Dec. 11 Edition of The Observer

By Karen ZautykObserver Correspondent LYNDHURST –

She had already bought the dress. A classic black number perfect for a funeral.

When she walked past the casket--and spit on it-- con-sider the photo op.

Such behavior might, of course, beg the question as to whether suspicions would be raised, but that’s all moot now anyway.

The fashion-conscious “mourner” is going to have to make do with orange jump-suits for the next decade.

Last week, 44-year-old

Lyndhurst resident Nicole Faccenda was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to hire a hit man to murder her ex-lover’s new girlfriend.

A bullet in the head would do it, she had told the hired assassin. As for the former boyfriend, a shot to the foot would be acceptable. She

wanted him to be “miser-able.”

According to authori-ties, Faccenda did not want the girlfriend’s children killed, “but if something happens to one of them, ‘Oh, well, I’m sorry’.”

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By Ron LeirObserver Correspondent

HARRISON –Some five years after the

project was conceived, Har-rison’s first affordable senior citizen building had its cer-emonial groundbreaking last Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 774 Harri-son Ave., just west of the Har-rison Gardens public housing complex.

The 15-unit Harrison Senior Residence, with one unit re-served for an on-site superin-tendent, is being developed by the Domus Corp., a nonprofit arm of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark, at a cost projected at $3.8 million.

A press release issued Dec. 3 by the N.J. Housing and Mort-gage Finance Agency said the agency has “committed $1.8 million in CDGB [Community Development Block Grant] Disaster Recovery” awarded through the “Fund for Resto-ration of Multifamily Rental Housing.”

The FRM, according to the agency, “provides funding to restore affordable rental hous-ing in areas affected by Super-storm Sandy [to] aid in the … construction of multifamily rental housing for low-and moderate-income residents [and] will be available … in conjunction with other multi-family programs offered by the state….”

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NORTH ARLINGTON–

Let’s begin with real estate: Back in 1668, a man named William

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ensack and Passaic (then called the Pasawack) Rivers -- 30,000 acres of land, rich in timber and meadows and fish and furry game. Half of this property was then sold to Nathaniel Kingsland, and in 1708, the southern part of the tract was bought by Arent

Schuyler, who traveled down to this area from his home-town of Albany.

Here, Schuyler established a plantation, worked by slaves, one of whom made a most interesting discovery circa 1712-1714. On the land near what is now North

Arlington’s Porete Ave., an elderly man found an odd-looking greenish-blue chunk of stone, which he brought to Schuyler.

It turned out to be copper ore.

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The alarm sounds: a house fire. The volun-teers spring into ac-

tion, arrive at the house, see smooke coming from the roof, strategize and take action.Complications ensue. They work it out. Fire extinguished. No injuries. Job done. Lessons learned.

Another fire successfully fought by members of the North Arlington Volunteer Fire Department and they never had to leave the fire-house. And, in fact, they did all while sitting down.

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Zidiak said the depart-ment secured the system with the aid of a $104,000 federal SAFER (Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response) grant allowing for

the purchase of hardware and software.

“All three of our firehouses are linked to the system,” the chief said.

So fire officers can organ-ize informal training exercises with the rank and file or any of the volunteers can opt to come in, grab a remote and use the system on their own time as a way of re-orienting

themselves to a variety of po-tential firefighting situations.

For the department’s younger members, in par-ticular, the technique doesn’t take a lot of time getting

used to, Zidiak noted, since the process mimics playing an electronic video game – except, of course, that these simulations can all be played out in starkly real life terms.

“We plan to use it eventual-ly as part of our officer train-ing program to supplement our existing requirements,” Zidiak said.

The software program has

100 different fire scenarios built into the system, along with a “grading page” that rates how a participant reacts to each situation in which he or she is asked to make a de-cision about what step should be taken next at a fire scene – whether, for example, to grab a ladder of a certain length, or search for victims, etc.

But the system is designed so that any given user, such as the North Arlington Fire Dept., can input additional scenarios that may more closely reflect borough-like environments, Zidiak said.

Volunteer Firefighter Joseph Labarbera, who is coming up on his four-year anniversary with the depart-ment, has found the system “very user friendly. I can use it as a tool to be able to de-velop strategic decision-mak-

ing skills.” Initially, Labarbera said, as the virtual system puts the “player” enroute to a fire, “it’s prompting me to think what I’m going to do when I arrive at the scene and what level of preparedness I can expect. It’s important to remember that no one sce-nario fits all.”

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A formerly longtime Nutley resident got a surprise visit recently

from township representatives who came bearing a special gift … unrelated to the upcom-ing holiday season, however.

Pasquale Turello, 96, a World War II Marine veteran, was presented with Nutley’s Distinguished Service Award in recognition of his service to his country.

Township Public Affairs Commissioner Steven Rogers traveled to Berkeley Township in Ocean County to see the veteran, who had moved there in order for his family to care for him.

“He was unable to attend our Veterans’ Day ceremony when we presented 21 Nutley

World War II veterans with medals,” Rogers explained. “Therefore, I decided to bring the medal to him.”

Turello, a private, served in the South Pacific during his tour with the U.S. Marines. He received several combat deco-rations from the military.

Rogers said he contacted Berkeley Mayor Carmen Am-ato who, together with Berke-ley Council President James Burns, agreed to join him for a small military ceremony in Turello’s home with family and friends also there.

“To say the least, it was an emotional day for all of us. On behalf of this 96-year-old Marine and his wife, thank you Nutley for remembering his sacrifice for our nation,” Rogers said.

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U.S. Marine veteran Pasquale Turello displays medal, which he accepted at his home from Commissioner Steven Rogers and guests. From l., Turello (seated) with Rogers, Berkeley Mayor Carmen F. Amato, Berkeley Council President James J. Burns, and U.S. Marine Cpl. Carlos M. Hernandez.

Samantha Giordano of North Arlington was among the featured dancers in the an-nual fall dance concert at Hof-stra University, Hempstead, N.Y. Giordano, a member of the class of 2015, is majoring in dance education.

The concert was held at

the John Cranford Adams Playhouse from Nov. 21 to 24 and featured choreography by Stormy Brandenberger, Rachel List, Amy Marshall, Karla Wolfangle, Royce Zachery, and guest Terry Creach, who di-rects the New York City-based Creach/Company.

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KEARNY –

Shoppers have enough to worry about during the annual pre-holiday

frenzy (What the heck can I get for Uncle Ernie? He hates everything. Is my credit card maxed out? Whaddya mean there are no Chia Pets left? Why isn’t this check-out line moving? Where the hell did I

park the car?). The thought of being a

crime victim isn’t usually at the top of the list, though it ought to be considering the opportunities crowded stores, distracted bargain-hunters and

vast parking lots afford the criminal element.

In this town, though, shop-pers should feel a bit more se-cure thanks to a Kearny Police Department special initiative.

“On Black Friday,” Police Chief John Dowie told The Observer, “we launched our holiday mall patrol wherein additional officers are as-signed, in uniform, plain-clothes and on foot, to our mall areas.”

These include Walmart, all the Passaic Ave. centers (Kmart, ShopRite, Marshalls, etc.) as well as the shopping areas along Kearny Ave.

Overseeing the holiday-sea-son project is Kearny Deputy Chief George King.

“In my opinion, it has already paid off,” Dowie said. During the first big shopping week, “we didn’t have any thefts of or from vehicles in the lots, we didn’t have any purse-snatchings, and the volume of shoplifting was less than expected.”

“The concept behind it,” he added, “is to convey a feel-ing of safety to the shoppers. The uniformed presence also deters crimes, but in the event we do have a crime, we can also provide a quicker re-sponse.”

The KPD mall patrols per-form other functions, too, such as locating children who have wandered away in the stores

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KEARNY –

If all goes well, Kearny can expect to see a new big box retailer along its slowly

evolving Passaic Ave. shop-ping district.

BJ’s Wholesale Club, an East Coast warehouse retailer, will be the anchor tenant for a shopping mall planned by DVL Kearny Holdings LLC for

the east side of Passaic Ave., at Bergen Ave.

At a lengthy public hearing held last Wednesday, Dec. 4, the Kearny Planning Board voted 8-1, with certain condi-tions, to approve an amended site plan filed by DVL that will allow the developer to change the dimensions of two of the six retail buildings for which the company got board ap-provals five years ago.

One of those buildings, originally designed to accom-modate 104,000 square feet of retail spread over two floors, is now being cast as a single level, 87,778 square foot space to be occupied by BJ’s, ac-cording to testimony by DVL representatives.

Also, a second building that was approved for a 4,000 square foot single retail ten-ant is now reconfigured for 17,000 square feet to handle up to five smaller retailers. No tenants, other than BJ’s, are committed.

By and large, the board had no major problems with those changes but it had some

concerns about how the pro-posed layout of one of the new retail buildings would shrink an existing 50-foot easement (between the north end of ShopRite and the old Congo-leum factory building) shared by the town and the neighbor-ing Tully ShopRite down to 20 feet, and, at its narrowest point, to just 18 feet.

The developer also figures that six surface parking spaces will be lost, along with a

retaining wall, to help facili-tate the maneuvering of the 18-wheeler trucks, according to testimony by a DVL engi-neer.

Still, the board wondered whether that would leave sufficient access for town fire rigs – and for delivery trucks to back in and pull out.

DVL’s traffic expert, Gary Dean, offered the board some perspective, saying that, “Fifty feet is a four-lane road – that’s a lot of blacktop.” And he claimed that there would be enough room – even with just 20 feet – to “accommodate BJ’s delivery trucks, which are the biggest on the road.”

When several board mem-bers, including Mayor Alberto Santos and Town Administra-tor Michael Martello, advised that DVL first check with ShopRite to make sure the store can live with the ease-ment change. And the mayor said he would ask the Fire Department as well.

That implication of delayed action on the developer’s ap-

plication, pending a resolution of these questions, prompted DVL President Alan Casnoff to inform the board that, although the project site has been dormant for the past five

years, thanks to the national recession, time is now of the essence because DVL expect-ed to sign a lease deal with BJ’s by this week.

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process, Casnoff said, the board’s failure to act could kill the project. “No preliminary approvals, no signed lease,” he

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The world experienced a great loss Dec. 5 with the death, at age 95, of Nel-

son Mandela, the man cred-ited with ending apartheid in his native South Africa.

Despite being imprisoned by his white oppressors for 27 years, when he was freed in Feb. 1990, at 71, Mandela worked to establish a new gov-ernment based on “reconcilia-tion,” rather than retaliation.

Initially, he was met with resistance from his fellow South Africans, both whites and blacks, but in the end he got what he wanted: a coalition government that would respect all colors.

Mandela’s struggles – in the face of seemingly overwhelm-ing odds – should remind us of at least two other statesmen whose clamoring for justice resounded on the global stage: Ghandi, who fought to end British rule in India through a policy of non-violence; and Lincoln, the “Great Emancipa-tor,” who waged a civil war to preserve the Union in which all citizens were free.

As in Mandela’s case, the goal was achieved but a flawed creation followed. Years of in-

fighting took its toll on South Africans; as a byproduct of independence from Britain, Ghandi had to accept a divided India; Lincoln’s assassination sparked a revenge-minded Radical Republicanism bent on punishing the South for its rebellion.

All three were truly pivotal figures in their lifetime but all were quite mortal, and, therefore, no matter how many statues may be consecrated in their honor, none should be elevated to deity.

To that end, let’s recall the words of University of Cape Town political professor Anthony Butler who wrote in South Africa’s Business Day newspaper (as quoted in the Dec. 7 New York Times), “To idealize a great political leader – to try and take that person out of politics and the human-ity out of that person – is in the end a futile or even contradic-tory endeavor.”

Still, we can say that Man-dela, Ghandi and Lincoln each left a great legacy for which we have much to thank them.

Shifting gears: Has a version of the Prince of Denmark crept

into North Korea?News accounts report that

before he came to power, Kim Jong-un, that country’s leader, was propped up by his uncle, Jang Song-thaek, and his aunt, Kim Kyong-hee.

But, of late, if these accounts are accurate, following the death of the Kim Jong-il, the current 30-year-old leader’s father, Kim Jong-un (read: Hamlet) has arranged for Uncle Jang to be removed from his government posts and for two of his uncle’s deputies (read: shades of Rosencrantz and Gildenstern) to be killed. Alas, these same accounts say

that Uncle Jang (read: Claudi-us) is estranged from his sickly spouse (read: Gertrude).

Now, Kim Jong-un has been talking about unleashing some of North Korea’s nuclear capability on the country’s traditional eastern and western rivals. (Read: “To take arms against a sea of troubles. And by opposing, end them ….”).

Draw your own conclusions.

Finally, some thoughts on Kevyn Orr, Detroit’s emergen-cy manager, asking the De-troit Art Museum to consider auctioning off some of its col-lection, including the famous

Diego Rivera murals celebrat-ing the workers of the world, to help the bankrupt Motor City pay its creditors.

What a great irony that would be, if art work that exalts the contributions by the American laborer – the same type of work that came very close to being displayed in the iconic capitalist building, Rockefeller Center – were to be sold to prop up the very city that made America Roar in the Twenties.

