Wednesday, 25 October 2023 n www.TheObserver.com n Volume CXXXVI, Issue No. 25
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BELLEVILLE n BLOOMFIELD n EAST NEWARK n HARRISON n KEARNY n LYNDHURST n NORTH ARLINGTON n NUTLEY
Three candidates seeking Kearny’s mayoralty duke it out in first-ever virtual debate Ferreira, Doyle & Santana tackle issues from parking to taxes to PILOTs and more By Kevin A. Canessa Jr.
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The three candidates, from the top left, are Sydney J. Ferreira, Carol Jean Doyle and Peter P. Santana. Kevin A. Canessa Jr., editor of The Observer, was the evening’s moderator (at right). (Screenshot)
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he three candidates vying to permanently become Kearny’s next mayor took part in a spirited debate Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, the first-ever in the area to be completely broadcast to a worldwide audience on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Twitch. Kearny’s Interim Mayor Peter P. Santana, Council President Carol Jean Doyle and realtor Sydney J. Ferrei-
ra each participated from a remote location. On the day of the debate, more than 1,500 people watched live on the four platforms. That number has jumped significantly with re-watches and views by firsttime viewers podcast. A crowd of around 30 also gathered for a debate watch party at Jimmy’s on Midland Avenue. The previous mayoral debate, which took place in the auditorium of Kearny High School in 2021 featuring See DEBATE, Page 19
Lyndhurst PD promotes 5 veteran officers to new, higher ranks
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By Kevin A. Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com
ne Lyndhurst police officer was elevated to the rank of sergeant while four others were elevated to the rank of detective, by Public Safety
Commissioner and Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso and Chief Richard L. Jarvis Jr. in a ceremony at Town Hall on Oct. 16. Promoted were: l Officer William Kapp to the rank of sergeant. Sgt. Kapp joined the Lyndhurst Police Department in
January 2009. In December 2018, he was assigned to the detective bureau before being promoted to the rank of detective in October of 2019. Sgt. Kapp will be assigned as a patrol squad supervisor. Additionally, Sgt. Kapp serves as an investigator with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s
Office’s Arson Task Force and is a drug-recognition expert. l Officer Joseph White to the rank of detective. Det. White joined the Lyndhurst PD in July 2014. Prior to his promotion, he served as a patrol See LPD, Page 18