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Well, it was a day later than it was supposed to be thanks to rain, but the 2023 version of the Kearny senior citizen picnic Thursday, June 15, did not disappoint. Clockwise from top left, an Elvis impersonator thrilled the hundreds of senior citizens who attended. Next, this is one of a large number of tables of senior citizens who enjoyed burgers, hotdogs, salads, Mr. Softee, DJ music, dancing, raffles and prizes. In the final photo, it’s Kearny’s own Edmund Shea at left serving the seniors as they approached the north food table at the Doyle Pavilion. Shea is a longtime volunteer at what was the 27th annual affair. The picnic is organized by the town’s senior liaison Carol Jean Doyle and her trusted compadre Joann Carratura. They were assisted by Mayor Alberto G. Santos, many members of the Town Council, countless firefighters, police officers and DPW employees and many other voulnteers.

Kearny PBA awards scholarships

By Capt. Timothy Wagner Kearny Police Department

On June 10 at 3:18 p.m., a security guard called police to the parking deck at 206 Bergen Ave. reporting three men who were trespassing and possibly breaking into cars. Officers John Fearon, Pedro Pina, Chris Medina and Sgts. Jack Grimm and Phil Finch responded.

Sgt. Finch found three Kearny boys aged 14, 15 and 16, inside a parked car that did not belong to them. The car smelled of marijuana. Officers took the three boys into custody for trespass and recovered a marijuana vape pen from one of their pockets.

The three boys were later released to their parents.

On June 10 at 10:05 p.m., Officer Oliveira (who had an apparent busy week) was dispatched to a report of a Toyota traveling on a sparking wheel rim near Belleville Turnpike and Clinton Avenue. He found the car abandoned on the Pike with heavy damage and witnesses described how a man in a ski mask bailed from the vehicle and

walked into North Arlington.

Sgt. Kelly found a man matching the witnesses’ descriptions walking near River Road and Hendel Avenue.

When the sergeant tried to stop the man, later identified as Amir M. White-Hall, 18, of Newark, White-Hall reportedly ran. After a protracted foot chase with North Arlington Officer Fodera, Sgt. Kelly apprehended White-Hall and recovered the key to the abandoned Toyota and a kitchen knife. Officers later received a teletype that the Toyota had been carjacked at knife point in Newark. Officers charged White-Hall with obstructing the administration of law and receiving stolen property. He was later released with a summons after notification to the Newark Police Robbery Squad.

On June 5 at 11:12 p.m., Officer Anthony Oliveira was on patrol near Passaic and Johnston avenues when he was passed by a Buick Regal with heavily tinted windows that obstructed his view inside the car. The officer followed the Buick and paced

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Kearny PBA Local No. 21 recently awarded three scholarships to graduating Kearny High School seniors — Owen Logue, Alejandro Alvarado and Natalie Osorio. Pictured with the recipients are some of the members of the PBA Scholarship Committee along with the three winners. From left, Officer Cort Montanino, Logue, Officer Mathew Lopez, Alvarado, Officer Ryan Brady, Osorio and Officer Vanessa Sevillano.

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Det. Anthony Nunez likely saves yet another life ... this time, while off duty

By Kevin A. Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com

In the public safety realm, there are two kinds of first responders — White Clouds, who no matter where they go, or what they do, they always seem to avoid danger, tragedies, crimes, fires and the like. The other is the Black Clouds, and if you ask just about anyone at the Kearny Police Department, Det. Anthony Nunez — yeah, he’s definitely a Black Cloud, and not just because he is a die-hard New York Rangers fan.

But the plus side to his being a Black Cloud is he always seems to be at the right place at the right time.

Such was the case the afternoon of May 26, 2023. That day. Nunez and Det. Sgt. Michael Gomez and Det. John Fabula all went to lunch to celebrate Officer Jordenson Jean’s graduation from the New Jersey State Police’s Crime Scene Investigation school, which was down south somewhere below Exit 117 in Holmdel.

At round 3 p.m., Nunez, realizing the time, knew he had to hit the road because his shift began in an hour — at 4 p.m. He didn’t want to be late. So be started to head north on the Garden State Parkway. Simple enough, right?