Rivera and his staff under-took the Detroit museum job in the wake of Ford Motor Co. goons having killed four auto workers and harming 22 during a 1932 demonstration at Ford’s Dearborn plant. The city’s plutocrats warned Edsel Ford – who had given Rivera the commission – he was being undermined by the artist.

But Rivera was allowed to proceed and, despite the De-pression, the museum – which was on the ropes – survived and prospered, thanks in large part, to the Rivera murals’ popularity.

Maybe history will repeat itself.

– Ron Leir


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The Kearny Police Department and the Belleville Police depart-

ment are among 144 New Jersey law enforcement agen-cies selected to receive grants to participate in the state’s annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” holiday traffic-safety campaign.

Kearny, Belleville and the other departments will receive $4,400 each from the Division of Highway Traffic Safety to fund high-visibility sobriety checkpoints and/or roving patrols to identify impaired drivers.

The 144 departments -- up from 95 grant applicants approved last year -- have the discretion to earmark the money for the assignments they deem to be most ef-fective in their jurisdiction, sources told The Observer.

This year’s “Drive Sober” project began Friday and will continue until Jan. 2.

Grant recipients or not, more than 400 N.J. law en-forcement agencies will be participating.

The 2012 holiday crack-downs resulted in 1,555 DWI arrests, the Division of High-way Traffic Safety reported.

Participating police agencies also issued 5,138 speeding summonses and 3,113 seat-belt summonses.

In addition, more than 1,600 fugitives were appre-hended.

“During the holiday season, law enforcement officials al-ways see a jump in the num-ber of drunk and impaired drivers,” said the division’s acting director, Gary Poedu-bicky.

“Police will be targeting those drivers, and once again this effort will send the mes-sage that if you chose to drink and drive, you will be arrest-

ed every time, no exception” Poedubicky said.

“Consuming even small amounts of alcohol dulls the senses, decreases reaction time, and hampers judgment, vision and alertness,” a state-ment from the division noted. “If you consume any amount of alcohol and your driving is negatively impacted, you can be convicted of drunk driv-ing.”

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several thousand dollars.In 2012, there were 158

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A list of all the police agen-cies receiving mobilization grants this year is available on the division’s website, www.nj.gov/oag.

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These Lincoln School students merit kudos

Valerie English, principal of Lincoln School, Kearny, announces the following Students of the Month for November:

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It surfaced at the Nov. 14 meeting of the Passaic River Community Advisory Group in Newark from representa-

tives of the Cooperating Partners Group, some 70 companies that have accepted financial responsibility for cleaning up contaminants in the river.

So far, the CPF has ar-ranged for the removal of toxic sediment from a five-acre section of mudflats along the Passaic in Lyndhurst and is now waiting for the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency to come up with a remediation plan for a 13-mile stretch of the Lower Passaic, from Newark Bay to North Arlington.

EPA’s plan is due by early next year but, in the mean-time, the CPG has drafted its own cleanup proposal, reportedly aimed at selective “hot spots” along the river

instead of a more exhaustive scope which the EPA is said to prefer. According to EPA’s Ray Basso, project manager for the Passaic restoration program, the CPG is propos-ing to clean 125 acres of the Lower Passaic’s 13 miles, which he characterized as “a much more limited remedia-tion” than the EPA’s proposed “bank-to-bank” cleanup of 650 acres.

As part of targeted cleanup remedy, the CPG has pitched a “fish exchange” program which, said Basso, proposes to provide anglers a fresh, “safe’’ fish for every carp caught from the river. Con-suming Passaic River fish is prohibited due to pollut-ants in the water but to what extent that prohibition is enforced is hard to tell. Given carp’s tendency as a bottom feeder, the species is more likely to ingest its food from the Passaic River’s sediment, which, reportedly, is where toxins like PCBs and di-oxin tend to be concentrated. Basso said the CPG’s experts believe that “carp contributes 25% of the human health risk” to those who do eat fish from the Passaic, so the CPG’s theory is that, “if we elimi-nate carp from the diet, we reduce the human health risk by that percent.”

The CPG figures to get a supply of clean fish from a Newark-based fish farm, Basso said.

“As a [fish exchange] con-cept, that might make sense,” Basso said. But, he added, “As far as the EPA is concerned, we don’t recognize that as a substitute for remediating the river. … The exchange could

be evaluated as a supplement to existing fishing bans but we’d like to consult our Fish & Wildlife Service for any po-tentially ecological impact.” A likeminded skeptical state Dept. of Environmental Pro-tection, partnering with EPA in oversight of the cleanup project, is having none of the exchange, according to DEP spokesman Larry Hajna.

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Another stakeholder left high and dry by the exchange plan is Ana Baptista, co-leader, with Debbie Mans, of the Citizens Advisory Group. “The way it was presented [by CPG], it didn’t seem well thought out,” Baptista said. Baptista said while the CPG “told us [the exchange] was going to be a $1 million invest-ment, that they’d partner with Rutgers University’s agricul-ture program and that they planned to set up a fish aqua culture in a former Newark church,” those and other details still seemed vague. As an example, she said, CPG mentioned there’d be four lo-cations on the river where the exchanges would happen but, other than Lyndhurst, didn’t identify the other spots


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At 4:32 p.m., police made a traffic stop on Hancox Ave. that resulted in the arrest of Carlos Rodriguez, 31, of Newark, on an active warrant from Elizabeth. Police said they found 100 bags of heroin in his vehicle. Rodriguez was charged with possession of drugs and possession with intent to distribute. After posting bail, set at $5,000 with a 10% cash option, he was released pending a court date.

At 4:23 p.m., headquar-ters received a report of lost property. The victim told police she took her purse out of her car as she entered the Nutley Diner to eat. Then, she told police, when reach-ing in her bag to pay the bill, she realized her purse, valued at $350, was missing.

Dec. 4At 8:18 p.m., Nicholas

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search of Stevens alleg-edly disclosed a “one-hitter,” allegedly used to smoke marijuana, police charged Stevens with possession of drug paraphernalia and ticketed him on charges of improper U-turn and driving while suspended. After posting bail on the warrant, he was released pending court dates in Nutley and Bloomfield.

At 8:02 a.m., police went to a St. Mary’s Place location on a criminal mischief report. The resident told police someone reportedly threw a glass bottle at their Dodge Caravan, breaking the middle driver’s side window.

Dec. 3At 10:34 a.m., police

responded to a Franklin Ave. business on a theft report. Police said three batteries were reported missing from a delivery truck parked at the end of the business’s drive-way. Police said the bat-teries appeared to have been disconnected by someone unscrewing the bolts. Police said there had been two batteries previously stolen from another truck but that theft hadn’t been re-ported.

Dec. 2At 4:58 p.m., police re-

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they paid with a debit card which was swiped through a machine but for which they received no receipt. Later that day, the victim told police, their bank called them about two trans-actions totaling more than $1,400 made from their account and not authorized by the victim. The bank closed out the victim’s debit account.

At 11:21 a.m., police went to a Franklin Ave. business on an assault report. The victim told police he was working in the parking lot when a man, known to him, hit him in the face with an open hand and kicked him several times. Police said the alleged assault may have been the result of previous issues be-tween the pair.

At 8:43 a.m., police responded to a report of an attempted car theft at a Hancox Ave. location. The owner told police they had returned to the car only to find that the driver’s door lock had been damaged and entry gained by someone who damaged the dashboard and ignition system.

Dec. 1At 12:18 p.m., police

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The Kearny Scout House was full of kids, donations, and activity last month as the Junior Woman’s Club of Arlington and the scouts put together Thanks-giving baskets for local needy families.

More than 20 holiday gift boxes were laid out on tables while overflowing piles of donations were sorted into categories and then placed into each carefully decorated box.

Kids of all ages decorated the boxes with Thanksgiving tur-keys, leaves and warm wishes. The making of a Thanksgiving meal including a turkey, vegeta-bles, and desserts were placed within each box.

“The Juniors have been run-ning this event for years and so we are pretty organized at sorting out all the wonderful donations we receive. However, there is always a little bit of chaos as we really want all the children to participate in sort-ing donations, making up the baskets and loading them up in our minivans,” said Juniors President Holly Capobianco. Many troops from Girl Scout Service Unit 14 participated as well as Boy/Cub Scout Pack 305.

The boxes and turkeys were then delivered with smiles all around. Junior’s Federation Secretary Lisa Sibrel said: “We want to teach our children about service to the community as we reach out to those who are having a harder time during this holiday season.”

On Dec 14, the Juniors will be hosting a toy drive for the same families. The Juniors work all year to raise funds for the toy drive and welcome donations from local businesses who want to help. “We are thankful for all the donations we receive, so we can make Christmas extra special for many local children and also make it less stressful for their parents,” said Juniors Treasurer Denise Ganzer. For more information, contact the JWCA, P.O. Box 61, Kearny, N.J.

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Robert Wasilak, principal of Garfield School in Kearny, announces Students of the Month for November:

Isaac Lorenzo, Adamaris Criado, Gabriel Varilias,

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Elizabeth Krista’s eighth-grade class from Queen of Peace Elementary School, North Arlington, commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address with “eyewitness” stories of the battle, followed by a tea and cookie reception. From l. are: Ariel Naranjo, Rachel Walters, Anthony Minervini (as Abe Lincoln) and Anthony Mandera.

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The FRM, the release said, offers non-profit housing developers – like Domus – opportunities to secure zero and low-interest loans to pay for construction of affordable housing, primarily in those counties impacted by Sandy.

Domus is combining the FRM funding with nearly $1.5 million from the Hudson County HOME Investment Partnership Program and more than $500,000 from the Town of Harrison’s Affordable Trust Fund to finance the Har-rison project, the release said.

At the groundbreaking, Har-rison Mayor Ray McDonough said that the need for low cost housing is easily the biggest priority of those who visit his office at Town Hall. “They want to know, ‘Can I get into

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The Rev. James Tortora, chaplain for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New-ark, blessed the project site

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Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington, Class of l987 reunited last week to help classmate George McDermott raise funds at his annual Bowling for CF Awareness event.

McDermott chairs the event each year for the New Jersey State Organization of Cystic Fibrosis, headquar-tered in Totowa, so that as many people as possible can learn about the financial

and the emotional toll the disease can take.

“During our 25th year reunion last year the Class of ’87 of Queen of Peace agreed to ‘Pay it Forward’ whenever possible,” McDermott said. “Saturday, Nov. 16, was just another shining example of how to keep ‘Paying it For-ward.’ ’’

Twenty graduates gathered to support CF adults and the New Jersey State Organiza-tion of Cystic Fibrosis, rais-

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McDermott, a CF patient, a dispatcher with the North Arlington Police Department and president of the North Arlington Board of Educa-tion. He has battled CF his whole life and not let it defeat him. Now in his for-ties, and with two children, he plays an active role in his community.

Harrison Lions Club hosts fundraiserHarrison Lions Club

(HLC) held its annual Win-ter Wonderland Fundraiser at the Community Center in Harrison on Dec. 1. Over 30 vendors came out to support the Lions Club and offer their merchandise for area residents to start their holiday shopping. Admis-sion to the event was free for members of the public

and it was well attended. Many area children took the opportunity to visit with Santa, tell him what they wanted for Christmas, and have their picture taken to memorialize the experience.

Lions Club members were available at different sta-tions to help children with writing letters to Santa Claus and to help them

make their own personal-ized stockings and holiday hats. The HLC would like to thank everyone that took the time to come out and support this special event. The club would especially like to thank the Harrison Community Center and its attendants for their much needed help and warm hospitality as well as the

Harrison High School choir who sang their hearts out all afternoon for the patrons and vendors.

The HLC is part of Lions International, the world’s largest service organization. For more information go to http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/harrisonnj/index.php or e-mail us at harrisonlion-sclub yahoo.com.

George McDermott, second from right, surrounded by his classmates from Queen of Peace High School at the recent Bowl for CF Awareness event.

The beautifully face-painted Faith Kennedy of Kearny tells Santa what she wants for Christmas.


The slave was given his freedom, and Schuy-ler turned his attention to copper mining, which was to become the indus-try that would define this pocket of New Jersey for nearly 200 years.

For this history les-son, we thank industrial archeologist Joseph Ma-casek, who recently pre-sented a program on the Schuyler Copper Mine at the New Jersey Mead-owlands Commission’s Environment Center in Lyndhurst.

Macasek has a per-sonal connection to his topic. He grew up in North Arlington, and though the mine shafts had been sealed by then, the Schuyler Copper Mine was still “a myste-rious place -- kind of a legendary place,” he said.

We wanted to take a photo of Macasek near one of the old cave entrances, even though we expected it to be blocked, but he did some reconnaissance and re-ported that no evidence of any of them remains. None at all. Which is just as well. A mine aban-doned for more than a century is no place for “explorers.” Not if they want to stay alive,

anyway.Initially, Macasek ex-

plained, the work at the mine “was a very simple operation.” The copper eroded down the escarp-ment (the ridgeline off

what eventually became Schuyler Ave.), “and they just dug it out,” Macasek said.

