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KEARNY – If you’ve noticed an in-

creased police presence in Kearny’s shopping areas these days, you shouldn’t be con-cerned. It’s not in response to some sort of crime wave. It’s

designed to deter crime -- and to make harried holiday shop-pers feel secure.

As KPD Chief John Dowie explained, the “holiday detail” is a yearly initiative “just to make the holidays safer for everyone.”

From Black Friday through the first of the year, uniformed

officers are assigned to patrol “every shopping area in town” -- including the Passaic Ave. malls, Walmart and Kearny Ave. -- seven days a week, from mid-morning until clos-ing time.

Non-uniformed officers are around, too, but the emphasis is on the high-visibility law

enforcement presence. The uniformed cops are there in patrol cars, on motorcycle and on foot. In addition to keeping an eye on the parking lots and store entrances and environs, they also do walk-throughs in the various establishments.

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Members of the Police Auxiliary help improve the level of safety and security in the Lyndhurst community by assisting regular officers with activities like crowd and traf-fic control.

Auxiliaries also provide protection for local schools, parks, recreation fields and other designated areas.

Its members may also be asked to respond to calls for police services, directed by proper police authority.

Their presence, in uniform or on patrol in marked police units, has been proven to be a deterrence to vandalism and other crimes in the commu-nity.

All Lyndhurst police auxilia-ries are required to attend and successfully complete a 52-hour Auxiliary Police training program at the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Insti-tute in Mahwah. Candidates receive training in such areas as first aid, traffic control and patrol functions.

Upon completion of the course and appointment to the auxiliary force, members are outfitted with a patrol uniform and will be assigned to a regu-lar patrol schedule.

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partment of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin last week an-nounced the approval of a $190 million settlement with Occidental Chemical Corp. to resolve the company’s li-ability for contamination of the Passaic River.

Approved by Superior Court Judge Sebastian P. Lombardi on Dec. 16, the settlement is the third and final one in the Passaic River litigation, a series of agreements in which the state obtained costs and damages from multiple parties responsible for polluting the river.

Altogether, the state has recovered $355.4 million from the litigation, over and above the cost of remediation.

“The Occidental settlement . . . along with the two Passaic River litigation settlements that preceded it represents a tremendous victory for the citizens of New Jersey,” Hoffman said.

“As a result of these three settlements,” he added, “not only will the Passaic River be cleaned up at no cost to New Jersey taxpayers, but the state also has recovered more than $150 million that it expended over many years of exhaustive legal and environmental effort to clean up the river.”

Among other terms, the Occidental settlement calls for $50 million of the payment to fund natural resource restoration projects in and around the Newark Bay Complex. A total of $67.4 million from

all Passaic River settlements will be dedicated to such projects.

Occidental Chemical is a legal successor to the Diamond Shamrock Chemicals Co., which was found to have intentionally dumped hazardous pollutants, including dioxin, into the Passaic from its plant on Lister Ave. in Newark in the 1950s and ‘60s. The factory, in the Ironbound section of the city, was located on the river, directly across from the Harrison meadows area.

“Cleaning up the lower Passaic River is a top environmental priority for New Jersey, one that is vital to the health and safety of people who live and work along the river and who have long had to bear the burden of this pollution,’’ Martin said.

The commissioner said the state will continue to work with the federal Environmental Protection

Agency “to get this cleanup project started as soon as possible.”

The EPA has proposed a $1.7 billion plan for cleanup of the lower eight miles of the river -- the portion that flows past Nutley, Belleville, Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Kearny, East Newark and Harrison.

Under a federal law known as the Compre-hensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), it is possible the agency could call on New Jersey to bear a 10% share of the cleanup cost, Hoffman’s office noted.

However, as part of the Occidental settlement, the corporation reportedly agreed to cover the state’s share, if assessed.

“In short, the Occidental and other settlement payments are above and beyond the funds used to clean up the Passaic River,” Hoffman said. “That is,

the responsible parties will clean up the river at their own expense, while the state will receive a total of $355 million, plus a guarantee to cover any costs to the state in the unlikely event those cleanup costs are assessed under CERCLA.”

The amount of Occidental’s guarantee is between $210 million and $400 million and is dependant upon on the outcome of the company’s indemnification claims against other original defendants in the Passaic River litigation.

Occidental also has assumed responsibility for any future state cleanup costs at the Newark Lister Ave. site and future costs within the Newark Bay Complex -- provided these are related to the discharges from the Newark plant, Hoffman’s office reported.

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As they fled, the thugs rammed a Belleville patrol car, and an officer reportedly fired several shots at the getaway vehicle. It is not known if either of the suspects was hit.

According to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Belleville police had been notified at 11:22 a.m. by a 911 caller that an armed robbery was in progress at the store,

located in the mini-mall on the 400 block of Main St., across from Kmart.

When police arrived at the rear of the building, they saw the two suspects leaving. The men then drove into the police car, and the officer fired at their vehicle, a light blue Jeep, apparently hitting it at least once. It fled south on Route 21.

Authorities said there were three employees in the Radio Shack at the time of the holdup. All were tied up, and one was pistol-whipped. It is yet not known what was taken.

The police officer, identified only as a 10-year veteran of the Belleville PD, was evaluated at a local

hospital. As of press time, no further

details were available, and the suspects were apparently still at large.

The investigation is be-ing conducted by the Essex

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BELLEVILLE –

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committed to borrowing more than $3 million for technology upgrades.

By a 3-2 vote, with one ab-stention, on Dec. 15, the board agreed to enter into a lease-purchase transaction that will “finance the acquisition of infrastructure technology, servers and a phone system,” according to the resolution it adopted.

Voting for the measure were Board Vice President Jeanne Lombardi, Peter Zangari Jr. and Raymond Kue-bler; Lillian Torres abstained; and Board President John Rivera and William Freda op-posed it.

“I just didn’t have enough

information to vote ‘yes,’ ’’ Rivera told The Observer last week. He said state monitor Thomas Egan brought the lease-purchase proposal to the board without any ad-vance notice, so the board had no opportunity to review it.

The resolution says that on the advice of bond counsel McManimon, Scotland & Baumann LLC, the board is accepting a bid by U.S. Ban-corp Government Leasing and Finance as the “purchaser/lessor” at an annual interest rate of 2.189% for a princi-pal amount not to exceed $3,323,512 which is repayable over five years.

Proceeds from the sale of the lease “shall be applied to pay costs to acquire and to install the equipment and pay the costs of entering into the lease.”

Egan told The Observer that the financial arrange-

ment is being done “under state contract” and will allow the district “to replace and improve its internet and technological infrastructure in order to make it ready for the [state-mandated] PARCC [Partnership for the Assess-ment of Readiness for College & Careers] testing scheduled for March.

“Without this equipment replacement, the district would not be ready for the PARCC,” Egan said. The new equipment’s acquisition and installation will be overseen by Pro Media Technology Services of Little Falls and “is being purchased on state contract.”

Egan said the old equip-ment “could not support the wireless technology” needed to facilitate the administering of the testing.

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technology that will “enable telephone data transmissions, servers and streaming to run more efficiently.”

Pro Media was initially brought into the district over the Labor Day weekend after the district’s internal phone system and computers crashed and, ultimately, the communications services be-ing supplied through Clarity Technologies Group of Mine Hill were discontinued.

Previously retained to install an elaborate school security system for $1.9 million, Clarity in 2013 also received two other contracts: one for $10,000 per month for phone service and another for $20,000 per month to provide IT support. The board has re-tained certain payments from Clarity and both parties are in arbitration over how much Clarity is owed. At the moni-tor’s urging, the board has discontinued its IT contract with the vendor.

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The suspect then applied duct tape to her mouth and took $200, an Apple I-phone and a backpack with clothes and makeup before leaving her room, police said.

