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By Karen ZautykObserver Correspondent

In 2013, the Hudson County Coalition for Drug Free Com-munities (HCCDFC) conduct-ed a test at a number of liquor stores in Kearny, Harrison and East Newark to see how many would check the age identi-fication on young customers. Most of those visited failed to do so, the coalition reported.

The results were published, along with reminders that 21 is the legal drinking age in New Jersey.

A year later, the experiment was repeated at the same stores, and several additional venues. And in 2014, the majority -- 63% -- of vendors visited still flunked.

Both tests were conducted on Dec. 30, the eve of New Year’s Eve -- “a holiday largely

associated with excessive drinking.” You would think vendors would be especially wary. That they apparently were not is disappointing.

The coalition issued the results of its December 2014 survey earlier this month, with a comparison to the earlier experiment.

In 2013, 11 stores selling liq-uor in West Hudson were vis-ited, and eight failed to ask for

proof of age. “At that time,” the coalition reported, “we chose a staff member in his early 20s. Though this HCCDFC member was of legal age, he had boyish features and was dressed in a college sweatshirt and sneakers. We did not try to conceal his age.” However, as a coalition spokesperson noted last year, “Based on his

By Ron LeirObserver Correspondent

KEARNY –Farewell, Farmers’ Market?

No more Doggie Halloween Pawrade?

Maybe sooner than you think.

Kearny’s Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) program, which sponsors those events, has been left on life support, now that Gov. Chris Christie has squelched a legislative pro-posal to revive its funding.

Kearny is the only commu-nity in The Observer’s cover-age area which has a UEZ, of which there are 32 around the state.

Businesses in designated UEZ zones continue to offer a 3.5% sales tax (discounted from 7%) to their customers and are still eligible for low in-terest loans for tax-free capital improvements or equipment purchases but some four years ago, Christie froze the return of the sales tax balance to UEZ municipalities.

From that point on, those municipalities could no longer tap that revenue flow to facili-tate improvements or services designed to benefit the local business district.

Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-Secaucus) spon-sored a bill (A3952) which would have restored 30% of the sales tax to a UEZ assis-

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KEARNY –

It’s all over but the swearing in – which was scheduled to happen

at the next meeting of the mayor and Town Council on Tuesday, Feb. 24.

Marytrine DeCastro was to be installed as the newest member of the governing body, filling the seat formerly occupied by First Ward Councilwoman Alexa Arce, who resigned Jan. 5 with three years remaining in her four-year term.

DeCastro emerged as the uncontested winner following a closed bal-

lot vote by members of the Kearny Democratic County Committee last Tuesday at the Frobisher American Legion post, according to committee chairman Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos. Sonia Hill and Jenny Mach were also up for the job.

County committee mem-bers last month submitted the names of all three candi-dates, from which the Town Council was to appoint one. But, after the council failed to reach a consensus at its Feb. 2 meeting, the selection – as determined by Town Counsel Greg Castano – was tossed back to the county committee.

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KEARNY –He is still seeking approv-

als to expand his residential project at Bergen and Schuyler Aves. in Kearny but in the meantime, the town’s govern-ing body has taken the first step to grant Ed Russo a PI-LOT (payment in lieu of taxa-tion) for 311-337 Bergen Ave., which is designated as part of an area in need of redevelop-ment.

Under the proposed 30-year PILOT agreement, Russo would pay the town an annual “service charge” starting at $179,375 (of which the town would receive $170,406 and the county the rest) and escalating over the 30 years, provide a one-time only affordable hous-ing trust fund contribution of $125,000 and repave a section of Bergen, from Schuyler to the railroad trestle.

Town officials listed the current real estate taxes on the properties, now occupied by commercial tenants, as $57,476, of which the town’s share is $20,116.

A public hearing on an ordi-nance proposing the PILOT, that was introduced Feb. 10,

was up for adoption Feb. 24 and the town Planning Board will continue hearing testimo-ny on the proposed expansion project on March 4.

KEARNY –Canine advocates have

pressed for lights and munici-pal staff to clean the grounds and monitor dogs’ behavior for the soon-to-come Kearny dog park in Riverbank Park but they’ll be disappointed.

But Councilwoman Carol Jean Doyle said the town can’t afford to hire any ad-ditional staff, nor does it want to illuminate the facility since municipal parks close at dusk.

These and other recom-mendations were made at a recent meeting called by Doyle to give the public one final chance for input on the design for the facility. Neglia Engineering is finalizing bid specifications for the project for which the town has been awarded $175,000 from the Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund.

“People want the fence [around the area where unleashed dogs can run] to

be higher than four feet and it will be,” Doyle said, “but we don’t want it to look like cages.”

Other park features will include two pooper scooper stations “with individual plas-tic bag dispensers,” one for the area to enclose smaller dogs up to 35 pounds and another for the area reserved for dogs heavier than 35 pounds, plus trash cans, Doyle said.

“There will be a concrete path to accommodate wheel-chairs and two parking spaces dedicated to impaired drivers,” she said. “There are also plans to plant about six more trees.”

“Shovels should be in the ground by the spring,” Doyle predicted.

NUTLEY –After six days of hearings

spread over five months, the Nutley Zoning Board of Ad-justment has finally approved plans for a mixed-use devel-opment at the intersection of Passaic and Kingsland Aves. and Kingsland St. where a 7-Eleven was to be built before plans fell through.

Last month, after the ap-

plicant twice scaled back his design, the board issued ap-provals for North American Eagle Construction to tear down a fire-damaged 3-fam-ily house, an old gas station and a one-family home in disrepair and build a 3-story structure with 600 square feet of ground-level office space and 25 rental apart-ments above.

Final plans call for three one-bedroom apartments on the ground/plaza level, 14 one-bedroom units on the second floor and eight one-bedrooms on the third floor. No more than three school-age children are projected to be among the residents. Apartments will range from 660 to 1,130 square feet each. A total of 41 parking spaces – one more than required by code – will be provided.

Existing multiple drive-ways to and from the project site will be consolidated into one to be located more than 100 feet from the intersec-tion and at least 16 evergreen trees and/or shrubs will be planted to cover the entire west side of the site.

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BLOOMFIELD –A Bloomfield woman who

allegedy stored hundreds of envelopes of heroin, along with vials of crack cocaine, in her vacuum cleaner was arrested last week by a joint task force of Essex County sheriff’s and Bloomfield po-lice detectives, Sheriff Ar-mando Fontoura reported.

Fontoura said officers from his department’s Bureau of Narcotics and the Bloomfield PD surrounded the suspect’s residence at

43 Hickory St. on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17. When the target of their investiga-tion, 53-year-old Carolyn Mendez-Molder, exited the home and entered her SUV, she was followed by the task force officers, who pulled her over a few blocks away.

At the residence, officers executed a search warrant for her second-floor apart-ment, where they report-edly discovered 499 glass-ine envelopes of heroin and

150 vials of crack cocaine secreted in the vacuum cleaner in the living room.

An additional 30 vials of crack cocaine were found in a bedroom laundry ham-per, and a bag of marijuana, along with drug-processing and packaging materials, were in a kitchen cabinet, police said.

During a subsequent search of the suspect, she was reportedly found to have $1,145 on her person.

Authorities said Mendez-

Molder was charged with three counts of possession of a controlled dangerous substance, three counts of possession of CDS with intent to distribute, and with possession of narcot-ics paraphernalia.

At arraignment last Wednesday in Newark, Judge Marilyn Williams set bail at $300,000 and or-dered her held at the Essex County Jail.

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Belleville’s police force, from the rookie to the chief, is the beneficiar-

ies of a new labor contract, approved by the Township Council Feb. 10.

An ordinance amending the township police salary guide via an annual pay increase of 3%, across the board for each rank, was adopted following a public hearing.

Police Chief Joseph Rotonda said he recommended that the governing body approve the revised pay scale, given that the department had gone without any increases during the last two years of the old contract with the Patrolman’s Benevolent Association.

Ninety-five members of the department are covered by the new agreement.

Belleville Police Det. Mark Johnson, president of the PBA local, said that the member-ship voted 36-0 to ratify the 3-year pact at a meeting held Jan. 6. “We’re extremely happy with the new contract,” he said.

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or concessions to the town-ship, takes effect Jan. 1, 2015, and runs through Dec. 31, 2017.

Under that contract, a newly hired cop who had started off earning $33,823 while undergo-ing training will see that pay rise to $36,990 in 2015, $38,100 in 2016 and $39,243 in 2017.

Revised salary steps applica-ble to anyone hired after July 1, 2007 call for first-year cop’s pay to increase, over the life of the contract, from $44,686 to $47,409; second-year, from $52,391 to $55,582; third year, from $60,096 to $63,756; fourth year, from $67,803 to $71,932; fifth year, $75,508 to $80,106; and sixth year (top step), from $87,470 to $92,796.

Sergeant’s pay will rise over the life of the contract, from $100,564 to $106,688; lieuten-ant, from $115,648 to $122,690; captain, from $132,995 to $141,095; deputy chief, from $152,944 to $162,258; and chief, from $160,590 to $170,370.

While labor peace between the township and its bluecoats seems assured for the next three years, there remains the matter of diminishing ranks to deal with.

“We have eight or nine of-

ficers now in the Academy but we also have at least 20 of our members eligible to go out on retirement,” Johnson noted, and more and more veteran cops around the state have

been inclined to leave because of mandated increasing costs of health insurance.

How Belleville officials plan to deal with that possibility remains to be seen. In 2013, the

township did promote seven officers to sergeant but it’s likely that additional gaps in the ranks will, ultimately, have to be filled.

– Ron Leir

New contract gives cops 3% pay hikes

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Kearny police were on radar detail on Rt. 7 in South Kearny last Wednesday when, at 4:14 p.m., Officer John Fabula clocked a westbound PT Cruiser doing 68 in a 45 mph zone. Officer Brian Wisely stopped the vehicle and, as he approached on foot, report-edly detected the odor of marijuana. Asked about the scent, police said the driver, Alexander Delgado, 44, of Lyndhurst, replied, “That’s my air freshener.”

