May 21, 2014 Edition of The Observer

By Ron LeirObserver Correspondent

BELLEVILLE –Potential tragedy was

averted in the aftermath of the armed robbery of two Bel-leville teens on the morning of Friday, May 16.

The incident unfolded,

police said, shortly before 8:30 a.m., as a group of youngsters waited for the bus in front of 64 Franklin St., near Lake St., that would take them to Belleville Middle School for morning classes.

Police said a male and fe-male, both African-American, approached the group and

asked for the time.In response, police said, a

14-year-old boy pulled out his cellular phone to check. At that point, police said, the male suspect brandished a handgun and grabbed the phone.

Seeing that another boy, 13, had an earplug in his ear, the

male suspect demanded what he figured was another phone but, after finding it wasn’t, punched the boy in the face.

Luckilyw, police said, the boy who was struck wasn’t seriously hurt and declined medical attention.


KEARNY –Is the Kearny High School

improvement project budget set to spiral out of control?

No one at the Kearny Board of Education is saying that – not yet, anyway – but the district is reaching out to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey – one of the primary funders of the project – to learn how much leeway, if any, might be available if costs exceed the $44 million alloca-tion.

If the project runs over budget, and if the agencies pay for the work won’t provide bailout money, the BOE may have to go hat in hand to local taxpayers for help.

The Federal Aviation Ad-ministration and state Depart-ment of Education are part-ners with the P.A. in the KHS Noise Abatement and Exterior Renovation-Addition job that has been sputtering along since 2010.

When will the job end? Will there be enough money left to pay for it? No one has definitive answers. The BOE hired New York CPA firm D’Arcangelo & Co. in July 2013 to crunch the numbers but the board says it has yet to get the company’s report.

But Michael Dassatti, president of Brockwell & Car-

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HARRISON –

Harrison’s local govern-ment and the state are adamant about stretch-

ing the town’s dwindling Blue Line into the public arena but the department commander is holding up a red caution flag.

Town Councilman James Doran, who chairs the coun-cil’s Police Committee, said: “We had requested of the chief extra resources to have more of a police presence with all shifts – a boots on the ground kind of thing.”

That recommendation, Doran said, extended to getting Police Chief Derek Kearns and his second in com-mand, Capt. Michael Green, to stay in uniform instead of their civvies.

How to achieve more visible police presence “the chief’s call,” as head of the depart-ment, Doran said.

This was something that

former Mayor Ray McDon-ough espoused before he died Feb. 12, Doran said, and his interim successor James Fife “thought that was right

on target and has no plans to change.” Fife has been recovering from aortic value surgery.

To comply with the Police Committee’s directive, Kearns said he’s reassigned one detec-

tive to patrol – leaving him with two detectives and one supervisor in the investiga-tive division – and pulled a sergeant out of the traffic divi-

sion for patrol duty. “Duties associated with traffic are now handled by our two patrol tours from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.,” he said.

Kearns said he has no problem with being in uni-

form “but discretion remains with the chief by statute.” If he feels it’s more appropriate for him to be in plainclothes on a particular occasion, he’ll do that, he said.

Of perhaps more signifi-cance, Kearns said, is a request by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) – which monitors local spend-ing and hiring – to recall two Harrison police detectives currently on assignment with other law enforcement agen-cies, one with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Task Force and another with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Both deployments are justi-fied, Kearns said, because of the public safety benefits the town enjoys from these con-nections.

“When I have a concern about a crime-related issue that is beyond my resources, I can solicit help from the pros-ecutor and anywhere

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HARRISON –

A key legal referee’s call has gone against the New York Red Bulls

soccer team.A state Appellate Court

ruled May 12 that Harrison has the right to tax both the Red Bull Arena, the stadium where the professional soccer team plays its home games, and the land occupied by the stadium.

The team has 20 days from the time it was served with the court’s ruling to ask the state Supreme Court to consider hearing the case. That would give the Red Bulls until early next month to decide whether to call for a legal replay.

Red Bulls attorney Thomas Denitzio Jr. declined com-ment but team spokesman Brian Tsao said: “We respect the court’s decision and will discuss our legal options internally. As always, we look forward to continue being a partner for the Town of Har-rison and its development for the many years to come.”

For the time being, the team has paid the town all real es-

tate taxes that have come due to date, according to Tsao, while having reserved its right to contest whether they should be paying them at all.

Some background: In 1998, Harrison declared 250 acres of abandoned industrial property along its Passaic River waterfront a redevel-opment area and created the Harrison Redevelopment Agency (HRA) and the Hud-son County Improvement Authority (HCIA) partnered with Harrison to facilitate a redevelopment plan for that area.

At the time, Harrison planned to provide space within the redevelopment tract to create a soccer sta-dium as the possible future home for the MetroStars professional soccer team.

In 2003, the town adopted a revised redevelopment plan that proposed to reserve about 12 acres of land to accommodate a 25,000 seat multi-use sports and enter-tainment stadium , “envi-sioned to be the new home of the MetroStars” and home to concerts, graduations and local sporting events.

In 2005, the town sold $40 million in mostly tax-exempt

general obligation bonds to the HCIA to finance the acquisition and prepara-tion of the land and gave the proceeds to the HRA to acquire and prepare the land. And Red Bull (owner of the successor team) agreed to fi-nance and build the stadium.

In May 2006, Red Bull, HRA and HCIA signed three agreements: a redeveloper agreement committing the Red Bulls to build a soccer/entertainment stadium; a ground and stadium lease committing the HRA to lease the land to the HCIA for 30 years; and a ground and stadium sub-lease requiring the HCIA to sublet the land to the Red Bulls. Also, the team agreed to play its home games at the stadium for at least seven years.

Red Bull would receive all revenue generated by the sta-dium, including revenue from the sale of naming rights.

Red Bull was also granted “exclusive right to manage, operate and control [the land, stadium, parking lots and infrastructure],” including negotiating sponsor/signage/vendor agreements, setting ticket prices for all events and making improvements/

alterations. HRA and the town could

use the stadium on a limited basis: the town, for example, was permitted four civic events a year, such as public ceremonies, high school/re-gional/state sports champion-ships and municipal fairs, but Red Bull would get 50% of the net revenues from these events.

The lease provided that the land, stadium, parking lots and infrastructure “shall not be subject to real property taxation” and that “in the event that such tax exempt status is contested, the Par-ties agree to jointly defend such tax exempt status.”

But then it went on to say that, “If the [land] or the leasehold interest of [Red Bulls] is found to be subject to property taxation, [Red Bulls] shall pay all of such taxes.”

The new stadium, named Red Bull Arena, opened in 2010 and the team played 24 home games there and 18 in 2011. The Arena also accom-modated free viewing parties for the World Cup and Big East Championship soccer games, three international

Court: Red Bulls must pay taxes

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By Kevin Canessa Jr.Observer Correspondent

KEARNY —

Because not all editions of The Observer can be found in the library

or even in our own archives, no one is exactly sure this number is correct: But if there was a newspaper printed every week leading up to to-day’s edition, today marks the 6,560th print-edition of The Observer newspaper.

And next week will signal the unofficial start of the 127th year of The Observer as well.

What started out as an experiment in delivering the news to the people of Arling-ton has evolved into coverage in three counties and eight towns: Kearny, Harrison, East Newark, North Arlington, Lyndhurst, Bloomfield, Bel-leville and Nutley.

When the newspaper launched in 1887, it was a sin-gle-page broadsheet, packed

with stories about the town and its resi-dents. Bylines were not published with stories, and the “jour-nalists” wrote mostly about Arlington, the section of Kearny along the Greenwood Lake Branch of the Erie Railroad, which gave the newspaper its first name — The Arlington Observer.

The cost for an an-nual subscription was $1.50.

Some stories in that first edition described businesses and insti-tutions of the time, such as the town’s five churches, one public school, shipyards and manufacturing compa-nies that framed the hub of the area. It also noted the town’s population of 1,600 in the late 1880s. Things certainly evolved in

Kearny.By 1900, about

2,000 Scots had im-migrated to work in Kearny, Harrison and Newark. Swedish, Lithuanian, Jewish, Portuguese and Japa-nese immigrants soon followed, according to a book on Kearny’s im-migrant history.

By the 1940s, Kearny thrived on its commer-cial and retail businesses — many located in South Kearny, or what some liked to call “Industrial Kearny.” As the town’s population grew, so did the pages of the newspaper. Is-sues about businesses, taxes and resident concerns filled the weekly editions.

While long-established companies along the Bel-leville Turnpike were still operating, new small busi-nesses, bars, bakeries and

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2,000 Scots had im-migrated to work in Kearny, Harrison and Newark. Swedish, Lithuanian, Jewish, Portuguese and Japa-nese immigrants soon followed, according to a book on Kearny’s im-migrant history.

By the 1940s, Kearny thrived on its commer-cial and retail businesses — many located in South Kearny, or what some liked to call “Industrial Kearny.” As the town’s population grew, so did the pages of the newspaper. Is-sues about businesses, taxes and resident concerns filled the weekly editions.

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BELLEVILLE –

After a brutal, mud-slinging campaign, Bel-leville Mayor Raymond

Kimble will remain in office after fighting off a challenge by Councilwoman Marie Strumolo-Burke in last Tues-day’s municipal election.

But a member of the Stru-molo-Burke ticket did claim a victory: Joseph Longo edged out Kimble running mate Charles Hood for one of two Township Council slots on the ballot. Kimble ally Council-man Kevin Kennedy retained his seat, outdistancing oppo-nent William Freda.