Although the victim didn’t see the intruder’s face, police said she recognized her voice. Police said the two had a “business relationship.”

Police said the victim even-tually freed herself by using scissors to cut the zip-ties, then called the front desk which, in turn, notified police. She was treated at the hotel by Lyndhurst EMS for cuts to her face, right elbow, right knee

and forearms. She declined further medical attention, police said.

An arrest warrant was then issued for the suspect who was located by Fairfield PD, charged and removed to Ber-gen County Jail.

Lyndhurst PD logged these other incidents during the past week:

Dec. 18At 11:17 a.m., police respond-

ed to the 200 block of Stuyve-sant Ave. where a 46-year-old resident reported the apparent theft of packages reportedly delivered to their residence in October. Police said the resident placed an online order for a $375 GPS and Xbox which the vendor was to ship via USPS but the resident never received the merchan-dise. Police said the resident didn’t report the incident until now because they’d been try-ing to resolve the matter with the vendor.

•••At 3:14 p.m., police con-

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Dec. 19At 12:51 a.m., police pulled

over a vehicle westbound on Rutherford Ave. after the driver allegedly crossed over the central yellow line several

times while going 47 mph in a 25 mph zone. Esteban Chong, 46, of Bloomfield, was issued summonses charging him with speeding, careless driving, DWI and having an open con-tainer of beer in the vehicle. Police towed his vehicle and released Chong to a responsi-ble party pending court action on the violations.

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At 4:21 a.m., police stopped a vehicle traveling north on Park Ave. near Court Ave. after it was seen reportedly swerving from lane to lane. The driver, Santiago Rivera, 41, of Newark, was charged with DWI and careless driving. His car was towed and he was re-leased to a responsible party.

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In December 1914, the troops of the Allies and the Central Powers have

been in combat for several months and had begun to be bogged down (sometimes literally -- living in mud) in the trench warfare that was to characterize World War I’s Western Front.

Trench warfare was basically a stalemate. Wave after wave of soldiers would be sent “over the top” -- climbing out of the trench and advancing toward the enemy line, only to be mowed down by machine gun and artillery fire. The casualty numbers were appalling. But this did not stop the commanding officers from ordering another charge. And another. And . . .

The stretch of ground between the opposing trenches was called No Man’s Land, and it was marked by barbed wire, shell holes and corpses. The dead might be left there indefinitely, since -- depending on the fierceness of the combat -- retrieving and burying the bodies was in itself a lethal task.

Sometimes, the trenches

were so close -- in one area, a mere 30 yards apart -- the combatants could talk, or at least shout, to each other.

That first December of the war in the British sector, it had been raining for much of the month, but on Christmas Eve, there came a frost that for awhile coated with white the shell-pocked terrain and the forest of stumps that had once been trees. It was a white Christmas.

And a peaceful one. At least temporarily.

There are multitudinous, and varying, accounts of exactly what happened on Christmas Eve 1914. But all agree that there was a spontaneous truce along some parts of the British and German lines.

How it began is uncertain, too. But my favorite story is of British troops hearing the Germans singing Christmas carols, and then joining in. There is also a report of the Germans placing candles and small Christmas trees on the parapets of their trenches.

The foes began shouting greetings to each other.

Eventually, men from both sides ventured into No

Man’s Land -- this time, not in an attack, but hesitantly walking toward the enemy. Germans and British met in that desolation, and shook hands. More and more troops left the trenches to meet in the middle.

Amazingly, the truce lasted through Christmas Day. The soldiers exchanged gifts -- chocolate, cigarettes, cake, souvenirs. They took photos together, sometimes posing in the caps or helmets of the enemy. Some kicked soccer balls around No Man’s Land.*

But many of the soldiers, from both sides, used the

unofficial ceasefire for more solemn purposes, retrieving those aforementioned corpses, so they could be given proper burials.

The Christmas Truce was not universal. In other parts of the Western Front, even along British lines, fighting continued. And the High Command was not pleased with the ceasefire when they learned of it. Strict orders prohibiting future fraternization were promulgated.

Suffice it to say, despite all the friendliness and goodwill, the truce was a mere anom-

aly. It had to end. How it ended, in one part of the sec-tor, was described by Capt. J.C. Dunn of the Royal Welch Fusiliers, who wrote:

“At 8:30, I fired three shots in the air and put up a flag with ‘Merry Christmas’ on it, and I climbed on the parapet. He [the Germans] put up a sheet with ‘Thank you’ on it, and the German captain appeared on the parapet. We both bowed and saluted and got down into our respective trenches, and he fired two shots in the air, and the war was on again.”

That quote is from www.firstworldwar.com, which has an extensive account of the Christmas Truce -- and a wealth of other Great War information, if you are interested in learning more. Which I hope at least some of you are.

– Karen Zautyk

* Last week, in a soccer match in Aldershot, England, a British Army team defeated the Bundeswehr (German military) team, 1-0. The event was organized to commemo-rate the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce.

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awarded to the eight com-munities in The Observer coverage area to implement and enhance local recycling efforts, the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection announced last week.

In all, 588 N.J. municip-alities will share $15 million in grants awarded through the state’s Recycling Enhancement Act.

The funds are being allocated based on the recycling successes local governments demonstrated in 2012. Disbursement was to begin last week.

The local grants are: Belleville, $15,615; Bloomfield, $31,538; East Newark, $3,890; Harrison, $23,367; Kearny, $54,617; Lyndhurst, $27,948; North Arlington, $27,669; Nutley, $40,369.

“The grants can help municipalities in many ways,” said Jane Herndon, DEP Assistant

Commissioner for Environmental Management. “They can purchase the best and biggest recycling containers with these funds, educate residents and businesses about the benefits of recycling and help local governments support recycling staff.”

The recycling grant program is funded by a $3-per-ton surcharge on trash disposed of at solid waste facilities across the state.

The DEP reported that, in 2012, New Jersey generated more than 10.2 million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) -- i.e., garbage -- from homes, schools, hospitals, businesses, etc. That same year, the agency documented the recycling of more than 4.4 million tons of recyclable municipal waste, such as glass, aluminum and other metals, and paper.

This resulted in a MSW recycling rate of 44%, an increase of 4% over 2011. By comparison, the national MSW recycling rate in 2012

was 34.5% percent, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Overall, nearly 20.2

million tons of solid waste (including construction debris and other types of non-MSW waste) were

generated in New Jersey in 2012, of which 11 million tons were recycled. The overall waste and amount of materials recycled were impacted significantly by debris generated by Superstorm Sandy, the DEP noted.

“We still have the goal of achieving 50% municipal recycling in New Jersey and we would like to see our overall recycling rate grow beyond 60% and stay there,” Herndon said.

For a complete list of recycling grants by municipality, visit: http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recy-cling/stat_links/2012payout.pdf.

For more information on recycling in New Jersey, visit: http://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling.

– Karen Zautyk

Recycling funds for local towns

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The Kearny Board of Edu-cation settled litigation over replacement of its

copy machine vendor at its meeting on Dec. 15.

In other developments:The board received notifica-

tion from the executive Hud-son County superintendent that the five-year contract the board had awarded Patricia Blood as superintendent of schools has been sanctioned

by the state Department of Education.

On Nov. 13, the board voted to appoint Blood to the post, after she’d been serving for some time as acting chief school administrator, grant-ing her a 5-year contract at $167,500 a year through June 30, 2019.

Also, board members con-vened their first meeting in their new conference space in the annex to their new Mid-

land Ave. headquarters. The building’s elevator, part

of the unfinished business at the new HQ , was due for a state inspection last Fri-day and its fire suppression system was also scheduled for inspection by the municipal Construction Code unit. If the building gets a passing grade, then a permanent certificate of occupancy will be issued.

