That’s why — given the rich legacy soccer has left in West
As he has for nearly two decades, EMT Martin Nystrom, sitting hosted a solemn 9/11 remembrance at Kearny High School last week. Nystrom was a first-responder that fateful day 21 years ago. Here, he is seen with town & school officials and families of those lost in the attacks
hat are young people facing in to day’s society?
Hudson, from its origins in the teams fostered by the old Scottish mills and German breweries — Dolaghan and friends mounted a fundrais ing campaign to pay tribute to that legacy by commis sioning a monument to that beloved sport.
The importance of soccer in West Hudson can never be underestimated and as such, the sport will be forever honored with a new statue in Harrison. While the statue isn’t quite ready yet, as seen in this photo, next month, it will be and the Town of Harrison will host a special dedication for all of West Hudson.
A most solemn remembrance
Seven years ago, in an effort to create an environment that promotes wellness for the youth, parents and residents of Lyndhurst, as well as to offer the tools needed to be free of the misuse and abuse of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs, the Township of Lyndhurst created the Lyndhurst Municipal Alliance, a grassroots partnership with the town’s
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Statue will forever immortalize soccer in Harrison & all for all of West Hudson
That monument — in the form of a 9-foot-tall bronze statue of the proto-typi cal soccer player of West Hudson — will be unveiled Saturday, Oct. 8, at 11 a.m., in Library Park in Harrison, where it will be permanently exhibited.Friendsof Harrison Soccer and the Harrison Education Association, sponsors of the campaign, declare the statue “will stand as a reminder of a
ention the word “soccer” to Harri son Councilman Mi chael Dolaghan and it’s like unleashing a volcano of names, dates, champion ships and legends involving individuals and teams from Kearny, Harrison and East Newark.Attimes, his recollections of people and events are so vivid you could believe those events are happening in the moment.And,to a large extent, they are, as evidenced by the continued dominance of local teams in county, state and regional soccer matches.
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Yet more young people are using psychedelic drugs than ever before, and 32% of all young adults have also been on a binge-drinking bender sometime during their young lives.
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Polls show there is now more public ac ceptance of marijuana use than ever before.
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Lyndhurst Municipal Alliance grows & continues its important work
Statistics show last year, 43% of all adults smoked marijuana, and 29% of all young people also smoked it. This reflects a surge of 11% from previous years. There are presently 19 states, including New Jersey and New York, that have now legalized the recre ational use of marijuana.
In the meantime, the contractor will stretch the (existing) field clean to put it in the best playing shape.
It was around 2 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, when Sgt. Richard Jasinski was piloting his drone about Lyndhurst. Drone pilots have to take training each month to remain certified to operate them. At the time, he was with Det. William Kapp and they noticed a newer-model Kia
Abarca-Garro was issued summonses for drunken driving and was then released on his own recognizance, pending court.
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But the good news, he added, is that the contractor, Athletic Fields America, is on pace to deliver a new turf running track by September, according to DeCorso. The
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Contractor’s inability to source materials leads to delay in football field returfing
he Lyndhurst Golden Bears will have to wait until next year before they can look forward to playing on a new field. Joseph DeCorso, super intendent of schools, said
separate sets of interlock ing doors, for the student entrance; new flooring in Room 113; and a new camera surveillance painting.ground-levelandlumbusstepsandgroundschools;andstallednewElsewheresystem.inthedistrict,boilersweretobeinatColumbus,FranklinRooseveltelementaryColumbusplaywastoberepavednewfencing;concreteatRooseveltandCoarebeingrepaired;Franklinisgettingnewflooringand
the district had hoped to get the gridiron field returfed in time for this year, but the turf manufacturer wasn’t able to get material needed to weave and sew the synthetic surface in Sotime.the new field won’t take shape until sometime after this football season, he said.
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police officer who was undergoing ongo ing training to pilot a drone wound up coming up with an arrest, by sheer chance, when as he flew the machine at the Route 17 loop, he located on the drone’s camera a disabled vehicle that ultimately had a drunk en-driver inside it, Det. Lt. Vincent Auteri, the Lyndhurst Police Department’s public information officer, said.
Optima at the Route 17 loop (down by the hotels).
Cop training on drone discovers a disabled drunken driver by chance, Lyndhurst PD says
So, headquarters dispatched Officer Michael Clifford to the location, where he found the vehicle and Cristopher Abarca-Garro, 30, of Newark, sitting in the damaged vehicle. Abarca-Garro told Clifford he took a curve too quickly, lost control and hit something.
track surface is being coated with a substance known as Rekortan RT, 5 millimeters thick.Total cost of the job — both track and football field — will be “man-trap”firstflooringonotherbeensummer.jectisn’tAthletics$1,150,952.infrastructuretheonlycapitalprothedistricttookonthisLyndhurstHighSchoolhasthebeneficiaryofthesejobs:air-conditioningthesecondfloor;newandpaintingforthefloor;newelectronicsystemwithtwo
Confused? Not to worry. Here’s how it all went down, according to Auteri.
At this point, Clifford says he could smell alcohol on Abarca-Garro’s breath, detect ed his eyes were watery and blood-shot and he was slur ring his words. Abarca-Garro was given field-sobriety tests at the scene, and apparently failedAuterithose.says Abarca-Garro blew a .1 on the BAC machine, .02 points above the maxi mum-allowable BAC in Jersey.
“I speak for all of us here,” McGuire said, “when I say that you are a hero, and you are our brother. I’m sad to see you go, but happy you are moving on to a new phase of your life family time.”