A tally sheet released Wednesday night by the

Township Clerk’s Office had the machine and absentee to-tals (provisionals hadn’t been counted yet) this way: Kimble the victor with 2,277 votes and Strumolo-Burke with 1,900.

In the council race, again, according to the Clerk’s Of-fice, Kennedy led with 2,110 votes; next was Longo with 1,895; then Freda with 1,681; and Hood with 1,149 – all write-in votes. Hood was a last-minute replacement for Councilman Michael Nicosia, who withdrew his candidacy after the filing deadline, opt-ing to devote more time to his business and family.

Despite her mayoral defeat, Strumolo-Burke is expected to continue to serve on the Township Council. She has two years remaining in her term of office.

At a post-election victory gathering at The Chandelier on Franklin Ave., Kimble, a retired township police chief and former township manager, relaxed at a buffet with his fel-low candidates, family mem-bers, township employees and supporters.

“I’m really happy that the voters chose to return me to office, along with [Council-man] Kevin [Kennedy],” Kim-ble told The Observer. “It’s an

honor to serve the people. I’m looking forward to a third term.”

Hood, a retired Belleville deputy police chief who has never previously sought pub-lic office, said he was coaxed into running as a write-in can-didate by Kennedy. “Kevin’s been a friend for a long time and he came to ask a favor, which he never does. He asked me to help and I did.”

“I’m a retired police officer, I’m president of the travel soc-cer team, I’ve coached base-ball and soccer for 18 years,” Hood said. “People know me so I brought that to the table. I didn’t think I had much of a chance to win but when you look at the [voting] numbers, it’s unbelievable. I think con-fusion in the whole [write-in] process cost me the election.”

Hood declined to say whether he’d consider running again at some point.

Over at Porto Restaurant & Bar on Washington Ave., where the Strumolo-Burke campaign adjourned for drinks and food, Longo told The Observer, “The team lost but I won and I’m looking forward to working with my other colleagues. I expect to

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KEARNY –

Intriguing photograph, isn’t it?

Who is that man? Where was that fire? And when?

Along with the old photos for The Observer’s ‘Then & Now’ feature, we sometimes receive a stand-alone picture

that’s worth a story in itself. This is one.

The scene is Kearny Ave. -- 5 Kearny Ave., to be spe-cific. The date was March 21, 1963. And the man is longtime Kearny mayor, Joseph M. Hea-ley, who was in office at the time and who apparently often went to the scene of local fires to offer support.

With the help of the Kearny Fire Department and one of the survivors of this inferno, we were able to gather info on the blaze, which destroyed the original Thompson’s Fish & Chips shop -- the very first

fish-and-chips shop to open in a town that would eventually have many.

The flames also destroyed the home of the Ostrom family, who occupied a “tiny apartment” in the back of the one-story building.

When the fire broke out that Thursday afternoon, father Bob Ostrom, mother Doris (who owned the shop) and

two of their three children, daughters Doreen, 17, and Jarlynn, 13, were in that apart-ment behind the shop. Son Robert, 8, was at school.

Jarlynn Ostrom is now Jarlynn Hyde, the owner of Mid-Realty, and she shared the long-ago but naturally still-vivid memories of that day. Jarlynn and Doreen were home sick with the mumps and were in bed when they “heard a loud noise, and Dad went running” toward the sound, Hyde recalled. As soon as he opened the door to the shop’s kitchen, which also

served as the family kitchen, there was smoke. The girls fled the apartment, barefoot and wearing only their paja-mas.

The KFD’s records show that the first alarm came in at 1:51 p.m. from a call box (remember them?) at John-ston and Kearny Aves. Two engines and a truck company were immediately dispatched.

More equipment would arrive shortly afterwards.

Hyde said that her father “had grabbed fire extinguish-ers, but was overcome by smoke.”

“My mother and others dragged him out,” Hyde said. “We had to literally drag him out.” In addition to the smoke inhalation, Bob Ostrom had also suffered suffered a back

injury.But the rest of the family

escaped unharmed. At least physically.

“We lost everything,” Hyde said. “The whole building was totally destroyed. It was total devastation.”

The fire was declared under control sometime before 3:42

Photo courtesy of Paul Rogers

Searing memories of long-ago fire

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A poet for Memorial DayJoyce Kilmer, New Jersey

native and long-time Gar-den State resident, is most

famous for his poem “Trees,” memorized by numberless schoolchildren and, unfortu-nately, mocked by latter-day writers who find it too pre-cious.

Columbia University, his alma mater, had (maybe still does have) an annual Joyce Kilmer Memorial Bad Poetry Contest. For shame, Columbia. How about an Allen Ginsberg Memorial Bad Poetry Contest?

Oh, I forgot. Ginsberg personified liberalism. Liberals can’t write bad poetry.

Despite his misguided literary critics, this week’s column is dedicated to Kilmer.

His poem “The House With Nobody In It” still makes me a bit weepy. I always wanted to see that house, located somewhere between Mahwah, where Kilmer lived, and Suffern, “along the Erie track.” Supposedly it was at 150 Franklin Turnpike, for years the site of a tavern clev-erly named “Nobody’s Inn,” however there are conflicting reports that it was elsewhere on the road.

But I digress. The point is, as overly

sentimental as some lesser lights consider him, Kilmer had the ability to touch the heart. And “Trees” has be-come one of the most-quoted poems in America’s literary legacy.

But what some people might not know is that Kilmer was also a soldier. And as Memorial Day approaches, I wanted to share one of his lesser-known works.

Lesser-known to the general public, that is. It was written in 1918, and to this day, it is recited at gatherings of the Fighting 69th Regiment, in-cluding memorial services for deceased members.

Kilmer served with the Fighting 69th during World War I. In 1917, when the United States entered the war, he enlisted, even though, as the father of five, he would have been exempt from service. He requested assignment to the infantry and was deployed to France.

In the land of carnage called the Western Front, he rose to the rank of sergeant.

On March 7, 1918, the 69th was in the trenches at a place called Rouge Bouquet when it came under a German artillery barrage. One shell fell on a

dugout where 22 soldiers were positioned.

As described on the 69th’s web site: “The men were buried under mud, dirt and beams. Major [William J.] Donovan rushed to the scene . . . and began digging. Two men were rescued and five bodies recovered. The voices of other survivors, includ-ing Lt. [John] Norman, could be heard . . . . After hours of intense rescue efforts, under heavy enemy artillery fire,

efforts to reach the soldiers were halted. The bodies of 15 soldiers, including Lt. Nor-man’s, still remained in the dugout, but rescue was impos-sible due to mud-slides and enemy shelling.”

At a trenchside service afterwards, “Father Duffy [the regiment’s chaplain, Father Francis Patrick Duffy, whose statue stands in Times Square] conducted Last Rites, and the men placed a tablet at the dugout.”

Kilmer, a poet even on the battlefield, wrote “Rouge Bouquet” as a tribute to the dead, and it was read by Duffy on St. Patrick’s Day, 1918. What follows is part of the first stanza -- and if some lines sound as if they might be set to music, they were. A bugler “played ‘Taps’ before the last lines of each verse [and] the notes were echoed by another bugle player who was stationed in the woods nearby.”

In a wood they call Rouge Bouquet

There is a new-made grave today,

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Four months later, on July 30, during the Second Battle of the Marne, Kilmer volunteered to accompany Maj. Donovan’s battalion as it led an attack on enemy positions. During a scouting mission, he was killed by a sniper’s bullet. He was 31.

For his courage under fire, Kilmer was posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre. He is buried in the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery in Picardy, France.

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At 1 p.m. on May 12, Sgt. Michael Cardella and Officer Steve Hroncich responded to the Yo-Lish store on Kearny Ave. on the report of a “disorderly and combative female” on the premises, Chief John Dowie said. They arrived to find that Officer Jordenson Jean, who had heard the radio call while on an off-duty assignment in the area, was already there and was detaining Domenica Ferro, 42,

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Police said Capehart also had an outstanding warrant from Newark.

Officers Daniel Esteves and Luis Moran were on patrol in South Kearny at 8:30 p.m. when they spotted a tractor-trailer truck on Hackensack Ave. with no visible license plates. The 2000 Freightliner was found to have an expired Georgia registration, and the driver, Mamadou Diallo, 40, of the Bronx, had a suspended license, police said. He was summonsed on both counts and the truck was impounded.

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If you’re a fan of the “Law and Order” series — and let’s face it, who in Amer-

ica hasn’t at one point or an-other sat down to watch one or more episodes of the many versions of the show? — you certainly know how intense the show is here stateside.

What many don’t know is that for the last six years, there’s been a British version of “Law and Order” — all episodes are based on the original American version — and it’s by far the best created to date.

As is often the case in the U.K., the seasons of “Law and Order UK” are quite short. There have been eight “se-ries” or seasons and the most there’s ever been in a series is 13 episodes. The current series, the eighth, ended late in April with eight episodes.

There are some major par-allels in the show. And some noticeable differences.

The show starts off with the words familiar to Ameri-

can viewers: “In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two sepa-rate yet equally important groups.” But it changes here. “The police who investigate crime, and the Crown Pros-ecutors who prosecute the offenders. These are their stories.”

In the U.K., the Crown Prosecutors handle prosecu-tions.

Each episode begins with a cold open and quick look into the crime — and the police’s arrival on the scene. The crimes that take place have all happened somewhere in London in locations that actu-ally exist.

Now, one of the reasons why this version of the show is so much stronger than the American version is that in the U.K., show producers are able to make the storylines much more dramatic — and sometimes graphic. The rules that keep things here some-what tame don’t exist in the U.K. — at least at night.

So the writers have tweaked the original screenplays to

adapt them to a British audi-ence. And they do so bril-liantly.