Results of those inspections weren’t readily available at

press time.The building’s basement,

which has been reportedly reserved for two Gifted and Talented classrooms, remains a work in progress.

As for the legal issue, Ken Lindenfelser, the board’s gen-eral counsel, said that when the district switched its copy machine service contract, from Xerox to Atlantic, earlier this year, there was a dispute with the old vendor over bill-ings.

Lindenfelser said that Xerox sued the district for about

$230,000 but ended up settling for a payment of $109,000 and the return of all of its copy machines from the various school facilities.

Of that amount, Lindenfel-ser said, Atlantic has agreed to pay $103,500. He said that when Atlantic submitted its bid for the copy machine con-tract, the vendor pledged to be responsible for that obligation.

“The new machines from Atlantic are all in place,” he said.

– Ron Leir

School board settles vendor suit

KEARNY –The Kearny Municipal

Utilities Authority last Wednesday awarded a contract for $4,597,890 to Coppola Services of Ringwood for the renovation of its Kearny Point and Harrison Ave. pump stations.

Of four bids submit-ted, ranging up to a high of $4,744,000, Coppola’s was the lowest, accord-ing to KMUA Execu-tive Director Kevin O’Sullivan. One bid was tossed out as deficient, he added.

O’Sullivan said the work involves fixing pumps, bar screens and generators at both loca-tions that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy in October 2012. “It’s an overhaul of all mechani-cal parts,” he said.

O’Sullivan said the contract specifications call for completion of the job within two years. The contractor may choose to work on both sites at the same time or in staggered phases, he added.

While the repairs are proceeding, both pump stations “will remain ful-ly operational through a bypass system,” he said.

The Kearny Point station is located in the

rear of the KMUA of-fices at 39 Central Ave. while the Harrison Ave. facility is at 1802 Har-rison, just east of the N.J.Turnpike and near the U.S. postal facility.

Financing for the pro-ject is earmarked from two primary sources: the federal Environmen-tal Infrastructure Trust fund and the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA), with the balance coming from the KMUA, accord-ing to O’Sullivan.

Meanwhile, O’Sullivan said that work on the KMUA’s new offices is virtually completed but he said that the general contractor, Daskal LLC of Wallington, is await-ing a final inspection by the roof sub-contractor before a 20-year war-ranty agreement can be issued.

The job was awarded to Daskal for $680,900 in April 2013 and the KMUA staff has been operating from a tem-porary trailer since Labor Day 2013. A few months ago, O’Sullivan said the job was “behind schedule” and had been progressing “slower than anticipated.”

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A Tappan St. resident was in her apartment at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, when she heard a noise, investigated and came face-to-face with a burglar.

Luckily, he promptly fled, without taking anything. And she promptly called the cops.

The victim told Officer Jay Ward that she recognized the intruder and believed that he lived in the area, police said. Dets. Scott Traynor and Ray Lopez developed as a sus-pect 18-year-old Jalen Diaz of Kearny, who was arrested the following day and was charged with burglary.

Police said Diaz had apparently gained entry to the apartment by removing a window screen.

• • •Other recent reports from

the Kearny police blotter included the following:

Dec. 13At noon, Officer Daniel

Esteves and Sgt. Paul Ber-shefski responded to the re-port of a heated male-female dispute in a Chestnut St. residence and found that the male, Victor Fernandez, 31, of Kearny, apparently had four outstanding warrants: three from Kearny and one from Newark. They also found that he had a knife, police said.

Fernandez was charged with harassment, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, and hindering apprehension (for allegedly giving a phony name when initially questioned). He was remanded to the Hudson County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.

• • •Officer Jordenson Jean,

patrolling on Kearny Ave. at Hoyt St. at 3 p.m., found a Honda double-parked and blocking traffic. Jean located the driver, Deena Hussein, 26, of Kearny, who was found to have a suspended license. She was arrested for that of-fense and on an East Newark warrant -- also for driving while suspended.

Dec. 15Officer Jose Resua, inves-

tigating a 4 p.m. accident on

Hackensack Ave. in South Kearny, found that one of the drivers, Braulio Gomez, 50, of Newark, had a suspended license. And a warrant out of West New York. He was ar-rested and brought to head-quarters.

• • •At 6 p.m., Officer Rich

Carbone noticed that a Hyundai traveling near Kearny and Bergen Aves. had an expired temporary regis-tration. During the MV stop, the driver, Juan Vasquez, 26, of Kearny, allegedly discard-ed a plastic tube containing a marijuana cigarette. He was charged with possession of pot and drug paraphernalia, operating a motor vehicle while in possession of a CDS, and driving without a license. The car was impounded.

• • • At 6:45 p.m., a resident

on the 200 block of Ivy St. reported that he had returned home to find his second-floor apartment burglarized and a “substantial amount” of cash missing. Det. Traynor processed the scene and canvassed the neighborhood. The investigation is ongoing.

• • • Vice officers were at

Wilson Ave. and Forest St. at 8 p.m. when they saw Albert Keys, 39, of Kearny, whom they knew to have a warrant out of Camden.

In a search incident to arrest on that warrant, he was allegedly found to be in possession of six vials of suspected cocaine and was charged with that offense.

Dec. 16At 5 p.m., a concerned

citizen reported seeing a suspicious individual enter a parked pickup truck on the 100 block of Forest St., apparently take something and then flee toward Bergen Ave. The witness provided a “very good description” to Officer Ward, who relayed it to all units. Vice detectives then reported that, just prior to the theft, they had seen Alexander Harkes, 30, of Kearny, wearing the same clothing the witness de-scribed.

Det. Traynor compiled a photo array, and the witness

identified Harkes, police said. Within the hour, Vice spotted him on Passaic Ave. and arrested him on a burgla-ry charge and two outstand-ing Newark warrants. He was remanded to the county jail.

Dec. 17At 8 p.m., Vice officers

reportedly observed Chris-topher Coello, 20, of Newark, wandering in a parking lot at Bergen and Passaic Aves. and peering into vehicles. Ap-proaching him for question-

ing, they detected a strong odor of marijuana and found him to have a plastic bag con-taining the drug, police said.

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Between Dec. 13 and 20, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle ac-cidents, 11 disputes, 41 medical calls and these incidents:

Dec. 13A patron at a local car

wash reported that their mirror broke off during the wash process.

Dec. 14A field interview was

conducted by officers on Washington Ave. with a man allegedly rolling what appeared to be a marijuana cigar. Police said the man was repacking the Black and Mild cigar after remov-ing an inner lining that cops believed produced adverse health effects. Dwan Gordon, 24, of Newark, also had an outstanding warrant from Newark. He was arrested on the warrant

and turned over to the custody of Newark PD.

Dec. 15A motor vehicle stop

on Centre St. resulted in the arrest of Carlos Car-rillo, 35, of Newark, on a warrant from the Essex County Sheriff’s Office. Carrillo was also issued summonses for speed-ing and driving while suspended.

• • •Wesley Santos, 23,

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Dec. 16Joseph Mancuso, 57,

of Newark, was arrested on Franklin Ave. on an

outstanding warrant from Elizabeth. He was turned over to Elizabeth PD pending a court date.

• • •A shopper in a Frank-

lin Ave. store reported a theft of her pocketbook from the front seat of her vehicle while return-ing the shopping cart to the stall.

Dec. 17While conducting

a field interview with Stephanie Jankin, 25, of Nutley, about an active warrant from the Essex County Sheriff’s Offie, police said Jankin alleg-edly tried to run away but was apprehended and charged with resist-ing arrest before being turned over to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

• • •Police responded to

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Dec. 18Police responded to

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While conducting an investigation in Memo-rial Park, the police anti-crime unit arrested Michael Casella, 19, and Mark Howard, 18, both of Nutley. Casella received a summons for possession of drug para-phernalia and Howard was taken in on an active warrant from Bloomfield before being released with a new court date.