After backup officer Sgt. Charles Smith noticed a hand-rolled cigarette in the center console, Delgado admitted to having two small bags of pot in his pocket, police said. He was arrested charged with possession of the drug and paraphernalia and also received a summons for speeding.

• • •Other recent reports from

the Kearny police blotter included the following:

Feb. 13Officer Luis Moran

responded to Walmart at 7:59 p.m. to take into custody an al-leged shoplifter who had been stopped by store security. Sus-pect Francisco Maldonado, 25, of Newark was found to have two warrants from that city and, unable to post bail, was taken to the Hudson County Jail.

Feb. 14Moran took into custody

another shoplifting suspect, Jessica Rosado, 36, of Newark, at 2:37 p.m. at ShopRite, where store security was holding her. Police said Rosado had been seen on videotape stealing baby formula the previous afternoon and was nabbed by security when she returned to the store this day.

Feb. 15Officer Dean Gasser,

responding to a 2:50 a.m. report of an accident on Harrison Ave., arrived to find that a 1999 Honda Accord had crashed into a concrete divid-er near the Turnpike entrance. Limping along the roadway was a man clad in a floures-cent green jacket, who was idenrified as the driver, Derick Mejianovoa, 28, of Harrison. Police said he complained of leg pain, but after an ambu-lance was summoned, refused medical attention. He also allegedly refused to take an Alcotest. He was charged with that offense and with DWI.

• • •At 6:29 p.m., Officer Wisely

was on patrol on Passaic Ave. when he spotted a 1995 Honda parked near the loading dock at the vacant Pathmark build-ing.

Approaching the car, he reportedly detected the odor of pot and saw the passenger attempting to conceal some-thing. Questioned, the passen-ger, Jaycee Louis, 23, of East Orange, turned over a hand-rolled lit cigar containing the drug, police said. As the driver, Norberto Lopez, 20, of Belleville, exited the vehicle, a container of pot-filled baggies, fell out, police said. Both men were charged with possession of the drug and paraphernalia; the driver, was also charged with possession of a CDS in a motor vehicle.

Feb. 16At 1:30 a.m., Wisely re-

sponded to a report of a homeless person in an empty building on the 500 block of Kearny Ave. Peering through a window, the officer saw, and recognized, 34-year-old Eric Tobin sleeping in the base-ment.

Tobin, of no known address,

was allegedly in possession of marijuana, and was charged with that, possession of drug paraphernalia, and trespassing. Police said he also had two outstanding Kearny warrants. He was taken to the Hudson County Jail, where, your corre-spondent notes, at least he had a warm place to snooze.

• • •Officer Jordenson Jean, on

patrol at Johnston and Kearny Aves. at 2:40 p.m. stopped a 2011 Infiniti for having illegally tinted windows. Police said the driver, Carnell Wright, 25, of Kearny, was found to have a suspended license. He was charged with the equipment violation, driving while sus-pended and being unlicensed. (To alert Observer readers who recognize the name: Yes, he was arrested in Kearny last week on a warrant from New-ark and at that time was said to have a Newark address.)

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Police now report some consolation in the fact that an investigation by the Centre St. bank “has revealed that no customer’s accounts were compromised.”

No further details were provided by police about the original incident reported by the bank.

• • •In other developments, be-

tween Feb. 14 and 20, Nutley PD said they responded to 17 motor vehicle accidents, four suspicious incidents, 27 medi-cal calls and these incidents:

Feb. 14After spotting a vehicle

with its right rear brake light out on Bloomfield Ave., police pulled over the driver, Kellie Van Pelt, 22, of North Brunswick, who was found to have an active warrant from that municipality. She was arrested on the warrant and ticketed for maintenance of lamps, driving without a license and failure to possess insurance card. After posting bail, she was released pend-ing court dates.

Feb. 15While patrolling on King-

sland St., police observed a vehicle eastbound with a non-functioning rear left taillight. The driver, Julius Sierra, 18, of Jersey City, was issued summonses for main-tenance of lamps and driving while suspended. Police said Sierra also was wanted on warrants from North Bergen. He was turned over to North Bergen PD.

Feb. 16A fraud victim told police

that someone had made four unauthorized charges totaling about $1,000 on their credit card, which, police said, the victim has now canceled.

Feb. 17A Coeyman Ave. resident

reported getting a message on their voicemail from an unknown male saying their taxes were delinquent. Police tried to contact the caller but only got voicemail.

Feb. 18A theft was reported at the

PSE&G electrical yard on Cook Road. A worker told police that when they arrived that morning, they found the main gate locked but the gate to the yard open and a lock and extra chain miss-ing. It was unclear whether anything was missing, police

said.• • •

A homeowner reported the theft of a four-month supply of seizure medication valued at more than $300.

• • •Two packages were re-

ported stolen from a Wash-ington Ave. resident’s porch. The resident told police that they had made two online purchases but that neither package had been received although they had gotten emails from FedEx and USPS confirming both deliveries. The resident told police that prior packages had been sto-len as well.

Feb. 19Police responded to a

Franklin Ave. car wash on a report of damage to a vehicle. The vehicle’s owner told po-lice that after the wash, they noticed their car antenna

broken off. Police said the manager assured them that the car wash would pay for any damage to the vehicle.

Feb. 20While on patrol on Frank-

lin Ave., police said that they saw a black BMW X3 south-bound with its passenger side headlamp out and that a com-puter check of the vehicle’s registration revealed that the owner had a suspended license and three warrants. Police stopped the vehicle at Chestnut and Prospect Sts. The driver, David Echavarria, 38, of Belleville, was arrested on the warrants from Ruther-ford, Roseland and Hoboken. He was also ticketed for oper-ating while suspended, failure to produce a license and failure to produce a registra-tion card. He was released pending court dates.

– Ron Leir

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In case you hadn’t noticed, pitchers and catchers have reported for the annual

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will have begun and every team can dream of winning the pennant and the World Series.

But, as T.S. Eliot liked to say, “April is the cruelest month,” because while it theoreti-cally offers the possibility of rebirth and hope, by the time October rolls around, it means that all but two of the teams in the American and National Leagues will have to “wait ‘til next year” for their chance at all the marbles.

Still, now is the time of year when we can all dream big with our favorite team – yes, even the woeful Cubbies who haven’t won the Series since 1908 when they knocked off Detroit and Hall of Famer Ty Cobb.

That team featured pitching ace “Three Finger” Mordecai Brown who had six seasons with 20 or more wins plus a double play combination made famous by poet Franklin Pierce Adams: Tinker to Evers to Chance. Funny thing was Tinker and Evers didn’t talk to each other after, it is said,

Evers grabbed a cab to the ballpark one day, stranding his teammate.

You can look it up, fans.Baseball, which is still our

national pastime, has survived despite all forms of cheat-ing – even a World Series fix in 1919 by that other Chicago team, the White Sox – and the infamous “reserve clause” famously challenged by Curt Flood and racism, successfully smashed by Jackie Robinson.

I grew up in Jersey City where Jackie played for the Dodgers’ Montreal Royals farm team against the Jer-sey City Giants at Roosevelt Stadium in April 1946, a year before moving up to the par-ent club in Brooklyn and broke the color line.

Don’t bother looking for the stadium; like the Polo Grounds and Ebbets Field before it, that baseball relic was swept aside to make way for a residential development.

Luckily, the “Friendly Confines” of the Cubs’ home, Wrigley Field, still stands, as does the venerable Fenway Park in Boston (pictured above).

Remarkably, over more than a century of diamond history, there has been only one player

fatality on the field. That hap-pened in 1920, whenYankees submariner Carl Mays beaned the popular Cleveland short-stop Ray Chapman and not long after that, the baseball es-tablishment mandated the use of helmets and outlawed the spitball (although it grandfa-thered in veteran pitchers who had been using the pitch).

Aside from expansion and a few rule changes, the game – with a dubious myth about its origins – has pretty much stayed the same, with its cen-tral premise being that it is a contest played at its own pace – unlike other sports -- with-out concern about the passage of time.

Until now, that is.

In an effort to speed up the game, the baseball commis-sioner has decreed that the major leagues will now be on the clock for pitching changes and inning breaks and batters won’t be permitted to step out of the box willy-nilly.

And, based on experimen-tation with the Arizona Fall League last year (as noted by The Star Ledger) there could be more rule changes coming, like restrictions on managers’/catchers’ visits to the mound, no-pitch intentional walks and more.

Naturally, baseball purists will be upset but it doesn’t bother me and I’m a lifelong baseball addict who tried out (unsuccessfully) for my col-

lege team when it was coached by onetime Cub utility infield-er Norm Gigon and, as conso-lation, I play Sunday softball doubleheaders in Central Park.

I’d prefer to see these changes:

• The American League should eliminate the desig-nated hitter and let the pitcher bat.

• Let fans watch batting and fielding practice. It’s part of the game. Fans can come early, relax, catch part of the pre-game ritual and bond with the players.

• Stadiums should stop blasting loud music at us every chance they get. It’s annoying, harmful to the ears and takes away from the pleasure of watching the game.

• Team owners really need to re-think how they design their ballparks. AT&T Park in San Francisco, with a seating capacity of 41,000, has great sightlines and feels just right. Camden Yards in Baltimore is another good example.

• Get the Yankees to have open tryouts for a backup third baseman behind Chase Headley just to shake up A-Rod.

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Nutley Commissioner Ste-ven Rogers announces that a training session for township residents interested in join-ing the Nutley Public Health Reserve Corps will be held Sunday, March 22, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Public Affairs building at 149 Chestnut St.

Any Nutley residents who have previously signed up for the Reserve Corps but have not received training are urged to call 973-284-4976 to enroll. Existing members may want to consider attending

as a refresher course if it has been more than a year since their initial training.

The Reserve Corps was formed in 2013 by the Nutley Health Department in partnership with the Greater Montclair Health Reserve Corps. The Nutley chapter is designed to locally organize and utilize volunteers who want to donate their time and expertise to respond to public health and other emergencies.

