Dec. 10, 2014 Edition of The Observer

By Karen ZautykObserver Correspondent

KEARNY – A cooperative investigation

by the Kearny Fire Depart-ment and Police Department into a devastating house fire on Garfield Ave. last month has resulted in the arrest of

two township youths on arson charges.

The suspects, aged 15 and 16, are both students at Kearny High School. After being taken into custody last week, they were remanded to the Hudson County Youth House.

Police Chief John Dowie characterized the boys’ actions

as “just a random arson at-tack” as opposed to the target-ing of specific victims.

The two-alarm blaze gutted a single-family home on Gar-field Ave. at the corner of Elm St. on Nov. 10.

It was reported at 3 a.m. and quickly spread through the structure. The occupants, a

man and a woman, were able to escape, but the man suf-fered minor smoke inhalation after he reentered the house to rescue three dogs, Dowie said.

KFD Chief Inspector John Donovan, who conducted the initial investigation,

By Ron LeirObserver Correspondent

BELLEVILLE –A local landmark church that

was badly damaged by Hur-ricane Sandy in 2012 is getting government aid for a major fix.

In fact, it received slightly more than double the amount it requested.

The New Jersey Historic Trust has awarded La Senda Antigua Church, which owns and occupies the former Dutch Reformed Church of the Second River in Belleville, awarded the church a Sandy Disaster Relief Grant for His-toric Properties of $250,000.

Although there is a $150,000 cap placed on historic-related grants to religious facilities – and that’s the amount for which the church applied – Larry Hajna, spokesman for the state Dept. of Environmental Protection, which oversees the Trust, said that the state issued a “waiver.”

“It was felt by our review-ers that it wasn’t reasonable to expect that the local congrega-tion could raise the balance of the money needed to facilitate the repairs,” Hajna said.

“We want to thank God -- it’s a miracle,” said the Rev. Miguel Ortiz, the church’s pas-tor. “Everybody kept closing the doors on us until now. We hope that with the restoration, this will bring a good feeling to the community.”

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KEARNY–

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Have you ever seen a Christmas tree go up in flames?

If you answered “yes,” I can all but guarantee it was via a video. If you had seen it happen in person, you’d likely not be around to an-swer the question.

An evergreen, especially a dry one, doesn’t smolder or burn bit by bit. It bursts into flames like a torch, taking with it anything flammable in the vicinity. And then the rest of the room. And the house. If you’d like to see what happens, there’s a video link at www.kearnyu-sa.com/FireDepartment. On the right side of the page, click on Fire Safety for the Holidays. Which is also what this article is about.

Last week, we sat down with Kearny Fire Chief Steve Dyl and Chief Fire Inspector John Donovan to get some tips on keeping fire-safe dur-ing the season.

Trees are at the top of the list.

According to the National Fire Protection Assoc., 48% of home Christmas-tree fires are caused by electrical problems, and a heat source too close to the trees causes 27%.

Even with an artificial tree, you need take care: Be sure it is labeled, certified or identified by the manufac-turer as fire-retardant.

For live trees, safety begins when you’re choosing one. Make sure it has fresh, green needles that do not fall off when touched.

Before placing it in the stand, cut 1 ro 2 inches off the base, to expose fresh wood.

Then, add water to the tree stand DAILY.

Make sure the tree is at least three feet away from any heat source, including fireplaces, heat vents, radia-tors, candles and lamps. And make sure it is not blocking any exits.

As for lights, use only those labeled by an inde-pendent testing lab. And note that some are for indoor use only, some for outdoor, but not both.

Replace any light strings that have worn or broken cords or loose bulb connec-tions. Check for frayed or kinked wires. Connect no more that three strands of mini-lights or a maximum of 50 bulbs for screw-in bulbs.

Lights usually come with instructions. Follow them.

Turn the tree lights off before leaving the house or going to bed.

And NEVER use real candles on a tree.

When the tree starts dropping needles, it’s time to discard it. And when you do take it outside, don’t stand it against the house.

This is also the season when extension cords tend

to proliferate. “Extension cords are for temporary use,” Dyl noted. And “if an outlet looks like an octopus,” you’ve overloaded it. Power strips are good, if they are UL listed and if you don’t overload them.

Extension cords should not

be run through the back of a door, because the door can damage it if it closes on the wire. And make sure cords aren’t running under rugs or creating tripping hazards.

Outdoor extension cords should be labeled for out-door use and plugged into an outdoor outlet labeled GFCI (Ground-Fault Circuit Inter-rupter).

Other holiday tips: If you’re hiding presents

from the kids, do not store the gifts in the oven.

Seriously. Dyl said the KFD has responded to fires caused by toys hidden in ov-ens -- as well as pizza boxes and newspapers stored in ovens.

After opening gifts, do not throw the wrapping paper in the fireplace. It tends to create fiery little flakes that could float back into the room.