Dec. 20At 3:41 a.m., police

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If your kitchen isn’t your ally, changing it may be easier than you think.

The foods you should stock—fruits, vegetables, fish, poultry, and whole grains—taste just as good and can be cooked just as quickly as less wholesome choices that lurk in your cupboard and refrig-erator. Updating cookware—by trading the deep fryer for a slow cooker, for instance—can aid healthy cooking, too.

In fact, you can redo every nook and cranny of your kitchen. Here’s how:

TablewareWhen you’re faced with

larger portions, you’re more apt to overeat. Your din-nerware may be one of the culprits. Plate sizes have increased over the years, and it makes it harder to judge how much you’ve eaten. Even the shape of drinking glasses makes a difference. A tall thin glass can make you feel like you’re getting more than a short wide one.

CookwareIf you cook with fat so your

food doesn’t stick, trade up to nonstick cookware. You can get the flavor of fat with far fewer calories by adding a little olive oil cooking spray to nonstick cookware. A bit of vegetable broth can also take the place of oil.

Match the capacity of your cookware to your family size. If you use a large pot for a twosome, you may be tempted to cook, and eat, more food.

Slow cookers are a boon to your health because you don’t have to brown food in fat before cooking, as some of us

do for taste and appearance. If cooking in the evening leads to unwanted snacking, use your slow cooker during the day so you’ll have a whole-some meal waiting for you.

CupboardGovernment dietary guide-

lines call for eating 2 cups of fruit and 2-1/2 cups of vegeta-bles a day. Along with dark green and orange vegetables, add beans to your menus.

With canned or frozen fruits and vegetables, and beans on hand, you’re set for instant dinners. Mix different types of beans with some veg-etables and spices for a quick meal. Read labels on cans to avoid high sodium and sugar levels.

Snack shelfSmall changes can bring big

results. You may not be will-ing to get rid of cookies, but you can keep healthier varie-ties on hand. Choose instead gingersnaps, graham crackers, or vanilla wafers.

Avoid crackers, cookies, and

chips made with saturated or hydrogenated fats. Many food manufacturers have changed formulas to remove unhealthy fats.

RefrigeratorStock your refrigerator with

low-fat dairy foods and keep high-sodium processed meat to a minimum.

You may have to choose between more prep time or more expensive cleaned and pared fruits and vegetables. It’s up to you whether the money matters more than the convenience. You may be more likely to eat it if you don’t have to work hard to prepare it.

FreezerFrozen dinners may be one

of your evening mainstays.

You don’t have to give them up as long as you select varie-ties low in sodium and fat. Read the label to check por-tion size and nutrient content.

You can also assemble a fast meal if you have frozen vegetables, such as broccoli and carrots, along with frozen fish fillets.

To learn more, stop in and see in-store Registered Dieti-tian Julie Harrington, RD, at the ShopRite of Lyndhurst 540 New York Ave. For informa-tion on health and wellness events contact her at 201-419-9154 or [email protected].

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around townBellevilleBelleville Elks, 254 Wash-

ington Ave., is having a blood drive on Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 5 to 9 p.m. No appoint-ment is needed. Donors must be at least 17-years-old, weigh at least 120 lbs. and be in general good health. There is no upper age limit for donors provided they meet the health requirements. People with a fever or sore throat should wait until they are feeling better before donating and there is a 24-hour deferral for tooth cleanings and fillings. For those who have recently traveled outside the United States, please call the blood center 973-676-4700, ext. 132 for eligibility criteria.

BloomfieldBloomfield Public Library,

90 Broad St., announces the following programs. Registra-tion is not required unless otherwise noted. To register or for more information, call the library at 973-566-6200:

• The library presents its version of the traditional Italian legend of LaBefana with interactive storytelling, live musicians, singers and

dancers, and more. Befana, like Santa Claus, delivers gifts to children on Epiphany Eve (Jan. 5). Children receive gifts from both Befana and Santa Claus. Reservations are required.

• Book Club meets on Jan. 5 at 6:45 p.m. to discuss “Riders of the Purple Sage” by Zane Grey.

• Financial Book Club meets every Tuesday at 6 p.m.

• Knitting Club meets Fri-days at 11 a.m.

• Midday Movies are screened on Monday and Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. Here’s January’s schedule: Jan. 5 – “Sunset Boulevard”; Jan. 8 – “The Giver”; Jan. 12 – “Million Dollar Arm”; Jan. 15 – “Selma, Lord, Selma”; Jan. 22 – “Chef”; Jan. 26 – “Winter’s Tale“; and Jan. 29 – “Dolphin Tale.”

• Storytimes resume Jan. 12. Days and times will remain the same: Baby and Me, for ages up to 18 months, is of-fered on Thursdays at 11 a.m.; Toddler Time, open to ages 19 to 36 months, is held Tuesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m.

East NewarkWest Hudson Brave Women

Fighting Breast Cancer meets the last Friday of every month, 7 to 9 p.m., at the East Newark Senior Center, 37 President St. For more information, call Emma at 201-998-6828, Rosa at 201-246-7750, Fatima at 973-485-4236 or email [email protected].

HarrisonSacred Heart of Jesus Amer-

ican National Catholic Church continues the Christmas cel-ebration with Mass on Sunday, Dec. 28, at 12:30 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church, 100 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. Visitors and guests are very welcome. See www.SacredHeartANCC.org for more information.

KearnyThe Children’s Room of

the Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., presents a family concert Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 4 p.m., by Susan Good-man (Sooz), a saxophonist/songwriter/educator whose presentation on bias, bullying and bystanders uses music to cultivate compassionate communities. The compelling lyrics and eclectic blend of jazz, pop, Latin and Afro-beat

with original songs shine a light on the biases behind bul-lying. Light refreshments will be served.

LyndhurstThe N.J. Meadowlands

Commission hosts a New Year’s Day Nature Walk with the Bergen County Audubon Society at Mill Creek Marsh in Secaucus, Thursday, Jan. 1, 10 a.m. to noon. This event is free and open to all ages. To R.S.V.P., contact Don Torino of the BCAS at [email protected] or call 201-230-4983.

Lyndhurst Health Depart-ment announces the follow-ing:

• Flu vaccine is available for township residents. Call 201-804-2500 to make an appoint-ment. The CDC recommends that everyone ages 6 months and older receive a yearly flu vaccine.

• Rabies Clinics are set for Thursdays, Jan. 8 and 15, at the Community Center on Riverside Ave. (behind the Little League fields), 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Township residents can also license their dogs and cats at these clinics. Licens-ing deadline is Jan. 31, 2015.

Call the Health Department for more information.

Sacred Heart Home-School Association, 620 Valley Brook Ave., hosts its annual Tricky Tray on Friday, Jan. 16. Tick-ets are $10. No one under age18 will be admitted. Doors open at 6 p.m. Ticket includes one sheet for first level prizes, coffee/tea and dessert. For tickets and information, call the school office at 201-939-4277 or Patty at 201-803-9580. Ticket deadline is Jan. 6. No tickets will be sold at the door.

Knights of Columbus Council 2396 sponsors a Tricky Tray Friday, Jan. 16, at the Senior Center, 250 Cleve-land Ave. The $15 admission includes coffee plus one prize sheet of tickets. No alcohol is permitted. No tickets will be sold at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, call Steve Cortese at 201-657-0800 or Sal Russo at 201-446-7244.

North ArlingtonNorth Arlington Public

Library, 210 Ridge Road, hosts a New Year Story Time, open to ages 4 to 7, on Dec. 29, at 7 p.m.

On Sunday, Dec. 14, members of the Nutley High School Patriot Club par-ticipated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Students were asked what name they wanted to put on the wreath, and they said “Nutley, N.J.” because they said they were representing the entire town, not just their club or high school. “They represented our town vey well! We are so proud of these students,” said club adviser J.D. Vick.