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“This is detective Negron calling in,” Eddie said over the air.The dispatcher answered, and with her voice booming over a loudspeaker, read this response:
“I’m grateful to all of you for the support you gave me,” Eddie said. “It was hard, but I have another shot at life. Let’s see what happens next.”
Congratulations, my brother.”
At a makeshift gathering in the parking lot, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II awarded Eddie a plaque in honor of his 24 years of outstanding service to law
As he exited the office building and entered the parking lot, he walked into a blue wall of detectives, police officers and prosecutors colleagues clapped, whistled and cheered him on.
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Mitchell McGuire, chief of Detectives, said when he first arrived in the prosecutor’s office, Eddie showed him what it is to be a “cop’s cop.”
Sgt. Edward “Eddie” Negron battled many criminals, but the toughest fight he ever faced was losing both his lungs.
In 2021, while working as a detective to safeguard citizens, Negron contracted COVID-19. It compromised his cardiovascular system and impaired his lungs. He eventually underwent a double lung transplant. The operation was successful, but given the severity of his condition, he decided to retire from the ECPO Aug. 1, 2022.
enforcement.
“Sgt. Negron began his career with the East Newark
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“You deserve all this adulation from your colleagues,” Stephens said. “You are our brother, and we will always be here for you. You gave maximum effort to keeping our community safe, and we appreciate your service.
Eddie, flanked by two of his sons, thanked his colleagues for their support, especially when he was in the hospital for the double lung transplant surgery.
Special to The Observer Negron, left, listens as Prosecutor Ted Stevens bids him adieu. See NEGRON, Page 7
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Negron was a beloved figure in the prosecutor’s office. His colleagues unanimously refer to him as a “brother,” and “stand-up guy.” They all call him Eddie. So on the morning of Aug. 1, when Eddie walked out of the prosecutor’s office for the last time, a crowd gathered to bid him farewell.
Then it was time for his final radio call, a time-honored tradition for retiring officers. McGuire handed Eddie a police radio and he dialed into dispatch for the last time.
the new Chapel Mausoleum of the expansionResurrectionopening this fall, which features marble crypts, glass and marble cremation niches and a new section dedicated exclusively to Thecremations.newsection will also feature several works of sacred art, including a two-story mosaic of Jesus Christ ascending from the tomb. The mosaic was made exclusively for Gate of Heaven Cemetery by worldrenowned studio Mellini Art and Glass Mosaics based in Florence, Italy, which has created acclaimed works of sacred art for the last 70
years.The new mausoleumchapelalsoincludes 14 lifelike statues of the Stations of the Cross handcrafted from wood made in Tyrol, Austria, almost 200 years ago. The sculptures were saved from St. Peter’s Church (formerly Queen of Angels) in Newark and were restored to their original glory.
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The program meets Mondays for four weeks starting Oct. 3 at 44 Park Ave. Kindergarten coed session begin at 4 p.m. Girls in first and second grades will meet at 5 p.m. Boys in first and second grade will meet at 6 p.m.
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Registration for Nutley’s K through second-grade fall basketball season is underway.
The first open house weekend already took place last weekend at Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Mausoleum in East Hanover. There, guests learned about
Nov. 12 & 13: Holy Name Cemetery & Mausoleum, 823 West Side Ave., Jersey City. orgwww.HolyNameCemetery. (888) 621-0337.
The fee is $60 per child and attendees will be instructed by Nutley’s Blaze Hoop Crew and Carol Blazejowski. Blazejowski was an All-American in 1976, 1977 and 1978 and won the first Wade Trophy for the Women’s Basketball Player of the Year in 1978. She was the U.S. Olym pic team women’s basketball
captain in 1980 and holds the men’s and women’s collegiate single-game scoring record with 52 points.
“A time of loss is a time of confusion, and final arrangements do not have to add to the uncertainty,” Andrew P. Schafer, executive director of the Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark, said. “The worries of lastminute burial arrangements should not become part of
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The officers arrested him. The suspect reportedly would not go cooperatively and dropped his body weight once handcuffed. Once inside the back of a police SUV, the suspect kicked and damaged a vehicle door and slammed his head on the partition separating the front and back seats.
Until September 2019, our daughter was in very good health, spirit, alert and honor student at college, until when she met one guy from Jersey City, NJ, who showed her to use some bad substances which destroyed her health, morals and behavior to the death.
The officers charged Mtchedlishvili with shoplifting and later released her with a summons.
Officers arrested Lugardo for shoplifting. She was later transferred to the Hudson County Jail, South Kearny.OnSept. 1 at 4:16 p.m., Officers Ryan Brady and Alan Stickno and Sgt. Angelo Palagano were dispatched to a private home where a counselor appointed by the State’s Division of Child Protection and Permanency reported a mother had assaulted her 18-year-old daughter.
The teen had revealed to the counselor her mother beat her with the metal buckle side of a leather belt during an argument two days earlier. The teen showed police several large, deep bruises on her upper arm and the
The suspect was still in the home and reportedly displayed signs of intoxication and aggression toward the police officers. His mother even came by and tried to calm him, to no avail. Upon hearing his roommate would be pursuing a restraining order against him, the suspect reportedly flipped over a living room coffee table.
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At the police station, removing the suspect from the police SUV required the effort of several officers. The cops were able to secure the man in a holding cell, upon which he spit on Officer Ryan Wilson.
Why did he never call the medical services or at least inform the manager of the hotel? Like he said, we could have saved her; instead he left the room for hours and left her suffering to death.This is not correct, unfair, unjust and that person is walking free on streets like nothing happened. Is this normal?