Perhaps one of the biggest drawbacks of the U.K. ver-sion, however, is that there’s been significant turnover of the cast. But it’s the original cast that has done the best work.

Jamie Bamber, who starred in the TNT short-lived drama “Monday Mornings,” plays Detective Sgt. Matt Devlin. He’s partnered with actor Bradley Walsh, a former U.K. soccer (football) player, who plays Detective Sgt. Ronnie Brooks.

Brooks’ character is clearly modeled after Lennie Briscoe, who was so brilliantly por-trayed by the late Jerry Or-bach. Like Briscoe, Brooks is a recovering alcoholic who has a strained relationship with his 20-something-year-old daughter. And like Briscoe, Walsh has a very sharp yet dry sense of humor. His ex-perience and wisdom, as with Briscoe, makes him the go-to guy for younger detectives. So fans of Briscoe should im-

mediately be able to identify with Brooks.

Devlin, meanwhile, doesn’t appear to have an American parallel. He’s very emotional — and gets deeply involved in the cases, almost to a point where he crosses the line professionally. He’s often reminded about the dangers of getting too close to the families of victims.

In the original series, Ben Daniels, whom you may know from “House of Cards” as Adam Galloway — the on-again, off-again Brit-ish love interest of Frank Underwood’s wife Claire Underwood — plays Crown Prosecutor James Steel. Steel is likely modeled after Jack McCoy, politically liberal but very tough when it comes to pleas and ensuring the guilty pay the price for their crimes.

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It’s not really clear whom,

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While the show is broad-cast on ITV in the U.K., it is often seen here on BBC America. No date has been announced yet for the debut of the most current season, but older episodes are often shown on the network — and are, depending on your car-rier, available for viewing on demand, both on your TV and online.

There’s no question there will be some who will say there’s no way anything is better than the American versions of “Law and Or-der.” But if you take just a few moments to watch at least one of the British epi-sodes, chances are you’ll get hooked.

And once that happens, you’ll discover that giving “Law and Order” a British twist is just what was needed to make this one of the great-est TV dramas ever created.

Photos courtesy itv.com/lawandorderukLEFT: Ben Daniels, portraying Crown Prosecutor James Steel Freema Agyeman, as Assistant Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips. RIGHT: Bradley Walsh, who plays Detective Sgt. Ronnie Brooks in ‘Law and Order UK.’

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rington, the Towaco firm originally hired to do the job but “terminated for conveni-ence” in March 2013, warned that the district is on a path to crash and burn.

Just to finish work on the high school’s North building – a job that includes erec-tion of steel for a five-story addition – the only bid the BOE got was for more than $48 million -- $4 million more than the overall project budget. It has rejected that

bid and is looking to rebid the job.

As the BOE was preparing to separate itself from B&C, Dassatti said his company tried to persuade officials to allow the firm to complete the KHS South Building for about $1.6 million – a pro-posal the BOE rejected.

Instead, Dassatti noted, the BOE hired a new contrac-tor, Paul Otto Building Co. of Flemington, to complete the South Building for a contract price of $2,968,000.

B&C, which has been paid $10.9 million of $38.1 mil-lion in billings, with change orders, for work on the South and North Buildings could have completed both build-ings for $26.4 million, Das-satti said. “We pretty much knew what had to be done but the people in charge seemed to want us out of the picture.”

As it stands today, however, Dassatti said, the BOE is on the hook for the $2.9 million for Otto, plus $1.9 million

for consultant fees, plus, potentially a contract fee at or close to $48.7 million for the North Building – if it can’t find a way to reduce the scope of services – for a grand total of $53.6 million – about double the price B&C would have charged. Not to mention more construction time lost while BOE staff assesses revisions of the bid specifications for the North Building, he added.

(There will likely be extras resulting from B&C’s pend-ing arbitration on the KHS Exterior Renovation con-tract in addition to whatever payment B&C and the BOE negotiate resulting from the termination of convenience agreement.)

Dassatti said he was disappointed that no BOE members had reached out to his firm to get all the facts. “We’re not in litigation with them on the [KHS] Addition project so they can feel free to talk to us,” he said. “Are they worried about saving the taxpayers’ money or sav-ing face?”

Meanwhile, the BOE has adopted its 2014-2015 school budget. At a special meeting held earlier this month, the BOE projected total spend-ing at about $80.2 million, of which the district expects to get about $46.2 million in lo-cal school taxes. The tax im-pact on the “average” house, assessed at about $95,000, is a projected increase of about $74, due partly to a $7.3 mil-lion drop in town ratables.

Still, according to a BOE budget document, the new budget will reflect reduc-tions in the following catego-ries:

• Surplus cut by $1 million. • Instructional payroll cut

by $840,000, by not replacing 11 teachers who are retiring.

• Custodial salaries cut by $107,840 by not replac-ing two custodians who are retiring and custodial/maintenance overtime cut by $60,000.

• Technology supplies cut

by $100,000.• School supplies cut by

$45,000.That same document

listed as “further cuts,” minus cash projections, “all freshman athletic teams and coaches,” along with “possi-ble additional reductions” to unspecified staff. KHS Vice Principal Michael Barbone will be retiring June 30 and, so far, the BOE hasn’t named his replacement.

While the freshman teams and coaches will likely re-main untouched, the dis-trict’s No. 2 administrator will not be around after June 30. Debra Sheard, who was hired June 2013 as assistant superintendent of schools for $150,000 a year has been notified by Acting Superin-tendent Patricia Blood that her one-year appointment isn’t being renewed.

Blood couldn’t be reached to discuss the matter. Sheard said she was told that “they’re eliminating the position” and that she would be seeking employment elsewhere.

A source familiar with the situation said that Sheard was advised through a writ-ten notice from Blood that she was being let go as part of a series of budget-cutting moves by the school board and that it should be up to a “permanent superintendent” to choose a second in com-mand.

Sheard was recommended for her job in Kearny by the then-Superintendent Frank Ferraro and was nar-rowly approved by a 5-4 vote. The four dissenting votes came from Bernadette McDonald, Sebastian Vis-cuso, Cecilia Lindenfelser and James Doran Jr., all of whom became members of a new majority voting bloc after last year’s school board balloting who subsequently voted to place Ferraro on an involuntary paid leave and authorized hiring a detective agency to “investigate” Fer-raro’s background.

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How Frank Riposta, owner of D&F Deli on Davis Ave., gets any

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But since 2006, Riposta has also served as a real estate agent for Century 21 Semiao and Associates. And in that time, not only has he con-tinued to operate one of the most successful and noted delis in Kearny, he’s also been one of the most successful real estate agents in the area.

And he credits a lot of his real estate track record to the success he’s experienced in 30-plus years of operating D&F.

“It’s really remarkable,” Riposta said. “So many of the people who I’m selling homes to now were kids who were carried into D&F as babies in diapers. Now, here they are, ready to buy their first homes, and they’re coming to me. It’s something special.”

Indeed it is. Yet he somehow survives

on about three to four hours of sleep a day. He’s working in the deli and with real estate clients for about 18 hours on average each day, he says.

A man they can trustRiposta says prospective

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“The satisfaction I get in helping people is incred-

ible,” Riposta said. “And the beauty of it is they always know where to find me. If I am not at the deli, they can find me at home since I live right across the street from the deli.”

Riposta also says another key to success is how he deals with his clients and custom-ers.

“I’ve always treated cus-tomers and clients the way I’d like to be treated,” he said. “On the deli side, I’ve strived to provide my customers with quality food at a reasonable price. I know my customers are from the working class. They don’t want fancy food at fancy prices. But I always strive to give them the best food possible at the best prices possible.”

And because of that loyalty Riposta shows in the deli, it translates into his seeing the same people when they want to buy or sell a home.

“And never is that more evi-dent than when people need to do a short sale,” Riposta said. “They want to be able to trust their agent because they sometimes have to admit they made a mistake when they bought. And that they’re close to losing their homes. And for me, there’s nothing better than when I can help some-one in danger of a foreclo-sure, avoid a foreclosure.

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Riposta also says working in real estate is much more than making money.

“Do I like the paycheck? Sure,” he said. “But being able

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As for the Homeland Secu-rity link, Kearns said he’s been able to rely on that agency for an expanded police presence during events at 25,000-seating

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“DCA wants [the two detectives] back in Harrison full-time,” Kearns said, “but I disagree.”

Hiring more cops would go

a long way to achieving a more visible police presence on the streets,” Kearns said. Failing that, he said, “outside help can be essential, especially in a time of crisis. And this feel-ing is mutual with our outside agencies.”

Earlier this month, the mayor and Town Council au-thorized hiring one new cop, Officer Robert Villanueva, a former Hudson County Sheriff’s officer, who, with his veteran’s status, ranked No. 1 on the state-certified Civil Service appointment list. That brings the department’s

strength to 37 – far below the 56 officers the department had in 2008.

“I made a request to the Police Committee to replace another retiree because I am concerned with the level of exhaustion of our officers,” Kearns said. “In the last six months, I’ve had memos from guys who are stressed out about being held over beyond the end of their shifts.”

With fewer personnel avail-able, police overtime costs are climbing. Last year, he said, “we spent $400,000 and so far this year “we’re a little ahead of that. We’re attempting to get that under control.”

One strategy that Kearns says could result in increased police presence could be for the town to negotiate with the police union going to a 12-hour work shift with cops getting

“half their weekends off.” But Doran said that proposal

“has met with resistance” from the Police Committee because “there’d be more wear and tear on the men. A 12-hour day is a long time to work.” And, he said, the economics of implementing that plan would work against any deployment advantages.