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Queen of Peace Knights of Co-lumbus Council #3428, North Arling-ton, recently held its annual Grand Knight’s dinner, at which it recognized three individuals for their outstanding efforts and contributions.

Those honored were: James L. Weis, named Knight of the Year, for his ser-

vice to the council; Gerald M. Meyers Sr., named Columbian Club Member of the Year, for his work in the main-tenance and upgrading of the council hall; and Barbara Briody, the Helping Exceptional People Volunteer of the Year, for her dedication to the special needs community.

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Noel Colon thought that he had the world on a string last year, when

he took over the Harrison High School boys’ basketball pro-gram and led the Blue Tide to seven wins among their first nine games.

It was a great start for a rookie head coach, considering that Harrison hadn’t won seven games over the previous three seasons.

But then, the bottom fell out for some reason. The Blue Tide lost their last 16 games of the season to finish 7-18.

“The goal was to get bet-ter and honestly, we didn’t get better,” said Colon, who began his second season as head coach last Friday night in a 52-41 loss to Queen of Peace.

“There were games where we weren’t making winning plays. We shot 47 percent from the free throw line as a team. It’s very tough to win games doing that. I would wake up every day, thinking that it would be the day that we would turn it around and it never hap-pened. We weren’t able to take the other team’s punches and bounce back.”

Colon believes that there were major changes made with the Harrison program a year ago, but he was still disappoint-ed overall.

“We were able to change the culture a little, but I think the kids were satisfied with their early success,” Colon said. “Even in our wins, there were warning signs that we were stuck in neutral.”

So Colon began this season, trying to put the up and down

of a year ago behind him and his players.

“We’re starting from scratch,” Colon said. “It feels like I’m back to where I was last year when I started.”

Colon welcomed back only three seniors from last year’s team, two of which are cur-rent starters. The majority of the current varsity roster has never played varsity basketball before. Needless to say, it’s a challenge right from the open-ing tip.

“Our biggest problem is that we need to be consistent,” Co-lon said. “We have to bring the same focus to practice as we have in games. Once we can do that, then that’s the next phase in our development.”

Senior Alexander Cajiga is a 6-foot forward who earned All-

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So it means it’s time for Santa Hague to get out his giant bag of goodies and hand out gifts to those who were naughty and those who were nice.

So here goes, the Santa Hague column for 2014.

As Santa Hague reaches into his bag, he finds gifts for North Arlington.

For boys’ basketball coach Rich Corsetto, a private tanning salon and a beach to be placed in Riverside County Park.

For football coach An-thony Marck, a healthy team from start to finish in 2015.

For softball coach John Galante, for the powers that be to real-ize just how good of a coach he is and that they should stop mess-ing around with him.

For track coach Ber-nadette Afonso, name cards to hand out to people who don’t realize she got married. Even the kids still call her Fash.

For versatile coach Dan Farinola, a Star-bucks gift certificate, so he can get some coffee

to energize him as he coaches at the crack of dawn from season to season.

For baseball coach Paul Marcantuono, a new last name like Smith or Jones. Mar-cantuono is almost a sportswriter’s night-mare.

For athletic director Dave Hutchinson, more great kids and coaches like the ones he gets to work with every day.

For Queen of Peace, Santa Hague finds hap-piness, joy and an end to the constant strife that the school’s coaches all work under. QP has to be the hardest places to work as a coach, because there is no lon-gevity whatsoever.

For the great peo-ple of Lyndhurst, like retired athletic direc-tor and baseball coach Butchie Servideo, warm weather in Florida and a solid 7-iron.

For girls’ soccer coach Kim Hykey, a longer summer and a state sec-tional championship.

For new athletic director Jeff Radigan, more pairs of socks, so he can successfully fill the shoes of the guy he replaced.

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For track coach Tom Shoe-bridge, several new hoodies with the arms torn out, so he can show off his impressive guns.

For football coach Rich Tuero, to totally forget about his first season and shoot for a promising future.

For basketball coach Paul Palek, a 6-foot-7 transfer from Indiana who rebounds like a beast and can shoot from 30 feet and in.

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For football coach Tom Basile, a shotgun so he can ward off all comers in 11 years when his adorable 5-year-old daughter becomes old enough to date. She’s going to be in

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For softball coach Luann Zullo, more costumes to wear during the offseason.

For the great DiPiano broth-ers, Frank and Mike, recogni-tion for doing a great job in all the different sports you coach.

For boys’ soccer coach Marcellino Marra, a 30-goal scorer.

At Harrison, for athletic director Kim Huaranga, some more basketball players who

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For baseball coach Jairo Mendez, his players to realize just how great of a pitcher he was.

For football coach Matt Gallo, patience, because things can only get better.

For girls’ soccer coach Rapahel Viana, a few contain-ers so he can bottle up that incredible energy he has and share it with some others.

For boys’ soccer coach Mi-chael Rusek, absolutely noth-ing. He has it all, including a wonderful happy and healthy baby son. Ok, maybe a new one of those.

For boys’ basketball coach Noel Colon, a few hard-nosed players like Noel Colon.

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For football coach Nick Ed-wards, a few more wins and a state playoff berth, to get that huge albatross off his neck.

For basketball coach Bob McDonnell, two players 6-foot-7 and a 16-win season.

For girls’ basketball coach Jody Hill, about two players who can play like Jody Hill did.

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NJIC Meadowlands honors last season, averaging nine points and three rebounds per game.

“He has been doing really well in the preseason,” Colon said, “He was having a nice summer for us, but he suffered a fractured bone in his back and it took him a while to get back.”

Incredibly, Cajiga just re-ceived medical clearance to return on Frriday, the day of the season opener.

“So he hasn’t been able to do much in the preseason,” Colon said. “You can tell that he just doesn’t have his legs.”

Senior William Azabache is a 6-foot-2 forward.

“I’m really proud of him,” Colon said. “He’s had a differ-ent approach. He’s matured a lot. He works really hard in practice. He’s become a leader for others to follow.”

Senior Jordan Villalta is a 5-foot-7 point guard.

“He will play more this year than last year,” Colon said. “He’s a good defender who

has worked hard to earn his position. He’s a good defender. He’s improved with his deci-sion making.”

Junior Chris Downs is a 6-foot-2 forward/guard who is getting quality minutes this season.

“He shoots the ball pretty well,” Colon said. “He has a chance to be a pretty good player.”

Colon thinks that Downs can be a double digits scorer in most games.

“He has that kind of ability,” Colon said.

Junior Felix Calderon is a 5-foot-8 guard with good defensive skills. Junior Craig Ruff is a 5-foot-11 guard who is a good shooter, defender and rebounder. Both will play con-siderable minutes this season.

Junior Marquis Valentin is a 6-foot-1 center who provides physicality down low.

“He’s probably our best rebounder,” Colon said. “He loves to bang down low and get after the ball.”

Sophomore Quincy Ruther-ford is a 6-foot-3 is a versatile performer.

“He can put the ball on the floor and go to the basket,” Colon said. “He can also shoot the ball very well.”Rutherford paced the Blue Tide with 16 points Friday night.

Freshman Jonathan Leiras is a point guard who is getting playing time right away.

“He’s a very talented kid,” Colon said. “There’s a lot of pressure on him as a freshman to play varsity, playing the most important position on the floor. But he’s the type of kid who can handle it. He’s a mentally tough kid and has the desire to get better. He loves

the game. He has a very bright future.”

Sophomore Genaro Falcon is a 5-foot-9 guard who is also in the rotation.

“He’s working hard and try-ing to get more playing time,” Colon said.