Well, it wasn’t.

At all.

Little did he know that decision would be incredibly important for one woman.

About 15 minutes into his northbound journey, Nunez encountered traffic — and, somehow, he witnessed a woman in a Polaris Slingshot vehicle attempt, but fail at, a lane merge that sent her flying into the air

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“I saw about five or six cars pass the woman, but I had to stop,” Nunez said of the ordeal. So stop he did.

And what he saw was close to unfathomable.

From what he could ascertain, the woman, whom he only knew as “Gail,” had two broken legs, she was screaming in utter agony from the pain she was experiencing — and she was bleeding profusely.

He knew, did Nunez, he was going to have to tie off Gail’s bleeding — otherwise, she was on the road to bleeding out right

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before his eyes. But that day, he didn’t wear a belt or anything overly strong to use as a tourniquet.

That is, thank God, until he remembered he was wearing a tie that day to go see his friend, Jordy, graduate.

“I took the tie off, wrapped it around the bleeding area and took a pen out of my pocket to put near the bleeding — and in-between the tie,” Nunez said.

And, just like that, the Black

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In Harrison, summer reading is always fun for kids & adults alike

What better way is there to kick off a summer of reading fun than a festival-like atmosphere with crafts, games, puzzles, dancing, snacks and more?

The Harrison School district hosted its annual “Summer Reading Program Kickoff” for kindergarten to fifth-graders and their families — to rousing success. Students and their families say they were excited to rotate through various stations at this well-attended event, including read-alouds, story

character puppet making, guided character drawing, movement to music activities and the ever-popular snack table. The Harrison Public Library even joined the event, promoting an interest in visiting the library, especially during summer months.

“The program’s goals are to help children maintain their reading skills over the summer while encouraging life-long positive reading habits,” Kennedy School Principal JoAnn Botch said. “And having our parents join

in helps them play an active role in their child’s summer reading assignments.”

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The Harrison Public Schools District’s recent Summer Reading Program kickoff took place last week. Over 100 students and their families joined Lincoln School teacher Vanessa Ferdinadi, at left, and Harrison Superintendent of School Maureen Kroog in a myriad of fun, literacy-based activities.

WHATCo announces big plans for upcoming theater season

By Kevin A. Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com

Amagical pop culture parody of wizards, witches and “mugs,” a nostalgic and heartwarming holiday comedy, a thriller by the Queen of Crime and a rousing jukebox musical comedy are all part the new season of main stage productions of the West Hudson Arts & Theater Company. The season, which includes three plays and a musical, will be presented at WHATCo’s new theater space at 15 Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard S., Harrison: “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of

Magic and Magic” by Matt Cox (Oct. 20-29), a spoof of those best-selling books about a boy wizard; “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” based on the best-selling children’s book by Barbara Robinson (Dec. 1-10); a chilling telling of the iconic Agatha Christie novel “And Then There Were None” (Feb. 16-23); and “Disaster!” by Seth Rudesky and Jack Plotnick (April 26-May 5) in which the songs of the ‘70s take center stage in a comedic homage to that decade’s disaster films.

The balance of the season will include a unique collaboration with the Teaneck New Theatre (TNT) in associa-

tion with the Hackensack Performing Arts Center (HACPAC) to bring Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Othello” to audiences this summer at HACPAC and the WHATCo stage in September.

The season will also feature the original One Act Festival, WHATCo’s annual murder mystery dinner theater fundraiser, a teen musical performance as well as other yet-to-be-announced special events and performances. For audition and additional information, including how to buy tickets visit www.whatconj.org or follow WHATCo on Facebook and Instagram.

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Restoring Kearny’s World War II monument

Hague, Azzarto and their own ‘Field of Dreams’

The “Field of Dreams.” It was 1989. I was a high school freshman when it came out, and for whatever the reason, I never went to see it. Never saw it on the small screen either. There were several epic lines in that film, too, like, “If you build it, they will come,” and “Go the distance.”

What sticks out about those two lines so much is because two people who were very dear to me would go on to cite both of them, whether it was in a homily, a reflection, a column about dad.