“While our emergency plans and infrastructure are in place

for these events, we will need trained volunteers to sup-plement the existing public health workforce,” Rogers noted.

Nutley citizens 18 years of age and older can volunteer.

There is no cost to volunteers. “Citizens who are not

health professionals are encouraged to apply and are needed for a variety of tasks, including but not limited to administrative functions and

supervising warming/cooling stations,” Rogers said.

To obtain more informa-tion about the Nutley Public Health Reserve Corps, call 973 284-4976 or email [email protected].

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The N.J. Division of Gaming Enforcement has announced that individuals who want to voluntarily self-exclude them-selves from online gaming in New Jersey can do so from the division’s website: www.njdge.org.

The Self-Exclusion Registration service is also accessible at https://www.nj-portal.com/DGE/selfexclusion.

On the website, there is detailed information about the voluntary program. Once people agree to all the information presented, they will be asked a series of questions to verify their identity. They must also choose between a one-year and five-year self-exclusion term.

Previously, individuals who wanted to sign up for the online self-exclusion list were required to create

an account on one of New Jersey’s authorized Internet gaming websites or apply in person at a Division of Gaming Enforcement office or a New Jersey racetrack.

This new system permits citizens to sign up without having to travel or first go to an Internet gaming website. However, brick-and-mortar casino self-exclusion registration still must be completed in person.

“The Division of Gaming Enforcement has one of the most comprehensive responsible gaming programs in the country,” said Director David Rebuck. “We strive to be innovative and remain at the forefront of Internet gaming regulation while giving indi-viduals options to play online responsibly, or opt out if that is the right choice for them.”

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Robert Zika, principal of Lincoln Middle School, Kearny, announces the follow-ing Students of the Month for January 2015:

Kamila Abdullahi, Sereen Abu Al Hawa, Jason Alves, Kaitlyn Aquino, Briana Bar-ros, Cedric Briones, Ranphy Cabral, Bailey Canela, Dylan Conrad, Jamile DeOliveira, Alex Doyle, Ammar Elshikh, Jose Escandon, Aaron Espi-noza, Sara Faria, Tatyanna Fuentes, Carlos Furtado, Sylvia Goldfond, Sharyn Gonzalez,

Stephanie Guilherme, Alyssa Herrera, Winnie Lu, Emilie Marinho, Esteban Martinez, Julie Martins, Sabrina Martins, Chris Mendez, Lidya Minase, Saday Nieves, Yanni Nunez, Samantha Osorio, Patrycia Parafinska, Alexandra Pas-quarelli, Kervin Perez, Bry-anah Pita, Ohamis Quinonez, John Rojas, Webster Romero, Shannon Sager, Kate Santana, Karla Serrano, Melanie Sosa, Tiffany Sun, Cheyanne Tong-es, Aaron Tully and Murium Whala.

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08 THE OBSERVER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Of the 59 committee mem-bers (there’s one vacancy), 43 participated in the voting, after each of the nominees was given an opportunity to introduce themselves and field questions, Santos said.

Only a simple majority was required of the victor and, according to Santos, DeCastro easily outdistanced her com-petitors.

Hoping to capitalize on their willingness to be put forward for civic duty to the town, Santos said Mach, a Tenafly middle school physi-

cal science teacher, and Hill, a state-certified patient access representative for St. Barnabas Hospital, were offered posi-tions on the Kearny Library Board and Kearny Planning Board, respectively. As of last week, they were still consider-ing the offers, he said.

DeCastro currently serves on the Kearny Board of Health and Santos said that the town was researching whether she could continue doing that while sitting as a member of the Town Council. Her term on the Board of Health runs through Dec. 31, 2015.

DeCastro will serve on the council through the Novem-ber general election, at which point she said she plans to seek election in hopes of keeping her First Ward seat by filling out the remaining two years of Arce’s unexpired term.

A registed nurse and the single parent of two children, DeCastro has served on the town’s Beautification and Environment Committee and Juvenile Conference Commit-tee. Her sister, Lyla DeCastro Lawdanski, is a part-time mayoral aide.

Asked if she was surprised by the county committee vote results, DeCastro said: “Very much so,” adding that both Mach and Hill “are fantastic and I am looking forward to working with them, my First Ward council colleague Albino Cardoso and the other council members.”

She added that she was grateful for “the opportunity to represent my First Ward constituents” and to “offer my dedication – along with the rest of the council – to pro-moting the Kearny community and to seeing local businesses thrive.”

Among the projects affect-ing members of the First Ward she plans to monitor is the planned upgrade of Pettigrew Playground at Highland and Woodland Aves. which is due to be put out to bid later this year.

“It’s been recommended that the age range for that playground’s use be expand-ed from 2 to 5, to 2 to 12,” De-Castro said, “and there will be another public meeting coming up to hear commu-nity suggestions on the types of play facilities that might

be appropriate. There’s been one recommendation made, for example, for a rock climb-ing wall.”

Councilman Cardoso said he, too, looked forward to working with his new First Ward partner. “I think we will make a good team,” he said, “and I would have been very honored to serve with any of the three nominees.”

Council President Carol Jean Doyle, who said she’s gotten to know DeCastro and her family members from their having worked on prior political campaigns, recalled that DeCastro was asked to consider running for Town Council 10 years ago, “but at the time she was the parent of two young children and she was going to nursing school,” so that never hap-pened.

“Now, I’m happy to say, she’s ready,” Doyle said. “But the other two ladies were great candidates, too, and I hope they’ll accept the of-fer to serve on our boards because we need people who are interested in the future of Kearny and we’re lucky to have them.”

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featured a hands-on cooking class and further discussions on the importance of healthy eating.

ShopRite of Lyndhurst regu-larly hosts wellness events for local schools and organiza-tions. Harrington leads each of the programs, offering easy-to-implement health and nutri-tion advice for individuals of all ages.

At ShopRite wellness event, from l.:Jake Grullon, teacher Kevin Blackford, Maur-izio Petruzzella, teacher Doris Fitzgerald, and Justin Santiago.

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entertainmentBy Ron LeirObserver Correspondent

KEARNY –

A Kearny bonnie lass is looking forward to a very special working

vacation this summer in – you guessed it – Scotland.

Rachel Spillane, 16, is one of 23 students from Hud-son County High Tech High School’s Musical Theatre program (and the lone West Hudson representative) who will be troupers in this year’s marathon Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Last year, during a 3-week period in August, the festival held 49,497 performances of 3,193 shows in 299 venues, “making it the largest ever arts festival in the world,” its website proclaims.

The High Tech contingent’s entry to the annual event is being made possible through the American High School Theatre Festival which show-cases the top talent in U.S. secondary schools, allowing them to struff their stuff in Edinburgh.

Alex Perez, the group’s director and one of two adult chaperones accompanying the students, (the other is English teacher Kerri Ann Murphy), said that the North Bergen-based high school was one of 20 schools chosen by the AH-STF from among 1,000 or so applicants to go to Scotland.

For Rachel, a 16-year-old High Tech 10th-grader, the trip will mark her first journey outside the U.S., as it will for about a quarter of the group. “I’m super excited,” she said. “It’s such a great opportu-nity.” She’ll be one of five sophomores from the musical theater program going abroad.

At the festival, which runs Aug. 7 to 31, the High Tech en-semble will be doing a produc-tion of the Broadway musical, “A Chorus Line,” which the students may preview for the school in May, Perez said.

But the trip won’t be just about performing, Perez ex-

plained.After an anticipated ar-

rival in the U.K. July 30, “we’ll spend a couple of days in Lon-don studying with a master class on Shakespeare at the Globe Theatre, see a couple of West End shows, then head over to Scotland,” he said.

Another plus is that the sen-iors in the group can apply for college-level academic credit for participating in the enter-prise, Perez said.

At the festival, itself, when the teens aren’t on stage, there will be plenty of cultural and fun events to explore. “There are over 3,000 things to see,” Perez noted, ranging from all types of plays to comedy, dance, cabaret, children’s shows, opera and exhibitions.

For Perez, the festival is familiar ground: He accom-panied another High Tech student group to Edinburgh in 2006 for a production of the modern version of “Oz.” He took another group to an arts festival in Germany in 2001.

This trip won’t come cheap. “The total bill, including air fare, rooms, meals and every-thing, will come to $150,000,” Perez said, “or about $6,000

per student. We started fun-draising in the summer and we’ve got about 25% raised so far.”

Earlier this month, Broad-way performers Kerry But-ler, Christine Pedi, James Carpinello, Telly Leung, Anastacia McCleskey, Kate Loprest and Clarke Thorell donated their services, par-ticipating in a concert at High Tech’s black box theater, with the proceeds going to the fundraising effort. That event added $5,000 to the pot, Perez said.

Donations to the fund can be made to the school or by visiting www.GoFundMe.com/elcave.

Meanwhile, preparatory work continues apace for “A Chorus Line.”

Juniors and seniors fill out the cast and sophomores are handling crew and production work, but, as this show was de-signed, Rachel and her fellow sophomores will get a shot at some on-stage exposure, by acting as some of the audition-ers in the musical, Perez said.

Even from her usual per-spective from behind the scenes, musical theater for

Rachel “is like a magical expe-rience.”

The Franklin School gradu-ate said that as a youngster, she “always loved to sing” and sang in some of the gram-mar school’s talent shows but never thought of making any-thing more of it until a friend who happened to be a High Tech alum suggested that she try out for the school’s musical theater program.

So she did and was accepted to the program.

During her freshman year, Rachel was a crew member for the spring show, doing “a lot of microphone work, mak-ing sure [sound] levels were even.” She’s learned how to set and operate “lekos” – (that’s ellipsoid reflector spotlights, in case you wondered) – and lighting boards, costumes, props, giving actors “call” times. In other words, the works. She was also part of the ensemble in a one-act excerpt from a school production of “Guys and Dolls.”

In class, she’s also master-ing the acting side of theater: “song and monologue devel-opment, improvisation, danc-ing and acting technique and

we also learn how to assemble ‘audition books’ to help market ourselves.”