He said little was known about the day-to-day activities, but progress was being made, because by 1750, Col. John Schuyler (who took over the mine after his father’s death in 1730) started bringing in Welsh and Cornish miners who were skilled in deep-shaft mining. Obviously the North Arlington site was no longer primarily a surface operation.

“The ore was crushed, washed, packed in barrels and shipped to England for process-

ing.” Shipped to England because New Jersey was still Great Britain’s col-ony and Britain allowed no ore smelting here.

Another Schuyler son, Peter, recruited Brit-ish sailors in 1759 to build a “corduroy road” -- constructed of logs laid transversely along a predetermined route -- across the meadows from the mine to the shipping lanes. This was the origi-nal Belleville Turnpike and we presume it was made from cedars, since, as Macasek noted, “The meadows had been more forest than a swamp, a cedar forest.”

As the Schuyler mine shafts grew deeper and deeper, the operators needed a way to pump out the groundwater that had begun filling them. This led to the importa-tion in 1753 of a marve-lous device invented in Cornwall -- a steam en-gine. It took nearly two years for the machine to become fully operational, but when it did that reportedly marked the beginning of the age of steam power in the New World. (Right here, in North Arlington.)

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around townBellevilleBelleville Public Library, 221

Washington Ave., announces the following programs:

• Saturday Storytime and Craft meets Dec. 14 at 11 a.m.

• Saturday Film Showing features “The Polar Express” on Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.

Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, Dec. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon, featuring a visit by Santa. Bring cameras. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children un-der age 10 and children under age three are free. Three or more inches of snow cancels the event. Breakfasts are held on the third Sunday of every month from September to May.

BloomfieldBloomfield Public Library,

90 Broad St., announces the following programs:

• Get it Write writing work-shop meets on the second and fourth Saturdays, Dec. 14 and 28, at 2 p.m.

• Book Club meets on Monday, Jan. 6, from 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. in the Quiet Study Room to discuss “The Prin-cess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure: The ‘Good Parts’ (abridged version)” by William Goldman.

The library will close at 3 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 and will be closed on Dec. 25 for Christmas.

KearnyMary’s Theater Parties and

Tours, Kearny, offers Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broad-way” on March 19 at 8 p.m. Price is $157 per person with a deposit of $100 per person with reservation. Balance is due Feb. 15. Price includes: orchestra seat and dinner at 5 p.m. at San Carlo Restaurant, Lyndhurst, transportation, tax and tip. Seats are limited. Call 201-998-1030.

The West Hudson Detach-ment of the Marine Corps League invites all former and active duty Marines and FMF Corpsmen to attend an open house, which will be held every Friday, from 7 to 10 p.m., at 286 Belgrove Drive. Guests are welcome.

The Kearny Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at La Fiamma Res-taurant, 440 Harrison Ave., in Harrison. Business leaders from Harrison are invited to attend to learn about the work that Rotary Internation-al accomplishes around the world and in local communi-ties. For more information about the Kearny Rotary Club or to join them for a meeting, call Joe D’Arco at 201-955-7400 or Jose Fernandez at 201-991-1040.

Join the Senior Citizens of Kearny to meet new friends. Dues are $5 per year. This entitles members to five free parties, including a fish and chips dinner. Meetings take place every Thursday at the Henrietta Benstead Senior Center, 60 Columbia Ave. Doors open at 9 a.m. for a continental breakfast and socializing, with a business meeting at 11:30 a.m. and bingo at noon. Guest speakers appear periodically. For club information, call Carol at 201-991-9369.

Grace United Methodist Church, 380 Kearny Ave., will host a Christmas shop-ping spree sale and a supper on Dec. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. The supper consists of soup, sandwich, dessert and bever-age for $7. For more informa-tion, call the church office at 201-991-1132.

Washington School Chorus will perform for the Evening Membership Department of the Woman’s Club of Arling-ton at its meeting on Wednes-day, Dec.11, at 7:30 p.m., at the Henrietta Benstead Center on Columbia Ave. Members are reminded to bring a $10 grab

bag gift.

LyndhurstLyndhurst Historical

Society has a new exhibit, “Let’s Play: An Exhibit of Beloved Toys,” at the Little Red Schoolhouse Museum, 400 Riverside Ave. The mu-seum is open on the second and fourth Sundays of every month from 2 to 4 p.m. A china-head doll and a Lionel train are among the many toys on display. The exhibit is free and open to the public, though a small donation to the Society would be appreci-ated. For more information, call 201-804-2513.

Lyndhurst Public Library, 355 Valley Brook Ave., hosts Fit4Kids Magic Show on Monday, Dec. 16, at 3:30 p.m., in the children’s room. Muscle Man Mike presents a magic/puppet show for chil-dren ages 3 to 10. Registration is required.

To register, call the library at 201- 804-2478.

The Woman’s Club of Lyndhurst is collecting non-perishable food items, plus hams and lasagne, along with gift cards for ShopRite or Stop & Shop, as part of a food drive for the local Food Pantry, 253 Stuyvesant Ave. Monetary donations, payable to the Woman’s Club of Lynd-hurst, can be sent c/o Diane Cichino, 481 Roosevelt Ave., Lyndhurst, N.J. 07071. Dona-tions of unwrapped toys may also be brought to the Food Pantry.

N.J. Meadowlands Commis-sion announces the following programs:

• Third-Tuesday-of-the-Month Nature Walk, co-sponsored by the Bergen County Audubon Society, is slated for Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m. This free two-hour guided walk in DeKorte Park includes a stretch of nearby Disposal Road. The group will meet just inside the En-vironment Center, 2 DeKorte

Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute updates and weather advisories. To R.S.V.P., contact Don Torino of the BCAS at [email protected] or 201-230-4983.

• Winter Solstice Celebra-tion welcomes the first day of winter and the return of the sun on Thursday, Dec. 19, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Environment Center. Learn about the history of the solstice, make a solstice craft, and enjoy celebratory food and drink. Adults must ac-company children. Admission is $5/person; $4/MEC mem-bers. Registration is recom-mended. To register, visit www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec. For more information, call 201-460-8300 or visit www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec.

Lyndhurst Knights of Columbus hosts a commun-ion breakfast at the Senior Building, 250 Cleveland Ave., on Sunday, Dec. 29, from 10 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $7 each. No tickets will be sold at the door. Pick up tickets at Sacred Heart Rectory, 324 Ridge Rd., 201-438-1147, or call Sal Russo at 201-446-7244 or Nick Gara-folo at 201-935-5988.

North ArlingtonNorth Arlington Police

Department’s Crime Preven-tion/Community Relations Unit will conduct its an-nual holiday toy drive. New, unwrapped toys and gift cards may be dropped off at the Police Department. The collection continues through Dec. 18. The toys will be dis-tributed with the assistance of the North Arlington Woman’s Club to local families and oth-ers in need.

North Arlington Public Library, 210 Ridge Rd., is of-fering these programs:

• Origami Club, for grades 4 and up, meets on Friday, Dec. 13, at 3:30 p.m.

• Holiday Craft, for grades K to 5, sponsored by the NA

Women’s Club, meets on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m. Call 201-955-5640, ext.126, to register.

• YA Movie Day, for grades 6 and up, is held on Friday, Dec. 20, at 1 p.m.

• Comics Club, for grades 6 and up, meets on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 3:30 p.m.

Nutley The annual Holiday Treas-

ure Chest Adopt A Family Program which provides gifts to Nutley families in need continues through Dec. 18. Individuals, civic organiza-tions and clubs are invited to participate. Local businesses have adopted families in lieu of purchasing individual staff gifts. Gift cards from local stores will also be accepted. Residents interested in adopt-ing a family or making a contribution are asked to call Annmarie Nicolette at 973-284-4975.

Nutley Public Library, 93 Booth Dr., announces the fol-lowing programs:

• Saturday Drop-In Craft. Stop by the children’s room on Dec. 14 at 10 a.m. to make a craft while supplies last. No registration is required.

• High School Manga Club meets on Monday, Dec. 16, at 3:30 p.m.

• Pen to Prose Writers’ Group meets on Monday, Dec. 16, at 6:30 p.m. The group is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 973-667-0405 or visit: http://nutley.bccls.org.

Children are invited to drop off letters to Santa at the “Santa Express Mailbox” at the Nutley Oval entrance on Chestnut St. through Wednes-day, Dec. 18, allowing Santa enough time to respond to each letter. Parents/guardians are asked to have children include their age and return address on each letter. For more information, contact the Office of Public Affairs at 973-284-4976.

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And while there are still roving vehicle patrols, officers also “go into the various retail establishments and interact with merchants and shoppers

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Officers also will moni-tor the SPEN (State Police Emergency Network) radio frequency, so if a BOLO is issued in connection with a crime in another jurisdiction, they will immediately have the

description of the suspect, car, direction of flight, etc., making it easier to spot should it head for Kearny.

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The KPD, although it has earmarked money for this high-visibility holiday initia-tive, is also getting some “pro-

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“The storm’s psychologi-cal impact on children can negatively influence behavior and increase emotional stress, potentially affecting the rest of their lives,” said Depart-

ment of Children and Families (DCF) Commissioner Allison Blake. “By intervening to help and support these children that are struggling, we aim to keep families strong and provide the programs and tools necessary to help their children return to a life of normalcy.”

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Care will provide intervention services in the five north-ernmost counties -- Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex and Union -- impacted by the storm. Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Monmouth and Ocean counties will receive services from Barnabas Health Institute for Preven-tion.

Chris Kosseff, president and CEO of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, said that trained crisis counselors will work in schools and com-munities “… to decrease de-pression and anxiety, increase resiliency and empowerment, connect youth with trusted adults, and identify and refer at-risk youth and adults in need of more intensive mental health services.”

It is estimated that about one-third of New Jersey’s pri-mary and secondary school-aged children lived in the Sandy-impacted counties at the time of the storm.

“In the aftermath of Su-perstorm Sandy, Barnabas Health made a commitment to be a significant community resource for those impacted by the devastation,” said Barry H. Ostrowsky, president and chief executive officer of Barnabas Health.

To ensure that children have access to the help they need, services will be available to children year-round.

Families with children that need assistance should call Diana Walker at DCF’s Family and Community Partnerships at 609-888-7409.

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Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., is screening family films for the holiday season this month in the lower level of the Main Library with popcorn and light refreshments.

Here’s the schedule:• Friday, Dec. 13, at 4 p.m.,

“The Polar Express” (100 minutes/PG). On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that’s headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus’s home.

• Wednesday, Dec. 18, at 4 p.m., “Merry Madagascar” (30 minutes/NR), “Shrek the Halls” (30 minutes/PG) and “Ice Age Mammoth Christ-mas (26 minutes/PG). In these three shorts, Shrek and the animals from Mada-gascar and Ice Age put their own spin on the holidays.

• Thursday, Dec. 26, at 2 p.m., “Santa Buddies” (88 minutes/G). The five lovable

golden retriever Buddies must help Santa Paws restore holiday spirit and strengthen the weakening North Pole power source – the magical icicle.

• Friday, Dec. 27, at 2 p.m., “Muppet Christmas Carol” (85 minutes/G). The Mup-pet characters, including Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, along with Michael Caine, tell their version of the classic tale.

• Monday, Dec. 30, at 2 p.m., “Elf” (97 minutes/PG). After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity.

For more information on these or other programs, call the Main Library at 201-998-2666 or visit www.kearnyli-brary.org.

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By Jim HagueObserver Sports Writer

A year ago, veteran Kearny High School girls’ bas-ketball coach Jody Hill

had to do a bit of last minute scrambling to put together a formidable roster. The Kardi-nals had lost a ton of talent to graduation, so Hill hoped that the new kids could step in and pick up where the graduating seniors left off.

Well, as the immortal base-ball sage Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like déjà vu all over again.”

“We’ve lost 13 seniors over the last two years,” said Hill, who begins her 11th season as the Kardinals’ head coach. “That’s losing a tremendous

amount of experience. For the most part, I’ve never had to deal with that before.”

However, Hill isn’t exactly putting her head down and sulking about her team’s pros-pects. Quite the contrary.

“It’s a nice feeling to have some younger players who are going to be around for four years,” Hill said. “We’re going to try to mold them, not just for today, but also down the road. There are positives and nega-tives in having a young team. You take a hit with experience and you ask them not to make the same mistake twice. You learn from your mistakes.”

Hill said that she has been extremely positive since

practices began in earnest last week.

“In the early going, we’re breaking down the funda-mentals more,” said Hill, who guided her remade team to 15 wins a year ago. “We’re work-ing on them making the right decisions. We definitely have our work cut out for us.”

Hill likes the athleticism of the team.

“We do have some athletes and we do have some size,” Hill said. “Overall, I think we’re looking to have more of an inside game this year than ever before. Our size is going to be a huge strength.”

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“I felt it was a good opportunity to build something from scratch,” said Stoeckel, who was hired in September to replace Kurt Villani. “I live in the area. I know Es-sex County basketball. I know Belleville. I remember going to Belleville games when I was younger.”