Those two people were Tony Azzarto, S.J. and Jim Hague. Both were on this planet a few months ago and now both of them are gone. Tony always spoke of how people needed to “Go the distance,” no matter what they were doing. Hague was one of those people to whom he would say this. And Hague always did.

Hague, himself, wrote and often spoke of how much he would give if he could just have one more catch with his dad, who died when Jimmy was way too young — just the way Kevin Costner’s character got to have that one final catch with his dad, who had also died.

I never really thought about those lines until I finally watched the movie this past weekend, on Father’s Day, a day that was often difficult for Hague and one that was all about who Azzarto was.

Those two immortals are no longer of body, but remain in mind and in spirit. One was a Dodgers fan, the other a Mets fan. Both made this world such a remarkable place because of their selfless love and dedication to other people.

And though I already miss them both daily, I have to take some solace in this, because there is no doubt in my mind that when Hague got to Heaven last week and met up with Tony, they each had catches with their own dads and then had a catch with each other

Two people. They built so much and caused people to always come together. Two people. They went the distance. Two people, gone from this earth.

They will never to be forgotten, and are now no doubt playing on their very own Heavenly “Field of Dreams ”

The Belleville Historical recently finished restoring the Kearny World War II bronze plaque — with the names of the 178 Kearny residents lost during the war. Mike Perrone, president of the society, spearheaded the work with special thanks to his intern Emmanuel Ramos-Jaramillo, seen in the photo at left, an alumnus of the Belleville High School Class of 2022 who is a current college student.

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By Kevin A. Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com

Numerous locals earned awards and recognitions, both individual and for the NA Council, for its efforts in programs covering faith, life, family and community were presented at the recently concluded New Jersey Knights of Columbus State Convention

Receiving individual honors were the Rev. Anthony DiStefano, recipient of the inaugural Blessed Father McGivney Award and Chaplain Circle of Honor Award; Robert Melofchik of the NAVFD, the Firefighter of the Year; Jean and Larry Crawford, the Family of the Year; Andrew Porporino of the NAPD, the Police Officer of the Year runner-up; Tyler Kotchowski of NAVES, the

EMTs of the Year third place; Larry Crawford, Senior Citizen of the Year second place; Jillian DeMaio, 11th grade state essay

contest winner and Anthony Zatkos, 9th grade state essay contest winner and the Council’s District 10 Deputy,

Antonio Artola, the District Deputy Circle of Honor.

The council earned several awards, including Into the

Breach program, the Rosary program, the Holy Hour/ Eucharistic Adoration program, Spiritual Reflection program, Intellectual Disabilities drive, Special Olympics, Mass for Special Needs Citizens, Food for Families, blood drives, aid and support after pregnancy program, the Silver Rose Prayer Service and more.

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it at 45 miles per hour in a 25 zone before pulling over the car.

The driver of the Buick was later identified as Daquan D. Privott, 35, of Newark, when his girlfriend called the police station looking for him. But Privott allegedly presented a driver’s license in another man’s name claiming it was his identity. Officer Oliveira was later told the license belonged to the driver’s brother. That license was suspended. And Privott was wanted by Newark and Prospect Park municipal courts for traffic warrants.

Officer Oliveira arrested Privott charging him with hindering apprehension, false government documents and obstructing the administration of law (for reportedly physically resisting a search incident to arrest). Officer Oliveira also issued Privott traffic tickets for driving with a suspended license (his real license was suspended too),

careless driving, obstruction of windshield and unlicensed driver.

After booking, Privott was turned over to Prospect Park police.

On June 7 at 7:19 p.m., Officer Ryan Wilson responded to Target store for a shoplifting complaint.

There, a loss-prevention associate had detained Asaad J. Hinton, 19, of East Orange, reporting Hinton had worked in concert with three women to allegedly shoplift. The three women fled after allegedly helping Hinton load a shopping cart with $746.88 worth of merchandise and trying to push it out of the store without paying.

Hinton, who originally gave officers a false last name and date of birth, was charged with shoplifting, conspiracy (shoplifting) and hindering apprehension. He was later lodged in the Hudson County Jail.