The Blue Tide Yule Tide tournament will take place Friday, with the Blue Tide playing Paterson Charter and Cliffside Park facing Lincoln in the other game.

“We were fortunate to get commitments from those schools,” said Colon, as Pat-erson Charter’s head coach is Tommie Patterson, the former

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Bob Harbison has been coaching the boys’ bas-ketball team at Nutley

High School for quite some time now and he’s never had a team as deep and as versa-tile as the current bunch of Maroon Raiders.

“They’re all going to get a chance to play,” said Har-bison, whose team defeated Christ the King of Newark, 47-38, to open the season last Friday night. “Whoever plays well that day is going to play. Whoever does the most will determine who stays in and plays.”

There are as many as 11 Maroon Raiders who will get playing time. There isn’t one player who stands out above the others.

“We’re not a young team,” Harbison said. “They’re all not

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“He’s just a very good ath-lete,” Harbison said of Russo, who scored 10 points in the season opener. “He’s probably going to play football in col-lege, but he’s a good basketball player. He’s much stronger this year and he’s a lot more confident. I’m asking him to do a lot. He has to handle the ball, shoot the ball, cover the other team’s best player.”

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Senior Eli Mir is a 6-foot forward who didn’t play much last year, but has worked himself into the Maroon Raiders’ rotation this season.

“He’s worked very hard to get this chance,” Harbison said. “He can shoot the ball.”

Junior Will Montgom-ery, the soccer standout, is another forward. Montgomery, whose older sister Grace was The Observer Co-Fe-male Athlete of the Year last year, is a 5-foot-11 forward.

“He’s a strong kid,” Harbison said of Mont-gomery. “He can also shoot the ball pretty well from the outside.” Junior Geoff Bevere is a 5-foot-10 guard who made two big 3-pointers coming off the bench Friday. Bevere is a point guard, but can move around if needed.

Senior center C.J. Kaminski is one of the newcomers that Harbi-son related to.

“I actually cut him (from the team) last year as a junior,” Har-bison said. “Instead of feeling sorry for him-self, he worked hard to get bigger, faster and stronger. Now he’s just a better player.”

Kaminski made two shots and had a blocked shot coming off the bench Friday night.

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“He’s a defensive pres-ence,” Harbison said of the 6-foot-3 Sejias. “He’s strong under the basket and that’s important for us.”

Harbison has also been experimenting putting both Rodriguez and Sejias on the floor together.

Senior Isaak Linden-baum is a 5-foot-9 guard.

“He shoots pretty well and plays good defense,” Harbison said. “I don’t know how many min-utes he’s going to get, but he’s another hard worker looking for a shot.”

That internal competi-tion has been fueling the Maroon Raiders in the early going.

Junior Giancarlo Padilla is a 5-foot-11 forward.

“He’s going to find his way,” Harbison said. “He’s another good athlete.”

Junior Devin White has his chance to play with the varsity as well. The 5-foot-8 White already has made his impact, hitting two big 3-pointers in the fourth quarter of Friday’s win.

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Junior Devin Merritt is another 5-foot-8 guard off the Nutley bench _ for now.

“He’s a wonderful kid

who shoots it pretty well,” Harbison said.

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Dante Vocaturo is a 5-foot-10 junior forward.

“He’s a strong defend-er, very strong on the ball,” Harbison said.

Antonio Olivo is a 6-foot-3 center who is a junior as well.

“He’s a very solid re-bounder,” Harbison said. “He gets to back up the big guys.”

Needless to say, Har-bison has a very deep squad.

“It’s as good of a group as I’ve ever had here,” Harbison said. “There’s not an ego in the group. Every single one of these kids has the potential to play well. I like that about this team. The kids all push each other to make everyone better.”

The Maroon Raiders were set to take on Cald-well before the Christ-mas break, then will head to the Chatham Christmas Tournament, the Cougar Classic, with host Chatham, Hanover Park and New Provi-dence in the tourney field.

The Maroon Raid-ers are also a lot more competitive in the Super Essex Conference these days.

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Offi ce: 973-779-1900Cell: 201-600-3587

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STARTING MARCH 2012, HARP 2.0, a new program presented by the Federal Government, allows homeowners to refinance regardless of the equity they currently have in their house (even if you are upside down!)Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have adopted changes to Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) and you may be eligible to take advantage of these changes.If your mortgage is either owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, you may be eligible to refinance your mortgage under the enhanced and expanded provisions of HARP.You can determine if your mortgage is owned by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac by checking the following websites:For Fannie Mae: www.fanniemae.com/loanlookup For Freddie Mac: www.freddiemac.com/mymortgage

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The Bixler Group Family & Staff

would like to wish you a

Happy Holiday season & prosperous New Year

Seasons Greetings From the Entire StaffJames J. Capobianco, President

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On Kearny Ave., there is usually a foot patrolman assigned to the shopping district, not only to provide that watchful eye, but also “to expedite the traffic flow.”

Dowie said the program has been operating during the holidays for at least a decade.

While a prime purpose is the “deterrent effect” on potential shoplifters, car thieves, purse-snatchers and other ne’er-do-wells, there’s another advantage: If a crime does occur, the perps are not likely to get away.

Anyone who thinks this initiative might be superfluous need only read the story in this week’s Observer about the armed hold-up in Belleville on Sunday morning. The Main St. mall was reportedly bustling with shoppers -- each a potential witness -- but that did not prevent the thugs from robbing a Radio Shack. But if a police car had been

on site when the culprits first arrived?

The “holiday detail” in Kearny utilizes a number of officers, including those from the Community Policing unit. Other KPD members maintain their usual assignments, so normal pa-trols, traffic duty and investi-gative work are not affected.

Like other KPD vehicles, the “holiday detail” cars are equipped with license plate readers and SPEN (State Police Emergency Network) radios, to alert officers to criminal activity -- or vehicles involved in same -- in surrounding jurisdictions.

The daily briefings to personnel assigned to the detail keep them abreast of crime trends and include descriptions of suspects and vehicles wanted in connec-tion with crimes in other high-volume shopping areas.

In other words, they stay fully informed, the better to protect the public.

But there’s another

important aspect to the holiday assignment: The officers are encouraged to interact with the public, to further a sense of security.

And they are also there to offer assistance, for instance helping to find a lost child,

or helping the child find its parents.

They’ll even help you if you lock yourself out of your car. Which should be a weight off some holiday-boggled minds.

One more thought, which comes from your

correspondent, not the KPD: Considering what has been

happening lately and the pressures police have been under, if you see an officer at the mall, you might offer a holiday greeting, or just a simple “thank you.”

LYNDHURST BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING NOTICELyndhurst Board of Education

420 Fern Avenue • Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

1/7/15 Sine Dine 7:00 PM High School Auditorium1/7/15 Reorganization 7:15 PM High School Auditorium1/12/15 Work Session 6:30 PM Memorial Campus 1/12/15 Public Session 7:30 PM Memorial Campus

2/4/15 Work Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus2/9/15 Public Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus




6/3/15 Work Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus6/8/15 Public Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus 6/30/15 Public Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus

8/5/15 Work Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus 8/10/15 Public Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus 9/2/15 Work Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus9/7/15 Public Session 7:00 PM Memorial Campus


OFFICIAL ACTION MAY BE TAKEN DURING THESE MEETINGS.THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND THIS SESSION UNDER

CHAPTER 231, LAWS OF 1975, P.L. 1960, C173.

NOTE: IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PUBLIC MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THIS SESSION UNDER CHAPTER 231, LAWS OF 1975, P.L. 1960,

C173, SEC. 7B, UNDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION.