Outside the confines of High Tech, Rachel is building her acting resume, having ven-tured on stage with the local theater company, W.H.A.T., in “Our Broadway” in win-ter 2012, a cabaret show and “Young Frankenstein” in sum-mer 2013 and “The Addams Family” in summer 2014.

And in January 2015, she was an ensemble member in a N.J. School of Dramatic Arts production of “Rent,” directed by Perez, which had a sold-out run at the Westminster Arts Center theater in Bloomfield.

Rachel’s role model is Megan Hilty, who starred as Glinda in the Broadway show “Wicked the Musical,” because “I like how she’s a super pow-erful (soprano) singer.”

She also appreciates how her parents, Dara and Joseph Spillane, “are supportive in whatever I want to pursue. They come to all my shows. It’s awesome to have that sup-port.” Her dad is a mail carrier in Harrison and her mom is a programs revision manager for a Teterboro company.

Prepping for Edinburgh this summer

Photos courtesy Alex Perez

LEFT: At fundraising concert, from l., are Alex Perez, Heather Parcells, Michael Cusumano, Telly Leung, Constantine Maroulis, Clarke Thorell and Kate Loprest. RIGHT: Rachel Spillane and Perez.


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tance fund for municipal use but Christie vetoed it, prefer-ring to deposit the entire tax revenues – projected to reach $287 million by 2018 – into the state budget.

“We’re disappointed,” Mayor Alberto Santos said. “Kearny’s UEZ program will be running out of funds and this will have an impact on future business investment and job creation.”

The UEZ concept came about in 1983 under legislation signed by Republican Gov. Thomas Kean to help offset the impact of many mom and pop businesses in urban com-munities being supplanted by suburban malls.

Three years later, Kearny formed its UEZ with the aim of reviving the Kearny Ave. business district and other outlying commercial areas and Town Council President Carol Jean Doyle credited local UEZ Director John Peneda with “parlaying our UEZ receipts to best use” to keep small busi-nesses afloat.

“Now you see some empty store sites along Kearny Ave. but John Peneda has worked hard to get people to shop lo-

cally at a time when we need it the most,” said Doyle.

And while Kearny’s UEZ – like its counterparts around the state – can no longer rely on annual replenishments of its fund, the program has been functioning – on a more lim-ited basis – with accumulated reserves of about $1.8 million. Today, there are 160 local busi-nesses registered in the UEZ.

For 2015, the UEZ board, with consent from the town’s governing body, had budgeted $137,000 – money left over from its project fund account for the lion’s share (the town paid the rest) of three walk-ing cops for Kearny Ave. and a sweeper and driver to clean Kearny Ave.

However, the actual costs came to about $160,000 for the cops plus $96,000 for the clean sweep for a total of about $256,000, putting the account about $119,000 in the hole, Peneda said. “That meant, for the first time, we had to dip into our reserves.”

“If no new funding comes in [via state legislation],” Peneda said, “we may have to put the brakes on these projects or cut back in some way, like reduc-ing the number of cops we pay

for.”As for projects that have

come to be consistently asso-ciated with UEZ sponsorship, such as the Kearny calendar, Kearny magazine, the Farmers’ Market and Town-Wide Yard Sale, Peneda said those are be-ing paid for though a separate account for town marketing programs, “for which we have about $35,000 left.”

However, he said, there is no money available at this point to pay for Christmas tree lighting and decorations and it’s likely the UEZ board will be coming before the

Town Council by mid-year to request a new allocation.

Peneda said the UEZ has “close to $240,000” allocated for loans to UEZ businesses offered at an interest rate of 4.5% for capital improvements and/or equipment purchases for those businesses. “We’re still getting some money back on outstanding loans,” he said.

Back when the town’s UEZ was still receiving annual sales tax revenues, Peneda said that, “$3 million a year [in new revenues] was probably a high point for us.”

During the program’s first

decade, “66% of our projects – which accounted for expendi-tures of $19 million – were for brick and mortar items such as the Kearny Ave. streetscape and paving and the Seller St. storm water drainage,” he said.

Without a renewal of an-nual funding cycles, however, eventually the well will run dry, Peneda conceded. “It all depends on what our board does. If they decide to contin-ue full funding of our existing projects, we might last four or five years. If they cut back, maybe we’ll last seven or eight years.”

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What are Kearny’s Desig-nated Zone boundaries?

The Zone is approxi-mately 1,193 acres, 1.86 sq. mi. or 20% of Kearny’s landmass.

Essentially, it consists of all, or parts of: the South

Kearny Peninsula, Kearny/Passaic/Midland/Schuy-ler Avenues, the Belleville Turnpike, Newark-Jersey City Turnpike (Harrison Ave.), the Sellers/O’Brien Street area, and areas east of Schuyler Ave.

Observer file photo

UEZ Director John Peneda displays one of the marketing products that the UEZ financed.

Here’s what UEZlooks like now


around townBloomfieldBloomfield Public Library’s

Book Club, 90 Broad St., has released its program schedule for March:

• Book Club meets March 2, 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., in the library’s study room to discuss “Fahren-heit 451” by Ray Bradbury. For more information or for help in locating a copy of the book, call the reference desk at 973-566-6200, ext. 219 or 220. Admission is free and all are welcome.

• Mid-day Movies presents: “Broadcast News” on March 2; “Boyhood” on March 5; “The Story of GI Joe” on March 9; “Maleficent” on March 12; “Network” on March 16; “Snowpiercer” on March 19; “Good Night and Good Luck” on March 23; “Begin Again” on March 26; and “The Insider” on March 30. All films begin at 12:15 p.m. Admission is free.

• An adult craft program is set for the second Wednesday of each month beginning March 11 at 6 p.m. Materials needed: discarded books, magazines, newspapers, paper, scissors, various scissors, various beads, decoupage glue. If you have extra supplies, feel free to bring them for the other crafters.

Through March 14, the library is accepting donations of new or lightly used prom dresses which will be distributed to young women who might otherwise not be able to afford a prom gown. Dresses can be dropped off in the main library. All sizes and styles are wel-come.

BellevilleBelleville Public Library,

221 Washington Ave., holds Storytimes for toddlers and preschoolers every Wednesday at 11 a.m., beginning March 11. For more information, call the library at 973-450-3434.

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].

HarrisonHoly Cross Church spon-

sors a trip to Las Vegas, April 29 to May 5. The group departs Newark Airport Wednesday, April 29, at 7:15 a.m., for a non-stop flight via United Airlines and returns Thursday, May 5, at 6:15 a.m. The group will be staying at Harrah’s Hotel and Casino. The $771 per-person cost covers air, hotel and taxes. A $250 per-person deposit is required to guarantee reserva-tions. Call Gina at European Travel, 973-484-4023, or Joan at 973-481-2434.

KearnyThe Kearny High School

Athletic Hall of Fame Commit-tee is seeking candidates for induction at a dinner to be held in November. Nominees must have graduated at least five years ago.

Teams to be inducted at a dinner to be held at the Lithu-anian Catholic Community Center April 17 will include the 1977 boys soccer team, 1985 boys baseball team, 1980 girls relay team, 1986 boys light-weight crew team, 1980 girls basketball team and the 1968 football team.

For information on the team dinner or on nominating indi-viduals, contact John Millar at 201-955-5051 or Zibbie Viscuso at 201-998-5961.

LyndhurstA benefit dinner for Jen-

nie Gossweiler-Renna, now in her fifth year with ovarian cancer, will be held March 28, 5 to 9 p.m., at the Amvets post hall, 323 New York Ave. The $45 admission includes din-ner, dancing and support for a wonderful person. For tickets, more information, or to make a donation, call Melissa Alfano at 201-736-1584 or visit www.jen-niebenefit.myevent.com.

Dress in the style of your favorite decade for “Dancing through the Decades” March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lyndhurst firehouse, 299 Delafield Ave. Admission is $35. All proceeds go to the Fire Department La-dies Auxiliary. For tickets, call Cristy at 201-742-2411.

Adoniram Court No. 22, Or-der of the Amaranth, sponsors a winter auction Sunday, March 1, at the Masonic Temple, 321 Sec-ond Ave. Doors open at noon. A $5 donation is requested. For

more information, call 201-955-1555.

Lyndhurst Girls’ Associa-tion hosts a pancake breakfast on Sunday, March 22, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Senior Center, 250 Cleveland Ave. Proceeds go towards maintaining and oper-ating Libbie Lindsay House, a meeting place for Girl Scouts and leaders in Lyndhurst. Ad-mission is $5 and tickets may be purchased at the door.

Lyndhurst Public Library, 355 Valley Brook Ave., hosts the following children’s events this month:

• Walk in Story Times, open to grades pre-k to 2, take place every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 6:40 p.m. No regis-tration is required.

• In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birth-day week, children in grades pre-k to 4, are invited to create their own Lorax Wednesday, March 4, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Reg-istration is required. To register, call the library at 201-804-2478.

New Jersey Meadowlands Commission announces the fol-lowing programs:

• The Free First-Sunday-of-the-Month Nature Walk, held in conjunction with the Bergen County Audubon Society, is set for Sunday, March 1, 10 a.m. to noon, at Mill Creek Marsh, Secaucus. Meet at the marsh entrance at 10 a.m. (directions are on meadowblog.net in the left-hand column). Participants are asked to sign a standard li-ability release good for NJMC/BCAS events year round. To register, contact Don Torino of the BCAS at [email protected] or call 201-230-4983.

• Owls Alive, presented by Flat Rock Brook Nature Center, is set for Sunday, March 8, 2 to 3 p.m. See some of these amaz-ing nocturnal raptors and learn about these feathered ambas-sadors’ behavior, physiology, adaptations and natural history.

Admission is $8; $6 for Mead-owlands Environment Commit-tee members.

Pre-registration is recom-mended and appreciated.

To register, go to www.njmeadowlands.gov and click on “Events.”

