Sept. 25, 2013 Edition of The Observer

NUTLEY –It was a close call for more

than a year but the Nutley Township administration seems confident that the state will be releasing its allocation of state Green Acres money, after all, for improvements made at Monsignor Owens Park off Park Ave.

Those improvements, which were undertaken in summer

2012 and completed by late September 2012 at a cost of nearly $1.3 million, featured the installation of a synthetic turf multipurpose playing sur-face accommodating two new softball fields, a football field, perimeter track and two short side soccer fields.

Green Acres was to provide partial reimbursement fund-ing through a combination of

a grant and a low interest loan totaling about $750,000.

But on Aug. 9, 2012, Green Acres Project Manager Amy Sumoski wrote to Nutley Parks & Recreation Commis-sioner Mauro Tucci “regarding a composting facility that was discovered … at Monsignor Owens Park” – which, she said, was an inappropriate use of parkland and needed to be

removed.On Oct. 3, 2012, Sumoski

reminded Tucci that, “… the intentions of the Township are to remove the compost facility from parkland.”

Then, on Jan. 11, 2013, Sumos-ki reported another potential disturbing finding to Tucci, “… that a [T-Mobile] cell phone tower exists … at Monsignor

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Ron LeirObserver Correspondent

LYNDHURST –Only four months after the

Lyndhurst First ticket swept into office, at least two of its members and a key supporter are embroiled in a vitriolic feud that got a public airing at the Sept. 10 Township Com-mission meeting.

Mayor Robert Giangeruso and former Mayor and current Township Attorney Richard DiLascio, once tight allies, are now bitter rivals.

And, as proof of the pud-ding, the township has posted on its website a solicitation for Request For Proposal for “special legal services” to “provide research, advice and counsel on the appropriate-ness of statutory and other appointments under the Com-mission form of government (Walsh Act).”

The successful applicant, the notice says, “shall dem-onstrate sufficient knowledge in New Jersey municipal law, public employment law, Shared Services Act, New Jer-sey Ethics law and statutory appointment law under NJSA 40 and NJSA 40A.”

All RFPs must be received by 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Township Clerk’s of-fice, “at which time they will be opened and read aloud.”

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KEARNY –

Every once in awhile, someone comes into your life, by accident,

by fate, by the grace of God, perhaps. And they have the power to affect your life in ways deep and significant. They can help you begin to see the world, and yourself, with new eyes. And the irony of it all is that this life-changer is someone you’ve never met, a complete stranger who has not the slightest idea of how deeply he is affecting others -- just by being himself.

Such a person is Sgt.Brendan Marrocco.

If you know his story, you know what I mean. If you don’t know it, it’s time you learned it. It is dramatic, and

it keeps getting more so. We first learned of Brendan

in 2010, through his aunt Pat Collins of Kearny, who asked if The Observer could pro-mote a fund-raiser being held for her nephew at the Scots-American Club. At the time, Brendan had been in Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for a year -- and he would spend another 12 months there. And then return.

There wil be another Scots-American event next month. More about that later, but first a soldier’s story:

On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009, Army Spc. Brendan Marrocco, Second Battalion, 27th Infantry, was on active duty in Iraq, returning to his base 130 miles from

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LYNDHURST –

If you have been were driving on Ridge Road re-cently, you could not help

but notice the sea of small American flags adorning the lawns around St. Michael the Archangel Church at the corner of Page Ave.

Officially, it is known as the Field of Flags, a project that began in Somers,Conn., in 2005 with 2,231 flags: One for each serviceman or woman killed in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Flags are added as the casu-alty list grows.

On Sunday, the number in Lyndhurst totaled 6,759.

The Field of Flags idea originated at the Somers Congregational Church, which still sponsors the me-morial. Thus far, it has been displayed outside churches of various denominations across a dozen states.

The Lyndhurst project was coordinated by Mary Corrao from St. Michael’s. Representatives from Som-ers arrived Friday morning to place the flags, with the help of local residents, including veterans and members of Scout troops, a task that took several hours.

According to Somers Congregational, “The Field of Flags is a silent, patriotic and poignant reminder of the cost of war. Each flag repre-sents not simply one casualty, but all the family members and friends who have been touched by that life now gone.

“They represent our

respect for those who have served and are currently serving in the military and our hope for peace in the fu-ture, for a time when no one is called upon by our country to give the greatest sacrifice.”

To show that respect, St. Michael’s held a simple but touching interfaith memorial service Sunday afternoon. Participating clergy included Father Stanley Kostrzomb of the host parish; Father Jim Starasinich of Sacred Heart Church, Lyndhurst; Pastor Martha Day of United Pres-byterian Church, Lyndhurst, and the Rev. Donald Pitchen of Carlstadt Presbyterian Church.

Mayor Robert Giangeruso gave the welcoming address

to the congregation, but there were no long speeches. There were songs from the Lynd-hurst High School.

Chorale and Sal Russo; a POW/MIA ceremony by Lyndhurst veterans’ organiza-tions, which also offered a rifle salute; recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance by local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts; and the haunting sound of “Taps,” by the Lyndhurst High School Buglers.

And, of course, there were prayers for the fallen and for their families.

But the most moving part of the ceremony was the reading of the names of the New Jersey men and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. The printed

program for the service listed 183, but another was noted from the altar: that of Sgt. Timothy Raymond McGill of Ramsey, whose death in Af-ghanistan was reported only the night before.

As each name echoed through the church, it was a reminder of patriotism, grief, sacrifice and love.

And, we were told, one of the 6,759 flags was for McGill. Somers Congrega-tional always sends along extras, in case the death toll increases while the display is in place.

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KEARNY –

After little activity since March, the Kearny High School construc-

tion job should be resuming shortly, Superintendent of Schools Frank Ferraro said last week.

And work on the former tire factory building at 174 Midland Ave. the BOE acquired several years ago to house BOE head-quarters and four classrooms should be starting up soon also, he said.

Last Monday, Sept. 16, the Kearny Board of Education awarded a contract to the Paul Otto Building Co. of Cranford for $2,968,000 to complete work on KHS’s South Build-ing.

Ferraro said the goal is to finish that job by January 2014.

At that point, he said, students and teachers now in the trailer classroom units (TCUs) on the school’s front

lawn can move back inside the high school and their “spots” will be taken by students and teachers from the North Build-ing where, it’s expected, the next stage – building a 5-story atrium, new classrooms and cafeteria – will begin.

It’s fortunate that the BOE still has access to those TCUs, given that nobody has paid the rent due on them since April, according to Ferraro.

The former contractor on the KHS construction job –

Brockwell & Carrington – had been responsible for those payments but the Towaco firm was “terminated for conveni-ence” by the BOE on March 20 and, thereafter, the payments to the TCU supplier, Mod-Space of Woodbridge, lapsed, Ferraro said.

So, to remedy that, the BOE voted last Monday to pay ModSpace $31,500 – the outstanding balance owed through September – and, thereafter, Ferraro said, the

BOE will draft a new agree-ment with the TCU supplier to continue those payments.

When the new contractor, Paul Otto, starts work, the firm will be installing hallway ceilings, re-doing floors and walls, and putting in fire sprin-klers and fire suppression systems in the South Building, Ferraro said.

Work specifications all com-ply with current state school building codes, Ferraro said.

And those government

agencies that are funding most of the project – the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and the Federal Aviation Administration – are being kept in the loop on the board’s actions, he added.

They were also informed, Ferraro said, that Paul Otto wasn’t the low bidder on the South Building job but the BOE was advised by its construction attorney to go with the firm, as the second lowest bidder, because the bid submitted by the low bidder was deficient.

Even so, the price the firm submitted “was over the [BOE’s professionals’] pre-liminary estimate by several hundred thousands of dollars,” Ferraro said.

For that reason, he said, “we may bid out the next phase of the job with alternates, just to give us some flexibility.”

Asked to predict whether the entire job – including an

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With the winter – and sledding – season right around the

corner, Kearny residents who live on or near Afton St. are trusting the traffic – with some adjustments – to “flow gently,” as the song goes.

In the spring, some residents petitioned the town to change the flow of traffic on Afton, from the current two-way between Belgrove Drive and Passaic Ave., to one-way west, down the hill.

Last Wednesday, about a dozen residents from the neighborhood gathered at Town Hall, along with Mayor Alberto Santos, several Town Council members and Police Chief John Dowie, to hash out the issues and to hear an analy-sis of the proposed change of

direction by consulting traffic engineer Brian Intindola.

His assessment, after taking traffic counts during morning and peak hours, is that, “Afton’s functioning as it should. The overall lines [of traffic] don’t seem to make a case for one-way.”

And, he said, the street’s 30-foot width should offer enough clearance, with parking on both sides, for up to 3,500 cars per day – and current traffic counts show only about half that volume now.

Changing Afton to one-way, Intindola said, could cause a “disproportionate hit” to Peden Terrace, a side street that driv-ers access to drop off and pick up children at Garfield School. Resident Judi Albrecht readily agreed, saying: “If you make [Afton] one-way, it’s going to be worse on Peden.”

What the town should be doing, Albrecht added, is “pave

more streets.” The mayor answered that the town was doing what it could but was limited by the high costs of resurfacing.

In any event, the engineer concluded, “I can’t come up with a compelling reason to have Afton [between Belgrove and Passaic] one-way.”