UL-listed battery-operated candles are a lot safer than real ones. If you insist on decorating with real ones, don’t buy the cheap kind-Cheap tapers, for example, can tend to bend over as they melt.

Don’t leave burning can-dles unattended. If you go out, put the candles out.

When entertaining, make sure all your guests know how to get out in case of fire. And if you are visiting, especially if you’re staying overnight, make sure you know the safe exits.

As for general winter-time fire safety:

Have your chimney serviced and your boiler/fur-nace checked.

Do not forget to add water to the boiler.

Do not store things near the boiler or furnace.

Never use an oven for heating.

If you have a portable space heater, make sure it is UL listed and has tip-over protection. Plug it directly into the wall socket. Make sure it is on a non-combusti-ble surface and keep it away from combustibles. And shut it off when you leave the room.

If you have a gas fireplace and you smell gas, do not light it. Call the KFD or PSE&G immediately.

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NORTH ARLINGTON –

Redevelopment of the borough’s meadow-lands acreage will be

“the first priority” of the incoming administration of Republican Mayor-elect Joseph Bianchi.

In a recent interview with The Observer, Bianchi – who, along with his Borough Coun-cil running mates, defeated the Democratic team led by incumbent Mayor Peter Massa in the municipal elec-tion Nov. 4 – said he’d like to take a cue from the borough’s southern neighbor Kearny in Hudson County.

“I’ve been very impressed with the way Kearny is de-veloping their portion of the meadows district off Rt. 7 and elsewhere and I’d like to see development on our 50 acres of meadows,” he said.

There has been some activ-ity already, with the new own-er of the old Bergen County Utilities Authority property having leased the facility to PSE&G to use as an equip-ment storage site and stag-ing area for upgrades to its regional high tension wires.

But to stir more interest in the area by prospective inves-tors and job creation, Bianchi said he intends to revive a municipal redevelopment board and hire a “specialist who knows the meadowlands and how to market our prop-erties.”

The board that he envisions would have eight members – appointed by the mayor with consent of the Borough Coun-cil – “from all walks of life.”

Bianchi said he would look to these board members – all of whom would serve as vol-unteers – and the “part-time” specialist – who would re-ceive a “small stipend, maybe $25,000 and no benefits” – to come up with a redevelop-ment plan for the meadows area which would then be brought before the mayor and council for deliberation and, ultimately, adoption before it could be implemented.

“No town or town council can do this,” Bianchi said, because “they have enough to do running the town.”

While the borough has

struggled to find additional revenues in recent years to offset tax hikes, Bianchi insisted that it should be seen as a community on the rise.

“North Arlington is strong and healthy and our future is bright,” he said. “We have an excellent Police Department [even though, with a force of 25, it falls 10 short of its T.O.] which is doing a wonderful job and our Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer Emergency Squad, with the finest equipment available, are among the best in the USA.

“Our Public Works Depart-ment has 10 men and we do the best we can plowing and patching the streets, cutting down dead trees and grinding stumps – working very hard,” he added.

“Our recreation program is filled with volunteers who donate their time to coach and educate our kids,” Bi-anchi said. “There was a time when we didn’t have enough places to play but now we have a brand new county park and new high school field ac-cessible to the community for exercise and walking, along with Zadroga Park for soc-cer and Alan Park for girls’ softball.”

As mayor, Bianchi said, “My thought is I’m willing to allow the girls from the high school to practice [softball] at Alan Park but to play their games at the county park” to allow enough playing time for the girls’ recreation softball program.

Bianchi, a hair stylist by trade who has served as a vol-unteer firefighter for the past

three decades, thanked Mayor Massa “for his service to our community” along with the borough residents who voted for Bianchi as mayor after his having served seven years on the Borough Council (leaving a vacant seat to be filled) and 25 years on the Planning and Zoning Board.

Bianchi said he was “very humbled by the overwhelm-ing show of support I re-

ceived from the voters and I will work every day to live up to the confidence they showed in me to lead our community,” Bianchi said. Being given such an opportu-nity is “one that I will respect and cherish every day of my tenure.” He’s looking forward to working with his running mates Kerry Cruz and Dan Pronti and the rest of the council.

“We have a lot of work to do to revive our town and get it moving in a positive direction and I am counting on the support of – not only the Borough Council – but the residents as well. North Arlington is home to many intelligent and caring people and I hope to call on them to help me make decisions that will positively impact the future of the borough.”

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KEARNY –

Now only three remain.A second member

of the five-person

dissident Democratic ticket, swept into municipal office by Kearny voters in 2003, is step-ping down from her post.

Councilwoman Alexa C. Arce, who was elected to a First Ward seat on the Town

Council in 2003, announced at Tuesday night’s council session that she was resigning, effective Jan. 5, 2015.