Stoeckel’s father, Jim Sr., is a long-time high school basketball referee in Essex County, so the familiarity has always been there.

The younger Stoeckel was the head coach at Newark Academy for five years and spent the last three years at Bloomfield under Pat-rick Brunner.

“I wanted the chance to get back to being a head coach again,” Stoeckel said. “I know it’s a challenge, but I want to get in Belleville and get kids interested at the lower levels, like middle school and take it from there. I know Belleville could be a good program and when we get it there, we want to keep it there.”

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been encouraged by the turnout and the effort of the players.

“It’s been very good,” Stoeckel said. “We have to put this all together in two weeks. I’ve never dealt with anything like this before. No one knows anything. The kids are all learning to play. It’s a lot to take in, with such a short period of time.”

Nearly 60 kids attend-ed tryouts and Stoeckel had to weed through the numbers and get his 15-man roster.

“Those first two days with the 60 kids were hectic,” Stoeckel said. “I had to get through it. We’re now pretty much set. We’re still waiting for a few kids to pass their physicals. Things are a little different now.”

Stoeckel said that he has been impressed with how hard the play-ers have performed.

“I’m encouraged by the effort,” Stoeckel said. “They have re-sponded well. I think we have to give it time and we’ll see. But if the effort is already there, that’s the first step. If they’re willing to learn, then they can become a better basketball team.”

Stoeckel said that he

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The Kearny girls’ basketball team has a lot of new faces, but among those returning are, from l., senior Kiana Cardenas, Hill, senior Carolina Souza and senior Spiridoula Dimou.

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didn’t see the Buccaneers play last year, so he’s starting with a clean slate.

“I just heard that one kid came off the bench and played a little,” Stoeckel said. “That’s all I knew. I was happy that there were so many freshmen and sopho-mores came to tryouts. I want to lay down the ground work now, so the kids can learn. We have five seniors, not like having 20 seniors. So we have to build from the bottom up.”

Leading the returnees is Jacob Dabon, a 5-foot-11 senior with good range from the outside.

“He definitely can shoot it,” Stoeckel said.

Senior Wilbert Then is a 5-foot-10 guard who is a tough defender. Senior Shakhi Tan-ner is a 6-foot-2 guard with long arms.

“He’s long and wiry,” Stoeckel said. “He can play a little.”

Nelson Pichardo is a junior guard with decent skills. An-tonio Tyler is a 5-foot-9 senior guard. Chris Torres and Wally Battle are both 6-foot-2 junior forwards who will help on the inside.

The Ayala twins, namely Henry and Joel, help the Buc-caneers’ depth.

Ande Velez is a 5-foot-7 sophomore with a ton of promise.

Stoeckel is still getting to know his team, learning their positives and nega-tives, pluses and minuses. He deserves the chance to learn what he’s coaching. It’s been a whirlwind since he was hired less than two months ago.

“It’s not going to happen overnight,” Stoeckel said. “We do have excellent effort thus far. That’s the first step.”

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guard during her playing days at Harrison High and later Pace University, Hill was a fearless point guard. So she has always favored guard play.

“We’re a little inexperienced at guard, but we do have some talent,” Hill said. “We have athletic guards who have to learn the game a little more. But I can see the progress. They keep getting better and better.”

Hill also likes the way her team has approached the new season.

“I think they’re very excited about it,” Hill said. “The ener-gy level is excellent and we’re trying to put that energy level out onto the floor. The eager-ness is there. I can see that in the seniors. We have spots in the starting lineup that are open to anyone who steps in and proves that they deserve it, prove that they want it.”

Leading the returnees is sophomore Amber Crispin, who stepped in toward the end of last season and became a key contributor and starter. Crispin is the team’s top returning leading scorer, but she averaged only six points a game. That’s a sign of just how much Kearny needs to rebuild this year.

“She came in as a freshman starter and led our team in steals,” Hill said of the 5-foot-6 Crispin. “She has tremen-dous speed and competitive-ness. She is one of the most competitive kids I’ve ever coached. I just hope that can carry over to the rest of the team. I hope it’s contagious. She has a lot of speed and energy. She’s also real eager to start the season and I like that. Amber has to be one of our leaders this year, even though she’s a sophomore. She leads by example and also knows what to say to the oth-ers. She’s a special kid.”

Another returning player is junior Emilia Fernandes. The 6-foot Fernandes is the team’s tallest player and she has to use that size to her advantage.

“I can definitely see her potential,” Hill said. “This is her time to shine. She’s been

very dedicated to improv-ing. She now has tremendous footwork. She realized what she needed to do and took a big step forward. Her goal is to play in college and she’s willing to do anything to make that happen. She’s added more moves near the basket. She’s made a big improvement over last year.”

The rest of the entire Kearny roster is still battling for playing time. In Hill’s eyes, they’re all players right now, not starters.

Freshman Sydney Pace, the younger sister of former Kearny standouts Stefanee and Samantha, joins the fray as a 5-foot-6 guard.

“She’s already played varsity soccer, so she knows what it takes,” Hill said. “She’s not intimidated at all. She comes from a good athletic family and she wants to get on the court to prove what she can do.”

Senior Carolina Souza is an-other contributor. The 5-foot-5 Souza owns a nice touch from the perimeter and is a good defender.

“She’s paid her dues and put in a lot of time,” Hill said. “She’s a good leader. She just needs to penetrate with the ball better.”

Junior Daniella Echevestre is a 5-foot-6 jack-of-all-trades.

“She literally can play any position,” Hill said. “She’s our most versatile player. She’s a great passer who played point guard on the JV level, but we need her inside more. She’s very strong and uses her body well.”

Spiridoula Dimou is a 5-foot-2 senior guard.

“She’s one of our tough-est kids,” Hill said. “She’s extremely hungry to play var-sity. She’s spent the last three years down on the bench, waiting to get put in the game. She’s our most vocal kid.”

Kiana Cardenas is a 5-foot-11 senior forward.

“She has no varsity experi-ence,” Hill said. “She’s very raw. But she’s a coachable kid who is working on her speed. She’s going to provide solid minutes for us.”

Sophomore Nawal Farih

is a 5-8 forward whose older brother and sister played var-sity basketball at Kearny.

“She has good potential,” Hill said. “She has a good basketball body and goes extremely hard to the basket. She keeps getting better each year. She comes from a good basketball family. She just loves to play and she’s doing great in practice.”

Junior Nicole Sanchez is another back-up guard.

“She’s feisty and scrappy,” Hill said of the 5-foot-4 Sanchez. “She plays defense very well and can make the

outside shot.”Junior Patty Sheldrick is a

5-foot-7 guard with good ball handling skills and a good long range shot. Sophomore Izabela Stazewski is a 5-foot-9 forward who is still learning the game. Sophomore Erica Greenlee is a 5-foot-4 athletic guard who made headway in the Kearny summer league.

“I put her in one game and she had like four steals in a minute,” Hill said. “She has good instincts for the ball.”

Junior Vanessa Gallego is a 5-foot-4 guard who is a reli-able defender.

As you can see, Hill has a lot of work to do between now and the Kardinals’ sea-son opener against Hudson County power Bayonne Dec. 20. The Kards will also play this year in the North Arling-ton Christmas Tournament, where they will face local rival Queen of Peace.

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After several years toiling in the retail business, John Cousins desper-

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He wanted to be a teacher

and a girls’ basketball coach.So in reinventing himself

after the age of 40, Cousins headed back to Montclair State in order to secure his teaching certification.

As a basketball mentor, Cousins spent four years at Mount St. Dominic in Cald-

well as a junior varsity coach and assistant coach with the varsity, and he also spent several years coaching AAU basketball with the New Jersey Crusaders in Bergen County, but he always longed for something more.

“I wanted a head coaching

job,” said Cousins, now 46. “I’ve been looking for the right varsity job for three years. Coaching keeps me young. It gives me a young spirit.”

When Perrin Mosca re-signed at the end of last season in Lyndhurst, the door was left wide open for Cousins’ big break.

“Lyndhurst gave me the op-portunity to be a head coach and I was extremely grateful and excited,” said Cousins, who began official workouts with his new team last week. “I’m very happy to be at Lynd-hurst.”

Apparently, the Lyndhurst players are excited to have Cousins.

“The response has been great,” Cousins said. “I’m very pleased with the way they’ve responded to me. They’re working very hard so far and giving great effort. As a coach, that’s all I can ask for.”

It didn’t take long for Cous-ins to realize that he didn’t inherit the most talented team around. Gone is 2012-13 Observer Female Athlete of the Year Camila Alonso, who took her track and field talents to East Carolina. Alonso aver-aged 20 points and 13 rebounds last year, including a record-breaking single game high of 46 points. Those numbers are going to be impossible to replace. The Golden Bears did win 18 games last year.

But Cousins is impressed with the athleticism of his team.

“That’s the one thing that stands out more than anything

else,” Cousins said. “They might not be highly skilled and they might not have the best talent, but they are very athletic. I was really surprised with how athletic they are. They’re also quick learners. They absorb everything we teach them, so that’s a tremen-dous asset.”

Cousins likes the athleticism that he has in the backcourt.

“For me, as a coach, whether they’re talented or skilled, I’ll take the athletic player any day of the week,” Cousins said. “You can teach them to shoot, but if they don’t have the heart, the determination and the hustle, it’s not going to work. So I’ll take the team we have, because they are athletic and willing to go the extra mile.”

Cousins also needed his senior players to step up and be leaders on a young team.

“I look at the seniors and they work together as a group,” Cousins said. “They play other sports together and that equates well for me. If they play other sports, then they’re not shell shocked when they come to basketball. They know what to expect. I’m impressed the way these girls have thrown themselves out there for a first-time head coach.”

One of those senior leaders is Bianca Fata, the standout goalkeeper for the Lyndhurst girls’ soccer team in the fall.

“Bianca is very aggressive and extremely fast,” Cousins said. “She’s a hard-nosed kid

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Forward Christie Zembris-ki is another returning player who has impressed Cousins.

“I really like her,” Cousins said. “She throws her body around out there. She has a decent shot and she’s pretty quick. She reacts well to the ball. I’m hoping that she has a really good year for us.”

Cameron Georgs is another holdover from last year’s team.

“She’s one of our tallest kids,” Cousins said. “She can shoot it pretty well and she’s going to shoot it.”

Caroline Beatrice is anoth-er senior who has impressed the new coach.

“She has great enthusiasm,” Cousins said. “To me, that’s

her strength. She comes every day and she’s ready to play. I want that to rub off on the others and have the oth-ers play like that.”

Sophomore Cameron Halpern is going to make an impact on the varsity.

“I like her size and she can run the floor well,” Cous-ins said. “She’s young and tough.”

Freshman Kira Adams has definitely impressed enough to stick around with the varsity.

“She definitely has a var-sity body,” Cousins said. “She has a nice shooting stroke. I hope to get something out of her with the varsity.”

The Golden Bears open the 2013-14 season with Dwight-Englewood.

“Sometimes, I have to pinch myself and ask is this really happening?” Cousins said. “I can’t wait for Dec. 20t and for us to have our season unfold. I’m going to try to maximize their potential. If that means they’re going to be coached, taught, pulled and dragged, I’m going to do it. This is the next stage of my life.”

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fish swap to reduce human exposure. We have a lot of concerns about that. If you were doing [the exchange] as a pilot program, not meant as a primary path, okay, that’s something interesting, but to say you’re going to leave be-hind a lot of toxic stuff, that’s when people said, ‘Well, wait a second.’ … The best thing to do is clean the river.”

“Staggering. Mind-numb-ing. A real head-scratcher.” Those were the reactions of Jim Hutchinson, managing director of the national Rec-

reational Fishing Alliance, headquartered in south Jer-sey, to news of the exchange plan.

“Where is the fish they’re going to exchange coming from?” Hutchinson won-dered. “They’re saying a lot more of our seafood is being imported from other coun-tries not having to live up to our standards.”

Still, Greg DiDomenico, executive director of the Garden State Seafood As-socation, is intrigued by the exchange idea. “It’s an ex-

tremely interesting concept. The seafood industry in New Jersey certainly has a lot to offer. I would hope [the CPG] would contact us or some of our local ports to be part of the program. The industry is well taken care of and highly regulated.”

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years were 1730 to 1761, and the Schuylers, while well-to-do, were not “rich” by the era’s standards. During the American Revolution, the mine stood idle and did not resume operations until 1793.

In the 19th century, the mine changed hands many times. In 1899, it became the Arlington Copper Co., owned by William McKenzie Ruther-ford, who pinned his hopes on an elaborate electrolyte processing plant. “But the process didn’t work,” Macasek said. “It was an utter failure.”

It was sold at auction in 1903, “without having pro-

duced a pound of copper.” And then it was dismantled. And an era had ended.

But the story didn’t.Look at the map. The pits and tunnels of the

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He couldn’t see the bottom because he was looking into the Victoria Shaft. Luckily, only about 60 feet of it; the rest was likely filled with groundwater.