On June 8 at 1:27 p.m., Officer Kevin Carvalho was sent to Marshalls store for a shoplifting. A loss-prevention associate accused Sixto

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R. Delgado Mendoza, 32, of Glendale, New York, with concealing $117.86 worth of children’s clothing inside a reusable shopping bag and attempting to carry it out of the store without paying. Delgado Mendoza was charged by summons with shoplifting and later released.

On June 10 at 1:51 a.m., Officers Lawrence Latka, Jose Castillo, Jose Perez-Fonseca and Sgt. Sean Kelly were dispatched to a residence after a woman called police reporting her intoxicated husband was smashing a window on the home’s side door trying to get in. Arriving officers confirmed the damage.

The husband fled before police arrived, but officers caught up to him down the street and arrested him. They charged the 57-year-old Kearny man with criminal mischief, later releasing him with a summons.

On June 10 at 3:31 a.m., Officer Anthony Oliveira investigated a call reporting a man on the 200 block of Belgrove Drive trying to enter a car that did not belong to him. Oliveira and backup officers found a man matching the suspect’s description walking on Belgrove Drive. He was identified

as Salvatore A. Gonnella, 30, of Belleville.

While listening to a nebulous story of what Gonnella was doing there at 3:30 in the morning, the officers learned he was wanted by Rockaway Township Municipal Court for drug possession and reckless driving. Cops arrested Gonnella and found him in possession of a crack pipe and metal rod, a utility knife, a flashlight, a pair of gold earrings and a Ziploc bag of coins.

After investigating further, officers charged Gonnella with criminal attempt (burglary) and possession of burglar’s tools and drug paraphernalia. He was later transferred to the county jail in South Kearny.

On June 9 at 1 p.m., Officer Jason Rodrigues arrested Jason J. Cathcart, 20, of Kearny, after spotting him seated on a stoop on the 300 block of Kearny Avenue. The next day at 9:55 a.m., Det. Jonathan Dowie pulled over a Ford van in which Daniel A. Chipelo, 19, of Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, was a passenger. The detective arrested Chipelo.

Both men were subjects of arrest warrants stemming from a March 20 hit-and-run crash at Devon Street and Midland Avenue. A woman driving a Subaru reported that a Range Rover ran the stop

sign at that intersection and hit her car. After the crash, the driver of the Range Rover fled on foot and officers later learned the Range Rover was freshly stolen from a Devon Street resident.

Det. Dowie took over the investigation and secured evidence linking both men to the theft of the Range Rover. Chipelo, operating another car, allegedly dropped off Cathcart who then allegedly stole the Range Rover. In the process of investigating this case, Det. Dowie assisted Millburn detectives with identifying both men as suspects in a burglary in that town.

Det. Dowie charged Cathcart with theft, burglary and conspiracy (theft and burglary). He charged Chipelo with conspiracy (theft and burglary). The defendants were later transferred to the Hudson County jail.

& Local trio makes history with first NJ Girls Flag Football

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Lyndhurst’s Tozduman takes ninth in Long Jump at Meet of Champions

By Jason Bernstein jason@theobserver.com

The 2022-23 high school sports year came to a close with Thursday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions and for Lyndhurst junior Julia Tozduman, it marked the conclusion of one of the best track & field seasons by any Observer area girl in recent memory.

North-South All-Star Game

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Fatma Mohamed and Rasha Abdeljalil as well as Marcella Blancato of Nutley have been trend-setters for the sport of girls flag football since the moment their schools started playing a little more than a year ago.

Perhaps at no point were they more aware of that than when they took the field on June 11 for the first ever NJ Girls Flag Football NorthSouth All-Star Game held in front of roughly 2,000 people at Kean University.

“They kept on mentioning to us that we were trailblazers of this event,” Blancato said. “And that it was really, really cool to hear and be a part of.

“I didn’t believe it at first because I haven’t been given a

lot of opportunities, especially as a girl, to play sports in high school,” said Mohamed about the opportunity to play in the game. “I was just shocked that I was able to play in something that was bigger than me.”

Mohamed wasn’t just a part of a history, she made some as well, catching an 11-yard touchdown pass from Irvington’s Janasia Wilson on the game’s final play from scrimmage to give the North team the 20-14 victory.