“I’m expecting my first child in a few weeks,” Arce said, “so I’ll be focused elsewhere.”

Arce, who will be relocat-ing from Kearny to be close to other family members, said she “thought it over so long” before concluding that separating herself from the de-mands of government service was the right thing to do.

She’ll also be taking some time off from her job as a manager for the Bank of America.

Mayor Alberto Santos, who ran with Arce as head of the slate opposing the HCDO (Hudson County Democratic Organization)-backed ticket led by James Mangin, said that the local Dems county com-mittee, which he chairs, has 15 days from the day Arce’s seat is vacated to submit the names of three nominees to tempo-rarily fill the seat.

The Town Council, he said, has 30 days from the time of the vacancy to pick one of the three to fill out the balance of Arce’s unexpired term, which is two years.

“Being a public servant is not easy,” said Arce. Looking back on her elective career, she said she’d be able to recall “some wonderful moments … [like] the creation of a new park in the First Ward, but also some tough choices.”

Perhaps the hardest choice she faced, Arce suggested, was accepting the offer to run for office in the first place and then, once she agreed, she was intensely engaged “in a full primary battle.”

No regrets, though, Arce added. “I’ve enjoyed working

with all of you,” she told her fellow council members.

And, judging from her col-leagues’ comments, the feeling was mutual.

Said Santos: “It was an honor to work with you. You’ve been consistent and re-sponsible throughout,” despite what the mayor characterized as the initial “theatrics” from the opposition “when local government was not operating effectively.”

Santos credited Arce for her candor. “You’d always tell me where you stood,” he said, “but your focus was always on practicality and getting things done for the community.”

Councilwoman Carol Jean Doyle, the Third Ward can-didate on that 2003 ticket, thanked Arce “for rounding up those Bank of America volun-teers for our [annual Passaic] river cleanup. I’ve enjoyed working with you.”

The Fourth Ward candidate on the ticket, Councilman Mi-chael Landy, commended Arce for her “calm and logical” approach, even in the heat of debate, and for her “reassuring voice” that all would be well.

The fifth member of the team, Barbara Cifelli-Sherry, resigned from her Second Ward council seat in Octo-ber 2009 after moving to the Third Ward. She subsequently ran, successfully, for the Board of Education last year.

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KEARNY –

The town governing body is poised to adopt a con-ceptual redevelopment

plan for the Kearny Point Industrial Park, after having voted Dec. 2 to introduce an ordinance to approve the plan and is expected to adopt it at a public hearing before year’s end.

Mayor Alberto Santos said that adoption – following the Planning Board’s Dec. 3 ap-proval of a site plan and vari-ance applications in support of the proposal – would set the stage for the town to act on the owner/developer RTL Ser-vices’ application for a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) and for RTL to begin work in 2015.

Santos said the town will also likely act on a request by Carlstadt developer Ed Russo for a PILOT on a proposed expansion of a redevelopment project at Bergen and Schuy-ler Aves. for an additional 70 apartments.

The 126-acre property at

Kearny Point – originally home to the Federal Shipyard and Dry Dock Co. – fronts along the Conrail tracks and Central Ave. to the west and the Hackensack River to the east, has been used for ware-housing and distribution facili-ties for the last half-century.

However, because of flood-ing from Super storm Sandy in 2012, “many of the buildings are currently vacant or have been demolished,” according to a report on the redevelop-ment plan prepared by Heyer Gruel & Associates, the town’s planning consultants.

In its PILOT application filed with the town, RTL envisions an investment in excess of $100 million for a water quality improvement project to enhance the prop-erty’s water, stormwater and sanitary sewer infrastructure systems, demolition of exist-ing substandard buildings and infrastructure, a soil improve-ment program to minimize settlement that could disrupt new water facilities and con-struction of an impervious cap to mitigate contamination of

the site and the river.As part of the future use

of the site, RTL is hoping to deploy a “flex space” concept where “a structure with high ceilings containing an open floor plan … can be modi-fied [with partitioning, for example] to accommodate individual needs of its tenants. Individual areas can be leased for uses such as office space with warehouse, research

and distribution facilities and other light industrial uses [as well as] general loading accommodations,” Heyer & Gruel reported.

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Signature owner Victor

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Do you know anything about the S.S. Leopol-dville?

That’s a rhetorical question, because odds are you don’t.

As Christmas Eve nears, I wanted to share the story because this Dec. 24th marks the 70th anniversary of a trag-edy that cost the lives of 763 American soldiers but was an official secret for many years.

I first learned of it in 1999, from a retired New York City police lieutenant, Allan An-drade, when I was working for the N.Y. Daily News.

The column I wrote then is available online, but also avail-able, and of greater import, is the book Andrade authored, “S.S. Leopoldville Disaster: December 24, 1944.” You can find it on Amazon.