According to Merritt Ierley’s 1994 book, “A Place in History: North Arlington, N.J.,” along with local offi-cials, teams from the state and county Offices of Emergency Management responded to

the site, as did engineering consultants, employees of the N.J. Geological Survey and ex-perts from the federal Bureau of Mines.

A study of the former Schuyler acreage showed that some of the old mine shafts had collapsed over the decades “and these,” Ierley writes, “as well as other shafts with the potential for col-lapse, would have to be sealed to prevent further cave-ins.

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Last week, we chatted with Michael Neglia of Neglia En-gineering, Lyndhurst, the for-mer borough engineer, who noted, “What the borough did

back then was an extensive amount of work.”

It also “made every ef-fort to identify the shafts in residential areas.” And rather than depending on old maps, modern technology, such as ground-penetrating radar, was called into play to locate them so they could then be capped with concrete.

If you want to know more about the Schuyler Copper Mine ---and North Arlington history in general -- we highly recommened Ierley’s treasure of a book. It is available at the North Arlington Public Library.

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cautioned.DVL is also seeking several

land use variances for single retail maximum square foot-age, minimum setback for internal driveway and parking, along with a few design stand-ard waivers, including parking lot light pole height, sidewalk width and street tree size.

In the end, the board agreed – with Ann Farrell dissenting on traffic-related worries – to grant “conditional approval” to the application – to be memo-rialized at the Jan. 8 meeting – pending successful resolution of the easement issue, sharing of façade drawings and revised parking plans.

BJ’s Pat Smith, assistant vice president/manager of site acquisition, who attended Wednesday’s board meeting, said he anticipated the signing

of a 20-year lease with DVL with options for renewal.

“We’ve been looking for sites in Kearny for the past six to eight years,” he said. “We can better serve our members and expand our membership base. Kearny is a great solid neigh-borhood and it’s in a more urban location than our typical BJ’s location.”

Smith said the Kearny store

-- which will have a tire center but no liquor – will feature “the typical BS’s assortment, including fresh deli and expanded organic and fresh produce.” It will employ about 50 full-time workers and about 50 part-time, he said. “We’ll be putting an emphasis on hiring local.”

The K-mart and Modell’s on the site will remain but

tenants currently in the old Congoleum factory building will be given six months notice to vacate before the building is demolished, Casnoff said.

Because of the site’s sloped topography, Casnoff said, “we are going to spend more than $1 million to raise the front [off Passaic Ave.] or lower the back of the site.” At this point, he said, the more likely outcome

will be “to lower the back but, you get two feet down, you’re digging into rocks. We will probably spend $5 million alone for site work.”

Casnoff declined to project the overall development cost for the project.

Demolition could begin by May 2014. “We’re hoping to turn over a building to [BJ’s] by August 2015,” Casnoff said.

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John Millar, athletic direc-tor of Kearny High School, is advising the surrounding business community that he has authorized All-American Sports Posters to produce Kearny High School’s athletic

posters to help the athletic department raise much needed additional funding.

Millar said that All-American Sports Posters will be contact-ing local businesses to line up community sponsorship for

this program and he urged all businesses to consider putting their support behind this effort.

All-American Sports Post-ers is registered with the Idaho Attorney General and has been authorized to con-

duct this campaign on behalf of the Kearny High School Athletic Department, Millar said. No other company has been authorized to represent Kearny High School in this way and any other businesses’

solicitation requests should be questioned, he added.

For more information, peo-ple may reach out to Millar at 201-955-5048 or to All-Ameri-can Sports Posters at 800-556-1380.

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Dec. 5At about 6 a.m., police said

an unattended Mercedes Benz was reported stolen from Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. North after the owner had left the car running with keys in the ignition. Police said the vehi-cle was recovered later that morning when Newark P.D. arrested Eric Warren, 45, of Newark, after they reportedly observed him and another man unloading tools from a

van stolen from Newark into the missing Mercedes.

Dec. 4Police said they received a

call from staff at St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, that they were treating a 19-year-old Harrison man for a stabbing wound. Police said the teen, who lost his left eye as a result of the crime, originally claimed that he was stabbed with a bottle near N.

Fifth St. and Central Ave. but investigation revealed that the incident didn’t happen at that location. The investigation is continuing.

At 9:30 p.m., police said they observed a man kick-ing another man lying on the ground in the municipal park-ing lot below Rt. 280 on Ham-ilton St. Police arrested Javier Rodriguez, 19, of Clifton, on a charge of aggravated assault and transported the victim to University Hospital in

Newark for treatment. Police said they took a sample of the prisoner’s DNA after he was booked, as permitted under the newly passed Arrestee DNA law.

Dec. 3At 11:30 a.m., police received

a report of a “suspicious” man in the 200 block of Bergen St. Police said a detective sent to conduct surveillance in the area saw the suspect enter the yard of a Bergen St. home

and emerge with a bicycle. Police then arrested the man, Ricardo Santos, 36, of Newark, on a charge of theft. Police also charged Santos with hin-dering apprehension after the suspect reportedly gave offic-ers a false name. Police said Santos also had an open no bail warrant from the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken to Hudson County Jail pending court action.

– Ron Leir

Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter

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between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve.

Indeed, the Postal Ser-vice recently announced it is ready to deliver holiday greetings and gifts to more than 152 million addresses nationwide.

It also revealed the busi-est anticipated mailing day of this season -- which is

projected to be Monday, December 16, when more than 600 million pieces of mail are expected to be processed. That same day, 6 million customers are expected to visit post offices nationwide.

Luckily for most of us, our holiday greetings lists are a bit easier to manage.

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Westervelt said Domus will use Del-Sano Contracting Corp. of Union as its general contractor. “They’ve built seven previous projects for us,” he said.

This month, Del-Sano also completed an $18.7 million, 52-unit, six-story low-income family residence, Horizon Heights, on 49th Street in Union City for Regan Devel-opment Corp.

In Harrison, Del-Sano will be installing modular units atop concrete footings, West-ervelt said. A modular strat-egy was chosen, Westervelt said, “because of the tight [40 feet wide by 100 feet deep] space” of the project site. “The units will be brought in by truck from the manufactur-er in Pennsylvania,” he said.

According to the HMFA release, three of the 15 apart-ments are earmarked for “very low income residents with net rents at $560 a month” while “the remaining 12 units are for moderate-income resi-dents with net rents at $560 a

month.”In any event, Westervelt

said, tenants will pay no more than 30% of their adjusted gross income for rent.

Each apartment will contain 650 square feet of air-condi-tioned living space, which will include a kitchen with range and refrigerator, combination living/dining room, bedroom and ADA-complaint bath-room.

Tenants will have access to two laundry rooms and a 1,600 square foot community room plus garbage/recycling cent-ers on each floor. There will

also be a medical screening room, plus job training and job placement services, the HMFA said.

Once a building permit is secured, Westervelt said the project should take eight months to complete and ten-ants should be moving in by fall 2014.

“About 60 days prior to the certificate of occupancy being issued, we will send letters to community newspapers advertising for occupants,” Westervelt said. Final se-lections will be made via a lottery system, he added. “We

think that’s the fairest way to do it.”

Domus will pay the town about $6,800 a year under a PILOT (payment in lieu of tax) agreement approved by the town governing body last year.

Applicants must be age 62 or older and must meet feder-al AMI (Area Median Income) household income guidelines for the Northeast Region.

Zinnerford Smith, interim executive director of the Harrison Housing Authority (HHA), said he was “pleased to see that the town and its partners have come to terms in moving this project for-ward.”

That the project actually got to this point is a small triumph in and of itself since at times, internal politics threatened to capsize it in midstream due to feuding between McDonough and former HHA director Mi-chael Rodgers, who advocated for the project as volunteer head of a nonprofit New Town arm of the HHA, but after he ended up being fired from his HHA job, the New Town initiative – which was to have sponsored the project – was cast adrift and Domus then entered the picture.

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Santa will bring a smile to all of the chil-dren at these care facili-ties by bringing them a gift and the adults will get Santa’s good wishes.

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The medical problems associated with aging can reach the point of sharply reducing one’s mental abilities to manage his personal and fi nancial affairs. When that happens, a guard-ianship proceeding may have to be commenced in order to appoint someone to serve as a guardian. A guardianship is a court action that can be commenced by a family member, an agency charged with the protection of the elderly, a credi-tor, but not by a mere stranger. The court will inquire as to what is in the best interests of the person who is the subject of the proceeding. The party seeking to have the guardianship imposed must submit asset information about the alleged incapacitated person and two medical affi davits that detail the facts and circumstances that support the proceeding. The court must appoint an attorney to represent the alleged in-capacitated person to perform a thorough investigation into merits of the application. That attorney must fi le with the court a written report which may challenge the guardianship or may support it with conditions. A hearing is conducted after notice is given to all immediate family members and other persons in interest. The court must be satisfi ed that the person is mentally incapacitated and cannot manage his personal and fi nancial affairs. After that inquiry is resolved, the court must decide who the appointed guardian shall be. Usually the correct choice of guardian is obvious and uncon-tested. It might be the spouse, a sibling, or grown child, de-pending on the make-up of the family. If there is no available or qualifi ed family member, as often happens nowadays, the court may appoint an attorney, a state agency, or a trained person from the community to serve as the guardian of the incapacitated ward. The guardian usually has to post a bond, which is like an insurance policy, in an amount set by the court to protect the ward’s assets. The guardian must fi le an-nual accountings with the court to report on assets, income,

and expenses paid by the guardian during the preceding year.A guardian holds great powers over the ward…where to

live, what medical care to receive, and more. Today the courts make a deliberate inquiry into preserving the individual rights that the ward can safely retain and exercise in order to mold the guardianship to be as least intrusive as possible.

While the choice of guardian is often obvious and uncon-tested as stated above, that is not always the case. There are plenty of instances where family members obtain separate powers of attorneys from the aging family member and then challenge in court each other’s authority. That battle will of-ten result in a guardianship action where in the end the court invalidates all powers of attorneys and appoints a non-family member as the guardian. These can be painful, drawn-out, and very expensive court battles. Complicated cases may take several months of non-consecutive court dates for the parties to conclude their witness’s testimony before the judge can make his ruling. These cases will turn on the facts and details unique to each family. If you thought divorce litiga-tion was bad contested guardianships, as relatively few as there are, can be even worse because different factions of a fam-ily are pitted against each other. Still, if the need truly arises a guardianship remains one of the best means of protecting the rights and interests of our mentally challenged elders.

The foregoing article is for general information purpos-es only and is not a substitute for legal advice. You should consult an attorney about the facts affecting your specifi c situation. Richard M. Mausner is an attorney with over 30 years experience in probate and elder law, with offi ces at 110B Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus and in Holm-del, New Jersey. He is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. He can be reached at 201-617-9100. © Copyright 2013 Richard M. Mausner

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Dorothy Bevan Dorothy Bevan, (nee

Suckiel) of Harrison, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Born in Kearny, she was a lifelong resident of Harrison. Dorothy was a homemaker and was also a parishioner of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Harrison.

Beloved wife of Lawrence Bevan (married 53 years), she was the loving mother of Janet Bevan, dear sister of Caroline Lozo, Veronica Gralinski and Donald Suckiel and an aunt to many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her son Ronald Bevan (2008) and her sister Janet Suckiel.

Funeral services were un-der the direction of Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison. A funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Har-rison and her entombment was in Woodbridge Memorial Gardens, Woodbridge. For information or to send con-dolences to the family, please visit mulliganfuneralhome.org.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Our Lady of Czestochowa Church in care of the funeral home in memory of Dorothy.

Ruth P. Bradow Ruth P. Bradow (nee

Doeg) died Dec. 6 at home. She was 89.

Born in North Bergen, she

lived in Jersey City before moving to Kearny in 1985. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral service was held in Grace Church, Kearny, followed by private cremation. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.armitagewiggins.com.

Ruth was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and was a Girl Scout Leader and Sunday School teacher, all in Jersey City. She was also a member of Grace Church in Kearny and The Rutherford Chapter O.E.S.

Wife of the late Edward G., she is survived by her son Ed-ward and his wife Lorri and her daughter Paulette Bradow. Sister of the late Marie, she is survived by her grandchildren Edward, David, Judy, Cate, Elizabeth and Nancy and nine great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Kidney Foundation or Grace Church Memorial Fund.

John J. Carchidi John J. Carchidi, a lifelong

Kearny resident, died on Thanksgiving Day at home. He was 85.

Visitation was held in the Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny Ave., Kearny (con-donfuneralhome.com). The funeral Mass was offered on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at St. Ste-phen’s Church, Kearny. A private cremation followed.

Mr. Carchidi was the own-er/operator of John J. Carchidi General Contractor for 40 years before retiring in 1993. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

John is survived by his wife, Rose (nee Carchidi) and his children Roseanne Stewart and her husband, Craig, John Carchidi and his wife Sharon and Christine McShane and her husband, Daniel. Also surviving are his grandchil-dren, Christopher, Daniel, Linette, Jacqueline,John, and Alexandra. John also leaves his brother-in-law Vincent Carchidi.

In lieu of flowers, the fam-ily requests donations to the Wounded Warrior Project (woundedwarriorproject.org) or St. Stephen’s Church.