As for the chief’s request to add another officer, Doran said: “We’re going to ask DCA for permission to expand the force by one. We’ll try to see if we can fit it into our budget.”

Until that happens, Doran said, “it’s just a matter of being efficient in the way you deploy your personnel.” As an exam-ple, Doran said, “Don’t bring in a lieutenant [for overtime] when you can maybe use a sergeant. More flexibility will help.”

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Mini-dental implants revo-lutionized dentistry with the introduction of a minimally invasive treatment plan for securing dentures. These smaller dental implants are ideal when you don’t have enough bone to allow for full sized implants to be placed and/or you are seeking an option with a lower cost than traditional implant treatment.

Don’t miss out on life’s simple pleasures – whether it’s eating steak or corn on the cob – or being afraid to laugh, smile or speak in public. The Smile and Implant Center can help.

Call Alexis at 201-991-1055 or email [email protected] for more information or to make a complimentary consultation appointment.

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around townBellevilleBelleville Veterans Council

sponsors the following Me-morial services, all scheduled for Monday, May 26:

• Glendale Cemetery, 28 Hoover Ave., at 9 a.m.

• Rutgers St. Bridge (Pas-saic River) at 9:30 a.m.

• Rutgers Church Cem-etery, Main and Rutgers Sts., for World War II vets at 10 a.m.

• Belleville Township Hall for deceased fire and police-men at 10:30 a.m.

• Belleville Vets Memo-rial, 495 Union Ave., (Main Service) at 11 a.m.

BloomfieldBloomfield Public Library,

90 Broad St., presents Mike Tully, co-author of “Think Better, Win More! How Sports Psychology Can Make You a Champion,” May 21 at 6:30 p.m. Tully has spent 25 years as a coach on the col-lege and high school level. He’ll explain how an orange put a man on the moon, what Springsteen and Einstein have in common and why some people improve more than others.

The library also offers:• Financial Book Club and

Workshops – Tuesdays at 6 p.m. – beginners welcome.

• Job Hunting Support Group – Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Knitting Club – Fridays at 11 a.m.

• Genealogy – Third Saturday of every month at 2 p.m.

• Games – Play chess, checkers, Go, Scrabble or whatever, whenever! Check in at the Reference Desk to borrow a game board or puz-zle.

• Computer Classes – one-on-one tutoring in com-puter basics, email, online searching, Microsoft Office, etc. – sign up for a one-hour session - Mondays, 10 a.m. to noon, and Fridays, 2 to 4 p.m. Participants must show a current Bloomfield Public Library card.

East NewarkEast Newark Health and

Social Services Day is set for May 29, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at

the Senior Center, 37 Presi-dent St. Staff from the North Hudson Community Action health van will do screenings and outline benefit programs.

HarrisonHarrison American Legion

Post 282, 8 Patterson St., an-nounces:

• Veterans Appreciation Barbecue will be held Sat-urday, May 24, at 3 p.m. All veterans are welcome with any American Legion/VFW membership card or DD214.

• Memorial Day Mass will be offered at Holy Cross Church, 16 Church Square, with Sgt. William Sawelson, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 340, Sunday, May 25, 10:30 a.m., followed by a ser-vice outside Harrison Public Library and refreshments at the American Legion post. All are invited.

KearnyThe Presbyterian Boys-

Girls Club, 663 Kearny Ave., hosts a Tricky Tray Saturday, May 31. Doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $15, which includes a sheet of prize tickets and dessert. Buy tickets in advance. For tickets, call Vanessa Vieira at 201-335-8336 or Tom Fraser at 201-991-6734 or email [email protected].

St. Stephen’s Church, 676 Kearny Ave., hosts a tour of the church June 1, 1:30 to 4 p.m., to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the com-pletion of the church build-ing. Sign-up sheets will be available in the church ves-tibule the weekends of May 17-18 and May 24-25 before and after Mass or register by calling the rectory office at 201-998-3314.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites the public to a presen-tation on its plan to remove highly contaminated sedi-ment from the lower eight miles of the Passaic River, May 21, at 6 p.m., at Franklin School auditorium, 100 Davis Ave. Public feedback is wel-come or submit written com-ments by mail to: Alice Yeh, Remedial Project Manager, U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency, 290 Broadway,

New York, N.Y. 10007-1866 or email comments to [email protected]. The EPA’s remedial plan for the lower eight miles of the Passaic River is available at http://www.epa.gov/region02/pas-saicriver. Another public meeting is planned for June in Belleville (more details to be announced later).

The Woman’s Club of Arlington hosts its fourth annual ice cream social/new member rally Tuesday, May 20, 1 to 3 p.m., at the Players Club, 12 Washington Place. Prospective members are invited to meet current mem-bers to better understand the club’s focus. Admission is free.

Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., will hold a painting party with art teach-er Desiree Mills Friday, May 30, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Partici-pants will go home with their own acrylic painting on a 16- by 20-inch canvas. This class is open to ages 14 and up. A $5 registration fee helps cover the cost of paints and canvas-es. Class size is limited. Call the library at 201-998-2666 to reserve a slot.

LyndhurstGood Shepherd Medical

Adult Day Care, 725 Valley Brook Ave., hosts a Health Fair May 23, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 201-933-0711.

Join the Meadowlands Environment Center educa-tors to catch shrimp, fish and other critters in the marsh Tuesday, May 27, 6 to 8 p.m. Dress for mess. Admission is $5; $4 for MEC members. Registration is recommend-ed. To register, go to www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec. Meet at the N.J.Meadowlands Com-mission Science Center, 3 DeKorte Park Plaza. For more information, call 201-460-8300.

The Lyndhurst Disabled American Veterans announce a veteran’s ward party will be held Tuesday, May 26, at 2:30 p.m., at Chestnut Hill Extended Care Facility, Pas-saic. Games of chance will be played to allow the veterans to win some pocket money.

Bedridden veterans will have items distributed to them after the games. The party is sponsored by Harry and Beverly Brecthbill in memory of Beverly Brecthbill’s father John Girgenti, a World War II veteran. For more infor-mation, call John Deveney, veterans rehabilitation chair-man, at 201-438-2255.

Lyndhurst Health Depart-ment, 601 Riverside Ave., hosts:

• A blood screening on Friday, June 6. Appointments begin at 8 a.m. Staff will screen for chemistry pro-file, cholesterol level, blood count, and thyroid level. This service is available to Lynd-hurst residents ages 18 and older for a $20 fee. To pre-register for an appointment, call the Health Department at 201-804-2500. Payments can be submitted in cash or checks made payable to Medical Laboratory Diagnos-tics.

• Senior forum on Friday, May 30, at 10 a.m., in coopera-tion with Clara Maass Medi-cal Center, Senior Helpers, and Park Financial Group. Guests receive a free break-fast. Experts will discuss ag-ing with dignity, financial and estate planning, and osteopo-rosis. Call the Health Depart-ment to reserve a seat.

North ArlingtonThe Angry Coffee Bean,

80 Ridge Road, hosts these upcoming events:

• An art show for Kearny’s Schuyler School will be held Thursday, May 29, 5 to 7:30 p.m., to benefit the Schuyler Art Club.

• Greyhound Angels, an organization dedicated to the placement of retired rac-ing greyhounds into loving adoptive forever homes, will conduct a “meet and greet” Saturday, May 31, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information on these events, call 201-772-5554.

North Arlington Public Library, 210 Ridge Rd., offers these programs:

• Comics Club for grades 6 and up meets Wednesday, May 28, at 3:30 p.m.

• Origami for grades 4 and

up is held Friday, May 30, at 3:30 p.m.

• ESL class meets Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Visit or call for more information.

• Historical Fact and Fic-tion Book Club meets Thurs-day, May 29, at 10 a.m.

• Friends of the Library Book Club meets Friday, May 30, at 10 a.m.

North Arlington Youth Center, 1 Legion Place, (be-hind Borough Hall) conducts registration for its 2014 summer program through Wednesday, June 11. Sign up Monday to Friday, 2 to 5 p.m. This seven-week program is for borough residents only between ages 5 and 10, costs $40 per week and runs Monday to Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Fridays, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Space is limited and registrants can pick and choose their weeks of enroll-ment. For more information, call 201-997-7709.

North Arlington Health De-partment offers a free semi-nar for senior citizens Thurs-day, May 22, at 10 a.m., at the Senior Center, behind the Health Department building, at 10 Beaver Ave. Tax consult-ant Robert Tarantula will ad-vise guests how to fill out out forms and applications for senior assistance programs. Registration is required. For more information and to reg-ister, call 201-955-5695.

NutleyThe Department of Public

Affairs invites the public to honor America’s veterans at a special Memorial Day service Saturday, May 24, 7 to 7:30 p.m., at St. Mary’s Church, 17 Msgr. Owens Place. For more information, call 973-284-4976.

Nutley’s 49th annual Recreation Golf Tournament -- including golfing, lunch, dinner and prizes -- will be held Monday, June 23, at Hendrick’s Field Golf Course in Belleville. Shotgun start is at 1 p.m. The fee is $125 per player. Dinner, which costs $65, follows golf at The Chan-delier. For more information, or to sponsor a hole, contact Frank DeMaio at 973-284-4900, ext. 2512, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.


Mayor Smith & His Council Candidates Hans Peter Lucas & Jeanne Zincavage Are

Lying To You About Their Record In Office! See The Facts Below. On June 3rd You Can

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East Newark officials have introduced a budget for calendar year 2014 that would translate into higher municipal taxes

for local property owners if adopted later this year.

In addition, four members of the seven-member East Newark Board of Education have been

ordered to resign.

“It simply comes down to money,” said Mayor Joseph Smith.