At risk of plagiarizing myself, I’m repeating the story for Observer readers because those 763 men deserve to be remembered.

The U.S. Army troops were members of the 262nd and 264th Regiments of the 66th Infantry Division who were being transported across the

English Channel, from South-ampton to Cherbourg, for deployment in the Battle of the Bulge. In all, there were 2,235 soldiers, including some British forces, aboard the Leopoldville, a former Belgian passenger liner converted into a troopship.

As the ship approached the French coast, it was torpedoed by a German U-boat and sank. More than 500 of the Ameri-cans are believed to have gone down with the vessel. Another 248 died of injuries, drowned or froze to death in the frigid Channel. In all, 493 bodies were never recovered.

Those who were found were piled on a Cherbourg pier. Andrade provided me with a quote from his book, from a Linden man, Robert Hesse, who had witnessed the scene. “Live ones were stacked up with the dead ones. Some were so frozen, they could only move their eyes, but that was enough to save their lives.”

For whatever bureaucratic/diplomatic reasons, the story of the Leopoldville was kept

secret and remained so long after wartime censorship could be used as the explana-tion. Survivors were ordered not to discuss the sinking. The families of the victims were given scant information. The telegrams sent by the Army read, “Missing in action.” Or, “Killed in action in the Euro-pean area.”

The U.S. Army records were not declassified until 1959; the British files, not until 1996.

(An interesting sidelight, although it may be apocryphal since the sources have not been verified: As the story goes, for decades, the French Navy used the sunken wreck of the Leopoldville as a train-ing site for divers. This sup-

posedly ended in the late ‘90s when they finally learned the facts about the ship.)

In 1997, a 66th Infantry Leopoldville memorial was fi-nally erected at Fort Benning, Ga. It is inscribed with the names of the dead, including 24 from New Jersey. Among them are two local men: Pfc. Malcolm B. Christopher of Nutley and S.Sgt. Gilbert J. Steuble of Belleville.

For a complete list of the victims -- which, coincidental-ly, was complied by Andrade -- visit leopoldville.org.

That’s one of the benefits of the internet. Things that had been lost to history are now being rediscovered. The dead can become, as they should be, the honored dead.

And now, I will deliberately plagiarize myself, paraphras-ing the words I used to end the column I wrote for The News:

Come Christmas Eve, you might acknowledge the su-preme sacrifice of the Leopol-dville victims. With a silent prayer on a holy night.

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Members of Local 3, Building Construc-tion Laborers of

North Jersey, are picketing a Passaic Ave. mall development site where a new BJ’s is slated as the anchor tenant.

Currently, Danco General Contracting is demolishing the old Congoleum factory on the site to clear the way for construction of new retail outlet stores by DVL Holdings LLC.

Paul Roldan, Local 3 field representative for Hudson and Essex counties, said the union is upset about Danco’s use of non-union labor and about safety at the work site.

Danco, according to a published report, is paying its workers $22 to $25 an hour with no benefits. Roldan said the union scale “area stand-

ard” is $54 an hour. And, he said, the benefit of having union labor is that, “all of our people are OSHA (federal Oc-cupational Safety and Health Administration)-trained.”

Aside from that, Rolan said that, “for jobs of this magni-tude,” there’s no reason why at least some Kearny area resi-dents shouldn’t be employed. For tax-abated development projects exceeding $20 mil-lion, the government permits Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) between the commu-nity and the developer, which, he said, would “trigger the use of a [union] apprenticeship program for at least 20% of the work force at the project.”

Asked about that, Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos said that local government “can-not mandate the use of union labor” but they can sign a PLA “which requires the contractor

to employ and train appren-tices” and “a contractor with non-union workers would have to pay union dues for the length of the project and fol-low union rules on pensions

and work conditions. Kearny does not have a PLA policy.”

Asked if the town would consider implementing such a policy, Santos said: “We would need a cost analysis

done before doing so. Un-like Jersey City [which has a PLA], Kearny does not have the same level of developer interest.”

– Ron Leir

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Belleville High School sci-ence teacher Joy Alfano has been named a 2014

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Thaker presented a $2,000 award to Alfano and BHS Principal Russell Pagano at the Nov. 17 meeting of the Bel-

leville Board of Education to fund the purchase of equip-ment and materials to start a technology club and assist in funding the robotics team in the upcoming school year.

Alfano was one of 100 win-ners chosen from a pool of more than 1,000 applicants na-tionwide, according to Thaker.

Voya Financial annually awards grants to K-12 educa-

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Alfano was recognized for the “Buccaneer Enviro-Bot-ics” program that combines robotics with environmental sustainability and steward-ship. Students are challenged

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reminded to apply for parking permits for 2015-2016.

Starting Dec. 15, residents may apply at the Harrison Police Department, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, for the free, two-year permits, which are valid through Dec. 31, 2016.