“The biggest problem is when it snows,” said Brenda Sagitas, who lives on William St., one of the side streets off Afton on the hill section of the block. Sagitas was one of the

spring petitioners. Because the town doesn’t

“plow curb-to-curb,” and because parked cars stick out further from the snow-packed curbs, drivers struggle go-ing up and down that hill and “people argue,” Sagitas said. “You cannot get up and down

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NORTH ARLINGTON –

The landlords of two North Arlington apart-ment buildings, who

placed ads for rentals in The Observer, have agreed to pay $21,000 to resolve allega-tions that they violated the Fair Housing Act by denying rental opportunities to pro-spective African-American tenants, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel-opment (HUD) announced last week.

The Observer abides by Fair Housing regulations and is in no way implicated in the discrimination charges.

Named as respondents in the case were Michael Pontoriero and Mary Ann Pontoriero, owners of a 15-unit building at 44 Beech St. and a 17-unit property at 15 Morgan Place.

Earlier this year, HUD charged Michael Pontori-ero with violating the Fair Housing Act by allegedly “refusing to show apart-ments to or return the calls of a prospective tenant after learning that he was African-American.”

According to the charging document made public by HUD, its investigation began after the complainant, whose identification was withheld, saw an advertisement in The Observer in July 2009 for a one-bedroom apartment in the Beech St. building.

“Complainant telephoned the contact number listed in the advertisement and left a voicemail message request-ing to see the apartment,” HUD stated. According to HUD, Michael Pontori-ero returned the call “and scheduled an appointment to view the vacant apartment at noon on July 29,” asking the prospective tenant to meet

him outside the building entrance.

Prior to the appointment, the two again spoke by phone, “and each indicated that they were minutes from the building.”

HUD’s charging document states: “Complainant arrived at the agreed-upon location a few minutes before noon. Complainant waited in front of the building for 30 min-utes and then placed three telephone calls to respond-ent . . . leaving a voicemail each time.”

Michael Pontoriero report-edly “never appeared at the scheduled appointment and failed to respond to com-plainant telephone calls and voicemail messages.”

Believing that he had been the victim of illegal dis-crimination, the applicant contacted the Fair Housing

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The charge alleged that the tests revealed that Pontori-ero refused to show up for appointments and return calls after he learned that a tester was African American.

“Pontoriero allegedly would drive by or arrive for apartment viewing appoint-ments early in order to dis-

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Alarming info for sleepyheadsToday’s column is prompted

by a recurring event in my life: Oversleeping.

I am a night person. Earlier in my journalistic career, I started work at 4 or 5 p.m., which was perfect since I didn’t have to get up until mid-afternoon. There were times in the dead of winter, when daylight hours are few, when I would not see the sun for days. It was like living in the Yukon without the benefit of the Northern Lights.

(I kept hoping that, just like some nocturnal animal, my eyes would grow bigger, but that didn’t happen.)

Now, however, I must be

among the living during the day. And once again, this week I was late for work because I slept through the alarm. Or, more accurately, I kept hit-ting the snooze button until it got sick of being smacked and turned itself off.

I regret not having bought a clock I saw advertised years ago. It was inside a tennis ball. When the alarm went off, the only way to shut it up was to throw it against the wall. It would remain silent for several minutes and then go off again. But since it was inside a tennis ball, it could have bounced anywhere and you had to get out of bed to hunt it down,

and since you were now out of bed anyway, you’d likely stay out.

After my recent snooze-in, I went online to see if I could find this clock. No luck. But I did find some others, even more diabolical.

Consider the Ramos Nixie, which costs $350. But that’s not the only diabolical thing about it. The only way to turn it off is by entering a code on a key-pad, located in another room. And you must change the code daily. Plus, it’s battery-operated so you can’t unplug it.

Then I found a website, apartmenttherapy.com, which featured a list of the “most

evil” alarm clocks. One ap-pears to be a variant on the tennis-ball idea. It’s called the Clocky, and it’s on wheels. If you don’t turn it off immedi-ately, it rolls off your bedside table and skitters around the room until it finds a hiding place. At $50, it’s less of a mon-etary nightmare than the Nixie.

My two favorites, though, turned out to be merely con-ceptual. One is the Shredder. Apparently, you would feed it a dollar bill, or a higher denomi-nation if you’re rich, and each time it goes off, a bit of the bill would be shredded. Keep hit-ting the snooze, and you’d end up with confetti.

The other, reportedly just a ThinkGeek joke, is called SnuzNLuz. It would be con-nected to your bank account. Each time you hit the snooze button, $10 would be deducted and sent to a charity you’ve chosen -- preferably one you detest, so you are never tempted to grab that extra few minutes of zzzzz.

SnuzNLuz is brilliant, and I wish ThinkGeek would actually market it. I’ve already decided on the “charity” I’d select: Any fund-raising group that thinks Chris Christie should be President.

I’d never oversleep again. – Karen Zautyk

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of course.It’s every kid’s fantasy

and we’re sure every parent is already hearing about it. The candy, the costumes, the spooky houses: the three in conjunction never fail to leave a child in awe.

Well, here at The Observ-

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We will also highlight the best-decorated houses in the area and give them an

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Five law firms are in the mix to become “special redevelopment counsel”

for Nutley in negotiations with the departing Roche Co. for the terms of the real estate future of that property.

The township solicited “Re-quests for Qualification” from lawyers for the job and re-ceived five responses, accord-ing to Township Clerk Evelyn Rosario.

Those firms that responded were:

• McManimon, Scotland & Baumann of Roseland.

• DeCotiis, FitzPatrick & Cole of Teaneck.

• Waters, McPherson, McNeil of Secaucus.

• Scarinci & Hollenbeck of Lyndhurst.

• Inglesino, Pearlman, Wy-ciskala & Taylor of Parsippany.

As outlined by a posting on the township’s web site, the firm that is chosen will be ex-pected to deal with “… prepara-tion of any ordinances, resolu-tions, contracts, proposals, and specifications, written opinions or any other documents neces-sary to assist the Township in its efforts to redevelop the property or any matters ancil-lary to the redevelopment.

“In addition, counsel may be required to attend meetings of the Board of Commissioners, the repurposing or redevelop-ment meetings at [Roche], and meetings with legal counsel and employees of the Township ….”

Also, counsel “… may be as-signed to advise, consult with, and/or represent the Township and/or its officials in these or related matters” and “… shall also be required to assist the Township in obtaining a tax or revenue sharing agreement with the City of Clifton, includ-ing negotiations with Clifton, the Counties of Passaic and Essex and the State of New Jersey.”

The five firms’ submissions are being reviewed by the township’s Revenue and Fi-nance Director, CFO and audi-tor and will be evaluated on the basis of “management criteria, technical criteria, cost and past experience.

Township Attorney Alan Genitempo said the special counsel will advise township officials on all matters related to the Swiss-owned drug com-pany property’s redevelopment, such as zoning considerations, land uses, and how those considerations relate to Roche’s adjoining property in Clifton.

A joint repurposing commit-tee, comprised of representa-

tives from Nutley and Clifton, along with Roche, has selected the global design firm of Per-kins Eastman to come up with three redevelopment options for the property.

Those conceptual plans are “still in the drafting phase,” Genitempo said.

Currently, the property is zoned M1 for manufacturing uses, “but ultimately it may have to be rezoned,” Genitem-po noted.

Roche figures to “sell the

property to a qualified purchas-er when a redevelopment plan is in place and we’re working towards that goal,” Genitempo said.

No timetable has been set for the consultant to complete the design options but Roche – which employs about 1,000 full-time workers and an additional 1,000 part-time and seasonal workers – has announced it plans to shut down New Jersey-based operations by the end of 2013 and vacate the property by

2015. Nutley, which figures to col-

lect about $10 million in real estate taxes from Roche this year, is hoping to make up for that significant revenue loss when the redevelopment plan comes to fruition.

In the meantime, Roche is proceeding with an environ-mental remediation effort, evaluating soil and groundwa-ter conditions on and near its property, with the expectation of leaving a clean site.

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KEARNY –

From 1 to 4 p.m. this Sat-urday, Sept. 28, the park-ing lot at Kearny Federal

Savings Bank, 614 Kearny Ave. (just north of Midland), will be transformed, becoming the site for:

* An obstacle course;

* Bicycle safety instruction (don’t worry; there are no classrooms, talking and chew-ing gum will be allowed, and these “lessons” are fun);

* A cycle repair/inspection station;

* A place to get lots of fun giveaways, and

* A race course, where speed is not only the least im-portant factor, but will work

against you. It’s all part of the third

annual Bicycle Safety Fair conducted by the Community Policing (COP) Unit of the Kearny Police Department and designed to educate youngsters in all aspects of safe riding.

This year, the police are partnering with the Hudson Transit Management Author-

ity, which is all about improv-ing transportation in the county, including those some-times overlooked means of transit: walking and cycling.

Co-sponsors include Kearny Federal, which will be donat-ing two bikes -- one boy’s and one girl’s -- the winners to be selected in a free raffle.

And the Kearny Optimist Club will be giving away free bike helmets to the first 85 participants who need one. If you do need one, we’d suggest showing up early. Last year, about 100 children attended the event.

“By 20 minutes to 1, the line was down the block and around the bank,” noted Of-ficer Jack Grimm of the COP unit.

Grimm and COP Unit chief Sgt. Peter Caltabellotta will be at the fair again this year, along with other members of the KPD, including Officer John Fabula, who is a bike mehanic. If you like, Fabula will inspect your bicycle and make necessary adjustments and minor repairs.

The police will also offer a bike-etching station. Your cycle will be given its very own number, which will be registered with the KPD and

can help recover your two- (or three-) wheeled treasure if it is ever lost or stolen.

Representatives from UMD-NJ (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) will be on hand to help with helmet fitting. A helmet too loose or too tight or worn the wrong way doesn’t offer the protection it should.

A new participant this year is the AAA, which will be providing general safety in-formation, as will the Kearny Fire Department, focusing on household safety.

