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EDITORIAL By George & Great Scott, KPD’s crime stats were stellar
Last week, we reported some tremendous news. Kearny’s overall crime, as reported by the FBI in the annual Uniform Crime Report, dropped a whopping 27.5% in 2020 over numbers in 2019 that were, themselves, a part of another drop.
It’s all part of a trend that started four-plus years ago under retired Chief John P. Dowie and that has continued with Chief George King and Deputy Chief Scott Macfie. (King had been deputy chief when the numbers began to sharply drop.)
The numbers dropped, again, in the middle of a global pandemic, but the trends reveal it wasn’t the pandemic that made the numbers so strong. In fact, in one recent year, the drop was 36%, so despite the great numbers, they’re not even the biggest decrease in recent memory.
They’ve dropped because the department is proactive and not reactive.
They’ve dropped because the department has many young officers who go above and beyond the call of duty on a daily basis.
They’ve dropped because technology has become an integral part of policing.
They’ve dropped because each year, when there are retirements, replacements are made to ensure the department is properly staffed.
And they’ve dropped because of the leadership of King and Macfie, who have served the Town of Kearny in as exemplary a manner as is possible to dream of.
This has all happened in a country that hasn’t exactly been wild about law enforcement, especially over the last 13 months.
When things got rough nationally, the police here didn’t retreat. Instead, they were out there, risking their lives, in a visible a manner as one could imagine.
While sandwiched between two major urban metropolises — Jersey City and Newark — things have drastically improved. This, alone, is remarkable, on top of all the other factors.
Kearny has always been a great place to live and work, but it’s never been clearer. We are all fortunate this is a reality. And because of King, Macfie and countless others, we all rest our heads each night knowing we do so in a very safe place to live.
Can’t ask for much more than that.
Giangeruso: EMTs will be following up with patients who declined hospital visits
To the Editor:
As mayor and the director of public safety, I am happy to announce a new enhancement to our Emergency Medical Service (EMS) for the community.
Beginning May 2021, a member of the town’s EMS team will be reaching out to patients who called for assistance but refused to be transported to the hospital. We developed this service enhancement after recognizing many patients declined transportation after initially being seen by the EMS Team.
This group of patients increased significantly over recent months, many of whom cited legitimate concerns about COVID. On-scene responders often felt it was in the patients’ best interest to be seen by hospital staff, but were required to follow the patients’ choices.
Any patient who requests medical assistance for an illness or injury but declines transportation to a medical facility should expect a member of the EMS team to contact them within a few days of their call for help.
The team member calling will be a fully certified Lyndhurst Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). They will inquire if you are feeling better and encourage you to seek further medical attention if you are still feeling ill and have not. They will offer emergency transportation or reevaluation of symptoms if you request.
The team member making these calls will not ask for any additional personally identifiable information, will not seek any payment or payment information and will not make any specific diagnosis or provide specific medical advice.
This service is a pilot program that hopefully will lead to a wider community para-medicine project helping ensure our residents receive needed help and support when they are ill or injured, especially during the pandemic.
Robert B. Giangeruso Mayor of Lyndhurst
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Honor students named at Kearny’s Schuyler School
The following students achieved honors for the third marking period of the 202021 school year at Kearny’s Schuyler School:
Principal’s Honor Roll Grade 6
Samuel Afanador, Gabriella Almeida, Joshua Barreto, Diego Casco Sanles, Luis Colon, Davi DeOliveira, Lucas DeSouza, Alexa Englese, Angel Ferreras, Kelly Funes, Aidan Gill, Feiyang(Peter) Hu, Aric Kryzanowski, Ethan Luengas, Sofiah Marrero, Zesdne Mayancela, Sofia Munoz, Sumaiya Ouali, Rafael Pereira, Adrian Pinto, Luis Refosco Medina, Vivienne Sanchez, Sebastian Santana, Sophia Vargas, Leonor Velez Araujo, Brianna Yarleque and Robert Zdichocki.
Grade 5
Elias Bousada, Elizabeth Gomez Gonzalez, Brianna Gutierrez, Dominic Paulozzo, Kiara Perez, Brooke Lynn Pulcine, Arianna Rivera Chimbo and Olivia Santana.
Grade 4
Katelyn Anticona Alvarado, Rylie Daughtry, Christopher Jackson, Julian Kulesza, Salwa Ouali, Isaiah Soriano, Jeremy Zabala and Dominick Zdichocki.