Permits will be issued at Harrison Police HQ upon ap-proval; they will not be mailed out.

Non-resident business

owners and town employee parking permit applications for 2015 are also available. The fee for these one-year permits is $40.

Applications for “special cir-cumstances” parking permits for students who maintain dual residencies will also be dispensed for 2015-2016. These permits cost $50.

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On Dec. 1, Officers Tom Sumowski and Steve Hroncich, responding to a 3:30 a.m. report of a disorderly person in the area of Devon and Hoyt Sts., encountered an apparently intoxicated man holding a large black backpack that was “over-flowing” with candy bars, KPD Chief John Dowie reported.

Scattered on the sidewalk were at least 10 more candy bars, Dowie said. And the pack reportedly contained parts from a vending machine, includ-ing the coin storage unit and a “substantial amount of change”: 53 quarters, 94 dimes and 30 nickels.

After learning that the man worked in the area, Dowie said, Officer John Travelino visited the company and found a dam-aged candy-vending machine, missing both its coin unit and a lot of candy.

Since no one saw the suspect, Geronimo Ramirez, 24, of Kearny, actually breaking into the machine, he was charged only with possession of the stolen property. However, he was also charged with illegal possession of a prescription drug, due to the 25 Xanax tablets allegedly in the backpack with the candy. And there was more to come.

While housed in a cell at headquarters, Ramirez reportedly broke the handle on a toilet and tore apart a mattress, resulting in a charge of criminal mischief.

• • •Other recent reports from the

Kearny police blotter included the following:

Nov. 24On patrol in South Kearny at

8 p.m., Officers Brian Wisely and Rich Pawlowski spotted a Lincoln livery car in the weeds off Central Ave. The driver, Joseph Leon, 22, of Jersey City, who reportedly was seeking a secure place for a rendezvous, instead found a secure place at KPD headquarters after he was arrested on two outstanding Jersey City warrants.

Nov. 25Vice officers, patrolling at

Kearny and Midland Aves. at 4:30 p.m., saw Joseph Calleja, 24, of Kearny, alight from a bus, did a warrant check and confirmed he was wanted on one each from North Arlington and New-ark. He was booked and turned

over to the North Arlington PD.

Nov. 26At 5 p.m., a man called HQ

to report he had been hit in the face with a snowball at Johnston and Passaic Aves. Officer Wisely checked the area for the two suspects and, near ShopRite, reportedly saw one of them hurl a snowball at a passing car, causing the driver to swerve when the auto was hit. Alexander Nekrasow, 32, of Wayne, was arrested on a charge of interfering with transportation.

Nov. 28 Just before midnight,

Officers Jack Corbett and Dean Gasser responded to a two-vehicle accident in South Kearny and found a heavily damaged Mazda on the center divider of Rts. 1/9, where it had ended up after apparently hitting a Freightliner truck. The driver of the car, Shamsunda Singh, 58, of Jersey City, was charged with DWI, careless driving and refusal to take an Alcotest.

Nov. 30At midnight, Officer Jorden-

son Jean was dispatched to investigate a report that a loud party was taking place in an abandoned dwelling on Hillside Ave. Inside, he found a number of juveniles, empty beer cans/bottles and the strong odor of marijuana. Several of the partiers fled, but he managed to corral seven, all of whom were charged with criminal tres-pass, underage possession of alcohol and curfew violations. The youths included three 17-year-old males, from Kearny, Harrison and Newark; two 16-year-old males, from Kearny and Harrison, and two 16-year-old Kearny females. All were turned over to their parents or guardians.

Dec. 2The KPD -- which has

increased traffic enforcement near Franklin School following “numerous complaints” of speeding, illegal parking, jaywalking, and parents dropping off kids in the roadway -- was on site again at 9 a.m., when Sgt. John Taylor reportedly saw a driver double-park and discharge a child into the street. When approached by the officer, motorist Luis

Mayorga, 33, of Hopatcong, was unable to produce a driver’s license and was subsequently charged with driving while sus-pended and improper discharge of a passenger.

Police said he also had two outstanding warrants from Newark.

Dec. 3Officer Damon Pein respond-

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Castro’s Scotch Plains engineer Thomas Quinn told the board that the front of the masonry structure will be replaced by a glass front, that a roll-up metal garage door will be installed at the south-west corner of the building and that existing chain-link fencing will be extended along the northern property

line so that the entire site will be enclosed.

Board member Michael Martello, who also serves as town administrator and construction code official, ad-vised Castro and Quinn that as per licensing requirements for used car dealers, fencing “must be set back one foot beyond the property line” and

that exterior lighting cannot “reflect onto the adjacent property.”