“I locked eyes with the quarterback, I knew it was coming to me and I knew I had to catch it,” said Mohamed of what was her only catch of the game. “That’s all I did honestly.

“I was a little nervous, but I knew I could do it. I was excited to prove everyone wrong.”

“It’s awesome to see her

score a touchdown in an allstar game like this. Not only for her, but for the whole town,” Harrison head coach and member of the North’s coaching staff Dan Nankivell said. “I was immediately getting text messages after Fatma scored the touchdown because like half the town is here. It’s awesome and I’m proud of her.”

With several people from Harrison in the stands, Mohamed could feel the support, which was helpful with fighting any nerves from a massive crowd.

“This is probably the biggest crowd I’ve played in front of,” Mohamed said. “Honestly, with everyone coming to support, it felt a lot easier than it normally would. Just having

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Tozduman left Franklin High School with a ninth place finish in the Long Jump with a leap of 17-04.25. It marked the second year in a row that she finished ninth in the event, but this time it was accomplished with a much deeper and talented field of competitors. Last year, when she placed ninth, it was with a jump of 16-08.25.

For good measure, Tozduman took 20th in the Triple Jump at 35-10.25. It marked the first time she qualified for the Meet of Champions in the Triple Jump.

“Julia is one of the hardest working athletes I have ever been around,” Lyndhurst coach Rich Tuero said. “She trains all year round and deserved this!

“It meant everything to me to see her reach her goal.”

Among the many goals Tozduman met this junior year, was taking the gold in both the Long and Triple Jumps at the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Championships this first weekend in June, a meet

that also saw her medal in the High Jump, an event she first started competing in this spring.

On April 14, at the Aviator Invitational Relays, Tozduman smashed the school record in the Long Jump with a leap of 18-06.25. She then broke her own record just four weeks later with an 1807.50 in the Gene Littler Bergen County Championships.

In March, Tozduman became the first Lyndhurst girl to ever medal at the NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions when she took fifth place in the Long Jump with a leap of 17-04.25.

As impressive as this junior season was, there’s no doubt in Tuero’s mind that she’ll have an even bigger senior

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From left to right: Fatma Mohamed, Marcella Blancato and Rasha Abdeljalil.

Photo courtesy of Kimberly Hykey Julia Tozduman

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the whole town behind my back and cheering me on definitely helped.”

In total, 53 players from 33 different schools represented the game that has exploded in popularity in just three seasons. Neither Harrison nor Nutley were a part of the original 16 teams to girls flag football when Nike, the NFL and its 32 teams introduced HS Girls Flag Football in 2021. This spring saw 80 schools across the state have a team, a total that also includes Lyndhurst and North Arlington.

“It’s grown a lot. This is

only our second year, but to be here and see how many girls teams that are around New Jersey is crazy,” said Abdeljalil. “You really realize how much it’s grown.”

“The sport has exploded. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything grow so fast, especially in my sports career,” Nankivell said. “It’s awesome to see and it should grow quickly because it is an awesome game. Anyone who has gotten the chance to watch a game has seen that.”

The sport will assuredly continue to grow. Phil Simms, who has lent his name to the North-South Games in recent years, told NJ Advance Media that next year the girls will

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be allotted the time for a full game and its own time slot, rather than this year where they were given 20 minutes during halftime of the main North-South Game.

One thing Abdeljalil, Blancato and Mohamed do know is that as the game and the sport continues to grow, they’ll be able to always say that they were the first. It’s something they fully intend to tell to future generations.

“I hope that this is a tradition every year,” said Mohamed. “I would love to one day take kids here and tell them that I played in the first game and explain to them that this started not too long ago.”

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“The best is yet to come with Julia,” said Tuero. “She’s going to have an entire offseason of training. Senior year is going to be huge.”

Tozduman wasn’t the only Golden Bear to qualify for the Meet of Champions. Sophomore Yasemin Ugurlu took 23rd in the Triple Jump at 34-07.25.