Emma Costa Emma Costa (nee Smedley)

died Dec. 2 at Clara Maass Medical Center. She was 79.

Born in Pennsylvania, she lived in Kearny before moving

to Tuckerton. Arrangements were by the

Armitage and Wiggins Fu-neral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral Mass was held at St. Cecilia’s Church and burial followed in Holy Cross Cemetery. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.armitagewiggins.com.

Emma was a secretary and registrar for the Town of Kearny and was a secretary at Atlantic City Airport. She had also been a Cub Scout leader in Kearny.

Beloved wife of Edmund Costa, she was the mother of George (Helen), Daniel and Linda Richardson and the late Kevin and Timothy Richard-son. She was also the sister of Bill Smedley and grandmoth-er of Joseph, Lauren, George, Maureen, William, Kevin and the late Robert.

In lieu of flowers, please consider American Lung As-sociation.

Elizabeth C. Doeffinger

Elizabeth C. Doeffinger (nee Metz), 86, of Belleville, passed away on Friday, Dec. 6. Elizabeth (“Betty”) was married for 56 years to the late George Doeffinger Sr.

She lived her life serving her community as a volunteer for organizations and chari-ties that touched many. Betty was involved in scouting and served her beloved veterans though the American Legion Auxiliary Post 70 and the 8 and 40. Her most recent ser-vice as a docent of the Turtle Back Zoo fulfilled her devo-tion to children’s education and animals.

Betty was a loyal wife,

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For lease 7,000 sq ft of refrigerated space USDA approved with 70ft enclosed dock and 1/2 acre of parking with 1,500 sq ft office. Call (201)997-1500.

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KEARNY 2nd floor, 2 level Apt. $1,100/month + Utili-ties. 1-1/2 month Se-curity. No Laundry. No Pets. Quiet Location. Credit Check Re-quired. Available Janu-ary 1st. (201)997-2113

KEARNY 2nd floor 5 rooms. Plus Sunroom. No Pets. HT/HW included. $1400 + 1-1/2/month security. Available 11/1 (201)998-1120.

KEARNY 1 bedroom $850. Small Studio$675. HT/HW included1-1/2 months security.Call Super between 11am-8pm (201)998-9006


KEARNY 1 bedroom apartment. Renovated building. Wood kitchen cabinets, refrigerator, stove, ceramic tile floor, hardwood floors throughout. Laundry on-site. No Pets. Near NYC transportation. 1-1/2 months security. Arlington Section. $890 + utilities. (908)2445847KEARNY Arlingtonsection, 1 bedroom, allnewappliances/flooring,$1,000/month plusutilities, Nopets/smoking, SecurityDeposit, 973-309-0903.

KEARNY 2nd floor, 4 rooms, storage space, $1100/month + Utili-ties. 1-1/2/months se-curity. Call Jay (646)678-2729


KEARNY 3 rooms, heat/hot water sup-plied. one month secu-rity.$900/month (201)991-4888



KEARNY ELM COURTKearny’s Best Keptsecret 732 Elm St.1 BR for $850 NYC Commuter Bldg Call

Alan (201)955-4334 or PJ (973)922-1555 ext 1

Affiliated Mgmt.

KEARNY Manor sec-tion, 4 Rooms. bath, 1st floor. 1 month se-curity. No pets. Smoke-Free. Utilities not included. Next to trans & Roosevelt School. Call after 3pm. We Speak Spanish. (201)997-7720 (201)532-5561

KEARNY New 3 bed-room apt, 2 full baths, L/R, kitchen, central AC/HT, hardwood floors. Basement stor-age with washer/dryer hook-up. Off street parking. Yard. No Pets. $1575.00 month + utilities, 1-1/2 Secu-rity + good credit. Close to NYC trans-portation. Call (201)998-8226, 6am-3pm, M-F for appt.

KEARNYNewly renovated,hardwood floors.

Laundry onsite.HT/HW included. 2 BR start at

$985. 1 BR start at $825. Jr.1 BR start at $750. (201)289-7096

KEARNY- 1 bedroom apartment, L/R, kitchen. One month security. Utilities sepa-rate. No pets. No Smoking. (551)486-1488

KEARNY- Arlington section 4 rooms, 2nd floor, HT/HW supplied. No Pets. References-needed. $1200/month + 1/month security. Call (201)991-5968.


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HARRISON: 5 largerooms. New house,2nd floor, 2bedrooms, kitchenappliances. CentralAC/HT. Smoke-freeenvironment. Nopets. Plenty ofparking. 1-1/2months security.Available. Call(973)481-1721

FOR SALE 6 UNITS INHARRISON. GROSS$71,800, NET $56,900.MONTH TO MONTHLEASE. BESTRESIDENTIAL AREA INTOWN. ASKING PRICE $649,000. 201-998-2153 OR 201-951-2868

KEARNY 4 family. (4) 3 roomapts. All brick house

w/garage.$249,000 2 familyBrick and Siding. 5rooms and 4 rooms.To be built side by

side duplex.O’HARA AGENCY

(201)997-6300

Harrison Office SpaceAvailable. Modernfurnished office suites.Starting at $350.(973)481-3996

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KEARNY 2 Familyhome. Ivy St. 2ndfloor, 2 bedrooms, LR,EIK, W/D hook-up inkitchen, large deck.$1200/month. 1-1/2months security.Available now.(973)820-8338

BEllEvillE

Hair Salon for saleoperators will stay.Owner looking toretire. Caldwell area.Call for information(201) 207-7263.

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HARRISON Com-pletely renovated. 2 Bedroom apartment, dishwasher. Utilities not included. 1-1/2 months security. $1300/month. Close to transportation. Avail-able Now. No pets. (973)992-3580 after 5pm.

HARRISON 3rd floor.Efficiency plus kitchen.Available immediately.1-1/2 months security.Pay own utilities.$800/month. NOPETS. (201)955-5325for appointment.

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HARRISON: HarrisonAvenue. PizzeriaRestaurant for rent orlease, full equipment.Ideal for BBQ.Available now.(973)714-2368

North Arlington2 mother daughter

houses to bebuilt.12 Arlington

Ave. Call for Details. O’HARA AGENCY

(201)997-6300

KEARNY 2nd Floor, 2bedrooms, DR, LR,office room,washer/dryer hook-up.$1200/month.Separate utilities. 1-1/2months security.Available January 1st.(718)915-7606 Leavemessage

KEARNY ApartmentRenovated building.Wood kitchencabinets, refrigerator,stove, ceramic tilefloor, hardwood floorsthroughout. Laundryon-site. No Pets. NearNYC transportation. 1-1/2 months security.Arlington Section.$880 + utilities.(908)2445847

KEARNY 3 LARGEROOMS. (1BR).BELGROVE APTS.111-117 BELGROVEDRIVE. $915INCLUDING HT/HW.NO PETS.SECURITY. LEASE.LAUNDRY ROOM.973-493-7868

KEARNY 1 FAMILYHOUSE, 7 ROOMS +LAUNDRY ROOM,CLOSE TO SCHOOLS&TRANSPORTATION.AVAILABLE DEC. 1ST201-968-6344.

KEARNY 2 Familyhome. Ivy St. 2ndfloor, 2 bedrooms, LR,EIK, W/D hook-up inkitchen, large deck,Hardwood Floors.$1200/month. 1-1/2months security.Available now.(973)820-8338

HARRISON Big 3 BRApt., 3rd floor.$1,200/month + 1 ½month security. TileBathroom & Kitchen.Plus Utilities. 973-390-3684.

E.NEWARKE.NEWARK 2nd Fl. 4½ rooms. HW included$950/month. No Dogs.1 month Security.Available Jan 1st. 973-484-1088. LeaveMessage.

HARRISON 3rd floor.Efficiency plus kitchen.Available immediately.1-1/2 months security.Pay own utilities.$800/month. NOPETS. (201)955-5325for appointment.

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Kearny Garage,Storage & parkingAvailable for personalbelongings, cars,truck, boats etc. 201-955-2400.

KEARNY 2 BR Apt.LV, DR, Kitchen. 1stfloor. Plus Parking.$1250/month. 3 BRApt. LV Kitchen,Bathroom. 1st floor.$1350/month.Hardwood Floors,Central Air. AvailableDec. 1st. 973-820-3452.


HARRISON: 3bedroom apt., 3rdfloor. 97-99 HamiltonSt. $1200/month +utilities. AvailableNovember 1st. CallNorma (201)921-3954

HARRISON 43Cleveland Ave. 1 BR.Apt. Tenant paysutilities. No Smoking.No pets. Excellentneighborhood.Available Dec. 1st.954-448-3339.

•Currently Available1700 sq.ft., 5 officesw/bath & receptionarea at 564 UnionAvenue, corner ofGreylock, in Belleville.Call (973) 202-8580Grocery Store for Sale.

In the Heart ofHarrison. Allmerchandise included.Month to Month Lease.241 Harrison Ave.Harrison. Best offer.Daytime number 973-900-9094 After 6pmcall 973-420-0793.

KEARNY Small 2bedroom apt. EIK, LR.HT/HW included.$1250/month.Available after 12/15.No pets. Please callPhyllis (973)224-2911

Kearny Studio Apt.HT/HW included. 2ndfloor. No pets.$835/month. 973-393-4703.

BELLEVILLE$1050/month. 1 BR, 1bath. Utilities included. W/D. Available.973-902-7203.

HARRISON 2nd floor,2 bedroom, Kitchen,LV, DR, Bath. W/D,Close to Path.$1300/month. 1 monthsecurity. Available Jan.1st. 973-420-8694.

HARRISON 1bedroom apt. 211Frank E. RodgersBlvd. Central HT/AC. 1month security.$850/month.AvailableDec. 1st.201-341-9765.

Doctors office space1800 sq. ft. on firstfloor in medical bldg at837 Kearny Aveopposite movietheater. Also availableon second floor 750sq. ft. in same bldg.Very reasonable withplenty of parking.Inquire in dental officeor call office at201/991-1055.

KEARNY 6 rooms.2nd floor. Recentlyremodeled, hardwoodfloors. No pets.$1250/month. 1 monthsecurity. AvailableDecember 15th.(201)991-7601(201)772-6026

KEARNY Small 1bedroom. Arlington

Section. NewlyRenovated. Laundry on

Premises. HT/HWincluded. Near

Transportation. No pets.$795/mo + security.

(201)998-4972

KEARNY 1 bedroom,LR, DR. 1 monthsecurity. Utilitiesseparate. No pets. Nosmoking. $1000/mo.Available now.(201)991-3608

KEARNY ApartmentRenovated building.Wood kitchencabinets, refrigerator,stove, ceramic tilefloor, hardwood floorsthroughout. Laundryon-site. No Pets. NearNYC transportation. 1-1/2 months security.Arlington Section.$880 + utilities.(908)2445847

KEARNY ResientialArea, East MidlandAve. 2nd fl. 2BR Apt.LR, Big Kitchen, Bath,Hook Up Central Air.Separate Utilities. Nopets. No Smoking. OffStreet Parking.$1400/month. 1 ½months security.Available Now. Call201-519-3778. LeaveMessage.

KEARNY 3 LARGEROOMS. (1BR).BELGROVE APTS.111-117 BELGROVEDRIVE. $915INCLUDING HT/HW.NO PETS.SECURITY. LEASE.LAUNDRY ROOM.973-493-7868

KEARNY 4 rent ByOwner 2 & 3 BR Apts.Newly Renovated. AllUnits Have W/D Hookup & BasementStorage. Most unitshave A/C. RentsRange from $950-$1475 + Utilities. 1 ½months security +Good Credit required.Close to NYTransportation. Nopets. Call 201-998-8226.Between the hrs. 6am-4pm. Monday-Fridayfor Appt.

KEARNY 2 Bedrooms,LR, Kitchen. 1st Floor.$950 + Utilities. 1-1/2Month Security. NearNYC Transportation.Immediate (973)868-8660.

KEARNY 2nd Floor, 2bedrooms, DR, LR,office room,washer/dryer hook-up.$1200/month.Separate utilities. 1-1/2months security.Available January 1st.(718)915-7606 Leavemessage

KEARNY 4 rooms,Avl. Jan. 1st. No pets.1month security.$950/month + utilities.973-229-2786.

KEARNY 4 rooms Spt.Dukes St. FrontHudson Park.Renevated, HardwoodFloors. No pets.$930/month + utilities.973-391-3868.

KEARNY 2nd fl. 2BR,Kitchen & LV.$1100/month +Utlitlies. 1 monthsecurity. Avl. Jan 1st.917-842-1821.

KEARNY 2 bedroom,1st floor, LR, kitchen,central air.$1175/month.Separate utilities. 1-1/2months security.(973)380-9007

KEARNY 355 KearnyAve. 1 BR, LV &Kitchen. $850/month.HT/HW Inc. 201-283-4591 or 973-465-0166.