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A heated argument followed the boyfriend’s entrance to the apartment. During the argument, the victim
Your honor Mr. Judge, if this guy is never be called to testify in front of a jury, it will be my duty to publish this in all newspapers of New Jersey and New York.
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On Sept. 3 at 10:08 a.m., Officers Mina Ekladious and Rich Poplaski Jr. and Capt. Paul Bershefski responded to ShopRite for a shoplifting complaint. A store manager accused Lali Mtchedlishvili, 46, of Brooklyn, of concealing $215.27 of produce, cosmetics and hygiene products in a bag and trying to leave the store without paying for the merchandise.
The suspect was charged with two counts of criminal mischief, throwing bodily fluid at a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, and damage to town property (town ordinance).
By Capt. Timothy Wagner Kearny Police Department
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We keep waiting for the response for this mat ter from the justice department. I believe I can and am capable to find the origin and solve the problem. But again, we want some clear infor mation on her death, since she wasn’t alone. We thanks you very much for your help, cooperation and effort in this matter.
belt that was allegedly used to inflict them. Officers arrested the mother on charges of aggravated assault and weapon offenses. She was later released with a summons.
That was her declaration before her death, that’s why she was always silent, only things we been told by her as well as the person was Muslim Pakistani.
Small description what happened and caused the death of our daughter on June 30, 2021.
Then, on a June evening in 2021, we got a surprise visit of Kearny police to our home to announce her unexpected death, at one of the hotels in Jersey City. She was alone in the room and we learned that that guy was with her a few minutes ahead and she told him that she wasn’t feeling good and vomiting, and it was declared by himself on a police report. Unfortunately, our surprise why that guy never called for medical assistance to save her; instead, he left the hotel for over three hours and came back to the site. He said that he went out to buy some drinks for her, do you believe that? We believe that she was killed before he left, to cover up her death.
disappearance would cause us a huge social dysfunction and a health disturbance at the same time. We insist and persist to find out the cause of our daughter’s death to the end.
On Sept. 6 at 9 minutes past midnight, Officers Lawrence Latka, Ruben Rivera and Cort Montanino were dispatched to an apartment building for a domestic assault. When they arrived, officer found the alleged aggressor had fled in a car. The victim, a 37-year-old woman, reported her 35-year-old ex-boyfriend had shown up at her apartment and pounded on the door until she opened it.
We have remained silent in the wake of our daughter’s untimely death over a year ago, Despite our cry for justice, we have received no explanation as to how the man who left her to die has not been required to provide an explanation or face charges. Despite his admission that she was not feeling well and his understanding of her drug issues, he left her for hours to die in a motel room rather than seeking medicalSurely,help.this cannot be conduct that goes unpunished as it is unfair and unjust that this person continues walking the streets when our daughter is gone and he could have saved her life by just calling for medical help.
On Sept. 4 at 8 p.m., Det. Jordenson Jean was tipped off that a customer inside ShopRite Liquors was an un-apprehended suspect in an Aug. 2 shoplifting. Det. Jean identified the suspect as Valentino E. Rogers, 35, of Newark, and arrested him outside the store. A search incident to arrest uncovered five stolen liquor bottles in the suspect’s backpack totaling $184.95, two credit cards embossed to two different women, a driver’s license belonging to a third woman, a dozen empty glass vials commonly used to package cocaine, and three empty wax folds stamped “Route 66” and “Exit 2” which are commonly used to package heroin.
Rogers was charged with credit card theft, shoplifting and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also wanted on warrants from East Orange (charging shoplifting, possession of drug paraphernalia and trespass) and Union (charging shoplifting). Officers held Rogers at the county jail.
Further, to Hudson County Prosecutor, we were silenced until August 2022, it’s over one year since my daughter’s death. Why we can’t have a clear explanation how and why is the person who was with her in the hotel room not taking stand at court and giving us at least a small idea how happened to her, since he declared in the report that she told him she wasn’t feeling good.
On Sept. 1 at 3:24 p.m., Officers Mat Lopez, Jordan Miranda and Sean Wilson responded to a shoplifting complaint at ShopRite. A manager accused Luz M. Lugardo, 30, of Newark, of concealing $98.34 of Gorilla Glue and $6.19 of nail polish in a duffel bag and trying to leave the store without paying.
She was following rehab after rehab and counseling and unfortunately, nothing helped to restore her state, which was destroyed already with these unknown drugs. She lost weight, faith, and refused to listen to her own parents, not coming home on time, then slowly not com ing in for two days or more. She got confused and morally lost.
In September 2019, this horrible and terrible situation started when she stopped going to the college and cashed out her tuition money to pay for her bad habit. He was pushing her to steal from stores, having sex to pay for drugs until her energy was drained and feeling always ill and some cases, he was beating her. Sometimes she came back home with bruises on arms, feet even on her neck. We were told by the manager of the hotel where she was found dead the truth — they were always arguing at the hotel, and that guy was treating her badly and that’s why she was never telling us her problems she was scared that someone would do harm to her parents, and may have killed us, burn the house down, etc.
On Sept. 1 at 6:29 p.m., Officers Angel Martinez and Ruben Rivera and Sgt. Ben Wuelfing were dispatched to a private home where a tenant called police reporting his roommate was tearing up the joint. Upon arrival, the tenant told police his 32-year-old roommate had punched a hole in the wall and shattered a television by tossing it to the floor.
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We are very surprised and disgusted by the process of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Of fice not doing enough to clean the streets from dangerous people. They can do more harm to others since this person still hiding somewhere and free, alive, while my daughter lost her life at young age. It’s a shame and unfair justice in this country. We swear to Allah that we will never stop searching for the truth. He is hiding behind a veil, he is a junkie, drug dealer. He bought drugs to take advantage of her kindness andWeweakness.neverthought or imagined her sudden
We have continued waiting for over a year for the law enforcement community to provide clear information on our daughter’s death and the role of the man who left her to die. Please continue to review the circumstances regarding our daughter’s death and we appreciate your cooperation and effort to ensure that justice is served.