As for the events, there will be that obstacle course, a zig-zag route through those familiar big orange traffic cones; training in proper sign-aling, and critically important “intersection awareness.”

The thing that we don’t want to miss is the “slow race course.” This will be all about maintaining balance, not speed, and the winner will actually be the last cyclist to cross the finish line. (Chil-dren only; no tortoises or hares allowed.)

And, of course, everything at the Bicycle Safety Fair is absolutely free.

As Grimm noted, “All you have to do is just show up.”

Forecast for bike fun: Fair in Kearny

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Offi cer Jack Corbett etches bike for tyke at last year’s fair.


out&aboutBy Ryan SloanObserver Correspondent

NORTH ARLINGTON –

When you hear of a place that dubs itself a coffee house

and cafe, chances are you think the obvious — you can get a lot of coffee there. And while The Angry Bean Coffee House and Cafe does, indeed, have a lot of coffee and espresso-based drinks available for customers, it also has the unexpected – great homemade, fresh food.

And a lot of it.The place opened about

nine months ago — at 89 Ridge Road in North Arling-ton — when husband and wife pair Eileen and Michael Cassano came up with a compromise. Both Eileen and Michael wanted out of cor-porate America. And Michael wanted an Italian deli.

So from those dreams the Angry Coffee Bean was born.

Eileen says she and her husband were quite fortu-nate when they hired their first chef. She says he was trained in the culinary arts and worked for many years in Manhattan. And he had a vision for what he believed would make for great food that would keep customers coming back.

And that, she says, was extremely fortuitous since she’d never been involved in cooking and food prep before now. That, coupled with the chef ’s creative vision, has led to great things, food-wise, she says.

“We have a motto — keep it simple, stupid,” Eileen says. “I shop for ingredients every morning. Everything is fresh, every day.”

Among the favorites at the Bean is the fish-and-chips meal. For long-time residents

of West Hudson and South Bergen counties, fish-and-chips have always been a local staple. But many of the fish-and-chips eateries have gone elsewhere or has closed in recent years.

“The people just love it,” Eileen says. “We offer the fish-and-chips starting Thursday — and it usually sells out by Saturday. And once it sells out, it’s off the menu until the next Thurs-day.”

And yet, it’s not just fish-and-chips at the Bean. There are other specials, too, such as a bacon, Swiss and turkey panini, garlic Parmesan wings, an arugala and goat-cheese salad and much more.

They also serve a great breakfast, with traditional fare and specialty items like red-velvet pancakes, Irish scones and stuffed French toast. And they’re serving Sunday brunch, buffet style.

And there are seasonal items, too.

The menu, Eileen says, ultimately changes three times a year, depending on the season. So as the fall hits, there will be more of-ferings, food wise.

Beyond the awesome food menu, of course, are the coffee offerings. You can get a regular cup of joe if you want — or more complex drinks, including espresso-based beverages similar to at other cafes. Eileen says she also offers 10 different kinds of specialty green teas.

So if it’s a caffeine rush you want, you’ll likely find what you’re looking for at the Bean.

The Village comes to NAWith all due respect, of

course, most people don’t

think of North Arlington as a hotbed for the arts scene. It’s always been a blue-collar kind of town. But with the Bean becom-ing a very popular destina-tion for people all over the area, it’s also made NA a new artsy destination. So you’ll feel like you’re some-where in Greenwich Village, though you’ll really still be in Bergen County.

Inside the coffee house, Eileen says she showcases lo-cal artists’ work on the walls. And, even further, there are all sorts of events happening in the place — from open-mic nights (with plenty of music) to literary-review group meetings.

“The art is all over,” she says. “And much of it is from local artists. We’ve also got a creative-writing group that meets here. At first, it was a few people at one table. Now they need three tables. It’s just incredible to see it in action.”

With a corporate back-ground, Eileen completely understands the concept of corporate responsibility. And as such, she and Michael are doing their share of giving back to the community.

Sometime this fall, the Bean will have special Mon-days and Tuesdays where artists will display works involving animals. And on those nights, a percentage of all sales will be donated to the Bergen County ASPCA.

Combined, it all makes the Angry Coffee Bean a very special place — right in your backyard.

“Michael and I both love food, art and music,” Eileen says. “We both knew this would be perfect for us. We hope the people in the com-munity see it that way, too.”

The Angry Coffee Bean has so much more than just coffee

Beyond the awesome food

coffee offerings. You can get

based beverages similar to at

also offers 10 different kinds

of West Hudson and South Bergen counties, fish-and-

local staple. But many of the fish-and-chips eateries have gone elsewhere or has closed

the fish-and-chips starting Thursday — and it usually sells out by Saturday. And once it sells out, it’s off the menu until the next Thurs-

And yet, it’s not just fish-and-chips at the Bean. There are other specials, too, such as a bacon, Swiss and turkey

wings, an arugala and goat-

breakfast, with traditional

area, it’s also made NA a new artsy destination. So you’ll feel like you’re some-where in Greenwich Village, though you’ll really still be in Bergen County.

Eileen says she showcases lo-cal artists’ work on the walls. And, even further, there are all sorts of events happening in the place — from open-mic nights (with plenty of music) to literary-review group meetings.

says. “And much of it is from local artists. We’ve also got a creative-writing group that meets here. At first, it was a few people at one table. Now they need three tables. It’s just incredible to see it in action.”

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Recent Kearny Police De-partment blotters have con-tained a number of shoplifting reports, usually involving something like a wide-screen TV. This past week brought something else.

On Sept. 17, at 11 p.m., Officer

Kevin Canaley was dispatched to a business on the 200 block of Kearny Ave. on the report of an internal theft. Management had confronted and detained an employee suspected of stealing.

Said employee, Shawn Tyler,

34, of East Orange, was alleged-ly found to be in possession of: eight cans of tuna, three Gato-rades, two packages of cheese, brownies, Cream of Wheat, a can of nuts, cream cheese and, to ensure complete nutrition, a bottle of vitamins.

Tyler was arrested for shop-lifting.

Other reports from the KPD blotter included the following:

Sept. 12 In an ongoing drug-distri-

bution investigation, the Vice Squad had developed as a suspect a 28-year-old North Arlington resident. At 8:30 p.m. on this date, they observed him enter a car in that borough, followed it to Stewart Ave. and Morgan Place in Kearny and initiated a motor vehicle stop. In plain view in the vehicle, police said, was a plastic bag containing a significant amount of marijuana.

The suspect, Frank Leardo, was arrested, and a search of his apartment reportedly produced two more large bags of suspected pot, plus a digital scale. Leardo was charged with possession of the drug, of drug paraphernalia, and intent to distribute.

Sept. 15Sgt. Charles Smith, on patrol

at Kearny and Woodland Aves., at 2:30 p.m., observed a Kearny man whom he confirmed to be the subject of outstanding warrants: one from Kearny and two no-bail warrants out of West New York. Mathias Tor-res, 20, was arrested on same and taken to headquarters, and West New York authorities were contacted to take him into their custody.

Sept. 16 At 8 p.m., Sgt. Peter Glea-

son and Officers Chris Lev-chak, Sean Kelly and Jay Ward responded to a report of a woman screaming for help on the 400 block of Kearny Ave. The victim said she had been punched and that her assailant, whom she apparently knew, had run onto Maple St.

Levchak engaged in a foot pursuit from Maple to Lib-erty St. and back to Kearny Ave., where Gleason joined the chase, and the two finally caught the man near Brother’s Bakery. Police said the suspect tried to break away and had to be wrestled to the ground and cuffed.

Arrested was Angel Perez, 28, of Union City, on charges of simple assault, hindering apprehension and resisting arrest. Police said he also was

wanted by the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office.

Sept. 17 Officer Pat Becker was

patrolling at Passaic and North Midland Aves. at 3:15 p.m. when he noticed someone concealed in the high grass at the rail-road cut. Police said the man, Demetris Tullis, 42, of East Orange, could give no logical explanation for being there and a warrant check showed he was wanted by Irvington and also had a no-bail warrant from the Essex County Sheriff’s Of-fice. He was arrested on these, and the sheriff’s office was notified.

At 3:30 p.m., while dispers-ing a large group at Kearny Ave. and Afton St., Officer John Travelino recognized one individual as being wanted and confirmed that the 18-year-old had an outstanding warrant from Jersey City, police said. After being arrested, Reynaldi Domenech of Kearny was re-portedly found to be in pos-session of marijuana and drug paraphernalia and was also charged on those counts.

At 5:45 p.m., at Bergen Ave. and Maple St., Officer Jay Ward completed the outstanding-warrant trifecta for the day, taking into custody 19-year-old Brandon Tice of Elizabeth, who police said was wanted by Seaside Heights.

Officer Pat Becker took a report at 6:30 p.m. from an 18-year-old Kearny resident who said he had been assaulted by another teen at Kearny Ave. and Afton St. When the victim took out his cell phone to call police, the assailant grabbed the phone and fled down the avenue. The area was searched, to no avail, and the victim de-clined medical attention. The case has been turned over to the Detective Bureau.

Sept. 19At 7:30 a.m., Officer Tom

Bannon conducted a motor vehicle stop on Rt. 7 and found that the driver, Daren Mer-rimon, 21, of Harrison, had a suspended license, plus two outstanding warrants from East Orange, police said. Merrimon was taken into custody.

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Brendan suffered a shrap-nel injury to his left eye, broken nose and shattered facial bones, severe facial lacerations, burns to the neck and face, and a severed carotid artery.

He also lost both arms and both legs.

He is the only surviving quadruple amputee from the Iraq/Afghanistan conflicts.