Woman’s Club of Lyndhurst sponsors a children’s Tricky Tray for grades pre-k to 5 Sat-urday, March 28, at the Senior Citizen’s building on Cleveland Ave. Admission is $5. Doors

open at noon and the raffle begins at 1 p.m. Lunch items will be sold. No outside food is permitted. For tickets or more information, call Janet at 201-935-1208.

North ArlingtonAmerican Legion Alexander

Stover Post 37, 222 River Road, meets Monday, March 2, at 8 p.m. All veterans are invited. The post is accepting transfers of members of the American Legion Post 1000 who are resi-dents of North Arlington. For more information, call 201-214-8253.

North Arlington Seniors Inc. (Tuesday Club) sponsors a trip to Sands Casino in Pennsylvania on March 5. The group leaves at 9 a.m. from Borough Hall. Non-members are welcome. For more information, call Rose Florio at 201-991-2423. Payment is appreciated before the trip. Speak slowly and clearly when leaving your telephone number.

North Arlington Public Li-brary, 210 Ridge Road, announc-es the following:

• Sit and Stitch Knitting and Crochet Group meets Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m.

• Irish music performance with Clarence Ferrari begins at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 7.

• A screening of the film “From Here to Eternity” is set for Monday, March 9, at 6 p.m.

• A motorcycle jacket themed photography exhibit by Bobby Travieso is on display at the li-brary until March 7. The exhibit includes photos of people of all walks of life wearing the pho-tographer’s old leather jacket along with a brief statement about who the person is and how they came to put on the jacket. For more information, visit Travieso’s website www.hairyhand.net.

For more information, call the library at 201-955-5640.

North Arlington High School Crew announces its 2015 season kick-off party fundraiser on Sat-urday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m., at the Pourhouse, 584 Ridge Road. Cost is $40 per person and includes three hours of open bar, light food and music. Bring your family and friends (age 21 and over).

NutleyShelter Love Events hosts a

comedy night fundraiser March

14 at The Old Canal Inn, 2 E. Passaic Ave., with proceeds going to help purchase items needed by Happily Efur After, a not-for-profit, no-kill, all-vol-unteer cat rescue and adoption group. The event features a prize raffle, 50/50 raffle, and the comedic stylings of emcee Jeff Howard, Ken Perlstein, Joe Messina, Paul Golden-berg, Mike Celona and Steve Schwarz. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts at 7 p.m. Food orders and raffle ticket purchases will not be available once the show starts. Tickets are $25, which includes a $5 food voucher. Tickets purchased through Feb. 28 are discounted by $5. Tickets can be purchased at http://slecomedynight.brownpapertickets.com/.

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

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By Jim HagueObserver Sports Writer

The Lyndhurst High School bowling team loaded up the team bus and headed

south to Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick last Friday with modest expectations.

“Honestly, I was just hoping to see if we could get Group I,” said Lyndhurst second-year head bowling coach Brianna Balkin. “Last year, we finished second in Group I, so I wanted to win that. Last year, we broke all the records, had all the high scores, had the state sectional title and went down there and couldn’t get it together.”

So as the Golden Bears made another sojourn south on the New Jersey Turnpike, Balkin had one thing in mind.

“In my mind, the goal was to win Group I,” Balkin said. “Any-thing else that happened would be a bonus.”

But as the bus got closer to Carolier Lanes, the aspirations of the bowlers started to rise.

“The kids all wanted to win

the whole thing,” Balkin said. “So I said that if we bowled (a combined score of) 3,100, we could win it.”

However, the prospects didn’t look good early on.

“We fell behind by 20 pins after the first game,” Balkin said. “I was thinking, ‘Here we go again.’”

But the Golden Bears seemed to catch lightning in a bottle. Senior Michael Hayes was inserted into the lineup to go along with the Bears’ usual stalwarts Jordan Lopez, Dai-jon Smith, Ryan Donohue and Emily Young.

“He was huge for us,” Balkin said. “He kept making spares. He said he was nervous and I told him that I needed him to keep making spares.”

That’s what Hayes did, rolling his best score of 190 to go along with the others. The Golden Bears got to 3,202 to win the Group I title over Pompton Lakes. North Ar-lington, led by standout Tyler Keefe (269 high game) finished sixth.

From there, the Golden Bears moved on to the Tournament of Champions to lock horns with Group IV champion Freehold Township, Group III champ Sayreville and Group II champ Rahway.

Incredibly, the Golden Bears drew the top seed for finishing first in the Group champion-ships and faced Rahway in the semifinals, winning the Baker Series (alternate best ball) best-of-five by a three games to two margin.

From there, it was on to the overall T of C title match against Freehold Township, which defeated Sayreville. Again, there was more drama, right down to the final frames.

“They made things interest-ing and gave me a heart attack,” Balkin said.

But the Golden Bears pre-vailed, winning the title series by a similar three games to two margin.

And just like that, Lyndhurst became the first team from

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When Frank DiPiano took over the Nutley High School wrestling program five years ago, he had no idea how long it would take for the Ma-roon Raiders to become relevant once again.

Little did DiPiano know that he would develop the Maroon Raiders into a dominant force.

That domination con-tinued over the week-end, when DiPiano’s Maroon Raiders, just a few days removed from suffering an emotional setback in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group III sectional title match against Voorhees, steamrolled the op-position once again at the NJSIAA District 14 championships, winning for the fourth straight year.

“It’s always the goal to win the league, the county, the state and the district titles,” DiPiano said. “To win our fourth District 14 title in a row, we take a lot of pride in that. We came back from the sectional final and rebounded well.”

The Maroon Raiders crowned three cham-pions in 126-pound champion Joe Ferinde, 132-pound champ Robert

Duxbury and 145-pound-er Darwin Pena.

Ferinde improved to 33-2 overall with a resounding 16-3 win over Roland Smith of Bel-leville in the finals.

“He just keeps going,” DiPiano said. “It’s his second district title. It’s impressive at this time of year to have the record he has. He wants to win and advance to get back on the podium in Atlan-tic City.”

Ferinde finished eighth in the state last year.

Duxbury (33-2) won the District 14 gold last year at 106 pounds, so for him to make such a huge step up in weight and still remain at the top of his game is im-pressive.

“He has real good technique and he’s a real strong kid for his size,” DiPiano said.

Pena has shown the biggest improvement of any Nutley wrestler in recent memory, going from sub-.500 last year (11-13) to where he’s dominant (33-3) this year.

“He’s on everyone’s radar now,” DiPiano said.

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The Lyndhurst High School bowling team celebrates after winning the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title last week at Carolier Lanes in North Brunswick. Back row, from l., are Michael Hayes, Ryan Donohue, James Podolski, Richard Sawires and head coach Brianna Balkin. Front row, from l., are Carolyn Rivas, Isabela Moreira, Tyla D’Andrea, Naomi Ramos, Emily Young, Jordan Lopez and Daijon Smith.

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“It’s been one amazing ride,” Balkin said. “I credit the kids. My seniors, who I call ‘The Fab Five,’ have been tremendous. It’s not just bowling. It’s outside of the lanes. They’ve done so much for this program.”

The seniors are Lopez, Smith, Young, Hayes and Richard Sawires.

“It’s really amazing,” Balkin said. “They put in the work. They practice a lot on their own.”

Balkin said that another key was practicing the Baker system of bowling.

“We did a lot of Baker in college, so I knew that’s what was going to happen if we got to the state level,” Balkin said. “The kids all love Baker. Once they got there (to the T of C semifinals), they knew how to do it and were used

to it.”That experience obviously

paid off.What also helped was the

competitiveness of the team, yet the camaraderie. For example, Lopez and Smith are so close as bowlers, with just a few pins separating the two each time they hit the lanes. They also use the same unique style, bowling with two hands instead of the conventional one-handed approach.

But they are also the best of friends, almost inseparable.

“They’re actually like brothers,” Balkin said. “They have a good healthy rivalry. Each wants to beat the other, but after they’re done, they’re always together. It makes a huge difference. They knew if they were going to do this, they needed to do it together. They all want each other to do well. They are so support-ive of each other and com-fortable with each other.”

The team also had a girl among the top bowlers in Young, who earned the top score overall last week at the NJSIAA North 1A section-als. Lopez, Smith and Dono-hue have all bowled perfect games in their lives, so that is also a huge help.

Balkin said that the victory Friday takes away any of the bitterness the team experi-enced after losing the Bergen County tournament three weeks ago.

“I think that was the turn-ing point of the season,” Balkin said. “We didn’t want to lose then, so that became motivation. Maybe it was a blessing in disguise, because ever since then, they were in the bowling alley every single day, practicing and working.”

Balkin said that there was a huge sense of pride becom-ing the first northern New Jersey team to ever secure the NJSIAA T of C title.

“It’s big for North Jersey,” Balkin said. “A lot of people think that we’re at a disad-vantage, being from North Jersey. But we proved we can be just as good as the rest of the state.”

No, better yet, the Golden Bears proved that they can be better than any other team in the rest of New Jer-sey, winning the overall state title, one for the ages.

“It really is amazing,” Balkin said. “I think it’s something they’ll all re-member for the rest of their lives.”

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Emily Young doesn’t mind being the lone girl com-peting on the Lyndhurst

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boys,” Young said. “I love be-ing on the team with so many good bowlers. I actually look up to them. I never have any pressure on me when I’m with them, because I’m never ex-pected to do anything. There’s never the pressure to be the best.”

After all, Young is a member of the state’s premier bowl-ing team that features three members, namely Jordan

Lopez, Daijon Smith and Ryan Donohue, who have all bowled perfect 300 games in their lifetimes.

“Basically, I want to do my best for them,” Young said. “I always know that my fiercest competition is the boys on the bus. I always say that to Ryan. I always say that I just want to stay close with the boys on the team.”

Young began bowling at the age of eight.

“I wouldn’t say that I was great right away, but I never bowled with the bumpers,” Young said of the training tools seen at most lanes for beginners. “I joined a recrea-tion league with one of my friends because it seemed like

fun.”However, it didn’t take long

for Young to get hooked.“I wanted to bowl all the

time,” said Young, who also plays volleyball at Lyndhurst. “It didn’t take me that long to get pretty good at it.”