As parents, we are deeply sad and concerned by the policeman who did the report at that time, to let that person go — not to ask more ques tion on what caused her death, how it happened, what kind of drugs she took that caused her death or to take that guy to the stand at the court to get more information.
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We are essentially surrounded by a great ocean moat (the Atlantic and Pacific oceans) which protect us from foreign invasion. In addition, the nations that border us are friendly. The problem with this assessment is that it describes the geography of the other two nations that share our continent, Canada and Mexico. In addition, these nations are extremely rich in natural resources as well, yet, neither has risen to the military and economic heights of the United States.
I’ll close with an illustration. A great milestone for an American teenager is getting their driver’s license. With getting that license, however, parents gain a great deal of leverage over them. When the teen doesn’t behave up to mom and dad’s standards, they take away the car keys. They gave the car and can take away the keys. This is OK for mom and dad. Indeed, it is expected of a good mom and dad if they want to raise responsible children.
It remained that way until we loosened up a bit when Liza Minnelli sang “New York, New York.” But that even lasted but for a few moments. That was, however, until the bottom of the 8th inning, the Mets trailing, 2-1. With one runner on, Mike Piazza came to the plate.He hit a massive homer to center and the place erupted and shook. It shook more than I remember from Game 6 on the 1986 World Series, another game I was blessed to go to. We hugged. We jumped. We screamed. We cried. Because for the first time in 10 days and 12 hours, we had a reason to. Even though the next morning, it would be back to reality that thousands were dead and the smoke still rose from Ground Zero, Piazza made it go away for a few hours. Yet at that moment, somehow, we knew despite it all, we were going to be OK — eventually. And most eventually were.
The night began with bagpipes — and I don’t know about you, but when emotions are high, and bagpipes are played, my sentimental Irish side come right out. I cried. I didn’t care what anyone thought. The forthcoming ceremonies were incredible. Marc Anthony sang the National Anthem. The game started. We didn’t know what to do, though. Do we cheer? Do we boo Chipper Jones after he just hugged every single Met player before the game?
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wrote about this a few years ago, but it’s worth telling the story again, especially for those who may not have read it the first time. Sept. 21, 2001, was my 27th birthday. I really had no desire to celebrate it, just 10 days out from the worst day of my life and the life of so many Americans. But as fate would have it, I did celebrate that Friday night. And it’s memory as vivid today as it was 21 years ago.My friend and colleague, Francis Kochanski, and I would go to Shea Stadium every September with a group of seniors at St. Anthony High School. They came from one of his classes, did the students, and I tagged along to make sure there was enough supervision. (From what I remember, it was for every six students, one chaperone was needed — and 10 kids were supposed to go.)
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Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…”
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’s role is simply to protect the citizen’s God-given rights.
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Getting back to the original question, is our nation heading toward fascism? My answer is, it will if we forsake our founding principles. If we fail to teach the next generation the concept of natural rights and the fact that our liberties are God-given, they will see them as nothing more than privileges granted by the government.
However, it is not ok for government. Remember, if government gives you your rights, government will reserve the right to suspend your rights when you don’t march in lock-step with them.
It was a “You have to go.” And while there were a handful of parents who wouldn’t let their kids go the game, (no one really had the proper answer then) Kochanski and I went with a group of high school seniors. None of us knew how to act, to react, to feel.
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It took about 40 minutes to get into Shea. The lines were enormous and the security was as intense as it ever was. And that was just fine. No one looking for trouble of any kind was getting in.
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Kochanski picked the game date in June 2001 — Sept. 21, 2001 — Atlanta Braves @ New York Mets. He never dreamed, when he picked it, that it would be the very first regular season sporting event in the City after the attacks. But it was and we had a great dilemma — do we go? Should we go? Are we out of our minds if we go?
But go, we did. And upon pulling up at the Willets Point/Shea Stadium No. 7 train station, we immediately knew how different this was going to be. Military and NYPD officers were stationed seemingly everywhere — and each one was equipped with visible weapons. For a while, it was if we had just entered a war zone. But it gave us a tremendous sense of safety.
But wow. Sports has a funny way of showing its importance in the darkest of days. And could we ever use that spirit these days, couldn’t we?
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The principal, Sister Felicia, was pretty clear when we asked her.
Not a chance. When we got to our Upper Deck seats in Section 1, behind the plate, we saw sharp-shooters stationed across the tiny roof Shea had in the upper realms, high enough, it seemed, they could touch planes landing at nearby LaGuardia.
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In a recent letter to the editor, the question was raised, “Is our country heading toward fascism?” The way I see it, America is at a crossroads and it is possible. Allow me to explain. America currently stands as a megapower. The Cold War term “superpower” (used to describe Russia, China and the United States) is no longer adequate to describe America’s greatness with regard to its military and economicHowever,might.Americans should not rest secure in this knowledge. The ash bucket of history is full of once-great empires. Nevertheless, America’s meteoric rise to greatness in a mere 246 years borders on the miraculous. Some have suggested there is nothing unique or special about America and we are just fortunate to have great geography.