While the plans show a fairly tight configuration for the used cars to be stored on the lot, Quinn told the board that Castro’s employees “will have ample room to maneu-ver cars in and out of spots.” The process will be eased,

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NORTH ARLINGTON –It’s one thing when a broth-

er and sister get on very well. It’s even more unique, per-haps, when they go to college for the same major and then open a business together.

And that’s exactly what hap-pened with Paige and James Van Dien, both North Arling-ton natives and co-owners of Maximum Performance Physi-cal Therapy & Rehabilitation Center.

Both Van Diens got their master’s degrees in physical therapy from Misericordia University in Dallas, Pa. It all happened by chance, Paige says, that the duo shared a mu-tual love for physical therapy. After getting their graduate degrees, they both went on to practice their craft at various venues.

But their dream was to open their own PT business — and that’s exactly what they did in January 2013.

“It was something James and I wanted to do for a while,” Paige said. “Having worked at other facilities, we knew what we liked, what we didn’t like, and so we finally de-cided we had nothing to lose since we’re both still young. We looked around at differ-ent locations, and ultimately decided that because we’re originally from North Arling-ton, that this would be a great place to settle the business.

“This is our town, so it all worked out well.”

Indeed it did.When they first opened the

business, the Van Diens made arrangements with numerous local doctors who deal with patients in need of PT and rehabilitation. They’d take them out to lunch, explain what they had to offer — and ask the doctors to give them a chance by referring patients.

And from there, the rest is history.

Maximum Performance’s clientele has grown exponen-tially since January 2013.

But it hasn’t just been physi-cian referrals that have helped.

“Since we’re from North Arlington, we do know a lot of people — and a lot of people

know our family,” Paige said. “So with that and through word of mouth, we’ve grown nicely.”

Typically, for insurance purposes, patients who need PT and rehab are written prescriptions by their doctors, who then refer them to a PT center. Paige says it’s surpris-ing how many insurance poli-cies actually cover physical therapy.

“That’s why we always tell our patients to call us first with insurance information so our receptionist can verify what is or isn’t covered,” she said. “But we will work with

patients whose insurance doesn’t cover physical therapy — or with patients who are uninsured.”

When finances are a chal-lenge, there’s little to worry about. They’ll work with you on a payment plan if that’s a needed option.

So what are the injuries most commonly seen at Maxi-mum Performance?

“We definitely see a lot of orthopedic injuries,” Paige said. “From muscle sprains, to joint sprains, to post-op care, back and neck surgeries from injuries and spinal injuries, we do see a variety.”

Many of the patients are also athletes, Paige said. And not too long ago, she treated a fairly well-known athlete in this neck of the woods.

“We’ve taped Brandon Jacobs, [formerly] of the New York Giants prior to his games,” Paige said. “It was great having him here.”

Not all physical therapy and rehabilitation centers are alike, Paige says, and what sets Maximum Performance apart is this: “When you’re with us, you’ll only deal with us — my brother or me — and never an aide. In many other practices, a patient will work with a therapist for around 10 minutes, and then get handed off to an aide. Here, that never happens. We never pass any-one off. For around 30 min-utes, you’ll work with us and us alone.”

So it’s the personal attention and care that stands out.

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For it to begin outside, "it took some human interven-tion," Donovan noted.

The starting point could also be identified by the burn

patterns on the building. Once arson was suspected,

KPD Sgt. Rick Poplaski and Det. John Plaugic joined Donovan in the investiga-tion. Plaugic canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and obtained security videos from cooperative homeown-ers. Dowie said the footage showed "two shadowy fig-ures" heading south on Elm at

about the same time the blaze broke out.

After the direction of flight was determined, Plaugic, Det. Lt. Anthony Gouveia and Det. Michael Gonzalez located more residential videos. One tape, provided by a homeown-er in the area of Elm St. and Bergen Ave., reportedly gave a clearer view of the suspects and the route they traveled.

Even clearer videos were then located by Gonzalez at two businesses near Bergen and Kearny Aves. These were provided to the KPD for view-ing "in house" by patrol offic-ers, Dowie said. Officer John Fabula passed the descrip-tions on to his street sources and obtained the first name of one possible suspect, and the departmen's Kearny H.S. school resource officer, Steve Montanino, was then able to furnish the teen's full name and address, Dowie reported.

On Dec. 2, after questioning at headquarters, the 16-year-old and, subsequently, his al-leged 15-year-old accomplice, were charged with arson, aggravated arson and conspir-acy to commit arson.

Kearny Fire Chief Steve Dyl, noting the "cooperative

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Citing the KPD, he said, “I’d like to applaud them."

Dowie thanked the home-owners and merchants who obligingly provided the police with access to their security videos, which helped crack the case.

Regarding two other re-cent Kearny fires, Donovan reported that a Nov. 20 blaze in a two-family home at 47 Beech St. was accidental and began with a space heater. He said the cause of the Nov. 23 apartment house fire at 425 Beech St. is still undeter-mined, "but we can't rule out smoking."