Young’s uncle, Michael Gin-gerelli, was a standout bowler in his own right, winning the Bergen County title at Lynd-hurst in 1978. Gingerelli gave Young her first ball.

“He was a big help,” Young said. “So was Ryan’s (Dono-hue) dad. He’s great. He helped me a lot as well.”

When Young began bowling at Lyndhurst High, she owned a respectable average of 133. But she wasn’t exactly a world

beater.“I just kept working on try-

ing to get better,” Young said. “I had a lot of encouragement from my friends and team-mates. Coach (Brianna) Balkin teaches us to never give up.”

“She’s just a great kid who works hard,” Balkin said. “She just loves to be out there and competing.”

Young has gradually im-proved over the years, rolling to a 179 average last year and 184 this season.

“I got thrown into the varsity lineup, sink or swim,” Young said. “I’m just lucky to be sharing lanes with Jordan, Daijon and Ryan. They’re their own animal.”

Young said that she did get a new ball this season, a 15-pounder that was just a little heavier than the one she had been using.

“I think the weight gives me more action and I’m able to throw a more aggressive ball,” Young said. “There’s definitely a difference.”

Earlier this season, Young won the Bergen County girls’

bowling title, but two weeks ago, she was bowling with and against the boys at the NJSIAA North 1A Sectional at Bowler City in Hackensack.

And Young was beyond sen-sational, rolling a 759 series, which was the highest score of any bowler present _ male or female.

“For me to beat my team-mates is a miracle,” Young said. “I never thought I could beat them, never mind come even close.”

“She was almost uncon-scious,” Balkin said. “She just went up there, threw the ball and smiled. She was just happy to be there for the team. I never expected her to be the best, to beat her teammates. I thought she might place high, but never above all the rest.”

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For her efforts, Young has been selected as The Observer Athlete of the Week for the past week.

“It’s an amazing achievement,” Balkin said of Young win-ning the overall state sectional singles title. “It’s never happened before.”

In fact, state officials were so unprepared for a girl to win the boys’ state sectional title that they didn’t present Young with the trophy for winning the sectional. The award went to James Kane of Paramus Catholic, who finished second with a 748 series.

How ridiculous was that?

“The rule said that a girl can’t win the boys’ sectional,” Young said. “He (Kane) got a trophy. I got a shout out. When I found out, I was pretty upset. It was terrible. It really was. I guess no one ever thought that a girl

could win the boys’ tournament. I was just glad I could compete.”

Balkin said that the boys on her team of-fer encouragement to Young all the time.

“They all want her to do well,” Balkin said. “They are all so much behind her that I think it eases things up for her. They pick her up. She doesn’t have to worry about being good or being bad. She just has to bowl.”

Young has also been an inspiration to her teammates.

“The boys on the team are all still talking about it,” Balkin said. “We have four other girls on the team who all want to get better. They see what Emily has done, that she’s not just competing as a girl, but with the boys. She’s keeping up with the rest.”

Or in some cases, beating them.

Young competed alone in the NJSIAA girls’ state tournament on Wednesday and finished 25th overall.

She then bowled Friday with her teammates and helped the Golden Bears bring home the golden prize.

Young hopes to at-tend either Sacred Heart University or the University of Delaware in the fall. On target to be the salutatorian for the Lyndhurst Class of 2015, Young hopes to major in social work at whatever school she chooses.

“I definitely want to work with kids,” Young said. “I love children and if I can help them, then that’s my next step.”

Needless to say, Young never imagined she would become a state sectional champi-on _ make that a boys’ state sectional champ.

“This has been my best year for bowl-ing,” Young said. “I’ve achieved my goals. The team has done tremen-dously.”

It’s been a dream season for Emily Young and the Golden Bears, truly a golden season.

Kearny resident Gianna Bustamante recently signed a letter of intent to play soccer at Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y. Bustamante is a senior at Morristown-Beard School.Despite missing most of her senior year with an ACL injury, Bustamante has been a stellar mid-fielder for Morristown-Beard. As a junior, she helped lead the Crimson to a Prep B title and was selected Second Team All-Prep B, All-County, and Second Team NJAC Liberty Division.In front row, from l., are Cheryl Bustamante, Gianna Bustamante and William Bustamante. In back row, from l., are Morristown-Beard headmaster Peter Caldwell, athletic director Joanne Dzama, head soccer coach Dennis Jackson and head of upper school Darren Burns.

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For the first time ever, the Kearny boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will be

playing NJSIAA state playoff games at the same location against the same school.

Both the Kardinal boys and girls qualified for the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV playoffs and the Kardi-nals will be part of a special doubleheader Monday night (March 2) at Paterson Ken-nedy.

First, the Kearny girls, the No. 13 seed in the North 1, Group IV bracket, will take on No. 4 seed Paterson Kennedy, with tipoff slated for 4:30 p.m.

Immediately following, it will be the Kearny boys mak-ing their first NJSIAA state playoff appearance in six years, taking on Paterson Kennedy

at 7 p.m. The Kardinals, who improved to 12-12 overall with a win over Ferris last weekend, earned the No. 14 seed in the bracket.

Qualifying for the state play-offs is a major achievement for second-year head coach Bob McDonnell and the Kardinals.

“Without a doubt, it was one of our main goals coming into the season,” McDonnell said. “So it’s definitely an achieve-ment. It’s been a little frustrat-ing at times, but it’s all been amazing, since all five guys haven’t put it together at once all season. But it’s still a great feeling to see the develop-ment of the kids. They want to play. They come in for shoot-around practices early and put in the extra effort to get ready for games. Making the state playoffs is a good reward for the kids.”

Gus Chemin had 17 points

in the Kardinals’ 62-46 win over Ferris. The Kardinals also enjoyed a win over Memorial in the opening round of the Hudson County Tournament, before falling to Bayonne, 89-84, in overtime.

Joseph Baez had 19 points, Chemin added 16, Georgie Smyth and Gralen Vereen each had 14 points and Zach Latka added 13 points and eight rebounds in the loss to Bay-onne. Latka had 25 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Memorial.

Two other local schools saw both their boys’ and girls’ basketball teams secure state playoff berths.

North Arlington’s boys grabbed the No. 7 seed in North Jersey Section 2, Group I. The Vikings will face Ameri-can History on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in North Arlington. The NA girls are on the road at

New Providence Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Vikings received the No. 13 seed in that bracket.

And the Bloomfield boys and girls are both headed to the postseason.

The Bloomfield boys took the No. 4 seed in North Jersey Section 1, Group IV. The Ben-gals will play host to Passaic County Tech Monday at 7 p.m. The Bloomfield girls are on the road facing Livingston Monday at 5 p.m. The Bengals are the No. 9 seed in the girls’ bracket.

The only other local team to get a home game is the Har-rison girls. The Blue Tide drew

the No. 8 seed in North Jersey Section 2, Group I and will face Caldwell Monday night at 7 p.m.

The Nutley girls will travel all the way to West Morris for a first round game in North Jersey Section 2, Group III Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Maroon Raiders are the No. 13 seed in that bracket.

The Lyndhurst girls are also the No. 13 seed in the North Jersey Section 2, Group I bracket. The Golden Bears travel to Morris County to take on Hanover Park Monday at 7 p.m.

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Solutions from 02/18/15

Hudson County Community College has developed a new degree option in response to national and statewide focus on advanced training for infant and toddler-education professionals. Studies towards the option – an addition to the existing A.A. Liberal Arts program – will be available in the spring semester.

The new Associate of Arts

in Liberal Arts - Infant/Tod-dler (up to age 3) Education degree supports the profes-sional development of care-givers in licensed childcare centers. It was designed using National Association for the Education of Young Children standards and in relationship with the U.S. Department of Education Of-fice of Head Start and Profes-

sional Impact New Jersey.Those who complete the

HCCC program will be able to seek their CDA and Infant/Toddler Credentialing – which is essential to employ-ment in an Infant/Toddler care setting – and they may also continue their studies and pursue a bachelor’s de-gree at a four-year institution.

Classes, to be taught at the

Journal Square campus and North Hudson Higher Educa-tion Center in Union City, include focus on infant/tod-dler curriculum, emotional development, and health, safety, nutrition and special needs.

“Over the years, legisla-tors have come to realize what most educators have professed for some time:

High-quality, early educa-tion provides children with a strong foundation for success in school studies and in life,” said HCCC President Dr. Glen Gabert.

For additional information on the new degree option, contact Alison Friars, HCCC education programs coordina-tor, at 201-360-5364 or [email protected].

HCCC has new infant/toddler care degree

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Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Bulkowski Elizabeth “Betty” Bulkows-

ki, of Harrison, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Feb. 18. She was 67.

Born in Newark, she was a lifelong resident of Har-rison and a parishioner of Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Harrison.

She was predeceased by her loving parents William and Helen Bulkowski and her brother Thomas.

She graduated from Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington, in 1965 and attend-ed Lyons Institute in Newark. After a dedicated career in the medical field as an as-sistant to numerous doctors, she retired from Heart and Lung Center in Hawthorne three years ago.

Elizabeth is survived by her loving cousin Veronica Coladarci, her second cousin and godson Joseph Cola-darci III and his wife Drea, along with their children Abigail and Joseph IV. She is also survived by her second cousin Janet Torres and her husband Elias as well as

their children Christian and Brielle, along with many other cousins and friends.

The funeral will be con-ducted from the Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Cleveland Ave., Harrison, on Mon-day, March 2, at 10:45 a.m. A funeral Mass will follow

at 11:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Har-rison. Her interment will take place in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Viewing hours will be on Sunday, March 1, from 2 to 6 p.m. and Monday at 10 a.m. For information, directions,

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Patti Parker-Hudson Patti Parker-Hudson, 44,

of New Port Ritchie, Fla., formerly of Belleville, passed away on Feb. 12. She is

survived by her sons Chris-topher and Ryan; parents Bernard and Patricia; sisters Barbara and Bernadette. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to National Pancreatic Cancer Founda-tion, P.O. Box 1848, Long-mont, Colo. 80502.