Neither Brendan nor the other members of his fam-ily wanted the spotlight, but once the world’s media heard his story--and met with this exceptional young soldier--he could not avoid it. For Brendan, now 27, is one of those incredible indi-viduals who dwells, not on his problems, but his hopes for the future; not on the negative, but the positive, and not on himself, but on the needs of others.

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Newspapers and networks followed his progess at Walter Reed as he was fitted with and learned to adjust to prosthetic arms and legs.

And then, in December 2012, Brendan made history at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, becoming the first patient there -- and only the sixth in the U.S. --- to undergo a success-ful double arm transplant. Brendan was found to be a match for the deceased, unnamed donor, and for 13 hours a team of surgeons connected bones, blood vessels, muscles, tendons, nerves and skin. The lead surgeon called it “the most extensive and complicated limb transplant procedure to be performed in the U.S.”

At a January press confer-ence, held after it was appar-ent his body would not re-ject the transplants, Brendan commented, “It gives me a

lot of hope for the future.”Last week, we talked with

Brendan’s father, Alex Mar-rocco, who told us that his son is now back at Walter Reed, undergoing physi-cal therapy and rehab. “He has movement in his hands, fingers and elbows,” Alex said. “The doctors are very pleased with his progress. He is able to do simple tasks, and they will continue to work with him to improve his mobility.”

Alex also gave a salute to his other son, Michael, 29, who “has been with Brendan for the last four years as his nonmedical attendant.” That’s 24/7. That’s also the definition of brotherly love.

Prior to the transplant sur-gery, Michael and Brendan had been sharing a home in the Prince’s Bay area of Staten Island, a home built specifically for the soldier thanks to donations raised from across the nation by Building Homes for Heroes and the Stephen Siller Tun-nel-to-Towers Foundation (which honors one of N.Y.C. firefighters killed on 9/11.)

It was equipped with ramps and an elevator and adjustable countertops -- all the devices that make a home completely handicap-accessible, Alex told us. The ribbon-cutting took place and Brendan was given the keys June 11, 2011, soon after he had left Walter Reed for the first time. All was well. . . . until Oct. 29, 2012.

Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc not only on the Jersey Shore. Staten Island was devastated too. Luckily, Michael and Brendan were not at home when the storm struck, because his new house on the island’s south shore was in Sandy’s cross-hairs.

Alex told us that water had gotten into the first floor and that “we had to gut the entire floor.” The Marroc-cos are now looking to raise the structure. “We’ve been

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Immediately after the

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Now, about that upcoming Kearny fundraiser for the Brendan Marrocco Road to Recovery Trust.

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Brendan, of course, can’t be there, but dad Alex plans to attend.

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around townBellevilleConfidential documents

will be shredded for free on Community Shred Day (Bel-leville residents only) on Sat-urday, Sept. 28, 9 a.m. to noon, in the Senior Center parking lot, 125 Franklin Ave. Proof of residency is required. Bring documents in paper bags or cardboard boxes weighing no more than 10 lbs. (limit: five banker boxes per person). No binders or magazines are accepted. This event will end before noon if the shredding truck reaches capacity.

BloomfieldOakeside Bloomfield Cul-

tural Center, 240 Belleville Ave., will offer children’s art classes, for ages 7 to 17, begin-ning on Monday, Oct. 7, at 3:30 p.m. The $95 per month cost includes all supplies. To register, call 973-429-0960 or visit www.oakeside.org.

Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., is collecting clean, gently used Halloween costumes through Oct. 19 for a costume swap. Par-ticipants receive one swap ticket per child to bring to the library on Oct. 19, 2 to 5 p.m., to choose a costume. Don’t have any costumes to donate? Come during the last hour of the swap, from 4 to 5 p.m., and select a costume for a requested donation of $3. Leftover costumes will be donated to Goodwill. For more information, call 973-566-6200, ext. 507.

East NewarkWest Hudson Brave Women

Fighting Breast Cancer sup-port group meets on 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 201-246-7750, Fatima 973-485-4236 or e-mail [email protected].

HarrisonSpecial guest Mayor Ray-

mond McDonough will ad-dress the Harrison business community with an update on the township’s Redevelop-ment Project at a Harrison Business Connections lunch-eon on Oct. 8 at 11:45 a.m. at the Hampton Inn and Suites, Harrison-Newark Riverwalk in Harrison. More information can be found at http://HB-Cevents.eventbrite.com.

Harrison East Newark Elks Lodge 2326, 406 Harrison Ave., hosts a pig roast on Sat-urday, Oct. 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. The $25 admission includes: beverage, D.J. music (country rock), pulled pork sandwich-es, corn on the cob, etc.

KearnyPathways to Independence

sponsors a Walk-a-Thon on Saturday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to noon, at West Hudson Park (Schuyler Ave entrance). Proceeds benefit adults with disabilities. For more informa-tion, call Pathways Executive Director Alvin Cox at 201-997-9371, ext. 18.

Sacred Heart Church Chapel, 499 Belgrove Dr., Kearny, hosts “Blessing of the Animals” on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m. on the church lawn.

Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., will host these events:

• Free screening of “Iron Man 3” (PG-13), 130 mins., on Friday, Sept. 27 at 3:30 p.m.

• Free Storybook Theatre Ride workshop, for all ages, celebrating Mem Fox’s book, “The Magic Hat,” on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 11 a.m.

• Preschool Play and Story Time, for ages 3 to 4 1/2, on Tuesdays, 11 to 11:45 a.m.

• Preschool Play and Story Time, for ages under 5, on Thursdays, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

• Baby Steps Story Time, for ages up to 2, on Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

• Preschool Play and Story Time, for ages under 5, on Thursdays, 10:15 to 11 a.m., at the Branch Library, 759 Kearny Ave.

Kearny UNICO sponsors a bus trip to Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, on Sunday, Sept. 29, leaving at 8:30 a.m. from Kearny Federal Savings parking lot on Kearny Ave., at a cost of $30 per person ($25 back from casino). For tickets, contact Lou Pandolfi at 201-368-2409. Proceeds benefit Kearny UNICO’s charitable activities.

Kearny UNICO meets on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. If interested in attending, con-tact Lou Pandolfi. The chapter hosts a Columbus Day wreath laying ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m., at the Chris-topher Columbus statue in Kearny Riverbank Park (at the foot of South Midland Ave.).

West Hudson Detachment of the Marine Corps League, 286 Belgrove Dr., hosts an SOS Breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m. to noon.

Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children under age 12. For more information, contact Al Frater at 201-906-1197 or e-mail [email protected].

St. Stephen’s Church, 141 Washington Ave., holds a coat drive on Oct. 5, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations of coats, sweaters and sweatshirts will be accepted in the lower church hall. If you know of a neighbor in need, stop by after noon. For more informa-tion, call 201-991-0670.

LyndhurstThe New Jersey Meadow-

lands Commission announces the following programs and events:

* Final pontoon boat cruises of the season on Sept. 26 at 5 p.m.; $15 per person; for ages 10 and up. Departs from River Barge Park, 260 Outwater Lane, Carlstadt. Pre-registra-tion is required.

To register, visit www.njmeadowlands.gov/environ-ment/tours.html, or call 201-460-4640.

* The Zoo Keeper’s Daugh-ter, for all ages, at the Mead-owlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lynd-hurst, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Join third-generation zoologist and author Lori Space Day and her animal friends, including snakes, tur-tles and tortoises. Admission: $5/person; $4/MEC members.

* Autumn Watercolor Series for adults at the Science Center, 3 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst, on Tuesdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15 and 22 (four sessions), 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Designed for beginners or those new to watercolors. Some drawing experience is recommended. Basic supplies will be pro-vided to borrow or bring your own. Cost is $60/person; $40/MEC members for the series.

* Comets and Asteroids: Do Rocks Really Fall from the Sky? on Saturday, Oct. 5, 1 to 2:30 p.m., for ages 8 to 12 at the NJMC Science Center. John Sloan, director of the William D. McDowell Observatory, gives a non-technical over-view of comets and aster-oids. Admission is free.

For more information on these programs, call 201-460-8300 or visit www.njmeadow-lands.gov/ec.

Lyndhurst Knights of Co-lumbus hosts a communion breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 29, 10 to 11 a.m., at the Sen-ior Building, 250 Cleveland Ave. Tickets are $7 each; no tickets sold at the door. Pick up tickets at Sacred Heart Rectory, 324 Ridge Rd., or call the rectory at 201-438-1147, Sal Russo at 201- 446-7244 or Nick Garafolo at 201-935-5988.

Lyndhurst Health Depart-ment, 601 Riverside Ave. , Suite 1, hosts a Women’s Health Clinic on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 9 a.m., in conjunc-tion with Clara Maass Medi-

cal Center. Guests will learn about breast self-examination and receive a pelvic exam and a pap smear. The clinic is open to township residents ages 18 and older. Call 201-804-2500 for appointments.

Lyndhurst Public Library’s Book Club, 355 Valley Brook Ave., meets on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 6:30 p.m., to discuss “Still Life” by Louise Penny. Call Diane Montefusco at 201-804-2478, ext. 2, to get a copy of the book. Registration is required.

North ArlingtonThe Rosary Society of

Queen of Peace Parish spon-sors a Tricky Tray and lunch-eon on Saturday, Oct. 19, noon to 4 p.m., at San Carlo Fine Caterers, 620 Stuyvesant Ave., Lyndhurst, for ages 18 and older only. Admission is $40 per person.

For tickets, call Carol at 201-991-6454 or Pegeen at 201-246-1030.