The fact that Ugurlu qualified for the Meet of Champions as a sophomore wasn’t necessarily a surprise. The event that she qualified for, however, was. During the Bergen County Meet of Champions on May 19, Ugurlu set a personal best in the

Javelin with a throw of 116-7, which ranked 21st in the state this spring. Ugurlu, who took second in the Javelin during the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 Championships, had a disappointing performance in the Group 2 championships, which Tuero believes will be a major motivator heading into next season.

“She’s only going to grow from this experience,” said Tuero. “She had a bad day at groups, but that fire is going to burn inside of her, which will cause her to train even harder and earn a spot at MOC for Javelin and the Triple Jump.”

Also on Thursday, Bloomfield’s 4x400 Meter Relay team of Cristian Armstrong, James Fields, Kalel Deimedici and Nathaniel Brown finished 14th with a time of 3:24.74.

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Harrison’s Vega shows he belongs in historic North-South appearance

By Jason Bernstein jason@theobserver.com

Jayden Vega could have simply been content with simply making the Phil Simms NJ North-South All-Star Football Classic. After all, the senior defensive tackle had already made history by being the first Harrison player to earn a spot in the game since current Blue Tide head coach Ray Lucas more than three decades ago.

But if you thought that would in any way lessen the chip on his massive shoulders, you would be mistaken.

On June 11 at Kean University, Vega showed he belonged

with some of the best talent in the state. He was a part of a North team that used a dominant defensive performance to earn a 10-6 victory over the South in the 42nd edition of the game in front of more than 2,000 people.

“The whole weekend (I was thinking about showing I belong). I was thinking that the whole weekend,” Vega said. “I felt I had something to prove.”

“We’re from Harrison, all we have is chips on our shoulder. They never fall off,” said Lucas, who served as the quarterbacks coach for the North team. “Every single player that played here put

the work in to get here.

“For the town, for the players, for the school, it’s huge. The fact that he got selected is more important than anything. It shows that we’re still doing stuff in Harrison.”

Even a stellar team performance wasn’t enough to make Vega content. Rather than boast about his play, Vega felt that he could have done even more.

“It could have been a little better,” said Vega. “I had moments where I could have been better, I had moments where I could have made the tackle or got (the offensive lineman’s) hands off of me.

But again, I’m still working and trying to get what’s best for me.”

“One-hundred he held his own,” Lucas said. “He played extremely well and I hope the (college) coaches see that.”

Even when you’re 6-foot-2 and 290 pounds like Vega, it would have been easy for his talents to go unnoticed. Interior linemen rarely generate the attention that quarterbacks and other skill guys do. That rings especially true for a team that struggled the way Harrison did last season.

It appears that the lack of team success and the perception of the NJIC Union Division the Blue Tide played in.

Prior to transferring to Harrison for his senior season, Vega played at state power DePaul Catholic, where he saw limited snaps on a loaded defensive line.

Whatever the reason, Vega found himself as one of the few players in the game with

his college future still up in the air.

“I’m ready for it. I want it. I want someone to come see me and I want to go to school,” Vega said. “I’m ready for whatever. I’m just waiting for an opportunity.”

“This kid needs a shot, that’s it,” said Lucas. “He proved himself that he can hang around with the big boys.

“He’s a Division 1 athlete.”

While Vega’s football future is unknown, one thing’s for certain, Vega enjoyed an opportunity that rarely comes around for a player from Harrison. It was an experience he said he won’t soon forget.

“I’m going to remember this for the rest of my life,” Vegas said. I bonded with these guys and I felt as if I’ve known them my whole life. We talked all night, talked all day, worked our butts off, bonded together and came out of here with the win.”

Photo by Jason Bernstein Harrison’s Jayden Vega (left) and head coach Ray Lucas after the North defeated the South in the 42nd Phil Simms NJ North-South All-Star Football Classic.

Belleville football trio gets to end HS career at home in Robeson Classic

By Jason Bernstein jason@theobserver.com

After a trying senior season in which they went just 1-9, all Belleville’s Melrich Almonte, Angelo Dorainvil and Tayshawn Holland wanted was a chance to play one more high school football game.

On Tuesday, June 13, the three of them got the chance to represent the blue and gold one more time and do it on their home field as they represented the East Team in the 29th Paul Robeson All-Star Football Classic in Belleville.