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What set the USA apart and caused its meteoric rise was its founding principles. Our founders understood clearly that our rights come from God we are born with them. The Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their
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Christos Manolis, who is assigned to the U.S. Marshal Service Regional Fugitive Task Force, visited an apartment on Hoyt Street to apprehend resident Maurice Murray, 50, wanted for a parole violation.TaskForce officers interviewed resident Shanita E. Wheeler, 41, who allegedly told them the fugitive was not inside her apartment. Despite her contrary assertion, the officers found Murray hiding in a bedroom. Officers arrested Murray for the parole violation. They also arrested Wheeler on a charge of obstructing the administration of law. Wheeler was later released with a summons and received a release on recognizance order for a traffic warrant from Union Township.
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“In February of 2020, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant by Prosecutor Stephens and Chief McGuire. He was the supervisor of the Juvenile Unit for a short time, but his leadership left a lasting impact on the men and women he supervised. He is the proud father of three boys: Devin Negron, 20, Chase Negron, 15, and Mason Negron, 13.
On Sept. 6 at 9:23 p.m., a resident of the 300 block of Chestnut Street called police reporting a man who had been lurking on the block all day had now started pulling car door handles. Officer Michael Ore was sent to investigate. The suspect, Corey A. McFadden, 34, of Kearny, returned to the scene on foot while the officer was tracking down the owners of the parked cars.After further investigation, Officer Ore arrested McFadden on two counts of criminal attempt (burglary) for trying to enter two parked vehicles without permission. McFadden was charged on a summons and then brought to a local hospital for assistance.
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alleged the boyfriend threw a lit candle at her, sprinkling her with hot wax. She also alleged he threw a glass beer bottle at her, which missed her but smashed against a door. The victim then sustained a small cut to her toe from the broken glass.
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A short time later, Officer Paul Duran found the assailant driving at Elm and King streets, pulled him over and arrested him. Officers charged him with two counts of aggravated assault and weapon offenses. He was also wanted by the Ramsey Municipal Court on a warrant charging drug possession. The assailant was then held at the
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tireless hours as a police officer. In May of 2005, he was hired by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, where he distinguished himself as a tenacious detective. He worked in the Adult Trial Section, Juvenile Unit, and the Narcotics Task Force, where he worked on many high-profile narcotics investigations that led to numerous prosecutions. He was also on loan to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for three years.
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is an inspiration to us all. On behalf of your family at the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, thank you for 24 years of exceptional service. Sergeant Negron. You are now officially retired.” As the dispatcher’s voice faded, Eddie was enveloped by dozens of well-wishers, who reminded him though he would always be their “brother forever.”
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Like so many others before and after, Dolaghan and folks like former Kearny soccer prodigy and, later, professional Hugh O’Neill, and others too numerous to mention got their start in “the beautiful game” at the Kearny Oval and, of course, the Harrison Courts, adjoining Library Park.
proud chapter of Harrison’s past, present and future and of a community’s love affair with a sport.”
teams from England and Canada.
“Clark O.N.T. is really the epicenter where the game flourished,” said O’Neill. “It was from there that tons of clubs, on both sides of the river, sprung up during the golden age of soccer during the ‘20s and ’30s.”
That same year, Dolaghan — perhaps inspired by the fever-pitch intensity of the film — enlisted the aid of the Harrison Education Association and Friends of Harrison Soccer to launch a fund-raising campaign to underwrite the design and fashioning of a “public art statue representing the proud history, success and reputation that this community has achieved throughout the soccer playing communities of the UnitedDolaghanStates.”said the sculptor, Andre Iwancyzk, a native of Poland, was recommended by Jersey City monument maker John Burns Jr., who has been serving as the campaign’s project manager. Iwancyzk developed
“We showed Andre 25 or 30 pictures of West Hudson soccer players primarily from the ‘20s and ‘30s, and he came up with a generic look for a player from that era,” Dolaghan recalled.Inearly 2020, Iwancyzk started his work in Brooklyn, but moved it to a Jersey City workplace after COVID hit. But the pandemic also created supply-chain issues and materials like silica, bronze and granite — all needed to assemble the statue — became scarce and more costly to acquire, driving up the project’s cost by about $40,000 and stretching out its completion time to 14 months, according to Dolaghan.
Many youths also played for their local schools, with Kearny and Harrison high schools typically featuring the premier talent, as attested to by the record number of championship seasons logged by both schools over the decades, notably the 1950 Harrison High squad that recorded an undefeated, unscored upon season as Group II state champs.
a reputation as a fine artist in the U.S., where he received several commissions for public art projects.
The dedication ceremony, its sponsors say, will mark the “celebrating of more than 135 years of history, passion, joy and tears” in marking West Hudson as “the cradle of soccer in America — the sport that has given Harrison and the world so much.”
“We’re still raising funds to cover the overall cost,” he said.
In the U.S., local enthusiasts trace the game’s East Coast origins back at least to the 1880s and the Clark O.N.T. (Our New Thread) team, whose name sprang from the thread mill along the Passaic River in Newark but the team — whose members came from the mill workers — played on the other side of the river in East Newark.
The last three played in the World Cup during the 1990s when Kearny came to be popularly known as “Soccer Town,Kearny’sU.S.A.”enthusiasm for the sport has been vividly captured in a 2019 documentary of the same name.
Among the many volunteers working on the campaign, Dolaghan singled out Henry Villanueva as having been “invaluable with his computer expertise in helping get out the word via social media.” And he lauded Celia Mariano, secretary to the HEA and longtime Harrison Board of Education secretary, for a big assist in processing mailers promoting the campaign and handling tax-deductible donations.
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The team captured the championship of the formative American Cup for three straight years and hosted international soccer matches featuring
Hopefully, he said, the redeveloper of the Clark Thread plant can be persuaded to set aside space for a West Hudson soccer museum.