East Newark ranks 1099. One of the

worst in the State!

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Proposed East Newark budget would hike taxes

State Education Department orders resignations of nearly two dozen ed board members in East Newark, West New York, Jersey City and Guttenberg, saying they

didn’t cooperate with background checks

Where will E. Newark kids end up?

By Rose Dugar/For The Jersey Journal

By Terrence T. McDonald/The Jersey Journal

By Ron Leir/Observer Correspondent

Mayor Joe Smith & his Team want to remove our Children from a Blue Ribbon school over MONEY!

Out of 1233 Elementary Schools,

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BARBARA A. NETCHERTClerk of Hudson County

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Borough of East Newark – County of HudsonPrimary Election Sample BallotJune 3, 2014The polls shall be open from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM

THIS IS A SAMPLE OF THE OFFICIAL BALLOT THAT IS TO BE VOTEDUPON AT THE PRIMARY ELECTION ON JUNE 3, 2014

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OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOTBOLETA DE VOTACIÓN OFICIAL DE LA ELECCIÓN PRIMARIA

BOROUGH OF EAST NEWARKCounty of Hudson

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INSTRUCCIONES PARA VOTAR1. Presione el botón a la derecha del nombre del candidato de preferencia; aparecerá una “X” verde junto al candidato que usted haya elegido.

2. Si desea votar por escrito, dirígese a la columna de PERSONAL CHOICE (Selección Personal), presione el botón que indica el cargo para el que quiere escribir su voto. Aparecerá una “X” verde. Utilizando el teclado que se encuentra debajo, ingrese el nombre de la persona que quiere elegir, letra por letra. Para dejar un espacio entre nombres, presione la tecla de la � echa derecha del teclado. Para realizar una corrección, presione la � echa izquierda. El nombre que usted ingresa aparecerá en pantalla a la izquierda del teclado. Después de haber hecho su selección, presione la tecla de ENTER del teclado. Su selección será registrada y borrada de la pantalla. No presione el botón de “Cast Vote” (“Registro de Voto”) hasta que haya hecho todas sus selecciones. (Cada voto por escrito se tiene que hacer por separado.) **IMPORTANTE** Al elegir la opción Selección Personal (por escrito), cualquier CARGO que elija poner PARA SELECCIÓN PERSONAL, SERÁ EL ÚNICO CARGO PARA EL QUE CONTARÁ EL VOTO. Lea la portada de la Boleta cuidadosamente antes de elegir esta opción. Si tiene alguna pregunta en relación con la SELECCIÓN PERSONAL, POR FAVOR consulte con el Trabajador de la Junta de Distrito antes de entrar a la cabina de votación. “ADVERTENCIA” Los votos incorrectos no serán tomados en cuenta.

3. Para cambiar cualquier selección, vuelva a presionar el botón correspondiente. Desaparecerá la “X” verde permitiéndole realizar otra selección.

4. Después de haber realizado todas sus selecciones, presione el BOTÓN ROJO PARA REGISTRAR SU VOTO (“CAST VOTE”) que se encuentra en la parte inferior a mano derecha. Esto registrará electrónicamente todos sus votos.

5. Abra las cortinas y retírese de la cabina de votación.

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For 2010, Harrison sent Red Bull a tax bill of $215,863 for the land and $1.29 million for the stadium; in 2011, the town taxed the land at $119,482 and the stadium at $1.22 million.

Red Bull contested the town’s actions, citing state Redevelopment Law which says: “All properties of an

authority are hereby declared to be public property of a po-litical subdivision of the State and those properties, and all public facilities, whether or not owned by the authority, are devoted to an essential public and governmental func-tion and purpose and shall be exempt from all taxes and spe-cial assessments of the State or any subdivision thereof.”

But, on June 13, 2012, state Tax Court Judge Christine Nugent dismissed the team’s

challenge, concluding that the HRA owned the land, Red Bulls owned the stadium and neither the land nor the stadium were tax exempt be-cause they were not used for a “public purpose.”

Appellate Judges Marie Simonelli, Douglas Fasciale and Michael Haas came to the same conclusion but from a somewhat different perspec-tive.

“We conclude that the [HRA] owns the land and

stadium, and the property is not tax exempt because it is not devoted to the public use contemplated by the exempt-ing statutes,” they wrote in a unanimous opinion.

“Generally,” the judges said, “all real property in New Jersey is subject to taxation unless expressly exempt by the Legislature.”

As an example of that legislative intent, the judges pointed to the N.J. Highway Authority’s construction of the Garden State Arts Center (now PNC Bank Arts Center) amphitheater and reception center, both leased to private operators. The amphitheater was found to be tax-exempt because it “served the NJHA’s underlying statutory purpose” in creating revenue for the authority while the reception center was declared taxable “because it had no nexus to the Arts Center’s original pur-pose [“to promote the public health and welfare…”] and exceeded the NJHA’s statutory mandate.”

Analogously, the judges cited the case of the N.J. Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) which was author-ized by the Legislature to carry out a “public purpose” by building, operating, owning and managing, “either directly or indirectly through lessees … a project to be located in the Hackensack meadowlands … consisting of one or more stadiums ….racetrack [etc.] …” And, the judges noted, NJSEA “received all revenue gener-ated by the sports complex, which is used to pay interest and principal on bonds and notes issued in connection with the project.”

By contrast, the judges said, the laws governing the opera-tions of the HRA and HCIA

provide only for the “acquir-ing and clearing” of land and “not the actual operation of a stadium or any other commer-cial establishment that [the town’s redevelopment plan] eventually attracted.”

“We recognize that the Authorities Law authorizes the [HCIA] to operate to oper-ate public facilities for public recreation and entertainment; however, Red Bull operates the stadium privately for its own economic benefit, not for recreation or activities freely open to the general public,” the judges wrote.

And, they added, even though the town and HRA are permitted a limited public use of the Arena, “those uses are subordinate to Red Bull’s rights and do not convert the stadium to a public use as con-templated by the Authorities Law and Redevelopment Law.

“Unquestionably, attracting a major league soccer team was a major part of the rede-velopment plan. Nevertheless, Red Bull’s actual operation of the stadium exceeds the [HCIA’s] and [HRA’s] statu-tory mandates. Accordingly, because the property is not used for a statutorily author-ized public purpose, it is not tax exempt.”

The message being deliv-ered here, said Harrison Tax Assessor Al Cifelli, is that, “there is nothing in those statutes that empowers a government agency to be in the private sports business by leasing [a stadium] to a private entity that is mak-ing all the decisions [about its operation] and, when you accept that and overlay the general laws of taxation, you can’t exempt a property unless it has a clear ‘public purpose.’ ’’

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Kearny’s Sarah Marks (2nd from r.) has been elected secretary to the Student Council Executive Board at St. Dominic Academy, Jersey City, for the 2014-2015 school year. Other offi cers, from l., are Student Council President Anamaria Carrasco of Union City, Vice President Elizabeth Boyle of Bayonne and Treasurer Casey McIntyre of Hoboken.

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By Jim HagueObserver Sports Writer

When the 2014 high school softball season began, Kearny High

School head coach Jimmy Pickel didn’t know what to make of his team.

“I thought we maybe had a chance to do well,” Pickel said.

But the Kardinals stumbled out of the gate, losing three of their first five games.

Then, something magically clicked. The Kardinals won 11 games in a row, defeating some of the top teams in Hudson County.

“When we had the winning streak, that’s when I thought we were pretty good,” said sophomore pitcher Caralynne Rivera. “I thought we had the ability to take it all. I thought we had the talent.”

Sunday morning at the New Jersey City University Gerrity Complex, the Kardinals com-pleted the journey, winning the school’s first-ever Hudson County Tournament champi-onship by defeating Bayonne, 6-4, bouncing back from a 4-0 deficit to do so.

The win came one day after the Kardinals lost to Montclair, 6-2, in the opening round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1,

Group IV state playoffs.Pickel was asked if there was

a hangover at all after Satur-day’s loss.

“I actually don’t think it was a factor,” Pickel said. “As soon as that game ended, we forgot about it. I wasn’t concerned about it. We were ready to play.”

Rivera agreed.“After that game, we knew

we had to let it go,” Rivera said. “We had a bigger opportunity to win the county. I wasn’t go-ing to let that game affect me.”

However, Pickel sensed that something was different with his team.

“They were a little tense ear-ly on,” Pickel said. “They got off the bus and I could sense that they were a little nervous. They were on the big stage for the first time.”

Bayonne jumped out to an early 4-0 lead on Sunday.

“There was a lot going through my mind,” Rivera said. “When we were down, 4-0, the one good thing about softball is that the game is never over. That lead was nothing.”

However, as the pitcher, Rivera knew that the pressure was on her.

“Every single time someone came up, I knew that I couldn’t let that person score,” Rivera

said.Pickel kept the spirits up.“There was never a panic,”

Pickel said. “It was still early in the game. We had given them a few runs. Instead of being down, we just knew we had to chip away at that lead.”

The Kardinals scored one run, then another, then re-ceived a huge break when a bases-loaded pop up was dropped and enabled the Kards to slice the lead to 4-3.

“I think then even Bayonne changed,” Pickel said. “They weren’t getting any hits. Even Caralynne said, ‘Just get me a few runs and I’ll take care of this.’”

Little did Pickel know that it would be Rivera who would deliver the crushing blow.

In the bottom of the sixth in-ning, Rivera unleashed a bomb to left center field.

“I didn’t think it would go out,” Rivera said. “I thought it would hit the fence.”

But it didn’t. Rivera’s shot eluded the Bayonne center-fielder who did her best to catch the ball. However, Ri-vera’s blast went over the fence for a two-run homer that gave the Kardinals the lead for good at 5-4.