Even though the East team lost 13-10 on a touchdown by former Buccaneer Brent Rojas with 17 seconds to go, it did little to dampen the spirits of the three

current Belleville seniors.

“It meant a lot to play with my other two boys, especially having the season that we had this year, it just felt good,” said Almonte, an offensive lineman, who will play at Montclair State this fall. “Even though we came out with the L,

it still felt good to play one more time on this field.”

“(This season) didn’t go how I wanted it to go as a team,” added Dorainvil, who will play outside linebacker at William Paterson. “I’m happy I got this second chance to redeem myself. Unfortunately, it didn’t go the way I wanted it to, but it was a good game.”

Oct. 7 vs. Nutley that forced him to miss the final three games, including Belleville’s 40-22 win over North Bergen in the last game.

“It was good to be here again for one last ride especially with how my season ended (early) because I got injured on this field,” Holland said. “It felt good to come back and just play again.

tackles and Holland had 13. All three also started on a Belleville offensive line that helped pave the way for sophomore running back Jeremiah Cook’s 1,149 rushing yards on the year.

In Tuesday’s All-Star Classic, both Almonte and Holland were on the offensive line, while Dorainvil was an edge rusher for the East.

Tuesday’s game also featured three players from Bloomfield in receiver Nate Brown, defensive back Zaire LaRue and defensive lineman CJ Francois.

Normally, the Paul Robeson All-Star Football Classic is held in East Orange at Robeson Field. But after the turf field at East Orange was deemed unplayable, the game was moved to Belleville.

HOW BEHCET’S DISEASE AFFECTS THE EYES

Behcet’s disease is a rare, chronic condition with an unknown cause and no cure. It causes blood vessel inflammation all over the body, and it can affect the tiny blood vessels in the eyes. About 75 percent of people with Behcet’s disease will have symptoms that affect their eyes, including pain, redness, and blurry vision. The disease also causes blood clots, digestive issues, and meningitis, among other symptoms. Behcet’s disease may be caused by a gene mutation and is thought to be an autoinflammatory disease. Inflammation happens when your body is fighting an infection. In people with Behcet’s disease, the immune system attacks the blood vessels instead, causing pain, swelling, and inflammation throughout the

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While the experience meant a lot to Almonte and Dorainvil, the ability to play one more high school game took an even larger meaning for Holland, who will play defensive end at WIlliam Paterson. Unlike the others, Holland’s season came to a premature end due an injury on

“I had to play one more game before I get up out of here.”

Despite the lack of team success, all three two-way starters had solid senior seasons individually. Dorainvil finished tied for the team in tackles for loss (10) and sacks (two) to go with 39 tackles. Almonte recorded 26

“When it got moved here I was just mad excited,” Dorainvil said. “My mom was able to come down because it’s a short drive. Everybody that loves me got to see me play. It was amazing.

“I was excited when I got the message that I was playing in this game. I almost cried. Having one more high school game was very important to me.”

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Photos by Jason Bernstein

Melrich Almonte, Tayshawn Holland, Angelo Dorainvil

Barbara M. Syme

Barbara M. Syme (nee Chatellier) died June 14, 2023. She was 97.

Born in Newark, she lived in Kearny and the Jersey Shore before moving to Lyndhurst in 1953.

Private cremation arrangements were by the Armitage

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& Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A memorial service will be scheduled in the near future and this obituary will be updated with that information.

Barbara enjoyed her memberships with the First Baptist Church and the Arlington Woman’s Club both in Kearny.

She was also active with the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Barbara was the wife of the late John Syme and mother of Lynda French (her husband Charles), Robert Syme (his wife Maureen) and John Syme (his wife Terie). She is also survived by her three grandchildren

Donate plasma to save lives this summer

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Pecoraro lives with Hereditary Angioedema (HAE), a rare disease that can cause attacks of swelling, and often pain, in specific parts of the body, including the stomach, hands, feet, arms, legs, genitals, throat and face. Like with many serious and rare diseases, the therapies used to treat HAE require human plasma donations.

