15 January 2020
Vol. CXXXII, No. 36
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THE 4 CHAPLAINS
77 years after they perished, current Army chaplain will celebrate annual remembrance Mass Feb. 2 at St. Stephen’s
W
hen the Parish Community of St. Stephen’s gets together Feb. 2 at noon for the annual Father Washington Mass, also known as the Mass of the Four Chaplains, a special celebrant will be on hand for the liturgy. The entire local community is invited to meet the Rev. Matthew Pawlikowski, a graduate of Jesuit high school St. Peter’s Prep, and an Army chaplain, who will celebrate the Mass that marks the 77th anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.S. Dorchester, in which four chaplains died, including the Rev. John Washington, who at the time was a parochial vicar (assistant pastor) at Kearny’s Cathedral, St. Stephen’s.
Father Matt is the youngest of seven children — five boys and two girls. He was raised in New Jersey. He graduated from West Point in 1986 and was commissioned an Infantry officer. He served at Ft. Benning, Georgia; Uijongbu, Korea; and Fort Bragg, North Carolina (home of the 82nd Airborne Division). He transferred to the Reserves upon entering ImmacSee CHAPLAINS, Page 17
On Feb. 2 at noon, the Rev. Matthew Pawlikowski, a chaplain in the U.S. Army, will be at St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny, to preside at the annual Father Washington Mass. The Four Chaplains died 77 years ago aboard the U.S.S. Dorchester. They were, in the top photo, from left, Rabbi Alexander Goode, the Rev. George Fox, the Rev. Clark Poling and Father John Washington. Inset photo: Pawlikowski. Story by Kevin Canessa; photos courtesy of the Rev. Joseph Mancini
In his 17th full year, DeGise sees active times ahead for West Hudson By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com
I
t’s hard to believe it, but Tom DeGise (in photo at right) has been the Hudson County Executive now for 17 years. He first occupied the seat late in 2002, a little
more than a year after former Executive Robert C. Janiszewski resigned — just around the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — in disgrace following a scandal. And here he is — all these years later — having just begun his fifth term in office. To say the very least, time and age have
not slowed him down one bit. In fact, DeGise sees the beginning of this term as one that will offer a lot of noticeable action here in West Hudson. “In the first six months of the year, we expect the old Kopper’s Coke site to be sold to a very reputable developer,”
DeGise told The Observer in a one-on-one the day after he was re-sworn into office. It’s going to happen, by June.” DeGise says the redeveloped land in Industrial Kearny will eventually offer millions of See DeGISE, Page 13
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