Senior Harmony Club of North Arlington sponsors a trip to Mount Airy Casino, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Cost is $25 ($25 and $10 food voucher from casino). Call Florence at 201-991-3173 for more informa-tion or reservations.

NutleyNutley Public Library, 93

Booth Dr., hosts Saturday Story Time on Saturday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m. Registration is not required. For more infor-mation on library programs, call 973-667-0405.

Padre Pio Prayer Society of Holy Name Church, Nutley, sponsors a dinner dance to honor St. Padre Pio at Hano-ver Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave., East Hanover, on Sunday, Oct. 20. Cocktail hour starts at 4 p.m. Donation is $75 per per-son. R.S.V.P. by Sept. 28. For more information, call Presi-dent Giovanni Giacometti at 201-933-3262 or Vice President Eva Tanelli at 973-759-8692.

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By Jim HagueObserver Sports Writer

The Nutley High School boys’ soccer team is off to a 1-2-2 start after five

games. In the eyes of some coaches, the record might be alarming.

But that’s not the case with Nutley veteran head coach Marcellino Marra. The affable Marra, who is in his seventh season in charge of the Maroon Raiders, isn’t overly concerned with the losses. In fact, Marra believes that the Maroon Raid-ers have played pretty well.

“We lost to Belleville in a close game (3-2 final) and lost to a good Newark Academy team in double overtime,” Marra said. “We tied Caldwell and Science Park (both by 1-1 scores) and we beat East Or-ange. The matches in the SEC (Super Essex Conference) are very tough, because every-one is so equal. We had our

chances. We just didn’t get the breaks.”

Marra knows that this might be considered a rebuilding year, but he doesn’t like using that word.

“We lost 16 seniors from last year,” Marra said. “That’s a lot to lose in one year. We don’t believe in rebuilding. We be-lieve in reloading. That’s what we’re doing this year. We’re getting our players ready to play whoever we have on the schedule.”

The Maroon Raiders have only three starters back from the 12-4-5 team that won the Super Essex Conference Lib-erty Division championship last year.

The Raiders lost to Mor-ristown in the second round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group III playoffs last year.

“We discussed that,” Marra said. “That loss left a bad taste

in our mouths, especially the returning players. But we’re working hard to have a good team and have even better teammates. Every single game, these kids are working together so hard. I told them that it’s not where you start, it’s where you end. I see these kids playing with pride.”

Marra realizes that he’s field-ing an extremely young team.

“We’re young and inexperi-enced,” Marra said. “Even the seniors we have don’t have much varsity experience. But they’re stepping up and doing a good job. It was a little bit of a concern coming into the season. I know their ability and they’re keeping us in games so far.”

One of those seniors with limited varsity experience is goalkeeper Joseph Nichols, who was the net minder on the

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Mike Flynn has been the girls’ soccer coach at Queen of Peace for enough time to realize what he needs from his team this season.

“We have eight sen-iors,” said Flynn, who has been involved with QP athletics for over a decade. “They know what to expect.”

But the Golden Grif-fins have lost one (to Harrison) and tied one (to Dwight-Englewood) in the early going.

“No doubt about it,” Flynn said. “We weren’t happy with the out-comes. These were two teams that we beat last year.”

Right now, even with the experience, the Golden Griffins are still trying to find them-selves.

That’s because senior Marissa Dundas, who scored 37 goals last year, good for fifth in the entire state, has yet to play after undergo-ing offseason shoulder surgery.

“She dislocated her shoulder and had surgery back in June,” Flynn said. “We’re hoping that she comes back next Saturday. I anticipated that we were going to have to play without her. I told the girls before the season that Marissa might not be back for the entire season and we had to

deal with it.”Leading the returnees

is senior goalkeeper Lia Rodriguez, who never played organized soccer before high school, but has now turned herself into a top-flight net minder, among the very best in the North Jersey Interscholastic Confer-ence.

“She’s legitimate and she now wants to play soccer in college,” Flynn said. “I’m comfortable with her back there and her teammates are com-fortable playing the ball back to her. She’s just a good kid. Give me 11 kids like Lia and we’d be a champion. She’s going to be a nice fit for some college team. She never misses a practice.”

The team’s sweeper is junior Michaila Mastro-filippo, who has been part of the Golden Grif-fins’ varsity for three years.

“She’s been at the position since she was a freshman and every year she gets better,” Flynn said.

Michaila’s twin sister, Michele, is a standout forward who scored 17 goals last season.

“I’ve known them since they were four years old,” Flynn said. “They were once my ball girls on the side-lines.”

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The Nutley boys’ soccer team will try to defend the SEC divisional title they won a year ago. Front row, from l., are Yoshio Ishikawa, Tommy Melillo, Anthony DeBlasio and Jack Contini. Back row, from left, are Nick Feraco, Domenic Palumbo, Santino Gabriele, Joseph Nichols, Will Montgomery and head coach Marcellino Marra.

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The stopper is freshman Jane Amadeo, who has had a storied career in the Kearny Recreation program.

“We welcomed Jane with open arms,” Flynn said. “She’s been the standout of the team so far. She’s certainly not playing like a freshman.”

Senior three-sport stand-out Nikki Sammartino has returned to the soccer team. Sammartino, also a fine softball and basketball player, is a defender, along with sophomore Christine Castillo.

Flynn likes Castillo.“She’s extremely coach-

able and a lot of fun,” Flynn said.

Center midfielder Maria Ruiz also returns for her senior year.

“She’s the most underesti-mated player on the team,” Flynn said. “She distributes the ball well. She had a ton of assists to Dundas last year. But we need Maria to start taking some shots and scoring more.”

Senior Dana Cotter is

another midfielder. Cotter broke her ankle and missed last season.

“She’s my enforcer,” Flynn

said. “She’s a tough kid.”Sophomore Giulia Garga-

no is another midfielder.“She’s an up-and-comer,”

Flynn said. “She’s one of the stars of the future.”

Another rising star is freshman midfielder Ashley

Ruivo.“She’ll eventually replace

Marissa, but I can play her anywhere right now,” Flynn said.

Freshman Kelly Lennon gives Flynn more hope and optimism for the future. Len-non also plays in the Golden Griffins’ midfield.

Michele Mastrofilippo returns to her forward slot and the team has been mixing and matching with the other forward position, waiting for Dundas to return.

“We have to play it out,” Flynn said.

The Golden Griffins do have high hopes and aspira-tions for the season, but a lot of it depends on how well Dundas returns after sitting out for so long.

“We’re going to get better, because the younger kids have to get a chance to play more,” Flynn said.

And that’s what is happen-ing now, waiting for the star striker to get healthy enough to play. If Dundas returns this weekend as expected, then expect the wins to return for the Golden Griffins.

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junior varsity squad last year. But Nichols has been a major force thus far.

“I’m really proud with what he’s been doing in goal,” Marra said. “He’s becoming a leader on the field. He’s more vocal and that’s what we needed back there.”

The sweeper is junior Yoshio Ishikawa.

“He’s just a fantastic player,” Marra said. “He’s been on the varsity since he’s been a freshman, but this year, he’s getting his chance to play and he’s been amazing to watch. He’s developed into a fine player and I’m so proud of him.”

The stopper is sophomore Will Montgomery.

“Billy didn’t start at the beginning of this season, but he’s moved his way up and has done a nice job,” Marra

said. “He’s learning every single day.”

The other defenders are

senior Santino Gabriele and junior Tommy Melillo.

Leading the midfield is

senior Nick Feraco, who is basically like a fifth defender on the field.

“He’s one of the most talented defenders in the league,” Marra said. “He can play anywhere. He brings the midfielders together with the defenders, but he can score as well.”

Feraco already has two goals this season.

The Maroon Raiders’ main offensive threat is senior center midfielder Nate Per-aino.

“He is a very talented mid-fielder who plays with incred-ible pace,” Marra said. “He never quits. He’s constantly going.”

Peraino also has two goals thus far.

Another talented midfielder is senior Damani Walker, who has been doing a great job setting other Maroon Raider players to get in good scoring

position.Junior Haddy Abdelhady

is another key contributor in the midfield.

The forwards are sen-ior Jose Calderon, who has scored two goals this season, and senior Tommy Pollitt, who is a newcomer to the program this season.

The Maroon Raiders have a team that will only get better as the season moves on, but there’s no time to waste in the highly competitive SEC.

“I think the SEC has such a level playing field, so anything can happen,” Marra said. “The schedule definitely gets a little easier for us now. But the opposition is always good.”

It’s up to the Maroon Raid-ers now to play up to the level of the rest of the always com-petitive Super Essex Confer-ence, a challenge that Marra feels his team can achieve.

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It had been quite some time since the Harrison High School football team

enjoyed a victory.In fact, the last time the Blue

Tide won a game prior to last week was Nov. 12, 2010, when they defeated Weehawken, 33-26.

Although Adam Huseinovic was on the varsity that year as a freshman, he was in-jured and didn’t play against Weehawken.

“I’ve been waiting for a win for a really long time,” Husei-novic said.

So that was the inspiration the senior running back had before the Blue Tide opened its season against Wallington.

It was a driving force, a burn-ing desire, through 18 long and excruciating losses, through two full seasons.

“All I can say is that it was pretty bad,” Huseinovic said. “No one likes losing. It made me hungry to get a win. I tried to bring everyone together to win that game. I worked very hard in the offseason to get ready for the first game.”

Huseinovic is no foreigner to hard work. It’s actually in his blood. His father, Al, is a custodian at Harrison High. His mother is a legal secretary.

“They were positive exam-ples,” Huseinovic said. “Work-ing hard rubbed off on me and I took it to football.”

Huseinovic was determined to lead the Blue Tide to a win in their season opener. There

wasn’t going to be an alterna-tive.