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“Plasma donors directly impact my ability to live a full and productive life. Therapies made from these donations allow me and my son, who also lives with HAE, to receive ongoing treatment for our conditions,” says Pecoraro.

Plasma, a straw-colored liquid that carries red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, helps to maintain a steady level of blood pressure, supports the immune system and delivers critical nutrients to cells.

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Eligible, qualified plasma donors also receive payments in connection with donating plasma.

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To donate, you must be in

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Although wait times may vary at each location, the collection process takes approximately 90 minutes after the first donation.

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“I thank all donors and encourage anyone who is considering donating to remember that doing so does make an impact for people like me and my son,” says Pecoraro.

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Sarah (her husband Christian), Ian (his wife Brandi) and Robert (his fiancé Gabrielle) and her four great grandchildren Cameron, Dylan, Alaina and Aiden. Barbara was the last of

seven siblings.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to the Parish Nursing at 9 Bond St., Wallington, N.J. 07057 or your own favorite charity.

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NUNEZ

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Cloud had just about stopped the massive bleeding for the meantime.

Then, thank goodness, a medic showed up — and that first responder later told Nunez his tie-off was perfect. The bleeding had stopped. And the woman was in condition stable enough so she could be transported to hospital for further treatment.

For Nunez, it was just another day on the job, even if, in reality, he was off duty at that very moment.

“It was disappointing to see so many people drive right past,” Nunez said. “But I knew I had to stop. She’d have probably been dead if I didn’t make a torniquet. When things like that happen, I am just fully aware that I have to get it done. It’s like I turn into a different person.”

That “person” Nunez turns into is no stranger to being a lifesaver, either.

On his very first day as a cop, his very first shift, he saved a choking baby from suffocating to death.

“Again, I needed to get it done,” he said.

And that is precisely what he did.

And it was like the day he was with

his wife at a Rangers’ game — no one is perfect, mind you — and the pair were out at a pub, postgame. At the bar, a woman collapsed and it turns out she was overdosing. He saved her, too, using chest compressions and sternum rubs.

“When you see someone fall like that, you just move,” Nunez said. And move he does. In total, that accounts for three lives saved — though the humble man he is, we’re pretty certain there are others Nunez didn’t mention. And we’re pretty certain there will be other saves in the future, too.

Now back to the original story, it was about 3:26 p.m. that day — and Nunez told State Trooper Miguel Guarda, who had arrived on the scene to tend to the accident, what he had just experienced — and then he was on his way north again, en route to Kearny PD Quarters, for his upcoming, 12-hour shift.

Having just experienced this, you’d think maybe he’d ask for the day off. But no, not Nunez. That is not in his DNA.

He says he snapped one photo of the scene — of the mangled mess left behind on the parkway — because he thought his superiors might not believe what he had just been through

— again — but it was true and because of it, a life was likely saved. Unfortunately, because he was unable to get her full name, Nunez is not sure if Gail survived, but he at least gave her that chance, a chance that had, until he arrived, seemed to be rapidly slipping away.

“It was just another day at work,”

Nunez said.

That’s what he and his colleagues always say.

Except really, in this case, he wasn’t at work. And he was doing something well above and beyond the call.

Then again, for the Black Cloud he is, that is all Anthony Nunez ever seems to do.

Photo by Anthony Nunez

What remains of the Slingshot after the crash.

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Belleville Historical Society restores military monuments

The work of the Belleville Historical Society in restoring military monuments and the military gravestones of fallen soldiers was recognized at Memorial Day ceremonies in two neighboring towns.

The society was presented with commendations for their work from the Town of Montclair at the town's morning ceremony and then by the City of Newark in the afternoon.

Society volunteers have done restoration work in Belleville and seven other neighboring towns including Kearny, Nutley, Bloomfield, North Arlington, Montclair, Newark and Passaic.

The most important project, according to society president Michael Perrone, has been identifying and cleaning the military stones of all of the young men killed in action buried in the Essex County Veterans section of Glendale Cemetery in Bloomfield.

The society began working there in March with almost three hundred stones of the fallen soldiers of World War II, Korea and Vietnam cleaned in time for Memorial Day.

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