Honor Roll Grade 6
Bladimir Arias, Carlos Cabrera-Rojas, Khalil Caldeira, Angel Castillo, Antonella Di Sevo, Jennyfer Gutierrez Gregorio, Koryanne Jimenez, Ammar Khalifa, Anan Khalifa, Michael Live, Natalie Malave, Justin Morales, Luis Palacio, Nerea Perez, Melissa Santinello
Grade 5
Hailey Alava, Valerie Amador, Christian Anfibio,Romina Barros, Riley Bennett, Aiden Burke, Melvin Caceres Guaman, Gabriel Celi, Maximilyano Corrente, Brianna Cruz, Angelina De Araujo, Katelyn Desa, Philip Dudek, Hajar Elkassimi, Aiden Hartkopf, Abderahmane Heraz, Emilia Iturralde- Vargas, Juliana Juarez, Keanu Mogollon, Stephanie Pedrosa, Nyree Pickens, Nicholas Reardon, Matthew Vaz
Grade 4
Melauric Arrue, Jatneil Benavides,Maria Bombino Sanchez, Madison Carranza, Fernando Diaz, Scarlett Ferreira, Robert Jeffords,Maria Rodriguez DaSilva, Delilah Sanchez, Luna Santos,Maia Sierra, Ysabella Soto, Nicoly Tassi Libanori, Mia Torterolo, Kevin Yang.
Citizenship Grade 6
Samuel Afanador, Gabriella Almeida, Bladimir Arias, Joshua Barreto, Valentina Basantes Intriago, Carlos Cabrera Rojas, Khalil Caldeira, Diego Casco Sanles, Angel Castillo, Luis Colon, Davi DeOliveira, Lucas DeSouza, Antonella Di Sevo, Alexa Englese, Angel Ferreras, Jeremiah Flores, Kelly Funes, Alexandria Gaston, Aidan Gill, Jennyfer Gutierrez Gregorio, Jake Hohmann, Feiyang (Peter) Hu, Koryanne Jimenez, Ammar Khalifa, Anan Khalifa, Lilly Kowalcyzk, Aric Kryzanowski, Michael Live, Ethan Luengas, Natalie Malave, Sofiah Marrero, Zesdne Mayancela, Timothy Mercado, Izabella Mogollon, Justin Morales, Sofia Munoz, Sumaiya Ouali, Luis Palacio, Nicholas Pereira, Rafael Pereira, Nerea Perez, Adrian Pinto, Luis Refosco Medina, Vivienne Sanchez, Sebastian Santana, Melissa Santinello, Emily Simas, Sophia Vargas, Leonor Velez Araujo, Brianna Yarleque, Robert Zdichocki
Grade 5
Hailey Alava, Valerie Amador, Christian Anfibio, Xavier Arias, Freddy Barros, Romina Barros, Riley Bennett, Elias Bousada, Aiden Burke, Kevin Cabrera Polanco, Melvin Caceres Guaman, Jacob Castillo, Gabriel Celi, Ulises Colon, Maximilyano Corrente, Brianna Cruz, Miyah Cruz, Angelina DeAraujo, Katelyn Desa, Phillip Dudek, Hajar Elkassimi, Elizabeth Gomez Gonzales, Brianna Gutierrez, Aiden Hartkopf, Abderahmane Heraz, Emilia Iturralde Vargas, Juliana Juarez, Gabriella Linares, Xavier Mastandrea, Lainey McKenna, Keanu Mogollon, Angelice Ochoa, Dominick Paulozzo, Stephanie Pedrosa, Kiara Perez, Nyree Pickens, Brooke Lynn Pulcine, Nicholas Reardon, Arianna Rivera Chimbo, Olivia Santana, John Solis, Noah Sullivan, Matthew Vaz, Sofia Velez De Araujo, Sophia Zhang
Grade 4
Katelyn Anticona Alvarado, Matthias Arroyo, Melauric Arrue, Jatneil Benavides, Maria Bombino Sanchez, Kassandra Brunck Sanchez, Madison Carranza,Roberto Caycho, Rylie Daughtry, Samuel DeSouza ,Fernando Diaz, Steven Dzikowicz, Isabella Fernandez Aviles, Lucas Fernandez, Carissa Ferrara, Scarlett Ferreira, Esther Guido, Christopher Gumbs, Kayla Hansen, Rita Hourmati, Christopher Jackson, Robert Jeffords, Julian Kulesza, Brandon Leon Verdugo,Britney Lopez, Jacob Lopez, Kiara Luengas, Jack McKenna, Karisa Montalvo, Jeanpool Orellana Paredes, Salwa Ouali, Mya Rivera Rodriguez, Maria Rodriguez Da Silva,Sara Rueda Aguirre, Delilah Sanchez, Jacob Santos, Luna Santos, Maia Sierra, Julian Solarte Ochoa, Isaiah Soriano, Ysabella Soto, Nicoly Tassi Libanori, Tatiana Valencia Torres, Mia Torterolo, Zachary Vargas, Jessalyn Velez, Kevin Yang, Jeremy Zabala, Dominick Zdichocki
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