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There was a meeting that took place last Au-gust, set up by long-time Queen of Peace athletic director and do-every-thing Ed Abromaitis, with the new QP princi-pal John Bellocchio and the sports columnist of The Observer.

Abromaitis told me that Bellocchio was con-cerned about negative publicity the athletic program had received in the paper and wanted to make sure that the Golden Griffins would get a fair shake in the future under his watch.

Bellocchio was told at the time that I was concerned about the di-rection that former QP principal Brother Larry Lavallee took the ath-letic program, that there was a constant revolving door at the school with coaches coming and going almost on a yearly basis.

Since Brother Larry had resigned last June and Bellocchio was hired as his replace-ment, he assured me that things were going to change in the future, that QP athletics was moving in a positive direction.

Well, it certainly didn’t last long.

It’s not even a year in Bellocchio’s tenure and already changes are be-

ing made.For one, Abromaitis,

who has had to endure two strenuous tenures as the school’s athletic director, has been reas-signed by Bellocchio to a non-athletic role as a mentor to the school’s younger teachers and a physical education teacher.

Abromaitis, who de-clined to comment for this column, was report-edly not happy with the shift. But Abromaitis, who has spent nearly 40 years at the school as a coach and athletic administrator, has al-ways been one to fall on the sword for Queen of Peace.

As Abromaitis’ re-placement, Bellocchio has hired Mike Miello, the former Hackensack, Ramapo and William Paterson head football coach. Miello had been an associate of Bel-locchio when the two worked together in Hackensack.

Miello may have a name recognition, but he’s certainly not a true green and gold bleeder like Ed Abromaitis.

Bellocchio, to his credit, did return my phone calls.

“Eddie Abromaitis is as good as it gets,” Bellocchio said. “I

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The Kearny High School softball team poses with the Hudson County Tournament championship trophy after beating Bayonne, 6-4, Sunday to win the school’s first-ever county title.

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described him best as being a legend here. He’s done a phenomenal job. I’m able to offer him as a role model, as someone who knows tradi-tion, who has impeccable and exceptional character. He’s going to help us grow. I needed him internally to

help as a mentor. In my eyes, he has extraordinary talents there. This is right for Queen of Peace.”

Bellocchio continued to sing Abromaitis’ praises.

“He’s been a role model to me,” Bellocchio said.

Then why replace him? Why rip the man’s heart out – now for a second time – in order to

give him a thankless position inside the school? Abromaitis is and was Queen of Peace athletics. Anywhere in the state that you could go, if you mentioned Queen of Peace, the first name that came to mind was Ed Abromaitis.

During his tenure, not only was Abromaitis the athletic director for almost 30 years

in two different stints, but he was also the highly successful head baseball coach. He also served as an assistant football coach for many years and was asked to step in as an interim head football coach when for-mer coach Tom Ferreiro was removed a few years ago.

In fact, when someone asked Abromaitis to do some-thing there, he did it without a question or qualm. When the school was replacing coaches left and right a few years ago, Abromaitis was left to pick up the pieces and tell the media the reasons why the coaches were gone. The school ad-ministration left Abromaitis to twist in the wind time and time again. Then, the school replaced him and then brought him back after three years.

Now, he’s out again and replaced by an outsider in Miello.

“Mike Miello is my former colleague,” Bellocchio said. “He’s another legendary char-acter in northern New Jersey. He’s a very decent man and an exceptional individual.”

Now, there’s another coach-ing change to deal with.

Mike Flynn – who was another soul dedicated to Queen of Peace in every facet imaginable – has decided to step down as the girls’ soccer coach after serving 16 years.

Flynn was saddened by his decision, but he realized he couldn’t remain at the school, especially after what took place with his longtime friend Abromaitis.

“He’s the principal and he set down rules,” Flynn said of Bellocchio. “I don’t have to agree with them. It’s one of my favorite places in the world. I love that school. I just don’t like the direction the school is going in. I don’t like

the way they treated Eddie. And I don’t think I could work for anyone else other than Ed-die. I would go up there on an August morning at 8 a.m. and Eddie would be there. Don’t get me wrong. We had our arguments. But he’s a great man and a great man to work for. He bled Queen of Peace colors.”

Added Flynn, “Everywhere I go, everyone asks me, ‘How’s Abromaitis?’ He’s so well known. It’s just a pleasure to know Eddie and he deserves much better than this. John’s the principal and he’s the boss. I just don’t have to listen to him.”

Flynn served a variety of roles for the school. Not only was he the girls’ soccer coach, but he was also the former head softball coach, worked the sidelines at football games and drove the athletic teams to different games and events.

“I’m going to miss a lot of the girls,” Flynn said. “The hardest thing I had to do was to call parents and tell them that I wasn’t going to be there. I wish nothing but the best for the school. I just didn’t like the direction in which the school was headed.”

Flynn took pride in the fact that his soccer teams qualified for the Bergen County Tour-nament 14 times in 16 years. He hopes to find another coaching job somewhere.

“I love coaching and I love the game of soccer,” Flynn said. “It’s a sad day.”

Flynn said that he was promised a tuition break for incoming freshmen, so he went out and found five prom-ising players, all coming to QP as long as they were receiving some tuition assistance.

“He told me that he never

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“That was the best feeling ever,” said the sophomore pitcher Rivera, who had hit one other home run earlier in the season. “I couldn’t explain it. I knew that it gave us a bet-ter chance of winning.”

Pickel knew that Rivera had hit the shot heard around Kearny.

“Once she hit it, I knew it was gone,” Pickel said. “I know the sound it makes coming off the bat. It had that sound.”

The Kardinals added an insurance run, giving Rivera a two-run cushion to begin the

final inning. She didn’t need it. The Kards had created history.

Pickel credited the defensive work of left fielder Spiradoula Dimou, who made a running catch on a short fly ball with runners on base, and second baseman Kelly Wilkinson, who snared a scorching line drive with the bases loaded.

“Those two defensive plays saved the game for us,” Pickel said. “Once we took the lead, I could sense Bayonne was down.”

Pickel believes that Ri-vera matured this season as a pitcher.

“She really came on since the beginning of the season,” Pickel said. “I think she wasn’t fine tuned to begin this season. I think it helped having (fresh-man) Sydney (Pace) to pitch a few games. It helped Caralynne that she didn’t have to pitch every game. Having those games off was for her best interest.”

After Rivera disposed of the Bees in the top of the seventh,

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“It’s so hard to explain how I feel afterwards. I felt we earned it and deserved it. We all worked so hard to get there, so we deserved to win.”

“It’s the first championship game we’ve been to and the first time we won,” Pickel said. “I kind of like playing there and being there.”

As for the euphoria?“It feels great,” Pickel said.

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“She’s been doing exactly what I thought she could so,” Afonso said. “She’s made a lot of progress in the past year. Running in the winter helped her, because she came to spring track in track shape. I expected her to be at the top of our league.”

Afonso likes the determina-tion that Nardini displays.

“She’s very self motivated,” Afonso said. “She puts a lot of time in during the offseason. As a high school coach, our first goal is to make sure the kids love the sport. Cristina always expressed interest in getting better and that’s the first step. I never have to worry about her working hard, because she’s putting in the extra time on her own. She’s really come a long way.”

Because the school has such a small enrollment, track participants have to learn to compete in more than one event.

“I almost had to force her to learn the triple jump,” Afonso said. “I tried her in the hur-dles and the jumps and she did well. But she just wants to succeed in everything. After a while, I could just put her any-

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Nardini was more than fine at the recent Bergen County Group Championships at Northern Valley-Old Tappan. She won three gold medals (the 100-meter hurdles in 16.27, the long jump in 16-3 1/2 and the triple jump in 34-10 1/2) and finished second in the 400-meter hurdles to neigh-boring rival Natalie Negroni of Queen of Peace. Four events: three gold medals and a silver. Not a bad day at all.

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

“It just kept happening for me,” Nardini said. “I’m ecstatic about it. I never would have suspected that this is where I would be today. I knew I had a chance in the 100 hurdles. My favorite events are the 100 hurdles and the triple jump. I looked at the other girls’ times. I did some research and thought I had a chance. When it comes to the other events, I’m not confident.

“So doing what I did, I’m ac-tually honored and blessed. I finally made a name for myself and I think that’s great.”

She’s also etched her name in the school record book, scoring the most points in school history, as well as setting new marks in both hurdles events.

Nardini broke the school mark for career points that was set by former Observer Female Athlete of the Year Tara Fisher, who had 626 points during her brilliant track career. Nardini has 686 and can surpass the 700-point mark with a solid effort at the upcoming NJSIAA North Jer-sey Section 2, Group I cham-pionships. That’s a mark that may never be broken.

“My name will be left be-hind when I graduate,” said Nardini, who has already com-mitted to The College of New Jersey to compete there in the fall. “I think that’s the coolest part.”

“She just has a lot of natural athletic ability, a lot like Tara Fisher,” Afonso said. “She’s just one of those naturally athletic young girls. I think the extra time she put in helped her.”

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After earning two medals at the Bergen County Meet of Champions, finishing fifth in the triple jump and sixth in the 100-meter hurdles, Nardini said that she was a little anx-ious about the upcoming state sectionals.

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One day after warrants were issued for their arrest, two burglary sus-pects were in Kearny police cus-tody, Chief John Dowie reported on Monday.

According to police, Christopher Kennedy, 28, of Kearny, and Jennifer Dagata, 27, of West Milford had at-tempted to steal a safe from a Pleas-ant Place residence April 5.

