Wednesday, 8 December 2021
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Vol. CXXXIV, No. 31
ON THE INSIDE W.H.A.T.’s ‘Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus,’ debuts Friday at East Newark Rec Center
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ABSOLUTE $H!T BELLEVILLE • BLOOMFIELD • EAST NEWARK • HARRISON • KEARNY • LYNDHURST • NORTH ARLINGTON • NUTLEY
Tennessee co. wants to create facility to burn feces in South Kearny; Santos says no way! By Kevin A. Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com
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fter years and years of fighting with countless businesses, government agencies and other organizations who have treated the Town of Kearny as a dumping ground, it appears one company that tried to do the same in Newark is preparing to try to “shit” on Kearny — proverbially and literally. Here’s what we know so far. Earlier this year, a company called Aries Clean Energy attempted to open a plant in an industrial area of Newark — on Doremus Avenue — that would have been used to process “biosolids,” or in simpler terms, “human feces.” It
would have treated up to 430 tons of waste (we believe per month) that originated from parts of Jersey and New York. Reports indicate the “crap” is heated to 1,500º Fahrenheit and then turned into “biochar,” which is sold to area construction companies and then used to thicken concrete. But, the people of Newark fought against its approval. The NJ Department of Environmental “Protection” must grant permission for such a facility to operate. That approval never came. So now, just two years later, the Tennessee-based company wants to create such a facility, you guessed it, in Industrial Kearny, a part of the town that See POO, Page 18
Melham will seek 2nd term as Belleville Mayor By Kevin A. Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com
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elleville Mayor Michael Melham declared his intention to seek a second, fouryear term for Mayor in May at a rally Tuesday night, Nov. 30. Municipal elections are non-parti-
san in the township. Because of the unexpected crowd of supporters, the Melham campaign made the last-minute decision to move the event from the “library” at Nanina’s in the Park to the grand ballroom. Supporters even filled an adjoining bridal suite. Attendees included township
residents and volunteers, as well as a bi-partisan group of mayors and other public officials from surrounding towns who have worked closely with Melham since he took office in 2018. Notable among the eclectic group was Paterson Mayor Andre See MELHAM, Page 19
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