Especially after Matt Gallo stepped in and became the program’s new head coach. Gallo revamped the offense, installing the traditional Delaware Wing-T offense he learned during his days as part of the famed program at Hoboken High School.

The first thing Gallo did when he was mapping out his offensive strategy was to turn Huseinovic into a fullback.

“In the Delaware Wing-T, the fullback is the centerpiece of the offense,” Gallo said. “Adam was going to be our fullback. Everything we did was going through him.”

Gallo said that Huseinovic took to the responsibility of being the focal point of the

offense right away.“He was very positive from

the get-go,” Gallo said. “I explained the role to him and told him that playing full-back in this offense is not the traditional fullback role. The fullback is the one who gets the call a lot. The halfbacks do most of the blocking. He bought into the offense right away.”

“I was for the idea the whole time,” Huseinovic said. “I wanted that role. I wanted the ball. I studied the offense and the players who did it before. I worked hard. I got ready to play, because I knew this was what I wanted. I felt comforta-

ble in the role, like everything was geared towards me.”

In the week prior to the Wallington opener, Gallo said his team was very prepared. None more than Huseinovic.

“We were all practicing at a fever pitch,” Gallo said. “We had a great week. It was like nothing I ever saw before as a coach. The tempo and inten-sity was sky high, as intense as I’ve ever had as a coach, from top to bottom. I got a good sense out of Adam. I could see he was starving for relevancy. They hadn’t won in a long time and he was going after it. They had to go get one.”

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Sure enough, led by the new fullback, the Blue Tide went and got one. They defeated Wallington, 27-20, to snap the brutal 18-game los-ing streak.

Huseinovic was a major factor in the win, rushing for 196 yards on 19 carries and scoring two touchdowns.

For his efforts, Huseinovic has been selected as The Ob-server Athlete of the Week for the past week. Huseinovic is the first recipient of the weekly honor for the 2013-14 scholastic sports season and it will culminate in June, 2014, with the presentations of the Observer Male and Female Athletes of the Year.

Gallo knew it was going to be a special night for his team and for Huseinovic.

“On the first play from scrimmage, Adam broke out and ran 45 yards for a touchdown,” Gallo said. “But the bulk of the yards, Adam got the hard way. He got his share of tough yards in the game. He was the workhorse and epitomized the role of a fullback. He had the breaka-way run and he got those tough yards.”

“I didn’t mind it,” Hu-seinovic said. “Getting hit doesn’t bother me.”

Especially when you’re winning.

“It was the best feeling I had in a long time,” Husei-novic said. “Everything final-ly paid off. But obviously, one win isn’t enough. Without a doubt, we went right back to work. One is definitely not enough.”

The Blue Tide played hard against a good Elmwood Park squad last Friday night, but fell short, 35-21. In the game, Huseinovic just missed get-ting 100 yards for a second straight game, collecting 92 yards and a touchdown. But he’s well on his way. So are his teammates.

Gallo is pleased with what he’s received from the fledg-ling fullback.

“He’s exceeded our expec-tations and my expectations of him were pretty high,” Gallo said. “Adam is a throw-back kind of football player, the tough kid who puts his head down and gets the big yards. He gets the job done.”

Gallo likes Huseinovic’s approach to the game.

“He’s a quiet kid, but he has quiet confidence,” Gallo said. “He’s not much of a ‘rah-rah’ kind of kid. He sets an example by how he comes out and gives his all every day. The others seem to fol-low that.

Added Gallo, “I put a ton of faith in him and that faith has been backed up. His work ethic is second to none.” Huseinovic is also the center-fielder for the Blue Tide baseball team, but he would much rather play football in college. He’s a member of the honor roll at the school, so college is definitely a solid option.

“I definitely want to play, but I haven’t really decided yet,” Huseinovic said.

Maybe winning some games, collecting a bunch of yards and scoring a host of touchdowns will help that cause.

“I hope so,” Huseinovic said. “That would be awe-some.”

Almost as awesome as his opening night performance, one that will be remembered in Harrison for a very long time to come.

Gabrielle Guider of Nutley and Erika Pineda of Belleville graduated from the University of Delaware, Newark, Del.

The following Harrison residents earned Associate Degrees from Essex County College, Newark: Daumielle Borges, Catherine Cobon, Patricia Espinoza, Steven Esteves, George Fischer, Nuvia Martins, Maria Salas, Emmanuel Tabi and Jeffer-son Vargas.

Jessica Penaloza, of East Newark and Heather Del Vecchio and Kristy Savino-Oertel, both of Lyndhurst, also graduated with Asso-ciate Degrees from Essex County College.

Jonathan Navas of Bloom-field received a Master of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology of Emory University in At-lanta, Ga.

Alexis Marando of Nut-ley and Ivannah Flores of Belleville graduated from Ithaca College’s Roy H. Park School of Communi-cations, Ithaca, N.Y. Maran-do majored in integrated marketing communications and Flores majored in TV/radio.

The following students graduated from Rider University, Lawrenceville: Sean O’Connor of Nutley received a Bachelor of Sci-ence in business adminis-tration/marketing.

Jessica Aufiero of Nutley received a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education.

Danielle Huddleston of Kearny received a Master of Arts in organizational leadership.

Alexis Przezdzeck of Bloomfield received a Bachelor of Arts in elemen-tary education.

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Owens Park,” again an inap-propriate use for parkland, and one which must be removed.

“Therefore,” Sumoski wrote, “the Township must indicate what steps it will take to re-move any remaining parkland diversions … by February 15, 2013, or the funding for this project will be put into jeop-ardy of cancellation.”

Asked about the situation recently, Tucci said the town-ship Department of Public Works uses land near the park as a “staging area” for

its recycling operation but, “at least prior to 1970,” those locations “were never used as parkland.”

However, Tucci said, “Some-where along the line, the Parks & Recreation Depart-ment erroneously included it as part of our park roster.”

And, Tucci said, on Sept. 4, Green Acres advised the township that it was per-suaded that the listing of the DPW facility as part of local parkland “appears to be a bona fide error” and needn’t be disrupted, nor must the cell tower go “because it’s not part of our parkland.”

Tucci said that as a result of the township having been able to amply document its claim, the state “is going to initially release 50%” of its pledged funding. The balance, he said, will come after the township conducts a survey of the Ow-ens Park site and conducts a public hearing on the issue.

Asked for the state’s posi-tion, Larry Hajna, a spokes-man for the state Department of Environment Protection, which administers Green Acres programs, said that Nutley has sent documents and photos to support its contention that the properties

at issue “were never held for recreational purposes.”

Hajna said the information provided by Nutley included site plans from the mid-1970s and 1980 and photos show-ing the area where debris was collected by the DPW, along with affadavits from former township employees support-ing Nutley’s position about the separation of Owens Park from the area devoted to the “collection and dropoff of DPW materials.”

Based on the evidence sub-mitted, the state has conclud-ed “that the township’s posi-

tion has merit,” Hajna said. So the state will release $375,000 of the committed Green Acres funding now and the rest after Nutley completes the hearing process, he said.

Apparently, the cell tower [just beyond the multipurpose field] won’t be an obstacle to Nutley getting the money.

Although the Owens Park field is removed from the DPW recycling staging area by a parking lot in between, Tucci said the township plans to put up a “solid wooden fence and plantings” to sepa-rate the two sites.

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St. Michael the Archangel Church, Ridge Road and Page Ave., Lyndhurst, will host the traveling icon of Our Lady of Czêstochowa on Monday, Sept. 30.

The icon is expected to ar-rive at St. Michael’s at around 11 a.m. and remain through the evening. There will be special prayers for life in English after the noon Mass, and in Polish

after the 7 p.m. Miraculous Medal Novena.

This icon comes from Czês-tochowa, Poland, and travels throughout the world for the purpose of praying for the in-tercession of Our Lady for life. Before visiting St. Michael’s, the icon will have traveled more than 40,000 miles and visited 24 countries. This traveling copy of the icon was

blessed at the monastery of Jasna Gora in Poland, where the original is kept.

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The Rev. Stanley Ko-strzomb, pastor of St. Mi-chael’s, said: “I am happy that St. Michael’s is one of the parishes that the traveling icon will visit. Our prayers will be united with the prayers of all those people of the places where this image of Mary stopped. This will make a difference in the pro-motion of the culture of life.”

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Another potential safety hazard, she and other resi-dents mentioned, are the kids, from in and out of Kearny, who use that section of Afton

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And, Sagitas said, there are people who park “at the yellow curb at Belgrove and Afton. That’s not enforced.” That infraction, she said, makes it tougher for traffic to negotiate a right turn onto Belgrove from the south side of Afton.

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Santos said the town should consider “leaving those signs out until the snow abates on the south side of Afton” as ample warnings to discourage would-be parkers and head off likely tows.

The mayor said he empa-thized with some of the more

unfortunate victims of snow tows. “I’ve had longtime residents on Belgrove come to me in tears because they were out of town when it snowed and their cars were towed,” he recalled.

“Let’s try to solve [the Afton traffic concerns] by using other measures and if they don’t work, I guess we’ll come back here and meet again,” Santos said.

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The third annual A Taste of Fall Hudson County Com-munity College (HCCC) West Hudson scholarship fundraiser will be held on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m., at the HCCC Culi-nary Arts Institute Conference Center, 161 Newkirk St., Jersey City.

Proceeds from the fundrais-er, which includes a buffet din-ner, entertainment and a tricky tray raffle, will go to deserving students from the communi-ties of East Newark, Harrison, Kearny and North Arlington in the form of scholarships to HCCC.

Tickets for A Taste of Fall are $60 per person.