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BellevilleBelleville Public Library and

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Belleville High School’s Music Department presents its 2014 winter concert series, starting with the instrumental music program, featuring the BHS Wind Ensemble and Or-chestra, on Thursday, Dec. 11, and the vocal music program, with the BHS Concert Choir and Acapella Chorus, on Tues-day, Dec. 16.

Both concerts start at 7 p.m. in the Connie Francis Theatre at the high school. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Admission is free but donations are accepted at the door.

For more information, email band director Anthony Gotto at [email protected] or vocal music direc-tor Carol Lombardi at [email protected].

BloomfieldBloomfield Public Library,

90 Broad St., announces the following:

• The Book Club meets Monday, Jan. 5, 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., to discuss “Riders of the Purple Sage” by Zane Grey. For more information or for help in locating a copy of the selection, call the reference desk at 973-566-6200, ext. 219 or 220.

• Food for Fines will be collected Dec. 15-31. Bring in a can or box of non-perishable food and each donation will reduce up to $1 in fines, no matter how old, but cannot be applied to pay for lost books. Food products must not be expired.

HarrisonOn Sunday Dec. 14, the Har-

rison Lions Club will hold its annual Winter Wonderland shopping bazaar from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Community Center, 401 Warren St. Over 30 vendors will offer their

merchandise for area residents to start their holiday shop-ping. Admission is free. First 50 shoppers will get a special gift. Former NFL quarterback Ray Lucas will be signing and selling copies of his book “Under Pressure” from 10 a.m. to noon. Children will have an opportunity to visit with Santa and have their picture taken from noon to 3 p.m. Lions Club members will be availa-ble at different stations to help children with writing letters to Santa Claus and assist in the making of their own person-alized stockings, ornaments, and holiday hats. For more information, go to http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/harrison-nj/ or visit them on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/harrisonlionsclub.

KearnyA cat food drive is being

conducted through Dec. 12 for Kearny’s TNR (Trap, Neuter and Return) program. Drop off cat food donations at K-9 Corner, 169 Midland Ave. at Elm St.

Trinity Episcopal Church of Kearny and Christ Church of Harrison will co-sponsor their monthly flea market at 575 Kearny Ave., Dec. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Doors open at 8 a.m. for set-ups. Vendors are invited. Tables are one for $15 and two for $25. Call Trinity Church at 201-991-5894 to schedule your table or call Annamarie at 201-998-2368 after 5:30 pm. Walk-ins and new vendors are welcome.

Grace United Methodist Church, 380 Kearny Ave., hosts a Christmas spree and supper Dec. 12, 5 to 8 p.m. The sale includes handcrafted Christmas ornaments and dec-orations, candies, cookies and more. The $7 cost for the meal includes soup, sandwich and dessert. For more information, call the church at 201-991-1132.

Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., hosts a holiday marbleizing workshop Satur-

day, Dec. 13, at 10 a.m. Marbleizing is the prepara-

tion and finishing of a surface to imitate the appearance of polished marble.

Using silk scarves, instruc-tor Renee Johnson will lead participants in this ancient art, widely used in Pompeii and in Europe during the Renais-sance.

Just in time for the holidays, the finished product, free to all registered attendees, will make a beautiful gift. This program will only be open to a limited number of adults. Call the library at 201-998-2666 for a reservation.

LyndhurstThe Lyndhurst Historical

Society is showcasing a sam-pling of the many businesses that contributed to the com-munity and beyond in its new-est exhibit, “Lyndhurst Busi-ness: Building a Community,” which runs through August 2015 at The Little Red School-house, 400 Riverside Ave.

The exhibit is free and open to the public, but a small donation to the Society is appreciated. The Little Red Schoolhouse Museum is open on the second and fourth Sun-days from 2 to 4 p.m. For more information, leave a message at 201-804-2513 and your call will be returned.

For more information about the Lyndhurst Historical So-ciety, readers can visit www.lyndhursthistoricalsociety.org. Like them on Facebook.

Lyndhurst Public Library, 355 Valley Brook Ave., an-nounces the following events for children. Registration is not required unless otherwise specified. To register, call the library at 201- 804-2478.

• A reindeer craft program, open to pre-k to grade 3, is set for Thursday, Dec. 11, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m.

• Children in grades 1 to 4 can make a holiday wreath on Thursday, Dec. 18, 3:30 to 4:15 p.m. Registration is required.

• A Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Night, open to grades 6 to 9, takes place on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 6 to 7:15 pm. Refreshments will be served. Space is limited and registra-tion is necessary. To register, call the library or email [email protected].

• RoseMarie Rubinetti Cap-piello, an intuitive medium/healer, hosts a brief session of audience spirit readings fol-lowed by a discussion of her new book “Speaking From Spirit” Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m. Books will be available for purchase. Space is limited and registration is necessary. No walk-ins will be allowed. Call the library or email [email protected] to register.