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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.

Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington, has announced the appointment of John Tonero as permanent principal.

Based upon positive feed-back from all the school’s constituents groups (parents, alumni, students, faculty and staff), the Board of Overse-ers unanimously voted at its meeting Feb. 10 to eliminate the “interim” from Tonero’s title and to retain his services as principal going forward. This vote was ratified by the Pastor/President, Msgr. William J. Fadrowski, and, consequently, the board will not conduct a search for a permanent principal.

The announcement from the school stated: “Tonero has demonstrated a willingness to listen and to be available

to parents and students alike. His support for the Catholic faith, academics and athlet-ics as the pillars of the school community and his emphasis on discipline and profes-sionalism have transformed the tenor and environment of the school. At the same time,

the board noted his obvious experience and competency, which provide the school with excellent judgment, even in the most difficult circum-stances.”

Prior to joining Queen of Peace HS, Tonero served in administrative positions in Newark public schools for eight years. He holds a B.A. in economics from Seton Hall University, an M.A. in education, administration and supervision from New Jersey City University, and N.J. certifications as a princi-pal, supervisor, and teacher of mathematics and business education.

Tonero has also been active in athletics, serving as a high school head coach of cross country, indoor and outdoor track for more than 13 years.

John Tonero

Queen of Peace installsTonero as principal The following residents

in The Observer’s coverage area have achieved academic honors at their respective colleges:

Heather Williams of Nutley made the President’s List and Meghan McGirr of Kearny was named to the dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C.

Morgan Gualtieri, Chloe Salzman, Jamie Purcell, Dana SanGiacomo, Antonia Ric-ciardi, Daniel Olivares and Deanna La Rosa, all of Nutley; John Irvine, Melissa Nativi-dade, Katie Giancaspro, Kelly Diogo, Christine Castelluber and Rebecca Goncalves, all of Kearny; Mackenzie Cutruz-zula and Cristina Cernadas, both of North Arlington; Samantha Kennedy, Ian Penrose, Herve Borgella and Kimberly Ho, all of Bloom-field; Jeffrey Esteves of Har-rison, and Kristen Stefanelli

of Belleville, were named to the dean’s list at The College of New Jersey, Ewing.

Samantha Giordano of North Arlington, John Haefner of Kearny, and Noah Silva and Amanda Valentovic, both of Bloomfield, made the dean’s list at Hofstra Univer-sity, Hempstead, N.Y.

Aidan Curtin, of Bloom-field, achieved dean’s list status at Becker College, Worcester, Mass.

Noel Saharig, James Teresco, Danni Candido and Mark Molder, all of Bloom-field; Brittney Cammisa and Paul Giordano, both of Lynd-hurst; Kara Truskolawski of Kearny, and Paris Metzger of Nutley, were all named to the dean’s list at the University of Scranton (Pa.).

Alison Fearon of Lyndhurst made the dean’s list at the University of Vermont, Burl-ington.

College campus:locals make dean’s list


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HARRISON 1st fl.$1,150/month. 1-1/2months security.Utilities separate. Nopets. Please call (973) 715-7407.

KEARNY Beautiful 2bedrooms, 2nd fl.Separate utilities.$1200/mo, 1-1/2 mossecurity. No pets. Nosmoking. Avail Feb1st. (973)951-2343

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N.ARLINGTON 2nd fl.2 BR Apt. LR, DR,Kitchen. $1,250/month1 month security. 1Block fromsupermarket, Laundry& CVS. Call or text(201) 927-6733.

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BELLEVILLE 3 cozyroom apt. 1 BR, LR,kitchen w/refrigerator,Bathroom. All new,excellent location.$925/month. Allutilities included.Verizon Fios withHBO, Showtime etc.included. No pets. Call(908) 204-1348 Also,Bloomfield 5 largerooms apt. $1,150+Available.

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BELLEVILLE 1 BRapt. Internet, Cable &utilities included$1000/month. Lots ofstorage. No smoking.Available now.(201) 852-8216.

BLOOMFIELD 1st fl. 2BR. Apt. Driveway avl.1 month security.Available March 1st.(862) 215-7039 or(646) 529-4292.

HARRISON Spacious3 bedroom apt., walk-in closet in masterbedroom, laundryhook-up, hardwoodfloors throughout.Walking distance toPATH. $1500/month. 1month security.Available April 1st.(908) 327-1866

KEARNY Kearny Ave.Newly Renovated, 3rdFl. 1 BR. H/W Floors.No Pets/Smoking. 1 ½month’s security.$900/month + utilities,w/references. (201) 998-1919.

KEARNY 2Br aptDishwasher no Petsno Smoking 1 yearlease March 1st. 11/2/month security.$1.150.00 M. + utilities2nd fl. (201)921-7608(201)951-3749.

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KEARNY Newlyrenovated, Large 1bedroom, big closet,hardwood floors,dishwasher, laundryhook-up, centralAC/HT. $1100/month,1-1/2 months security.Separate utilities.Available March 1st.(201) 998-3904 (973) 277-7128

KEARNY 2nd floor. 6room apt.$1350/month. 1-1/2months security.Separate utilities.Available March 1st.No pets. No smoking.(201) 997-7265 (201) 306-0643

KEARNY 2nd floor 5rooms. Plus sunroom.No pets. HT/HWincluded.$1400/month + 1-1/2months security. (201) 998-1120.

KEARNY 2 bedrooms,LR, kitchen.$1150/month. 1-1/2months security. Heatincluded. AvailableMarch 1st. (201) 893-1955 (201) 246-0683.

BELLEVILLE NutleyBorder. 2nd fl. 2 BR’s.2 family corner house.Call for apt. (862) 201-6166 or(862) 201-9319 after5pm.


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HARRISON 1 BR apt.1st floor. Washer anddryer in basement,plenty of streetparking, walk to path.No pets, $1000/month,plus utilities, 1 1/2month security depositand good credithistory. Avl.Immediately. 862-222-4204.

HARRISON Modern 1BR apt. 1st fl. Close toPath. A/C updatedappliances. H/Wfloors. $1,050/month. 1½ month security. Gas& HT included. Avl.March 1st (201) 738-4167.

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KEARNY 3 bedrooms2nd fl. Supply yourown utilities. No pets.(551) 580-5019 (201) 998-3554

LYNDHURST 5 rooms, 2nd fl. Heatincluded. NearShopping & NYCtransportation.$1,500/month. 1 1/2months security. Nopets. 201-207-0952.

N.ARLINGTON Totallyrenovated large 2 BRapt. w/Large LR,playroom, &storage/basementcombo. 1 parking spotand your own W/Dhook-up. $1350/monthAvl. April 1st CallCarlos 201-988-7536.

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HARRISON One roomstudio, H/HW incl.parking, no pets, creditscore, across frompark. Laundry in bldg.Available immed.$810.00/month. (973) 808-1556.

KEARNY 1-2 BRModern EIK,$1,250/month, 2nd fl.Arlington Area. 1 1/2months security. WithW/D hook-up. Call(201) 736-1223, (201) 991-0504

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KEARNY 357 KearnyAve. 1 BR. LR &kitchen. HT/HWincluded. $900/month.(201) 283-4440 or(973) 465-0166.

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Feb. 17A man came to Harrison

police HQ to report that someone had broken into his blue 2001 Ford Van while it was parked in the municipal lot at Central and Kingsland Aves. He said he’d parked it there at 4 p.m. the day before and when he returned the next day at 8:30 a.m., he found its rear window smashed in and a portable power generator removed from the van. He also reported that his second work van that he’d parked there the day prior was missing.

Feb. 19Police responded to a report

of a theft from a motor vehicle at S. Fifth and Sussex Sts. Upon arrival, the victim told officers that he’d parked his Audi S4 on the 500 block of Sussex St. at 9:30 p.m. over-night and that when he re-turned at 8:33 a.m. this day, he discovered that someone had broken into the vehicle and took a Pioneer touch screen radio valued at $700, a Pioneer sub woofer worth $400 and

a $100 MP3 player. He also found that the steering wheel column had been damaged, apparently in an attempt by the burglar to steal the car.

Feb. 22At 1:41 a.m., HQ received a

call about a two-car accident on Cleveland Ave. and dis-patched officers to investigate. At the location, police said they observed a man behind the steering wheel trying to move a vehicle which looked like it had been in a colli-sion wth another vehicle. Police said the driver, Luis Lescanoguzman, 35, of Kearny, was revving the vehicle but it would not move while in drive. As the driver tried to speak to the officers, police said the officers detected the odor of alcohol coming from him. When he was asked to exit the vehicle, the driver could barely open the door because of extensive damage to the front wheel and quarter panel, police said. Using the vehicle for support, the driver tried to move away from it

but, in doing so, lost his bal-ance and fell. Lescanoguzman was charged with DWI and given additional summonses.

Feb. 23At 3:10 a.m., police said an

officer on patrol spotted a parked vehicle straddling the sidewalk and the street near Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. and Riverbend Drive. Activating emergency lights, the officer pulled up behind the vehicle, a 2012 gray Jeep Liberty, exited his patrol car and approached the driver’s side where he observed the driver asleep behind the wheel with the vehicle in drive. Police said the officer knocked on the window but, after getting no response, opened the door and saw that the driver had vom-ited on the driver’s door and could detect the odor of alco-hol. Eventually, police said, the officer roused the driver, Jorge Torres-Monteverde, 24, of Newark, and ticketed him for DWI and other motor vehicle violations.

– Ron Leir

Logged on the Harrison police blotter

LYNDHURST –

A fire erupted at a fast food eatery in Lyndhurst over the weekend, according to the Lyndhurst Police Department.

At 10:43 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, the Lyndhurst Volunteer Fire Department was dis-patched to the Burger King, 2 Park Ave., just off Valley Brook Ave., on a report of fire.

Police Capt. John Valente

said that the Fire Department extinguished a grease fire in the kitchen of the establish-ment which was closed dur-ing the fire.

