics are illustrative only. Offers end 9/3/19.

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