To purchase tickets or for additional information, contact Joseph Sansone, HCCC’s vice president for development, at

201-360-4006 or e-mail [email protected].

The HCCC Foundation is hosting the event in conjunc-tion with the West Hudson Scholarship Committee, a cross-section of local residents, educators, business owners and municipal leaders. The group formed in 2011 with the aid of a donation from the Pio-neer Boys and Girls of America to the Foundation that helped set up a West Hudson scholar-ship.

“The generosity and sup-port we receive from our West Hudson community for this event grows every year,” said committee chairman and for-mer Kearny Mayor Kenneth H. Lindenfelser.

This year, scholarships were awarded to North Arlington’s

Carlos Laborde, who is major-ing in culinary arts; Kearny’s Jennifer Stankus, who is ma-joring in hospitality manage-ment; and Harrison’s Michael Goldman, who is majoring in

nursing. “We are confident our com-

munity will come together once again to support our ef-forts and join us in this impor-tant undertaking for our local

students,” Lindenfelser added. The Hudson County Com-

munity College Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 corporation that provides tax-exempt status to contributors.

HCCC hosts West Hudson scholarship fundraiser

Presbyterian Boys-Girls Club, 663 Kearny Ave., is open this fall on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. Members and visitors from ages 8 to 17 are welcome.

The club has a gym with four baskets and plenty of mats and a room with pool tables, air hockey, foozball, ping pong and electric games. Two regulation bowling lanes are also avail-able.

Upcoming events include a teen basketball league on Mon-days, basketball clinic, Hallow-een dance and arts and crafts.

The PBGC Is supervised by former guidance counselor Tom Fraser, Paul and Vanessa Vieira, Mark and Tania Latka, Ryan Fraser and Michelle Dubis.

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Bloomfield resident Corinna Sowers-Adler is set to make her Lincoln Center debut at the 24th annual New York Cabaret Convention on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6 p.m., in the 1,300-seat Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Sowers-Adler, who was invited to sing as part of the convention by Mabel Mercer Foundation Artistic Director KT Sullivan, will be joined on stage by Broadway and caba-ret legends Klea Blackhurst, Sidney Myer, Mark Nadler, Sally Mayes and William Blake.

Created in 1985 as a not-for-profit arts organization, the Mabel Mercer Founda-tion serves to both perpetu-ate the memory and spirit of its legendary namesake and to stimulate and promote public interest in the world of cabaret.

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Sowers Adler began her professional career at age 16 in the New York debut of “The Rope.” She has per-formed across the country in both theatrical productions and cabarets. She was nomi-nated for the 2012 Broadway World Awards in the “Best Female Vocalist” and “Best Host of a Variety Show” cat-egories. She has performed solo shows at the Laurie Beechman Theater, The Triad Theater, the Duplex Cabaret,

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Sowers-Adler, co-owner of NiCori Studios and Produc-tions, has just been appointed as the executive director of Gas Lamp Academy of Per-forming Arts. Before moving to New Jersey in 2009, Sowers Adler served as the director of theatre for the Wilkes Univer-sity Conservatory in Wilkes-Barrre, Pa. She was also artistic director of children’s theater at the Historic Pocono and Bucks County Playhouses.

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Ironically, while still serving with Giangeruso as a member of the Board of Commission-ers, DiLascio had stepped down as mayor with a year to go in his term in favor of Gi-angeruso. DiLascio didn’t seek re-election in May but ended up being hired as the attorney for the township and Board of Education at a combined pay of $150,000 a year.

Now Giangeruso alleges that DiLascio is, essentially, break-ing with his former political backers making a power grab to advance his own interests.

Things got ugly early at the Sept. 10 meeting when Parks & Recreation Commissioner Tom DiMaggio denounced an anonymous flier circulated among residents who live near the Passaic River blasting the township for earmarking pro-ceeds from the Sept. 28 Lynd-hurst Music & Food Festival in Town Hall Park for a charity linked to a contractor working on the new Rt. 3 bridge whose work has been faulted by some members of the Lyndhurst community. The flier alleges Giangeruso is angling for a county job through the con-tractor’s political connections. “Police, Parks Dept. & DPW overtime [for the street fair] courtesy of your tax dollars,” it says.

DiMaggio said that in re-searching “what charity would be well-served” by dedicat-ing proceeds from the street fair, he was referred to the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack which treats children with cancer. A voluntary $5 admission goes to that charity, DiMaggio added. “Not one cent is coming from taxpayer money.”

“I was appalled that people could stoop so low to politicize this – it ticks me off,” the com-

missioner said.Interjecting, Giangeruso

called the flier “distorted,” adding that, “I don’t need an outside association to tell me what to do.”

The next target of Giange-ruso’s wrath was Township CFO Robert Benecke – hired under the DiLascio administra-tion – who was being quizzed by several crossing guards about the terms of a new labor contract and about a new pay-ment protocol.

“Who are you to set policy, Mr. Benecke?” the mayor asked. “I don’t need you to come in and tell me what to do. … I’m tired of being bullied around. Enough is enough.”

Benecke said that he’d “pre-sented a report” to the mayor on Aug. 30 but Giangeruso, who is the public safety com-missioner, cut him off, saying, “I’ll negotiate [the crossing guards’] contract – not you.”

A bit later, after learn-ing from Police Chief James O’Connor that two school crossing posts – Stuyvesant and Court Aves. and Page and Riverside Aves. – had been dropped as a budget economy, Giangeruso asked: “Where did that order come from?” The chief replied he’d been in-formed by Benecke.

“You [Benecke] and Mr. DiLascio called me into your office and told me you’re going to eliminate 10 crossing guards and I said, ‘Not one,’ ’’ Giange-ruso fumed.

Summoning DiLascio to the chambers, Giangeruso contin-ued to vent. “You’re no longer the mayor – you work for us. You do nothing but stay in that cubby hole [Town Hall office] and bang us around. … How come the streets aren’t done? We don’t have the money to do it.”

DiLascio listed several streets that, he said, were

paved this year – Lake, Post, Green and Fern Aves. – while Thomas Ave. was left unfin-ished because of a broken sewer line and he said that state funding for New Jersey Ave. was reallocated to the

Jersey shore after Sandy hit. “You are making progress,” he said. The township was fiscally hampered by the EnCap bank-ruptcy, he added.

“EnCap is always your excuse,” Giangeruso retorted.

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A bit later, Giangeruso con-tinued listing his grievances against his former political teammate, saying: “You’re pull-ing my commissioners down to your office to give legal advice. … I gave you the mayorship for seven years. Where’s the loyalty? You’re done giving me orders. … We never knew you were going to be the Board of Ed[ucation] attorney. I hope my board [of commissioners] votes to give me an independ-ent counsel.”

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During the summer, Ferraro said, about $19,000 was invested in insulation services at the South Building, “in the space between the soffits and the walls to help with the retention of heating and cooling and this was part of the original plan for the building.”

Although the exterior façade work on the high school building has been completed, Ferraro said that Epic, the construc-tion management firm on the KHS project, recommended that the BOE “double-check” to see whether the older limestone is properly secured to the building,” at a cost of $30,400.

As for the Midland Ave. building, Ferraro said the BOE has se-cured permits to begin renovations to accom-modate its central office and registration (now housed at the Franklin School site), along with the office for special services (which now occupies rented space on Kearny Ave.) Plans

call for transitioning to the new space “after the completion of work at the South Building,” he said.

At that point, however, Ferraro said that he and Assistant Superinten-dent Debra Sheard and Operations Director Mark Bruscino would temporarily relocate to space at the high school “because I want to see first-hand what’s going on with the construction so I can report back to the community on the work.”

“Also,” Ferraro said, “I couldn’t in good con-science move to a brand-new space and leave our students and staff in a building still not yet up to par.”

In other developments at last Monday’s meet-ing, the BOE:

• Voted 5-4 to accept the superintendent’s recommendation to hire Frontline Technologies of Exton, Pa., to install a web-based software package to help sched-ule substitute teachers and to record teacher attendance at a cost of $24,800 a year. No staff will be replaced as a result of this move, Ferraro said. “Teachers will call an 800 phone number when they’re going to be out,” he said. “Then the new program will contact a sub. An office employee will monitor the program. The other part of this program is that teach-ers [when reporting for work] will sign in on a

computer in their class-room. No bio-metrics will be associated with this procedure.”

• Tabled for further re-view a proposal by KHS Principal Al Gilson for a Saturday student deten-tion program designed to eliminate the loss of instructional time and to give offending seniors, in particular, a chance to make up lost credits without going to sum-mer session. One option being explored, he said, is assigning students detention during Adult School at night.

• Deadlocked 4-4, with Dan Esteves abstaining, on a proposal to pay KHS Vice Principals Michael Barbone and Patrick Ragnoni a total of about $42,000 they’d sought for performing the duties of principal from July 1 to Nov. 30, 2012. Barbone and Rag-noni had filed an unfair labor practice complaint over the issue and an arbitrator had remanded it back to the BOE for consideration. “The mat-ter is now closed,” said BOE Counsel Kenneth Lindenfelser.

• Accepted notice of pending retirements from three veteran KHS faculty: English teachers Patricia John, leaving Dec. 1 after 40 years, and Kathleen Fiore, depart-ing Jan. 1, 2014, after 35 years; and Life Skills teacher Joyce Testa, leaving June 30, 2014, af-ter 37 years. Ferraro said that replacements would be sought.