Throughout West Hudson, soccer clubs like the Thistle in Kearny and others sponsored by parishes and local businesses recruited the best youth players for local and regional competition. Dolaghan recalled his paternal grandfather, as the owner of a bar at Fifth Street and Harrison Avenue, sponsored soccer teams in the early ‘50s that competed in various New Jersey leagues.
U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in Fresco, Texas: Archie Stark and Adelino “Billy” Gonsalves (who spent 35 years in Kearny), both installed in 1950; Davey Brown in 1951; George Tintle in 1952; Jim Douglas in 1954; Fred Shields in 1968; Tom Florie in 1986; William “Shamus” O’Brien in 1990; John Harkes and Tab Ramos in 2005; and Tony Meola in 2012.
Unfortunately, the sculptor died in March. Iwancyzk was 78.
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Promising sophomore Cristian Porras, a transfer from Union City will also see time as a defender as well as versatile sophomore Andrew Carrion.Abu-Hakemah is unafraid to play multiple formations, thanks to his depth and versatility in the midfield. Lyndhurst brings back both of their holding center midfielders from last season in Jonas Amaral, a senior captain, and sophomore Isaac Camilo.AliCelik, who had 14 goals and 14 assists last year is also back in the midfield.
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Head Coach Emad AbuHakemah could have easily been dismayed by seeing his Lyndhurst boys’ soccer team start the season with a 1-2 record.Butrather than be dismayed by those two losses a 2-1 defeat at Saddle Brook and 1-0 at Harrison the results have AbuHakemah more steadfast in the belief that wins and success are coming soon for the Golden Bears.
“Lucas wanted to play the field,” Abu-Hakemah said. “He’s an outstanding goalkeeper, but he’s an athlete. He’s a true athlete and he’s a good finisher.”
point of our season.”
Following 1-2 start, Golden Bears look to now as a turning point Sports & Recreation
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Despite graduating nearly the entire lineup from last year’s stellar 15-10 team, North Arlington girls’ volleyball coach Joseph Cioffi was optimistic that this year’s group had the potential to compete with some of the best in the NJIC.
The two games that we lost, I think we played really well, but unfortunately the score (wasn’t in our favor),” he said. “After Thursday night (in Harrison), I told them this team isn’t going to lose too many games. I think that game will be the turning
a returning starter at center back, where he’ll be joined by classmate Nick Arvanitakis. Nicke Kaden returns at right back and sophomore Bartu Akar takes over at left back.
“I never had any doubt in my mind that the girls could compete at a high level. These girls are talented and they always bring positive energy when they’re out on the court. My only concern was that when they see these teams on the schedule and then overthink things. (That) Tuesday night, they didn’t think, they just went out there and Leadingplayed.”theway has been outside hitter Grace
Tuesday, Sept. 13, North Arlington posted an eyebrow-raising 26-24, 2725 victory over Rutherford, one of gold standards for small-school volleyball, winning 20 or more games each of the last six full seasons.“Thegirls have the desire to compete at a high level no matter what their experience is,” Cioffi said. “To go out and win the way we did and fight as hard as we did shows that the girls have what it takes to compete against these top teams in the NJIC.
Lyndhurst returns six starters from last year’s 14-6 team including, perhaps, the area’s most versatile player in Lucas Baroni. The senior is one of the better goalkeepers in Bergen County, but is also a fine offensive talent as well. The result? Baroni will see time both in net and up top at forward.
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Left to Right: Lyndhurst boys soccer captains Jonas Amaral, Nicolas Kaden, Thomas Rogan and Ali Celik.
While the Vikings’ three early losses were a reminder of the growing pains that come with such inexperience, their one win was the definitive proof Cioffi and his young roster needed of what it’s capable
Alho, the lone returning starter. The 5-foot-3 senior had six kills, six digs and four aces and has been the on and off-court leader they“Sheneeded.hasdone a phenomenal job since the season started and I’m going back to June when we had a team meeting,” the coach said. “She has been pushing these girls to show up to summer league games, to make sure they’re at practice every day. She’s been very vocal in a very positive way. She’s taken the leadership role tremendously and I can’t thank her enough for what she’s talents,ofstartingOliviatosecondfourgameallowedaplay,”improvedoutside.middle,onatsophomoreheradjustments.pickedcourt,”she’sduemissedRhi’AnnabyoffenseNorthdone.”Arlington’shasbeenbolsteredthereturnofjuniorGomez,whoalloflastseasontoinjury.“It’shonestlybeenlikeneverbeenofftheCioffisaid.“She’sup,she’smadeSheadjustedstyleofplay.”InthemiddleisSaraSilva,who5-foot-8,isthetallestgirltheroster.“ShecanplayintheshecanplayShe’sreallyherbackrowCioffisaid.“Shehadcoupleofniceacesthatustostayinthewhenweweredownorfivepointsinthesetandallowedusmakeacomeback.”Anothersophomore,Sanchez,istheothermiddle.JuniorJayleneJoza,onethearea’sbettersoftballisafirst-year
“He’s a well-rounded player. He’s creative, he’s fast and physical. He can finish from almost any spot on the
“The biggest thing as a coach is that I need to continue to have them playing at a high level and we don’t fall back,” Cioffi said. “This victory shows that no matter what your varsity experience is, if you play together as a team, you hustle and you communicate and you’re aggressive, you’ll find a way to secure a victory against any kind of opponent.”
Sophomore Cyprian Niedbal has enjoyed a fast start to the year, scoring two goals. Carrion will also see extensive time in the midfield as well as first-year senior Robbie Valladolid.