KEARNY ArlingtonArea. 5 rooms, 1 bath.1-1/2 months security.$1200 + utilities. Nopets. (201)213-1871

KEARNY 1 bedroom.Completely renovated.Central air/heat. Closeto schools &transportation. Parkingavailable.Washer/dryer hook-up.Available now.(973)634-5485

BELLEVILLE 4 rooms2 bedrooms, newlyrenovated. HT/HWincluded. Carpeting,AC. Convenient toNYC transportation.$1150/month. 1-1/2month security. Nopets. (973)964-7105

BELLEVILLE 2ndfloor. 2 bedrooms.Quiet area. Close topublic transportation.No pets. $1000/month.Separate utilities. 1month security.Available now.(973)563-7479(973)650-9855 Maritzaor Mike

BELLEVILLE OneBedroom Garden Apt.$884 HT/HW included.No pets. Call 201-450-1370.

BELLEVILLE 2 BR. 1Bathroom, LR, DR, 2car garage. Close toPublic transportation.$1695/month +utilities. 1 monthsecurity. Call 201-998-5082.

KEARNY 1 BR, LV,Kitchen & Bath.HT/HW included. 1 ½month security. NearPublic Transportation.973-992-5488.

HARRISON2 bedrooms walk-thru apartment. EIK, back-yard. Very clean. $1,250 plus util. Avail-able Nov. 1st. (914)497-5489

HARRISON BrandNew, High quality, 3BR Apt.. Near Path&High School. Call 973-772-2882 or 973-772-3883

HARRISON 2bedrooms, 1-1/2baths, washer/dryer,use of backyard. Nopets. No smoking.Close to PATH.$1250/month. 1 monthsecurity. Availablenow. (251)509-6766

HARRISON Modern 1br, 2nd Fl. PrivateEntrance. Clean Quiet& comfortable.Refrigerator. No pets.$750 + utilites.Security & lease. 862-223-9974.



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Machine Shop Helper/ Machinist Helper Knowledge of Manual Lathes - Helpful

- Overall Manufacturing Tasks - Clean Driver’s License

Apply: 75 Arlington Ave. Kearny, NJ

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LYNDHURST1 bedroom $1200, 3 bedroom $1650. Section 8 OK.(973)227-1851 or (973)760-4877. N. ARliNgtoN

Room foR RENtBELLEVILLENice area. Room for rent. $400. 1 month security. Call after 4:00pm(973)336-5335 (862)215-9440

E.NEWARKRoom for rent. No smoking, utilities in-cluded. Available now. (973)868-7999 (973)481-0344

CDL Class A driver for 24 person bus at

Kearny daycare. Mon-day-Friday pick up and drop off for schools in local area. Kindly con-tact daycare Director, Ms. Josephine. Hours and pay rate will be

discussed upon interview. Call 201-998-7384.

Medical Assistant To work for

medical office. P/T position, 30/hrs.

Must have experience and

be bilingual Portuguese-English

Fax resume to (973)350-0885

Now Hiring!Property inspectors FT/PT in your area.

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Real Estate Agents Call for a confidential interview or if inter-

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Bilingual(English/Spanish)Medical Assistantneeded for busyPediatric office.Must be able tocommute betweentwo office locationsand be proactiveand responsible.One or 2 yearsexperience a must.Please fax resumeto (201)998-0021

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N.ARLINGTON 2Apartments for rent.Renovated, 2bedrooms, C/A,washer/dryer hookup,1 car parking,$1450/month.Renovated 1bedroom, LR, FCTB,new kitchen,$1100/month. Call(201)376-7200 or(201)893-7913

N.ARLINGTON3 rms, $950, 1bedroom, LR,

kitchen, off-streetparking, heat ncluded

O’Hara Agency(201)997-6300

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NEWARK 1 BR $865& 2 BR $1,100Vailsburg/Near SetonHall HT/HW included.Safe/Secure. BrickHistoric Bldg. ExtraLarge BR’s. NewlyRenovated. Kitchen,Bath, H/W Floors,Refrigerator, CeilingFans. 1 mo security.Section 8 ok. No fees.No pets. 973-216-9470

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N.ARLINGTON 2Apartments for rent.Renovated, 2bedrooms, C/A,washer/dryer hookup,1 car parking,$1450/month.Renovated 1 bedroom,LR, FCTB, newkitchen, $1100/month.Call (201)376-7200 or(201)893-7913

Bus Driver wantedw/CDL Class B,

passenger, Air Brake,zero points, FT/PT

Bus Driver Needed forAdult daycare center.

No weekends ornights, competitive

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Homeimprovement

FM PropertyHome Repairs & Improvements

• Kitchens • Bathrooms • Doors • Floors • Windows •

Painting • Decks All types of repairsLic. # 13VH05674000

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NEWARK 4 roomsclose to path & bus.Avl. Jan 1st. Nosmoking. 1 monthsecurity. $650/month.862-754-8160 after3pm.

N.ARLINGTON 1stfloor, 2 BR’s, kitchen,Big LV, 1 car parking,space for W/D, & Littlespace for storage,$1150/month. 1 monthsecurity. No Pets.Utilities not included.201-997-7552.

N.ARLINGTON 2Bedrooms, HardwoodFloors, A/C Central,Bus Close, SchoolsClose. 973-202-6662or 973-699-6658.

N.ARLINGTON 1 BR,4 ½ rooms. WalkingDistance NYCTransportation. Nopets. $1,000/month +Utilties. 1 mo security201-407-1928.

N.ARLINGTON 2ndfloor. 2 bedrooms.Ceramic tile kitchen.Livingroom. H/Wincluded. 1 monthsecurity. Must payutilities. NO PETS.Available Now. 201-991-7647 or 201-563-1230.

KEARNY 1 BR.Shared bathroom.HT/HW included.$600/month. 1 monthsecurity. Available. Nopets. No smoking.(201)955-1075

Light assembly &warehouse work.Company located

near Mill St.,Belleville. Must

speak Both English& Spanish.

$8.50/hr. to start.Call

973-482-8603

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Carpet Cleaning Jay Shampoo, 2 rooms $80. Call for free

estimate. Contact 201-312-7972.

Ranne Tile & HomeImprovement

Ceramic Tile Repairs• Walls & Floors • Big &

Small • Regrouting• Caulking • Repair soap

dishes • Tile Floors.Free Est. Fully Ins.

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FGLC Contracting

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Hardwood Flooring

201-962-0032

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Complete Home Improvements

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LYNDHURST 1 bed-room Plus Den Just Renovated in small Apt. building residen-tial area. New kitchen with stainless steel ap-pliances. Blocks to NYC train/Bus. Laudry on site. No pets. $1050 + heat/utilities. Security $1,575. Credit check required. (908)217-9047.

LYNDHURST 3 rooms, $850, LR,

kitchen andbedroom.

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LYNDHURST 2bedrooms. IncludesAC, kitchen w/granite& all appliances,laundry facility,parking. $1195/monthplus utilities. No pets.Smoke Free Building.Close to NYCtransportation.(201)970-3210

LYNDHURST Justrenovated. 1 bedroomplus den. New kitchencabinets, granitecounters, stainlesssteel appliances,ceramic tile floors.Hardwood floorsthroughout apt. NearNYC train/bus.Laundry on site. Nopets. $995/month +heat. 1-1/2 monthssecurity. Credit checkrequired. (908)217-9047

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LYNDHURST 2 bed-rooms, LR, EIK. $1200/month + utilities No pets. Walk to train, bus & shops.(201)452-4158 or (201)507-8817

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•N.NEWARK Section8 approved, 1st floor, 3bedrooms. Available.Call (973) 202-8580.


LYNDHURST 3 room,1 BR, HT/HW +Cooking Gas Inc.Newly RemodeledH/W Floors.Dishwasher, GarageInc. No pets.$1,100/month. Closeto publicTransportation. Pleasecall after 9am, 201-991-6056.

N.ARLINGTON 5room apt. Very goodcondition. C/A. 1stfloor. Near school &trans. Washer/dryerhook-up. No pets.$1250/month. 1 monthsecurity. AvailableJanuary 1st. (201)991-5602

N.ARLINGTON 5Renovated Rooms +Computer Room. C/A.No pets. 1-1/2 month’ssecurity. $1350/month.Available Jan. 1st.201-997-3348.

N.ARLINGTON AvailJan. 1st. 2BR’s, LR,DR, Kitchen. 1 monthsecurity + 1 monthrent. No pets. Nosmoking. 201-304-8358 or 201-889-3900.

N.ARLINGTON AvailJanuary 1st. 1st floor.Residential area. 1bedroom apt. Allutilities included. Nopets. $875/month(201)988-8978

HARRISON 1 roomsafe, clean area.LR/DR, Kitchen, Bath.Utilities included.Female preferred. NoSmoking. $600/month.Near Path. 201-314-9982.

pERSoNAlSNice looking man,looking for nicewoman. Must be over60 w/no children.(973)715-9586

HARRISON Room forrent. $415/month. Nosmoking. No drinking.Cable included.Private entrance.(973)489-6668

PT position toperform variousoffice duties and

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(StatePoint) The holiday season can be a great time of the year to catch up and reconnect with family. That’s especially important at a time when more than 50% of working moms and dads find it very difficult to juggle work and family life, according to a recent Pew Research survey.

And when the season includes a trip to visit loved ones, a little extra care and planning can turn your fam-ily’s holiday travel time into true quality time – making the journey as memorable as the destination.

“A holiday road trip offers the perfect opportunity to set aside our busy routines and really bond with the people who mean the most to us,” says family travel expert, Emily Kaufman, known as “The Travel Mom.”

With gas prices low, millions will take to the highways over the holidays to visit grandma or enjoy a family vacation.

With this in mind, Kaufman has teamed with Enterprise Rent-A-Car to offer family-friendly suggestions for creat-ing great road trip memories:

Make the Journey FunTake the road less traveled

for quirky, weird or education-al stops. It’s a more interesting way to stretch your legs than typical rest stops.

“Don’t be a clock watcher,” says Kaufman. “Instead, create a family road trip bucket list and check off every fun and unique item you encounter along the way.”

And to prepare for those moments that make your fam-ily restless, create a “boredom bag” before you leave to com-bat travel blues. Fill it with notebooks, games, music and magazines.

Avoid Car TroubleA family road trip can be an

amazing experience, but it can go south quickly if your car

breaks down. Today’s average vehicle is more than 11 years old, so it’s important to be able to trust the car you’re driving.

For peace of mind and to avoid wear and tear on your own car, consider renting a newer vehicle. Enterprise Rent-A-Car offers vehicles that can comfortably accom-modate the whole family, along with room for extra

packages, luggage and food. With more than 5,500 neigh-borhood locations, it’s a con-venient option that can take some of the stress out of the holiday. More information can be found at www.enterprise.com.

Get Up to SpeedA road trip is the perfect

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Teach Kids to ‘Pay It Forward’The holiday season is an

extra special time of year to teach kids to “pay it forward.” Here are a few ideas for prac-ticing random acts of kindness along your journey:

• Leave behind a “thank you” note to a server or some-one who helps you on your trip.

• Pay the toll for the car behind you.

• Buy someone coffee -- a warm beverage warms the heart.

• Hold the door for some-one.

With a focus on together-ness and new experiences, your road trip can produce some of the most special mo-ments of this holiday season.

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Ten area residents are among New Jersey’s newest state troopers, members of the 153rd State Police Class, who received their badges at graduation ceremonies Friday morning in Elizabeth.

Acting N.J. Attorney General John J. Hoffman and Colonel Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police, presided at the program held at Elizabeth High School.

The local graduates are: Frederico I. Cicchino of Nut-ley; Michael J. Kraft and John F. Sousa of North Arlington; Richard Maliszewski, Marc L. Saavedra, Juan P. Vera and Kevin P. Williams of Belleville; Michael J. Silvestre of Kearny, and William S. Abendsch-oen and Luis A. Rodriguez of

Bloomfield. The new troopers completed

24 weeks of physical and academic training consisting of classroom and practical training scenarios. The recruits participated in extensive role-playing exercises focused on domestic violence situations, human dignity and cultural diversity.

In the area of cultural diversity, the trooper recruits received instruction from ex-perts outside the State Police, including representatives from ethnic, cultural, community, and professional organizations.

Of the class’s 118 members, 74% have a bachelor’s degree or higher, and 16% have served in the military.

Each applicant applying to

the State Police is required to have a bachelor’s degree or, alternatively, a minimum of 60 college credits, plus two years

of work experience. The probationary troopers

will be assigned to stations throughout the state and over

the next 11 weeks they will begin their careers under the watchful eyes of their trooper-coaches and supervisors.

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The Kearny Recreation Fall Baseball season ended in dra-matic fashion on Saturday, Nov. 23, with the second seeded Orioles edging the first place seeded Indians by a score of 8-7. The game had four lead changes and was not decided until the last inning.

The game started out as a pitcher’s duel as both team’s aces threw two scoreless in-nings: David Duran for the Ori-oles and Rodriguez Henriques for the Indians.