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Photo courtesy Kearny Museum Photo by Karen Zautyk

The intersection of Kearny and Midland Aves. still resembled a rural crossroads when this photo of the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington was taken, probably sometime in the late 1800s. (The church was founded in 1879, but the photo itself is undated.) The building stood on the southeast corner of Kearny and Midland until growth of the congregation required a larger structure. The new church, still located at Kearny and Laurel Aves., was dedicated in 1914. As for the original site, it is now the home of several small businesses, including one -- a computer repair center -- that would have been a complete mystery to the children in the picture.

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In 1949, Tony married Eva, his wife for more than 60 years, and with her gave their three children love, security, a stable family life, and all of the advantages that neither of them had. In 1959, Tony re-located the family to Newton

where he resided until moving to Atria in Cranford in 2005.

Predeceased by his wife, Eva (2010), Tony is survived by his son Anthony Provine and his wife Margaret, and his daugh-ters Frances Mulligan and her husband Dennis and Rose-mary D’Avino-Jones and her husband Alan. He is also sur-vived by two granddaughters and five great-grandchildren. Additionally, he is survived by many nephews and nieces in the United States and Italy. He was preceded in death by his sisters Rita D’Avino and Rosa Matrone.

Funeral services were under the direction of Mulligan Funeral Home, Harrison. A funeral Mass was held at Holy Cross Church, Harrison, and his interment followed at Brigadier General W.C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Wrightstown. For informa-tion or to send condolences, please visit mulliganfuneral-home.org.

The family kindly requests that donations be made to:

The Center for Hope Hos-pice, 1900 Raritan Rd. Scotch Plains, N.J. 07076 in memory of Tony.

Eileen T. Petrizzo Eileen T. Petrizzo (nee Cos-

tello) died Sept. 20 at Hacken-sack Medical Center. She was 79.

Born in Jersey City, she lived many years in North Arling-ton.

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

Eileen was the wife of the late Thomas M. Petrizzo. She is survived by her daughters and their husbands Judy and Ray Sousa and Christina and Brian Theiss: her sisters Betty Young and Kate Burke; and her grandchildren Tomasina, Nuno, Jacob and Brianna. She was predeceased by her step-

daughter Maryann Petrizzo.In lieu of flowers, kindly

consider a donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Eugenia Wusyk Eugenia Wusyk (nee

Cashill), 80, of Kearny, died Sept. 15, with her family by her side.

Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Fu-neral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral Mass was held at Holy Cross Church and followed by entombment in Holy Cross Cemetery. To leave an online condolence please visit www.armitagewig-gins.com.

She was the beloved wife of the late Adam Wusyk.; de-voted mother to Denise and her husband Alan, Joseph and his wife Colleen, David, Lau-rie and her husband George, and the late Judith, sister of Raymond Cashill and Jane Rogacki. She is also survived by her cherished 11 grandchil-dren, seven great-grandchil-dren and her dog Toby.

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BELLEVILLE 1 bed-room. Available now.Utilities separate. Nosmoking. No pets.1-1/2 months security.Please leave message(973)202-1919BELLEVILLE1 bed-room on 2nd Fl. Avail-able. No pets. CallMike 9am-6pm(201)994-5056 or(201)991-9857

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GARAGE FOR RENTKearny Garage forRent, near BellevillePke., $130/month. Call908-240-9302.

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GARAGE &YARD SALE

Garage Sale 361Schuyler Ave. AndKing St. Kerny. House-hold items & clothing.Excellent quality toomany to list. Sept.28th. 9-3pm.

Garage Sale SaturdaySept. 28 & 29.10-4pm. Furniture,Clothes, Shoes, etc.167 Magnolia Ave.Kearny.AUTOMOBILESWANTED

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The Nutley Police Depart-ment is cautioning residents to be on the watch for indi-viduals posing as township water department employ-ees looking to steal items from homes.

At noon on Wednesday, Sept. 18, an elderly Brian Lane female resident called police to report that a Latino in his 30s, wearing a yellow hard hat, reflec-tive vest and ID reading “water department” around his neck, rang her bell and asked if he could check her water for possible contami-nation.

After being admitted, the man walked through the house, turned faucets on and off, advised the woman not to drink the water and left, police said. Later, police said the woman determined that two gold bracelets were taken.

Police said a similar ruse was used in two previous incidents, earlier this year, that resulted in thefts from

homes.In April, police said at

least two individuals claim-ing to be water employees talked their way into a Ravine Ave. home and man-aged to get away with an unknown amount of cash, according to the elderly male resident.

And in January, police said an elderly female Stager St. resident was robbed of $1,000 and credit cards by a man described as about 45, clean-shaven, wearing a green vest, hard hat and fake water department ID. It’s unclear whether an ac-complice – who may have been waiting outside – was involved, police said.

Both incidents occurred during the day, police said.

Residents are advised not to let anyone in their home without first verifying their identity. Residents should call police at 973-284-4940 if anyone tries to get into their homes.

– Ron Leir

Be wary of water ‘employee’ scammers

Students from Queen of Peace High School, North Arlington, recently participated in last Friday’s “Field of Flags” event at St. Michael’s Parish, Lyndhurst. The students helped place over 6,700 American flags on the church grounds, in honor of fallen heroes from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Back row: Edward Parmi, Andrew Gonzalez, Matthew Riley, Patrick O”Keefe and Anthony Burgagni; Middle Row: Nara Rodriguez, campus ministry assistant, Alina Garcia, Christian Kitzman, Gary Chen and Lia Rodriguez. Front row, from l.: Babatunde Ojo, Kyra Gil, Dana Cotter, Marissa Dudas, Michaila Mastrfilippo and Bonnie Macaluso.

Honoring fallen heroes


HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUSWASTE COLLECTION DAYS

FALL2013

"Removing dangerous materials from our homes by participatingin Hudson County's Household Hazardous Waste program is asmart way to protect our families and the environment.”

– Tom DeGise, County Executive

What to bring: Do NOT bring:NOW ACCEPTING THERMOSTATS!Tires Cleaners and CorrosivesPool and Photographic ChemicalsOil-Based PaintsOil-Based VarnishesRechargeable and Car BatteriesPropane Tanks (from barbecue grills only)Solvents and ThinnersPesticides and HerbicidesFormaldehydeUsed Motor OilOld GasolineFire ExtinguishersCompact Fluorescent Bulbs & TubesAntifreezeMarine & Auto Flares

Computers/Printers/MonitorsConsumer ElectronicsCell PhonesAlkaline batteriesLatex paintExplosivesSmoke detectorsCompressed gas cylinders/tanks TCBs, TCCD (such as freon and helium)WoodlifeDioxinAsbestosKepone Infectious wasteSilvex 2,4,5-tRadioactive materialUnknown/unidentified materialBallastsWashers/dryers/refrigerators/

air conditionersAny OTC or prescription drugs

BatteriesAlkaline Batteries now fall below federal and state hazardous waste standards, and shouldbe disposed of in your regular trash.

Rechargeable batteries, found in cordless power tools, cellular and cordless phones,laptop computers, and remote control toys must still be recycled.

Prior to bringing your batteries to HHWCollection, you will need to cap or tape eachterminal end of every battery.

Latex PaintLatex paint manufactured after 1991 now falls below federal and state hazardous wastestandards. It will not be accepted at HHW Days.

Instead, let paint air dry, or use cat litter, sand or another absorbent, then dispose of inyour regular trash (remove all lids).

Fluorescent Bulbs To be accepted at HHW Days, you must place bulbs back in original packaging, in an airtight container or wrap the bulb in cellophane, newspaper, or duct tape.

Reminder:Please DO NOT bring helium, freon or oxygen tanks to HHW Days, only propane barbecuetanks are accepted.

A FREE SERVICE FOR ALL HUDSON COUNTY RESIDENTS AT ALL FOUR LOCATIONS!

This program is sponsored,in part, by a grant from theNJDEP-Division of Solid andHazardous Waste. Residentscan drop off materials atany site. Proof of residencymay be required.

Thomas A. DeGiseCounty Executive

Norman M. GuerraChief Executive Officer

COMMISSIONERSJohn L. Shinnick, Chairman

Frank Pestana, Vice ChairmanStephen J. Gallo, TreasurerFrank Lorenzo, Secretary

Fred M. BadoOren K. Dabney, Sr.

James P. Doran, Ed.D.Martin T. Martinetti

John A. Peneda

Board of chosen freeholders

FREE TIRE AMNESTY EVENT @ HHW DAYS!Hudson County residents are asked to bring no more than 4 tires forproper disposal. If you cannot participate in this year’s TireAmnesty Event, either store tires indoors (in a garage or shed) or cover them until they can be disposed of properly.*

*Contact your municipal DPW for disposal locations and cost.

Follow us on Twitter @HCIAonline or visit our Facebook Page HCIAonline!For more information, please call the HCIA Environmental Hotline (201) 324-6222 x3257 or visit www.hcia.org.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 9AM–1PMJERSEY CITY: JCIA, 501 ROUTE 440KEARNY: DPW, 357 BERGEN AVENUE

In celebration of the town’s senior commu-nity, the Kearny Museum will host a free Touch of Sinatra lunch event on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at noon.

This event features the

music and life of Frank Sinatra, as presented and performed by crooner lookalike Donnie Farraro.

The museum will honor Robert Neu and his com-pany, River Terminal De-velopment, for generous

support of the museum over the last few years.

Attendees are also in-vited to check out some of the museum’s newly updated displays and exhibits, including our col-lection of antique clothes,

recently refurbished by lo-cal college student Gabri-ela Salvador. A light lunch will be served.

This program is open to any Kearny senior, but space is limited, so R.S.V.P. by calling the Main Li-

brary at 201-998-2666. The Kearny Museum

is housed on the second floor of the Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave. For more information, contact the library or visit www.kearnylibrary.org.

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