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Left to Right: Olivia Sanchez, Kayla Fitzsimmons, Lysha Mejia, Jenna Santos, Jenna Kane, Grace Alho, Jaylene Joza, Rhi’Anna Gomez, Gianna Auriemma and Sarah Silva
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time over the course of the season.North Arlington was unable to turn the momentum from the Rutherford game into a winning streak as it dropped a 25-23, 25-15 decision to current NJIC National Division leader St. Mary’s of Rutherford.TheVikings look to get back in the win column on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at division rival Secaucus before home matches against Paterson Arts and Science on Wednesday,
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Sept. 21, and Harrison on Thursday, Sept. 22.
“Last year we had a very similar situation where we started off slowly, then we started winning games,” he said. “We’re going to see some good results moving forward.”
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field. He’s really talented with the ball,” Abu-Hakemah said. “It’s a matter of time before he starts finding his comfort zone and starts nailing a couple of goals.”
Baroni will also see time up top, along with Jorge Pelaez and Robert Dasler Jr., a very promising freshman and the son of assistant coach Rob Dasler, who is capable of filling in at various positions on the field.
Now healthy, Wise already has two goals and two assists, but Abu-Hakemah believes the junior has yet to fully hit his stride, which is a scary thought for opposing foes.
starter as an opposite/defen sive specialist, as is senior IyshaSeniorMejia.co-captain Jenna Kane is the setter and had 15 assists in the win over Rutherford.GiannaAuriema, Mia Pedreira, Jenna Santos, Kayla Fitzsimmons and Breanna Pereira will also see valuable
On paper, the Golden Bears have a massive hole to fill up top following the graduation of star striker Enrique Mutsoli, who had 39 goals and 14 assists last year and is now at NJIT. That said, Abu-Hakemah believes he has another top-level forward in junior Tyler Wise, who missed all but one game last year due to injury.
The schedule doesn’t really get easier for Lyndhurst with division contests against Secaucus on Monday followed by a Wednesday trip to North Arlington. But even with a strong division, which also includes Harrison, Rutherford and Weehawken, Abu-Hakemah can look back 12 months, when it encountered a similar slow start before hitting its stride.
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“That’s my brother. I look at him as my brother from another mother basically,” Ferreira said. “When he’s down, I push him. When I’m down, he pushes me. And when we’re both good, we push each other because that’s what we do.”
Incredibly,Jalil. the numbers could have been even higher, but with Kearny comfortably ahead, Chong and Ferreira were taken out late in the third quarter.“They’re really good friends. I think the best thing I can say for them in terms of feeding off each other is that they block for each other,” head coach Stephen Andrews said.
“A lot of the running that they did, especially this past week, one was lead blocking for the
Kearny’s 56 points are the most it has scored in a game since 2013. As a team, the Kardinals rushed for an eye-popping 498 yards on 44 carries behind the offensive line of Steven Barreira, Joseph Carbajal, Michael Charney, Jayden Martinez and Andrew Dos Santos as well as tight end Yasser
other.”Both Ferreira and Chong admitted shock when they realized that day just how big their nights had been. The 195 yards were significantly more than Ferreira thought and Chong said he “realized in the third quarter what was happening when coach sat me out.”
Chong rushed for 204 yards and five touchdowns on 16 attempts and Ferreira ran the ball 17 times for 195 yards and two touchdowns as the Kardinals rolled to a 56-28 victory
Chong & Ferreira both shine on the gridiron
over Ferris. After their career nights, Chong and Ferreira have been named The Observer Co-Athletes of the Week. The seniors are the first two Athlete of the Week honorees of the 2022-23 school year.
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Kearny football players Adonis Chong and Gabe Ferreira. See ATHLETES,
On Thursday, Sept. 14, in Jersey City, Ferreira and Chong weren’t just good, they were flat out unstoppable.
On the field, Chong and Ferreira are perfect complements in the Kardinals’ triple-option offense. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound Chong has become a powerful inside runner, especially after adding 10 pounds of muscle during the offseason. Ferreira, who
Whenever Adonis Chong or Gabe Ferreira is in need of a little motivation, all one has to do is look toward the other one, standing just a couple of feet away in the Kearny backfield.“Dailyin practice we both push each other,” said Chong. “Even though we’re at the same positions, we still push each other to get at least 1,000 yards each this season.”
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is 5-foot-8 and 145 pounds, thrives as an outside run ner.“When Gabe is spread ing the field horizontally, then Adonis can get out vertically,” Andrews said. “The same holds true the opposite way. If Adonis is being tough, quick hitting the hole and getting us 8, 10 yards, then it opens the outside up for Gabe. They’re just such a great complement. Adonis is very strong and Gabe’s very fast and it just works for us.”In addition to sharing the backfield, both Ferreira and Chong are a tandem on defense as starting line backers.According to Ferreira, the two first got to know each other playing on the
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Maria is survived by her four children: Michael Jimenez , Barbara Tatz, Roque Jimenez and Mabel Velazquez; eight grandchildren: Justin Jimenez , Julian Jimenez , Melissa Brady, Joseph Tatz, Erin Tatz, Blake Velazquez, David Velazquez and Havanna Velazquez; six weMariaSingletonLoveHaileyTaylorgreat-grand-children:Farrell,JakeFarrell,Volpe,JosephJRTatz,VelazquezandMariahandoneontheway.OuramazingmotherT.Jimenez,whoknowas
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In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
JimenezTeresaMaria died Sept. 5, 2022 at the age of 92.Born in Cien was13,Cuba,Fuegos,onAug.1930.Shewillingto leave behind her family and friends due to the communist Cuban regime in 1967, migrating to the United States of America with her late Husband Amadis M. Jimenez and four children.