Police said the pair entered the home at about 3:30 a.m., but were unable to remove the safe because of its size and weight. The noise awoke the residents, who saw the intruders fleeing in a van.

Det. John Plaugic responded to the home and collected evidence, and Det. Scott Traynor developed further information on the vehicle and the

suspects. On May 14, warrants were issued

for the duo’s arrest on charges of burglary, criminal attempt, conspira-cy and possession of burglar tools.

On May 15, the KPD learned, Ken-nedy was due to appear in court in Wayne. Det. Sgt. John View and Det. Michael Farinola went to Wayne and took him into custody.

Dowie said that later that day, Ken-nedy, having been booked at KPD headquarters, phoned Dagata to ask if she would post his bail, “not know-ing that we knew she was the alleged accomplice.”

When Dagata showed up at HQ , she was escorted to the Detective Bu-reau and advised that she was under arrest.

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offered that deal,” Flynn said of Bellocchio. “I said, ‘You most cer-tainly did.’ But he denied it. How can I tell those parents that they went back on their word? Maybe it’s better if they bring someone else in.”

Bellocchio sang Flynn’s praises as well.

“You never like to see talented people leave,” Bellocchio said. “I wish him the best for the future. Everyone has said nothing but the best about Mike Flynn.”

The principal is saying all the right things. But the purist knows that Abromaitis didn’t want to leave his position and Flynn didn’t want to walk away from the school and the kids he loved.

So the revolving door spins once again, this time involving two of the rare longtime coaches. It’s astound-ing the number of coaching changes this school has gone through in the past decade. No one seems to learn from past mistakes and the door just keeps spinning and spinning, this time involving two of the truly good people in local athletics.

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Then, police said, the two suspects ran across the street to what was later described as a blue Honda Accord parked on Lake St. and the driver and the pair sped off south on Lake into New-ark. Police reportedly were aided by surveil-lance cameras capturing an image of the suspects’ vehicle.

Arriving at the scene soon after, police said they learned that the stolen phone, an iPhone 5s, had a tracking device through which police said they were able to track a car matching the description they had to Broadway and Third Ave. in Newark.

There, police arrested a 16-year-old male from Newark and Christopher Hannah, 19, of Newark.

Also arrested was Asia Knight, 20, of Newark, to whom the Honda Accord was registered. Inside the car, police said they found the missing cell phone.

The handgun, however,

was not recovered, police said.

Police charged the 16-year-old with two counts of robbery, pos-session of a weapon and possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose and receiving stolen property.

Knight was charged with two counts of rob-bery and receiving stolen property.

Hannah was charged with one count of con-spiracy to commit rob-bery and receiving stolen property.

As of Friday evening, the 16-year-old had been turned over to Newark authorities while the two adults were being held temporarily at Belleville Police headquarters to wait for bail to be set.

Belleville Schools Superintendent Helene Feldman said she arranged to send counselors to the Middle School to check on the well-being of the stu-dents who were involved in or who witnessed the shocking armed assault.

This close call comes

just one week after a simi-lar incident reported on northjersey.com in which two Newark residents, ages 19 and 17, were ar-rested after they allegedly stole an iPhone 5 from a Belleville High School 16-year-old at Parkside Drive and William St. at about 5 p.m. on May 9.

According to the online report, the student was jumped by the two young men who knocked him down and stole his $300 phone but were later tracked down, along with the stolen phone, by po-lice. Both suspects were charged with robbery.

By an odd coincidence, just two days before the most recent incident, the Belleville Board of Educa-tion had voted to endorse the nationwide Safe Routes to School program, funded through the U.S. Department of Transporta-tion, which is designed to encourage kids to walk or bicycle to and from school safely as a way of stimulat-ing more physical activity among children.

ROBBED from 01shops moved into the area. And significant redevelopment was about to kick off along the Passaic Ave. corridor.

Big changes to the paperThe Observer itself went from

being a broadsheet to a tabloid a little more than a decade ago. When it became a tab, it was one of the first newspapers to make the switch (during a time when many publishers were at least considering such changes).

The move was made primar-ily because of the rising cost of newsprint and printing. A tabloid format used less paper, plus it made reading the paper much less cumbersome.

It was the vision of late Ob-server President Anthony Tor-toreti that led to the major change.

And it wasn’t the first radical move he’d made.

A few years earlier, The Observ-er added sporadic color to jazz up the pages — and to give advertis-ers an opportunity to attract more business. While the use of color was costly, it was something Tor-toreti knew was necessary — and it was a trend he helped to set in the industry.

Mary Tortoreti, Anthony’s widow, is The Observer’s presi-dent today — and back in 2007, she fondly recalled how she and her husband would discuss the changes together — while at home or while they were on the road traveling (usually to Cape Cod.)

“He was the only one doing it [using color], and of course, he wanted the color to be perfect,” Mrs. Tortoreti said. “He made sure everyone worked on it until we got it right.”

Technology, technology, technologyThere were two other areas

where Anthony Tortoreti was a newspaper visionary.

First, he wanted readers and ad-vertisers to have the best-looking newspaper. So, when it was hardly common for papers to be pagi-nated and designed using com-puters, he went out and bought what was then the top-of-the-line Compugraphic computers. The investment was costly, but it cut considerable time in the overall production process.

“Tony and I would talk about the computers all the time,” Mrs. Tortoreti said. “We’d be going all

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Lawrence J. FallonLawrence (Larry) J. Fallon,

entered into eternal rest on May 8 at University Hospital. He was 75.

Funeral services were under the direction of the Mulligan Funeral Home. A funeral Lit-urgy will be held on Saturday, May 31, at 10 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 100 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. North, Har-rison.

Larry was a past trustee of the Elks where he volunteered countless hours in the kitchen for every charitable event. His dedication to the handi-capped children of Elks Camp Moore and the numerous school charities will be greatly missed.

Larry is survived by his sis-ter Jacqueline McCoy and his brother Brian Fallon.

He was predeceased by his parents John and Mercy Fal-lon, a sister Jane Bruzzi and a brother Charles (Todd) Fallon.

Donations may be made to the Harrison East Newark Elks Lodge #2326, 406-408 Harrison Ave., Harrison, N.J. 07029 in memory of Larry.

Frank J. KurzawaFrank J. “Hot Dogs” Kur-

zawa, 97, of Harrison, passed away on May 10. Frank worked in maintenance for the Har-rison Housing Authority and was employed by Harrison Taxi Cab Company. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Army from 1941 to 1945.

Frank was predeceased by his wife, Cecelia Kurzawa, and a son, Frank D. Kurzawa. He is survived by his daughter, Cecelia Alfano and grandchil-dren: Karen Painter, Michael Alfano, Bruce Alfano, Patricia Alfano, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were under the direction of the Mulligan Funeral Home. A funeral mass was held at Holy Cross Church, Harrison. His inter-ment took place in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

The family would appreciate donations in Frank’s name to the Disabled American Vet-erans, 20 Washington Place, Newark, N.J. 07102.

Jerry B. Leahy

Jerry B. “Skeeter” Leahy, 78, died on Monday, May 12, at his home in Kearny while sur-rounded by his loving family.

Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home. 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. The funeral service was held at the First Presby-terian Church of Arlington, Kearny, followed by inter-ment in Arlington Cemetery, Kearny. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com.

Mr. Leahy was born in Jersey City, and was a lifelong resident of Kearny.

“Skeeter” owned and oper-ated the Thistle Restaurant, Kearny, for 40 years, retiring 12 years ago. In 2010 his children moved the restaurant to its current location on Valley Brook Ave., Lyndhurst.

He was a proud member of Forest Hills Field Club where he loved playing golf. Jerry was also a member of the Irish American Club and the Scots-American Athletic Club.

On many occasions “Skeeter” would host Celtic Football Clubs. In the town of Kearny, he could always be counted on to sponsor many youth and recreation sports teams. He will always be re-membered for his generosity.

Jerry is survived by his beloved wife Julia (nee Mc-Curley); his adoring children, Jane Souza (Chris), Susan Jutkiewicz, Anne McCaffrey (John) and William Leahy (Kimberly). He was prede-ceased by his son-in-law Dan-iel Jutkiewicz on Feb. 20.

“Skeeter” will be deeply missed by his grandchildren Christopher, Allyson, Jessica, Justin, Paige, Julia, Keara, Brooke and Johnny.

He also leaves behind his siblings Barbara Bingham,

Margaret Carson, Jacqueline Giguere and Dennis Leahy as well as his brother-in-law Donald McCurley and many nieces and nephews.

Jerry was predeceased by his brothers James and Edward Leahy and his sister Patricia Pegram.

Mr. Leahy was the patriarch of his family and will be dearly missed by everyone.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the food pantry at the First Pres-byterian Church of Arlington.

Robert (Roy) McClymont Robert (Roy) McClymont,

72, passed away peacefully on May 6 at the Accord Hospice, Paisley, Scotland.

Born in Paisley, Roy served in the Royal Navy then moved to the United States in 1972, where he was a member of the Scots American and Ulster Clubs and the Copestone Ma-sonic Lodge.

Roy had many friends in the Kearny area. In 1974, Roy returned to Paisley, where he met his wife Carol and settled there.

Roy leaves behind his loving wife Carol; brother Edward, niece Kerry and stepdaughter Lorraine (Brian) and grandson Scott. He will be dearly missed by all. Roy was predeceased by his father Robert and mother Catherine Wiggins McClymont.

John V. StarkusJohn V. Starkus, 84, died

peacefully at home on May 13.Arrangements were by the

Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive. A funeral service was held at the funeral home, followed by in-terment in Holy Cross Chapel Mausoleum, North Arlington.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thiele-reid.com.