Valente said the Fire De-partment determined that the cause of the fire was an electrical surge to the busi-ness, causing a malfunction in the fryer.

“The oil in the fryer became superheated and boiled over

the sides of the container and were ignited by the heating element,” Valente said.

No injuries were reported. As of Monday, the township

Health Department reported that work crews were still in the process of cleaning up damage from the fire and hoped to reopen by Tuesday, Feb. 24.

– Ron Leir

Fire empties fast food business


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$17,495Magnetic Gray, Stk#14272, VIN#CU057577,2.5L, I4, Auto, AM/FM/CD, P/Dr St, Cruise,

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2012 TOYOTA

CAMRY SE$23,497

Classic Silver, Stk#14271, VIN#DD003717, 2.5L,I4, Auto, FRWD, Rf Rack, Lmtd Slip Diff, Cruise,AM/FM, P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, A/C, 19,934mi.

2013 TOYOTA

RAV4 XLE$23,995

Black, Stk#14273, VIN#CU473721, 3.5L, V6,Auto, FRWD, AM/FM/CD/Satellite, Tele-

scopic, P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, A/C, 29,123mi.

2012 TOYOTA

AVALON LTD.$8,995

Silver Moss, Stk#14065, VIN#97237697,2.2L, I4, Auto, FRWD, Satellite/MP3, Tilt,

P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, A/C, Spoiler, 52,649mi.

2009 CHEVROLET

COBALT LT$15,487

Royal Blue Pearl, Stk#13887, VIN#BL118472,4WD, 1.8L 4 Cyl, Auto, AM/FM Stereo, Cruise,Telescopic, A/C, P/Winds/Lks/Mirrs, 35,802mi

2011 HONDA

CRV-LX $28,497

Aspen Whie, Stk#14129, VIN#CH538473, 3.7L, V6,Auto, AWD, MoonRf, AM/FM/Satellite, P/S/ ABS,

P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, R/Cam, A/C, 28,957mi.

2012 ACURA

MDX AWD$14,995

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2014 CHEVROLET

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4-Cyl, FRWD, Auto w/OD, Trac Cntrl, P/S/ABS, A/C w/Clim Cntrl, Dual/Side Curtain Impact AirBags, P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, R/Def, Tilt, Alloy Whls, T/Gls, Sec Sys, Keyless Entry, AM/FM/CD/Satel-lite, Nav, OnStar, Bluetooth, Rearview Camera, Stk# 15-1280,VIN#F1137459, MSRP: $27,045.Based on 24 Month Closed End Lease. $3,118 due at delivery includes $2,995 down payment& 1st Payment, $0 up front bank fee. 10,000 mi/yr excess mi @ $.25 thereafter. Total payments:$2,952. Residual Value: $18,931.50. Includes Lease Conquest Rebate if qualified.

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32MPG HWY

2-YEAR FREEMAINTENANCE!

4-Cyl, FRWD, Auto w/OD, Trac Cntrl, P/S/ABS, A/C w/Clim Cntrl, Dual/Side Curtain Impact Air Bags,P/Dr St, P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, R/Def, Tilt, Telescopic, Cruise, Alloy Whls, T/Gls, Sec Sys, Keyless Entry,AM/FM/CD/Satellite, Nav, OnStar, Bluetooth, Stk# 15-1136,VIN#F7107946, MSRP: $21,600. Basedon 39 Month Closed End Lease. $3,124 due at delivery includes $2,995 down payment & 1st Payment.$0 up front bank fee. 10,000 mi/yr excess mi @ $.25 thereafter. Total payments: $5,031. ResidualValue: $12,744. 1,307 Demo Miles. Includes GM Loyalty Rebate (must have ’99 or newer) if qualified.

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CRUZELT


38MPG HWY


6-Cyl, FRWD, Auto w/OD, P/S/ABS, A/C w/Clim Cntrl, Dual/Side Curtain Impact Air Bags,P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, R/Def, Tilt, Telescopic, Cruise, Alloy Whls, Sec Sys, Keyless Entry, AM/FM/CD, Nav,Bluetooth, OnStar, Rearview Camera, 3rd Row Seating, Remote Start, Stk# 15-1153,VIN#FJ196317, MSRP:$32,895. Based on 39 Month Closed End Lease. $3,224 due at delivery includes $2,995 down payment &1st Payment. $0 up front bank fee. 10,000 mi/yr excess mi @ $.25 thereafter. Total payments: $8,931.Residual Value: $21,285.95. Includes GM Loyalty Rebate (must have ’99 or newer) if qualified.

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TRAVERSELT


24MPG HWY


8-Cyl, 4WD, Auto, P/S/ABS, A/C w/Clim Cntrl, Dual/Side Curtain Impact Air Bags,P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, R/Def, Tilt, Telescopic, Cruise, Alloy Whls, Sec Sys, Keyless Entry, AM/FM/CD, Nav,OnStar, Assist Steps, Rearview Camera, Bed Liner, Remote Start, Stk# 15-1225,VIN#F2219519, MSRP:$44,590. Based on 39 Month Closed End Lease. $3,264 due at delivery includes $2,995 down payment &1st Payment. $0 up front bank fee. 10,000 mi/yr excess mi @ $.25 thereafter. Total payments: $10,491.Residual Value: $26,308. Includes GM Loyalty Rebate (must have ’99 or newer) if qualified.

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4-Cyl, FRWD, Auto w/OD, Trac Cntrl, P/S/ABS, A/C w/Clim Cntrl, Dual/Side Curtain Impact AirBags, P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, R/Def, Tilt, Cruise, Alloy Whls, Sec Sys, Keyless Entry, AM/FM/CD,Nav, OnStar, Rearview Camera, Stk# 15-123,VIN#F4111214, MSRP: $24,665. Based on 39Month Closed End Lease. $3,164 due at delivery includes $2,995 down payment & 1st Pay-ment. $0 up front bank fee. 10,000 mi/yr excess mi @ $.25 thereafter. Total payments: $6,591.Residual Value: $14,059. Includes Lease Conquest Rebate if qualified.

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VERANO$169

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32MPG HWY


6-Cyl, FRWD, Auto, Trac Cntrl, P/S/ABS, A/C w/Clim Cntrl, Dual/Side Curtain Impact Air Bags,P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, Telescopic, Cruise, Alloys, T/Gls, Sec Sys, Keyless Entry, CD/Satellite,Nav, OnStar, Rearview Camera, 3rd Row Seating, Stk# 15-228,VIN#FJ224147, MSRP: $40,50.Based on 39 Month Closed End Lease. $3,264 due at delivery includes $2,995 down payment& 1st Payment. $0 up front bank fee. 10,000 mi/yr excess mi @ $.25 thereafter. Total pay-ments: $10,491. Residual Value: $24,030. Includes Lease Conquest Rebate if qualified.

NEW 2015BUICK

ENCLAVE$269

Lease per mo/39mos*

24MPG HWY


4-Cyl, FRWD, Auto, Trac Cntrl, P/S/ABS, A/C w/Clim Cntrl, Dual/Side Curtain Impact AirBags,P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, R/Def, Tilt, Cruise, Alloy Whls, T/Gls, Tilt, Telescopic, Sec Sys, Keyless Entry,AM/FM/CD/Satellite, Nav, OnStar, Bluetooth, Rearview Camera, Stk# 15-261X,VIN#FB037567, MSRP:$24,990. Based on 24 Month Closed End Lease. $3,295 due at delivery includes $2,295 down payment& $0 1st Payment. $0 up front bank fee. 10,000 mi/yr excess mi @ $.25 thereafter. Total payments:$2,376. Residual Value: $15,993.60. Includes Lease Loyalty or Conquest Rebate if qualified.

NEW 2015BUICK

ENCORE$99

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32MPG HWY


6-Cyl, FRWD, Auto w/OD, Trac Cntrl, P/S/ABS, A/C w/Clim Cntrl, Dual/Side Curtain Impact Air Bags,P/Dr St, Htd Sts, Lthr, P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, R/Def, Tilt, Telescopic, Cruise, Alloy Whls, T/Gls, Sec Sys, Key-less Entry, AM/FM/CD/Satellite, Nav, OnStar, Keyless Start, Rearview Camera, Stk# 15-139,VIN#FF185337,MSRP: $36,650. Based on 39 Month Closed End Lease. $3,274 due at delivery includes $2,995 downpayment & 1st Payment. $0 up front bank fee. 10,000 mi/yr excess mi @ $.25 thereafter. Total payments:$10,881. Residual Value: $19,791. Includes Lease Conquest Rebate if qualified.

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LACROSSE$279

Lease per mo/39mos*

28MPG HWY


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2014 CHEVROLET

CRUZE 1LT$14,997

CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!Blue, Stk#14089, VIN#DF234487, 2.5L,Auto, FRWD, Auto, AM/FM/CD/Satellite,Tilt, P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, A/C, 20,258mi.

2013 CHEVROLET

MALIBU LS$12,995

CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!Ashen Gray, Stk#14174, VIN#E4177400, 1.8L,I4, Auto, FRWD, AM/FM/Satellite, Rr Spolier, Tilt,

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2014 CHEVROLET

SONIC LT$12,995

CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!Mocha Steel, Stk#13995, VIN#CF207674, 2.4L,Auto, FRWD, Satellite/Bluetooth/MP3, A/C, Tele-scopic, P/Winds/Lcks/Mrrs, 17” Whls, 25,550mi.

2012 CHEVROLET

MALIBU LS

$19,995Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearlcoat , Stk#14230,VIN#BL637124, 4WD 3.8L,V6, Auto, AM/FM/CD,

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2011 JEEP

WRANGLER SPORT

$16,988CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!Arctic Ice, Stk#13789, VIN#DS626619, 2.4L, I4,

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2013 CHEVROLET

CAPTIVA LT SPORT$18,987CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!Grey, Stk#161670, VIN#EU161670, 4-Dr, FRWD, 2.4L,

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2014 CHEVROLET

IMPALA LS$22,995CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!

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2O12 GMC

ACADIA SLE$34,995CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!

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