Ken Davie“Your Family’s Lawyer”

� Matrimonial & Municipal Courts

� Home and Business Sales

� Wills and Estates

� Labor and Criminal Law

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Cifelli & Davie334 Harrison AvenueHarrison, NJ 07029

(973) 482-1180 or

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Fax (973) 482-0223

MALL PATROL from 01

Photo by Karen Zautyk

Kmart on Passaic Ave. is just one of the shopping areas with special holiday patrols.

www.theobserver.com

Recently, North Arlington High School conducted its an-nual “Heroes Luncheon”, celebrating the efforts of the North Arlington Police Department, Fire Department and Emergency Squad. The event also provides an opportunity for NAHS stu-dents interested in a career of civil/community service to meet with the current “Heroes” of the community.

Pictured from l.: Assistant Principal Dennis J. Kenny, Colin Clifford, Det. Mark Ballantyne, Meagan Santiago, Jonathan Torres, Vincent Verderosa, Giuseppe Gugliuzza, Salma Elsafy, Sarah Palma, Darian Nogueras, Anthony Rotondo, Daniel Goffredo, Fire Chief Mark Cunningham and Officer Sean MacDonald

Honoring the heroes


Prayer to St. JudeMost holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friendof Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you univer-sally as the patron of difficulty and of desperate cases,of things almost despaired of Pray for me, I am sohelpless and alone. Make use, I implore you, of thatparticular privilege given to you to bring visible andspeedy help where help was almost despaired of.Come to my assistance in this great need that I mayreceive the consolation and help of heaven in all mynecessities, tribulations and sufferings, particularly-(make your request here)-and that I may bless Godwith you and all the elect throughout all eternity. I promise you, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindfulof this great favor, and I will never cease to honor youas my special and powerful patron and do all in mypower to encourage devotion to you. Amen.

H.A.B.

obituaries To submit an obituary:fax: 201-991-8941

[email protected]

Deadline for obituaries:Monday by 10 AM

Shaw-BuyusHome for Services

Mario Teixeira, IV, Manager, NJ Lic. #3757 Mario Teixeira, Jr. Director, NJ Lic. #2542 • Monique Teixeira, Director, NJ Lic. #4048

Newly renovated family owned and operated funeral home with multiple locations.Fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. Handicapped Accessible.

138 DAVIS AVE. • KEARNY, NJ 07032(201) 991-2265 www.buyusfuneralhome.com

Wilfred Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home

596 Belgrove Dr. • Kearny, NJ 07032(201) 991-0657

WILFRED ARMITAGE & WIGGINSFUNERAL HOME

Mark G. Wiggins, Manager N.J. Lic. #3916John W. Armitage, Director N.J. Lic#2642

You will feel as if friends of family have taken over when you entrust funeral arrangements to the Wilfred Armitage Funeral Home. The family-owned firm has been in business for 75 years, serving genera-tions in West Hudson and South Bergen. Its beautiful facilities, in a setting reminiscent of a colonial mansion, reflect the graciousness and tact of its understanding personnel.

Delia Alejos Delia Alejos died Dec. 19.

She was 74. Arrangements were by the

Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral Mass was held in St. Cecilia’s Church followed by a private crema-tion.

Delia is survived by her husband Pedro, children Car-men Lopez, Rafael Troya and Patricia Dajar, seven grand-children and seven great-grandchildren.

Bevina Eclarin Bevina Eclarin died sud-

denly in Vermont on Dec. 13. She was 47.

Born in the Philippines, she lived in Kearny.

Funeral arrangements were by Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home. A funeral Mass was held at St. Stephen’s Church, followed by burial in Arlington Cemetery.

Bevina is survived by her husband Mohamed Abassi and their beloved daughter Miriam, her mom Maria along with many siblings in the

Philippines. She also leaves behind her loving extended family Preston, Jenn, Parker, Aiden and Reese.

Ronald J. Kaduscwicz Sr. Ronald J. Kaduscwicz Sr.

entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Dec. 16. He was 58.

Funeral services were under the direction of the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Avenue, Harrison. A funeral Service was held in the funeral home. His inter-ment was in Holy Cross Cem-etery, North Arlington.

For information or to send online condolences to the family please go to: www.mulliganfh.com

Born in Newark, Ron-ald was a lifelong Kearny resident. Ronald worked as a roofer for various roofing companies in the Kearny area. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Kearny.

Ronald is survived his devoted children Ronald J. Jr. and his wife Brianne, Nicole Gingerelli and her husband Thomas and Crystal Ka-

duscwicz. He was the loving grandfather to Thomas, Jason, Alexandra, and Trinity. He is also survived by his dear siblings John, Michael and his wife Kathie, Nancy LoBianco and husband William and Maureen Harris as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.

For those desiring, the family requests donations to: American Cancer Soci-ety, 986 South Springfield Ave., Springfield, NJ 07081 in memory of Ronald.

John M. Longo John M. Longo died on Dec.

20 in St. Barnabas Hospital. He was 80.

Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa., he lived in Jersey City before moving to Harrison in 1971.

Arrangements are by the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Dec. 23 at 11 a.m. in the funeral home and entombment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. www.armitagewiggins.com

John was the owner and

cook at J and J Coffee Shop in Newark. He also served in the military during the Korean Conflict.

Husband of Connie (nee Campana), he is also survived by his son and his wife Mi-chael and Nicole Longo and his grandchildren Michael and Alexa. He was prede-ceased by his brother Sammy.

Bruce E. Matonis Bruce E. Matonis entered

into eternal rest suddenly, on Sunday, Dec. 14. He was 62.

Funeral services were under the direction of the Mulligan Funeral Home, Harrison. A funeral Mass was held at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Harrison. His interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. For infor-mation or to send an online condolence to the family, please visit www.mulliganfh.com.

Born in Jersey City, Bruce grew up in Harrison and lived on Warren St. his entire life. He was the owner/opera-tor of Matonis Scrap Metals,

Kearny, for 45 years. Bruce was a member of Our Lady of Grace Council #402 Knights of Columbus, Harrison. He was also a Bingo caller for Holy Cross Church, Harrison, for the last 25 years.

He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Harrison.

An avid hunter and fisher-man, Bruce greatly enjoyed the outdoors, especially his summers at the Jersey Shore. He was also very knowledgea-ble in politics, specifically the history of the U.S. Presidency.

Son of the late Tillie (nee Wenckus) and Peter Matonis, Bruce is survived by his be-loved wife, Sue Ellen Matonis (nee Farrow) married 30 years, dear brother, Peter R. Matonis and his wife Janice, loving brother-in-law of Valerie, Richard and James Farrow. He is also survived many nieces, nephews, cousins and lifelong friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family would greatly appreciate Mass Intentions from any church in memory of Bruce.

W.R.

During a special meeting of the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners, a resolution to establish an “Access for All” advisory committee was passed unanimously before a standing-room assembly at Town Hall.

“Access for All” committees meet monthly to identify and address barriers within each town’s borders for residents with disabilities. Currently, 16 towns in Bergen County have established or are in the process of establishing committees.

Lyndhurst’s “Access for All” committee will be

composed of a commissioner liaison selected by the mayor; volunteer members of community boards, including a representative from the Planning Board, Health Council, Recreation Department and Office of Emergency Management; one representative from the Board of Education and Chamber of Commerce and three members from the community at large.

“What we hope is to have ‘Access for All’ committees in all 70 municipalities and then get those committees together to regularly share their ideas,” said Jim Thebery, director of

Disability Services. “The good news is that more towns have expressed interest in establish-ing their own committees.”

Back row, from l.: Dr. Sal Pizzuro; Deborah Wertalik, president of Put-ting the Pieces Together; Hacken-sack Councilwoman Rose Greenman; Jane Linter, Bergen County director of Human Services; Freeholder Maura DeNicola; Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn; Freeholder Tracy Zur; Jim Thebery, Bergen County director of Disability Services. Front, from l.: Lyndhurst Commissioners Matthew Ruzzo, Thomas DiMaggio, Mayor Robert Giangeruso, John Montillo Jr., Theodore Dudek

‘Access’ in Lyndhurst


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KEARNY 132 MidlandAve. 1 BR, LV, KitchenHT/HW included.$950/month. 201-889-4436 or 973-465-0166.