We trust and believe she is resting in God’s presence for all of eternity. She is dancing again! Until we meet again, may God’s peace remain with usTheall. Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, Kearny, was in charge.
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Later, Maria became a resident of Kearny, in 1975. Maria loved being an American citizen and she proudly wore the American flag! Maria took pleasure in being part of the community, parades, town picnics, political elections as well as mingling with everyone she met. Dancing was one of her
Maria was predeceased by her 10 brothers and sisters, parents Pedro and Carmen Ramos, husband Amadis M. Jimenez and grandson Thomas R. Brady.
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Margaret E. Halpin, 50, died Sept. 14, 2022.
for 26 years before residing in Maywood for the past 23 years. She was a dedicated teacher, serving students at Mary Help of Christians in North Haledon for several years until relocating to Palisades Park, and finally to Paramus public schools for the past six years. Margaret called her students “her kids,” and she held each of them near to her heart. Margaret was also an avid history buff, and especially enjoyed trips to
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Recently, Shinnick wanted to further strengthen the membership of the Alliance Committee, so he recruited many dedicated townspeople he had worked with in vari ous community roles over the years, and who have all been vital tionLyndhurstcurrentRonBoardtellito,districtciltheLouissionerincludehurst.peoplecommunity-mindedthroughoutLyndThenewestmembersLyndhurstCommisofTaxandFinanceDeMarco,PresidentofParent-TeachersCounBarbaraBurns,schoolworkerTaraCasformerLyndhurstofEducationtrusteesGrilloandJimHooper,Vice-PresidentoftheBoardofEducaErinKeefe,SacredHeart
goneShinnickdormant.has since paired with Det. Lt. Vin Auteri, the Lyndhurst Police De partment’s Supervisor of Criminal Investigations and Public Information Office, and under the direction of Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso and Police Chief Richard Jarvis, they have worked with a committee of dedi cated township residents, stakeholders and township employees, who have worked in various community roles over the Membersyears.include the may or’s administrative assistant Amy Jarvis, Yolanda Garcia, owner of Levy’s Pharmacy, Lyndhurst Police Depart ment Community Policing Coordinator Lt. Paul Hag gerty, Lyndhurst Police De partment Schools Resource Officer Sgt. Steve Passamano, Lyndhurst Superintendent of Schools Joseph DeCor so, Lyndhurst High School Principal Laura Vuono, Lyndhurst High School Child Study Team Counselor Jill Tozduman and parents Me gan Crispina, a chemist, and former Board of Education Trustee Sheri Jarvis.
with questions or problems can call the Harrison Department of Public Works at 973-2682468. Website townofharrisonnj.com.
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“Under the dedicated guidance of Joseph Shinnick, the Lyndhurst Municipal Alliance Committee works very hard to offer support, and to create many effective anti-drug and anti-alcohol programs and activities for the youth and residents of Lyndhurst,” Auteri said.
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Church Finance Committee Member Joe Kollar, Boy Scout Troop & Venture Crew 86 Leader former Naval Officer Bill Stehn and former Commander of the American Legion and Veterans Alliance Representative Tom Witt. The committee have been further enhanced with the additions of the Ber gen County Commissioner Steve Tanelli, President of the Lyndhurst High School student club,“Kindness in Motion”, the very communi ty-minded high school senior Caila Barreiros and the dis trict’s school counselor and anti-bullying specialist Susan Leidemer.Auterisays the alliance is dedicated to providing young people all the resources
possible to avoid the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse but soon, it will be even more than just those dangers.
The Harrison Water Dept. will flush hydrants throughout Harrison beginning the week of September 19th 2022. 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 October 28th 2022.
The alliance then became a part of the Bergen County Municipal Alliances, so the township would have access to important county grants and other resources that would assist Lyndhurst in achieving these life-saving goals.Tocoordinate the delivery of all of the various impactful programs that the Alliance was planning, as well as to coordinate the financial administration of this new Municipal Alliance, Commis sioner John Montillo (then the police commissioner), the Board of Commission ers and others asked Joseph Shinnick, a former Board of Education trustee, Boy Scout leader, PTA president, Sacred Heart Church lector, Knight of Columbus and co-organiz er of Lyndhurst’s very first “Health, Safety & Wellness Fair,” to manage the Alli ance’s programs and serve as its coordinator, after it had
“Moving forward, the alli ance will also broaden its focus to include such issues relevant to mental health and youth bullying as well.
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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.
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McGinnis, the administrators of the Bergen County Department of Health Services, which offers the Lyndhurst annual program grants and other needed support, the alliance has already garnered many impressive achievements and much-needed benefits for the youth, parents and residents with many impactful programs, such as the Junior Police Academy, Sticker Stock, Hidden in Plain Sight, the High School Athletes Outreach Program,
Fatal Vision Goggles and the well-attended Black Poster Project.Thealliance is also in the process of creating an ongoing anti-drug and mental health speakers’ forum for all parents and residents of Lyndhurst, while partnering with the town’s community organizations for fundraising and future Department.withallpartnershipprogramopportunities,whileworkingcloselytheLyndhurstPolice
“I’m so proud of what the alliance, partnering with the Lyndhurst Police Department,
has already done for the youth and residents of our town regarding substance and alcohol abuse, and I’m very excited for the future achievements of the alliance,” Police Chief Richard L. Jarvis Jr.,Thesaid.mayor, meanwhile, is equally proud.
“The Lyndhurst Municipal Alliance will continue to achieve these very important life-saving goals through the delivery of many effective wellness programs for the youth, parents and residents of Lyndhurst,” Giangeruso said.
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