Mr. Starkus was born in Kearny and was a lifelong resident.

He was a computer pro-grammer for Prudential in Newark for 25 years, retiring 20 years ago.

John leaves behind his com-panion Dominick Lofaro.

Ann M. Swankie Ann M. Swankie (nee

Maffey) passed away sud-denly but very peacefully at home on May 11. She was 85.

Born in Harrison, she was a lifelong resident.

Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral Mass was held at Holy Cross Church, Harrison, followed by a private cremation. To leave online condolences, please visit www.armit-agewiggins.com.

Ann and her beloved husband Dick spent a beauti-ful Mother’s Day afternoon at their daughter Michele’s

home. After returning home, she quietly closed her eyes and entered into eternal rest. Ann always had a smile and loved her monthly trips to Atlantic City. She enjoyed Holy Cross Church and was a member of the Rosary Society, the Crafts Club and the Seniors. She had many wonderful friends.

She is survived by her husband Richard Swankie, her daughter and son-in-law Michele and Matthew Brennan and two beautiful granddaughters Danielle and Katie Rose.

In lieu of flowers, kindly consider a donation to Holy Cross Church in Harrison.

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By Karen ZautykObserver Correspondent

KEARNY–By gum, here’s a story to sink

your teeth into.Kearny police last week

reported the arrest of a 75-year-old township man who was allegedly practicing dentistry illegally in his Wilkinson Terrace home.

The suspect, Ludwik Strzyczkowski, has been charged with operating an unlicensed medical practice and illegal possession of a CDS, five boxes of the anesthetic Lidocaine

reportedly found in his residence.

Kearny Police Chief John Dowie said police were tipped off by a relative of a “dissatisfied customer.”

On the morning of May 10, Officer T.J. Hernandez went to the suspect’s home after police received a report of a possible illegal dental practice in the town. After information was documented, the case was investigated by Det. Lt. Anthony Gouveia, who visited Strzyczkowski on May 12, interviewed and subsequently arrested him.

According to police, Strzyczkowski said he had had some dental training in Poland but admitted he was not a licensed dentist.

Gouveia reportedly observed extensive dental equipment, including a dentist’s chair, drills and needles, in the living area of the one-family home.

A search incident to the suspect’s arrest uncovered the Lidocaine, which he was not licensed to possess or distribute, police said.

Strzyczkowski was also summonsed for possession of a CDS near a school, possession

with intent to distribute and possession of paraphernalia.

Dowie said the Kearny Board of Health was notified of the situation, as was the state Division of Consumer Affairs, “in the event they had received additional complaints.”

Dowie added that in Gouveia’s opinion, the conditions in the area where the dental work was apparently being done were “very unsanitary” and “not conducive to a sterile atmosphere normally associated with a medical facility.”

Getting to the root canal of case

Photo courtesy Kearny PD

Ludwik Strzyczkowski

Starting this fall, St. Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC) will implement a medical “home” at the hospi-tal’s Primary Care Center for patients with diabetes and hypertension.

The new initiative, part of a five-year Delivery System

Reform Incentive Payment Program demonstration ap-proved by the New Jersey Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is de-signed under the state’s Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver, to upgrade patient care for prevalent chronic

conditions in the state. According to the American

Diabetes Association, more than 25 million people in the U.S. have diabetes and SMMC, through this initia-tive, hopes to fill an unmet need for access to care and service in the Newark com-

munity where diabetes is ranked as the sixth leading cause of death.

The new medical unit will feature community health screenings and education, referrals and access to needed health care services, focus on lifestyle modifica-tion and nutritional coun-seling, and offer a dedicated patient navigation system as well as assistance with social services.

“The project seeks to im-prove the health of the com-munity by providing greater access to primary and specialty care, ultimately reducing costly admissions, readmissions, emergency department visits and length of stay for patients with diabetes and hypertension,” said David A. Ricci, SMMC president and CEO.

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The carnival-like event combines games and activi-ties to entertain and provide information to raise public awareness about the programs and services provided by Es-sex County.

The Open House includes free admission to the zoo, lo-cated at 560 Northfield Ave. in West Orange.

“Our annual Open House has become a county tra-dition,” County Execu-tive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. said. “Hosting this popular event at Turtle Back Zoo is a unique way to make county government more ac-cessible and raise awareness

about the many ways we contribute to our residents’ quality of life,”

Every county department, division and office will have information about their func-tions, and directors and employees will be on hand to answer questions. Free park-ing is available on-site and at the South Mountain Park-N-Ride facility.

Zoo admission and rides on the miniature train will be free. Admission to the min-iGOLF Safari is $6 for chil-dren and $8 for adults. Car-ousel and pony rides are $2 each. Feedsticks at the Out-back Adventure Aviary are $2. Fees also apply at the Tree-top Adventure course and paddle boating on the Orange Reservoir.

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It was Tortoreti’s vision that allowed The Observer to have its presence felt, not only locally, but worldwide.

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p.m., but KFD crews, under the direction of Fire Chief John Sherlock and Assistant Chief John J. Kennedy, re-mained at the scene for about five hours.

Hyde said it was thought that the cause of the blaze was electrical, compounded by the kitchen oil used to fry the fish and chips.

In the aftermath, “neighbors brought us food and cloth-ing,” a still-grateful Hyde said, recalling particularly one woman who arrived with clothing for Hyde and her pajama-clad sister.

Left homeless, the Ostroms rented a three-room apart-ment in the Gen. Kearny Apartments on Belgrove Drive.

In other hands, the fire might have meant the end of Thompson’s, but as those who recall the shop fondly know, it made a comeback.

In 1963, Thompson’s had already been in Kearny for 50 years. Hyde’s aunt had bought

the business and the building from the original owner, and Hyde’s mother, Doris, later purchased it. She was not about to give up.

Mrs. Ostrom obtained a loan to rebuild from Nutley Savings. On Feb. 12, 1964 (Ash Wednesday, by the way) -- less than a year after the disaster -- Thompson’s reopened on the same site.

The new building also had two apartments, one on the second floor for the Ostroms and a rental unit in the back.

Thompson’s Fish & Chips continued to serve the Kearny community for nearly four more decades, closing its doors for good in August 2000.

The Ostoms’ younger son, Arthur -- who was born after the fire -- opened Thompson’s shops in Sea Bright and Bel-mar, but these have closed.

As for the undaunted, indefatigable Doris Ostrom, she finally retired from the business world in 2000. At age 75.

Noting her mom’s entrepre-neurship, and success, in an era when a businesswoman was a rarity, Hyde said, “She was definitely a woman ahead of her time.”

(Editor’s note: For those of you wondering about that car in the photograph, it is a brand-new 1963 Chrysler Newport, which looks about half-a-block long.)

work well with the mayor and the existing council members.”

During the campaign, the Kimble team accused Stru-molo-Burke of making a racial slur in a voice mail message left on Councilman Kennedy’s phone a few years ago – an accusation the councilwoman vehemently denied. A member

of the campaign team enlisted the aid of an out-of-state fo-rensics lab to do an analysis of the tape message and compare it with a recording of a recent Township Council meeting to compare the voice on the tape with Strumolo-Burke’s voice on the council recording and the lab concluded there was an “85%” probability that

the voice on the phone tape was that of Strumolo-Burke. That claim, in turn, led to the Kimble team to demand that Strumolo-Burke resign her council seat which she refused to do.

Whether the Kimble cam-paign intends to pursue the ef-fort to force the councilwom-an to step down is unclear at

this point. When asked how he could

feel so confident about es-tablishing a positive working relationship with the Kimble team such a bitterly-waged campaign, Longo said: “We’ll have to wipe the slate clean and work together for the good of the town.”

Peter Zangari Jr., who serves on the Belleville Board of Edu-cation with Longo and Longo running mate Freda, draped his arm around his colleague and declared: “Joe’s the most standup, hardworking man

in politics and he’s certainly deserving of this victory.”

Also extending congratula-tions to Longo at the subdued Porto gathering was Belleville Schools Superintendent Helene Feldman.

Longo, whose term on the school board expires this year, will be shortly tendering his resignation from the board as he prepares to take a seat on the Township Council.

Barring any unforeseen de-velopments, Kimble, Kennedy and Longo will be sworn into office on July 1.

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Then & Now

Photo courtesy Kearny MuseumPhoto courtesy Kearny MuseumPhoto courtesy Kearny Museum

Photo by Karen Zautyk

In honor of Memorial Day 2014, we bring you a ‘Then’ photo of Memorial Day 1926. Placing fl ags on the graves in the Veterans’ Circle at Arlington Cemetery (in Kearny, not Vir-

ginia) are residents of the Old Soldiers’ Home, some of them veterans of the Civil War. Offi cially known as the N.J. Home for Disabled Soldiers and Sailors, it stood on Belgrove Drive north of Bergen Ave. and operated from 1887 until 1932. As the aged heroes honored their comrades, a bugler was playing ‘Taps.’ You can see him at the bottom left of the old photograph.

Don’t be disturbed by the undecorated graves in the ‘Now’ photo. Veterans laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery (aka Arlington Memorial Park) are still honored every year. Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars will be there this coming weekend with fl ags to mark the headstones in advance of Monday’s holiday.

As we have noted before, ‘Then & Now’ has become a learning experience. This week, we learned how many Civil War veterans are buried in this cemetery, located

at the intersection of Schuyler Ave. and the Belleville Turnpike. Care to hazard a guess? The answer is 553. And you can fi nd all their names at newjerseycivilwargravestones.org. On the home page, click on ‘Browse Gravestones by Cemetery.’ Then select Hudson County. Arlington Memorial Park is at the top of the list. The names are in alphabetical order.

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