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Facing a one run deficit, the Indians answered again when Rodriguez Henriques launched a go-ahead two run home run with one out in the bottom of the fifth. Relief pitcher Chris

Serrano was able to settle down and hold the Indians to the one run lead. With one out in the top of last inning and a two strike count, first base man Harry Carter hit a dramatic solo home run over the centerfield fence to tie the game at 7. Jason Woupes singled on the next pitch and moved to second on an errant throw. Woupes stole third after another walk and a strike

out. With two outs and a 1-1 count on the batter Woupes dashed home on the catcher’s throw back to the pitcher and was safe by a hair on the return throw to the plate, stealing home for the go ahead run and an 8-7 Orioles lead. Pitcher Chris Serrano was able to re-tire 3 of 4 batters in the bottom of the sixth inning to seal the victory. Both teams finished the season with 8-3 records.

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mother and friend. Surviving are her five children George Jr., John and Thomas Doeffin-ger, Lisa O’Malley and Karen Frisch. She leaves her legacy of strength for her community and commitment to her family, to her seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Arrangements were by Armitage and Wiggins Fu-neral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. Funeral services were held at Trinity Episco-pal Church, 575 Kearny Ave., Kearny. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that dona-tions be made in her name to Zoological Society of NJ, The Professional Education Fund, 560 Northfield Ave., West Orange, N.J. 07052.

Joseph ‘Joe’ D. Graham

Joseph “Joe” Graham, 52, of East Newark, entered into eternal rest on Dec. 7 and has now joined with his mother Joan (nee Jennings) (1995) and his brother James (2012). After a courageous battle with cancer, Joe passed from com-plications resulting from post 9/11 illness.

The funeral will be con-ducted from the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison, on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 9:45 a.m. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. from Christ Episcopal Church, Cleveland Ave., Har-rison, across the street from the funeral home. His inter-ment will follow in Arlington Cemetery, Kearny. Friends may call starting at 9 a.m. Wednes-day at the funeral home. For information, directions or to send condolences to the fam-ily, please visit www.mulligan-funeralhome.org.

Joseph graduated from Kearny High in 1979. He was an ironworker and a member of the Ironworkers Union Local 402, Riviera Beach, Fla. He served as a firefighter with the East Newark Volunteer Fire Department and was a life member of the NJ State Fire-man’s Exempt Association. He was a first responder volun-teer at ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001.

Joseph was a diehard Dallas

Cowboys fan. He was also a member of the Union Iron-workers Motorcycle Club.

Joe is survived by his loving wife Daphne, his daughters Danielle and Kelsey, his step-sons Thomas Laver, Matias and Daniel Griffiths, his father, Raymond D. Graham Sr., his siblings and their spouses, Raymond Jr. and his wife Mon-ica, Kathleen Ahearn and her husband James, Thomas and his wife Maura, Linda Carson and her husband Robert and Kenneth and his wife Dawn, his good friend, Ronald Rivas and his wife Marie.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations in Joseph’s memory in care of Mulligan Funeral Home in lov-ing memory of Joe.

Patrick HeskethPatrick Hesketh, 82, died

on Dec. 2 at Alaris Health at Belgrove in Kearny.

Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral Mass was offered at Holy Cross Church, Harrison, followed by inter-ment in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com.

Patrick was born in Harri-son. He lived in Kearny before returning to Harrison 50 years ago. He was an All State soc-cer player at St. Cecilia High School.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

Mr. Hesketh was employed by the Kearny Water Depart-ment as a heavy equipment operator for 20 years, retiring in 1993.

He was a member of the Harrison Seniors, the St. Ce-cilia Seniors and Post No.1302 V.F.W., Kearny.

Surviving are his children Mary Gill and Patrick J. Hesketh II; two brothers, Fran-cis and John Hesketh and one granddaughter Megan Gill. He also leaves many nieces and nephews.

Robin June Kozik Robin June Kozik, 58, of

Point Pleasant Borough, passed away, Sunday, Dec. 1, at Jersey Shore University Medi-cal Center, Neptune. Born and raised in Kearny, she moved to Point Pleasant in 1989.

Robin was a lover of nature, and enjoyed gardening, the ocean and spending time with her animals. She was also an

avid NY Giants fan.She was predeceased by her

parents, John Francis and Eliza-beth (Brown) Kozik.

Robin is survived by her twin children, Brittany Eliza-beth Kozik and Officer Rory Francis Kozik, U.S. Navy; her sister, Elizabeth M. Kozik and her husband Biraja N. Sahu and their son, Rabindra John Kozik Sahu; her twin brother, Robert John Kozik and his wife, Sunita; and their daughter, Jen-nifer Hughes and her husband William and their son A.J. She is also survived by her sister, Janie F. Kozik.

Arrangements were by the Van Hise & Callagan Funeral Home, 812 Arnold Ave., Point Pleasant. Crema-tion was private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-tions may be made in Robin’s name to savebarnegatbay.org,friendsofislandbeach.org/donate/, theraptortrust.org, bestfriends.org or wounded-warriorproject.org.

Robert ‘Bobby’ Christopher Leister

Bobby Leister, 50, of South Abington Township, Pa., formerly of Harrison, North Arlington and Belmar, died

Nov. 2 in Scranton, Pa.Relatives and friends are

invited to attend Bobby’s Life Celebration memorial service at Queen of Peace Church, North Arlington, on Saturday, Dec.14, at noon.

Bobby was born on Jan. 29, 1963, in Kearny. He was the son of Richard and the late Marilyn (Egbert) Leister.

Bobby’s greatest love, and his dedication, was to his family. He is survived by his beloved wife Cathy Jo (Ferrara) and his loving children: Andrew, Julia and Charlie, all at home.

He was the dear brother of Dave, Carol Aquino and her husband Tony, Elaine Frick and her husband Jim, Richie and his wife Patty, and Jimmy and his wife Talin. He is also survived by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Richard and Sarah Lenahan; brother-in-law Joe Ferrara and his wife Missy; sister-in-law Marilyn Pisani and her husband Ralph, many nieces, nephews, loving relatives and dear friends.

“Gone But Never Forgotten”

Carlota M. Sanchez Carlota M. Sanchez died on

Dec. 1. She was 98. Born in Ecuador, she lived in

Newark before moving to Bel-leville 25 years ago.

Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Fu-neral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral Mass was held at Immaculate Conception Church on Woodside Avenue in Newark.

Carlota is survived by her daughter Antonieta Sanchez, her granddaughter Elizabeth Moyano and her grandchildren Anthony and Alexandra Ramos.

Catherine Scullion

Catherine Scullion died on Dec. 1 in N.Y.C. She was 67.

Born in Scotland, she lived in Kearny for the past 25 years.

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(StatePoint) Did you know some of today’s most celebrat-ed holiday traditions began in the 1920s? This decade became well known as the golden era of celebration, revelry and joy.

Channel the spirit of the 1920s, by adding twists to your classic holiday celebration. From food to music to wine, there are plenty of stress-free ways to bring the lighthearted fun from this bygone era back to your holiday party:

• Skip the flowers, and create some drama with eye-catching centerpieces of feather plumes draped in long strands of faux pearls. It’s a simple way to give the room a

classic look.• For a real crowd pleaser,

fill the room with the smooth sounds of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Or use the room as your canvas to evoke the cozy atmosphere of a Norman Rockwell painting.

• Bring your celebration to life with a vibrant wine that fits every budget for under $10. According to French law and following a century-old tradition, Beaujolais Nouveau is released every year on the third Thursday of November with celebrations around the world. The first wine of the harvest, Beaujolais Nouveau

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To add extra elegance to your table, try a splash of 1920s style and serve the wine in crystal glassware on etched, vintage silver trays.

• For another fresh spin on the classic taste of the Golden Age, serve up this menu of 1920s-inspired dishes: curried deviled eggs, chorizo-stuffed mushrooms and cider glazed roast turkey. For dessert, bite-sized lemon cakes add a sweet surprise everyone will love.

Try out this tempting twist on the classic deviled eggs recipe from the 1920s, a per-fect pairing with Beaujolais Nouveau.

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Church, followed by a private cremation.

Cathy was an office manager for Dr. Holwitt in Glen Ridge. Before that, she worked for Dr. Murphy in North Arlington. She was a member of the St. Andrew’s Honor Society and was an avid Mick Jagger fan.

She was the sister of Susan McKeown, Christine Smith, and the late Barbara Sheridan, Thomas and Harry Scullion and Frances Stroligo. Also surviving are many beloved nieces and nephews and their families.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to The Humane Society.

Vincent Herman Tornfelt Vincent Herman Tornfelt,

100, passed away on Dec. 4, in Wilmington, Del.

Mr. Tornfelt was born to Swedish emigrants Oscar and Ingrid Nilsson Tornfelt in 1913, in Kearny.

Vince was senior class presi-dent of Kearny High School in 1931, and attended Washington and Lee University.

Unfortunately, his formal education was stopped during the Great Depression. Vince enlisted in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served in the South Pacific and returned to the United States on the battleship Iowa. He returned home to Kearny, where he and his brother, Bill, who was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge, restarted the family auto dealership, the Argyle Garage. In 1946, he married Barbara Harris of Paterson. He and his brother ran the three-car showroom business six days a week until

they retired in 1978. Despite the hardships, he

became successful, raised a family, made many friends, and stayed active in the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington and the Kearny Optimist Club.

Vince moved to Forwood Manor in Wilmington in 2001. Over the years, when anyone would ask how he was, his response was always positive. “I’m doing the best I can.” On hearing a complaint, he would be quick to quote his Navy drill instructor, “Adjust, this is not home,” and spell out the word “a-d-j-u-s-t”.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Bar-bara Harris Tornfelt, in 1989. He is survived by his daughter, Ingrid Berlien and husband, David, of Wilmington, Del.; and his son, John Tornfelt and

wife, Debbie, of Lancaster, Pa. He was the proud grandfather of Leslie Stewart (TJ) of East Amherst, N.Y.; Stephen Berlien (Andrea) of Morton, Ill.; Eric Tornfelt (Eden) of Charlotte, N.C.; and Sam Berlien (Reina) of Philadelphia, Pa. He was also the great-grandfather of Tucker, Hudson and Grady Berlien, and Hallie Stewart.

The family extends their heartfelt thanks to the staff at Forwood Manor. Services will be private.

For online condolences, please visit www.chandlerfu-neralhome.com.

Doris VanKirk Doris VanKirk, 87, died

on Dec. 4 at Alaris Health at Kearny.

Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Dr.,

Kearny. The funeral service was held at the First Presbyte-rian Church of Arlington, 663 Kearny Ave., Kearny, followed by interment in Woodbine Cemetery, Oceanport. Con-dolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com.

Doris was born in Newark and lived in Kearny since 1971.

She was employed as a bookkeeper for CohnReznick in Roseland for 21 years, retir-ing in 2000.

Miss VanKirk was a member of Rutherford Chapter No. 24 O.E.S. as well as the First Pres-byterian Church of Arlington where she served as treasurer for several years.

She leaves behind many dear friends.

In lieu of flowers, contribu-tions to a charity of choice would be preferred.

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Treat everyone on your “nice list” right this season with tips from Mary Kay Glam Squad beauty experts.

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should wear red – lips that is. “Red lips just scream festive!” says makeup artist, Raychel Wade. “I love playing up lip color during the holidays.”

The Mary Kay Viva Red! Set, contains all of the essentials for stun-ning red lips, including age-fighting lip primer, a bright red lipstick, red lip gloss for shine and lip liner for staying power.

Merry and BrightA recent survey by

Mary Kay found that 90% of Americans feel more confident when they have a “good skin day.”

Give the gift that every woman dreams about: a vibrant, clear complexion. Instead of a spa gift card, consider a gift that keeps on giving, such as the Pamper Plus Spa Set, including a gel mask and 3-in-1 cleanser. This three-step routine

makes it easy to achieve beautiful, glowing skin.

“For busy moms wanting to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, or for stu-dents always on-the-go, an easy skin care routine is crucial, and makes for the perfect holiday gift,” says aesthetician Maria Lekkakos.

Scent of the Season“A new scent is all

about making memories and capturing special moments,” says celebrity stylist Suzi Grgurich.

Choose a memorable gift by opting for some-thing special for women of all ages, such as the Mary Kay Limited-EditionThinking of You Holiday Set. The set includes eau de parfum, moisture rich shower crème and a fashion-able, functional parfum pendant for on-the-go fragrance.

“The perfume pendant is a beautiful addition,” Grgurich adds. “I like to keep a small perfume with me in my purse,

and this just puts it closer to my heart!”

Dash of Color“Having pops of color

in makeup is so on-trend right now,” says beauty vlogger, Caitlin Ellsworth of Glamour-ista16.

Look for a set appro-priate for any skin tone, such as one with rich plum shades. The Mary Kay Limited-Edition Purple Passion Set makes it easy to create a day look and transi-tion it to night, with the perfect combination of plum-colored mascara, a trio of eye shadow and an eye crayon.

With more than 15 holiday sets and a wide variety of other prod-ucts to choose from, Mary Kay has a present for everyone on your gift list. For more ideas, visit www.MaryKay.com.

Get the gifts they re-ally want, without the yearly shopping battle, and enjoy the holidays stress-free, once and for all.

Expert gifting tips for a stress-free, joyful holiday season


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