KEARNY 2nd fl. 2 BR,Arlington section.Available now.$1,200/month. Closeto transportation. Nopets. (201) 341-2383

KEARNY 1 BR Apt.Located 1 block fromCity hall. H/W floors.HT/HW included.$950/month. 1 monthsecurity. No pets. Formore Info. Call Carlos201-306-2994.

KEARNY 5 rooms, 2bedrooms, DR, LR,EIK. $1200/month, 1month security.Separate utilities.Available February 1st.No pets. No smoking.(201)991-5206

KEARNY 2nd fl. 2 BRapt. $1,250/month. 1month’s security.Utilities separate.(201) 741-2857

N.ARLINGTON 3modern large rooms. 1BR, H/W floors.Modern Kitchen.Laundry Facilities.Close to NY Trains.HT/HW supplied.$1,100/month. Jan.1st. Call 908-240-9302.

BELLEVILLE 2 BR,1st fl, $975/month +utilities. 1 ½ monthssecurity. Close toBelleville Pike. Nopets. Call (973)980-2026between 8am-6pm.

HARRISON NewlyRenovated, 2nd. Fl. 2BR, LR, Kitchen, NewBathroom. Close toPath trains, utilitiesseparate. LaundyHook-up. 1 ½ monthssecurity. No pets.$1,250/month. Avl.Now. Call (973) 497-2202 (201) 759-4667.

HARRISON 2nd fl. 2BR, HT. included.$1,300/month. 1-1/2months security. Avl.Now. (732) 423-8730.

HARRISON 442 JohnSt., 3 bedrooms.Hardwood floors, C/A,1 parking space.$1300/month.Separate utilities.(862)452-0476(973)465-0166

HARRISON 1bedroom, remodeledkitchen, laundry, nearPATH, park, tenniscourts, parkingincluded. $1250/mo. 1year lease. 1 mosecurity. Credit check,reference required. (908) 420-8899

KEARNY 3 Br,kitchen, Dining Room,Living Room,Bathroom. (201) 246-0383(973) 741-8765

KEARNY 2 BR,kitchen DR, LR,Laundry hook-up,$1,200/month. 1 ½month security. AvlNow. (973) 600-7645(973) 704-4246.

KEARNY 4 largerooms, modern kitchen& baths. (908) 233-0698.

KEARNY Newlyrenovated 3 bedroomapts. On 1st($1400),2nd ($1400), 3rd floor($1200). Primelocation, walk to path.Washer and dryerincluded, pay ownutilities, 1 1/2 deposit.No pet, and goodcredit. 1-year lease.16 Kearny Ave, Call862-222-4204.

KEARNY 3rd floor, 3rooms and bathroom.$800/month, parking. 1 month security.Separate utilities.Available immediately.(201) 842-0044

KEARNY 1st fl. 2 ½BRs, DR, $1,100/moseparate utilites. 1month securitydeposit. No pets.Available January 1st.(201) 997-9087.

N.ARLINGTON Brandnew 3 room apt. 2nd fl.Coin operated W/D inbasement. 1 ½ monthssecurity. $1,000/month+ utilities. Avl. Jan 1st.(201) 696-0496.

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N.ARLINGTON 2nd fl.5 rooms. No pets. Nosmoking, separateutilities. $1,200/month.(201) 774-0548.

N.NEWARK Onebedroom. $780/month+ utilities. Avail now. 1-1/2 months security.No smoking. No pets. (973) 440-7272

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BELLEVILLE 2bedrooms, LR,kitchen, bathroom. 2ndfloor. $800/month.(973) 207-7070

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KEARNY NearHarrison. Newlyrenovated. 1st floor.2 BR’s, LR, Kitchen,Utilities not included.No pets. NoSmoking. AvailableJanuary 1st.$1025/month (201)998-2153 or(201)951-2868.

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Joining officials from 55 universities, Bergen Community College President B. Kaye Walter, Ph.D., signed the “Presidents’ Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security” pledge at a Dec. 9 event at the United Nations, making Bergen the only two-year institution to do so.

The pledge, initiated by Auburn University PUSH (Presidents United to Solve Hunger), creates a blueprint defining higher education’s role in combating hunger.

“For many young men and women, hunger remains a roadblock to education,” Walter said. “Colleges and universities must play a critical role in removing

roadblocks – including hunger – in order to put students on a path for success.

“I am proud that Bergen, as the only community college to participate in this initiative, will continue to set the bar and provide a template for anti-hunger initiatives among our two-year peers. This positions our students, faculty

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Bergen, a charter member of PUSH, is the only community college among the 29 flagship participants from five continents.

Earlier this year, BCC and Bergen County’s nonprofit Center for Food Action opened the X-Change: Food Pantry at the Paramus campus. To date, more than 100 students have visited the pantry for assistance.

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Bergen Community College President B. Kaye Walter (bottom row, fourth from r.) was among university officials who signed a food and nutrition pledge at the UN on Dec. 9.

Santa’s helpers filled the Kearny Scout House last week, wrapping presents for almost 100 good little boys and girls.

Toys had been collected by the Junior Woman’s Club of Arlington with support from Girl Scout Troops 2770, 2771 and 10648. The Juniors’ annual Toy Drive also received donations from local businesses including River Terminal, V.E. Ralph, and Kearny Federal, as well as the W.H.A.T. theater company.

“The Juniors raise funds all year and solicit donations so we can help local families in need,” said Juniors President Holly Capobianco. “We get a wish list from each family, and then the Juniors head out to shop, hoping to make Christmas morning extra special for lots of Kearny kids and teens.”

Each family receives wrapped gifts just before Christmas. The Junior Woman’s Club of Arlington is one of three

women’s clubs in Kearny and their mission centers on service and education for families. They will be holding their new-member rally on Jan. 23.

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At a recent ceremony, AAA North Jersey presented the Kearny Police Department with an AAA Outstanding Achievement Award, recognizing its exceptional traffi c safety programs. The KPD’s traffi c enforcement and education programs include “Otto the Auto” for young students, DWI patrols and checkpoints and participation in the “Click It or Ticket” campaign. Pictured, from l., are Offi cer Adriano Marques, Offi cer Pete Blair, President of AAA North Jersey Rose Kruse and Offi cer Patrick Sawyer.

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Curtis Brack, principal of Gar-field School in Kearny, announc-es the following students of the month for November:

Chris Velez, Sophia Velastequi, Lucas Vasquez, Giancarlo Mu-noz, Angelina Cruz, Benjamin Silva, Kaylee Portilla, Giovanni Fragiacomo, Evangelise Amaya, Victoria DaSilva, Jaeden Torres, Marissa Gyuro, Elisher Ardolino, Raquel Lamego, David Velloso,

Luanna DeSouza, Camila Ospina, Derek Brand, Cheyenne Pepe, Joseline Argueta, Samuel Graulau Padilla, Mikael Fernandez, Anne Marie Malek, Max Silva, Nathaly Lozado, Michala O’Neill, Abigail Crispin, Mariana Chavez-Carran-za, Jose Bedon, Eric Barsanulfo, Kiara Cruz, Daniel Bendezu, Maryom Rahman, Sabena Raza, Allan Pena, Shealin Banta and Jennifer Davila.

Garfi eld School Students of the Month

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has announced that Jessica Monaco of Lyndhurst was recently initiated into the nation’s oldest and most selective col-legiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Jessica attends Fordham

University, Bronx.Phi Kappa Phi

membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10% of seniors and 7.5% of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are

eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10% of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Lyndhurst collegian’sacademic honor

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