The New Jersey Meadow-lands Commission hosts Wa-tercolor Pencils for Kids, open to ages 5 to 12 (accompanied by an adult) Saturday, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to noon, at the NJMC Science Center, 3 DeKorte Park Plaza. All art supplies are provided. Pre-registration is required. Cost is $10 (no fee for adults).

To register, go to www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec. For more information, call 201-460-8300.

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

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Department Crime Preven-tion and Community Rela-tions Unit is conducting a holiday toy drive. New and unwrapped toys may be dropped off at the Police Department through Dec. 11.

Toys will be distributed to area hospitals, local families and others in need.

North Arlington Senior Activity Center, 11 York Road, hosts a holiday celebration Friday, Dec. 12. Bingo starts at 10:30 a.m., lunch is served at noon and dancing begins at 1:30 p.m. For more infor-mation and reservation, call 201-998-5636.

North Arlington Public Library, 210 Ridge Road, hosts the following programs:

• Carol Erickson performs jazz standards and some holi-day tunes Saturday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m. There will be light refreshments. The Friends of the Library sponsor this event. (The program on Colo-nial and Victorian Christmas, which was set for Dec. 13, has been canceled.)

• Computer Coding Club, open to ages 8 to 13, meets Saturday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. Registration has been com-pleted for this event. The library will be closed to the public at 1 p.m. on this date, as usual, and open only for this special program.

• A holiday pageant, for all ages, is set for Thursday, Dec. 11, at 6:45 p.m.

• An origami class, open to grades 4 to 7, is set for Friday, Dec. 12, at 3:30 p.m.

• The Woman’s Club spon-sors a craft session, open to K to grade 5, Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 6:30 p.m.

• Tween Book Club, open to grades 5 to 7, meets Thurs-day, Dec. 18, at 3:30 p.m.

• Sing-along Story Time, open to ages 2 to 5, is set for Thursday, Dec. 18, at 11:45 a.m.

Queen of Peace Church presents its annual Christmas concert Sunday, Dec. 14, at 3 p.m. The event features the church’s choir, the Queen of Peace Schola Cantorum and the Chopin Singing Society along with soloists. There is no admission charge but a free will offering is request-ed.

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Dec. 2Coming home from work, a

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Last Thursday evening, Nutley Commissioner Steven Rogers was honored as the Elected Official of the Year and John V. Kelly III of Nutley was named the Republican of the Year by the Essex County Republican Committee.

County GOP Committee Chairman Al Barlas told the crowd of nearly 200 at a holiday party in Cedar Grove, “Commissioner Rogers is one of the hardest-working elected officials I know. He has worked very hard for

the people of Nutley and is a credit to that township and our organization.”

Of Kelly, Barlas said, “John is a young man who brought much credit to the Republican Party by running an honorable campaign

during the recent freeholder race. He is a hard worker and a credit to our party.”

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By Jim HagueObserver Sports Writer

After being away from the game of high school basketball for a few

years, veteran coach Rich Corsetto had no idea what to expect from his return to the sidelines, taking over the North Arlington High School pro-gram.

Corsetto, a veteran of coach-ing on the high school and more prominently the colle-giate ranks, inherited a good squad when he arrived last year and the Vikings rewarded their new coach with a 20-win season.

The Vikings finished the season with a 20-8 record a year ago in Corsetto’s first campaign.

But can Corsetto expect

more of the same success in his second go-round?

“It’s definitely a challenge,” said Corsetto, a member of the National Junior Colleges of America Hall of Fame. “We lost two starters and our sixth man. But we did go to the William Paterson team camp over the summer, played in the Kearny summer league and the Bloom-field fall league.”

Corsetto made his mark as the head coach at Hudson County Community College from 1990 through 1996. When that school dropped basketball, he moved on to become the head coach at Passaic County Community College from 1996 through 2010.

In 20 years as a college coach, Corsetto won 435 games. He also owns a gaudy 255-91

record on the high school level, so Corsetto has won a total of 690 games as a basketball coach over 33 years. With a lit-tle luck, Corsetto might reach the magical 700-win plateau this season.

However, luck hasn’t been kind to Corsetto thus far.

First, Mike Paolello, who was penciled in as the Vikings’ point guard, suffered a serious knee injury during the football season and will be lost for the season after undergoing knee surgery.

“That was a big loss,” Cor-setto said.

Then, senior Edgar Carranza, who had some big moments for the Vikings last season, will start the season on the side-

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Rob Lado has enjoyed a smooth transition in taking over as the girls’ basketball coach at North Arlington High School.

“I think things have gone pretty well,” Lado said. “They’re adjusting well to a new routine and a new system. We’ve had nothing but a positive attitude. We’re improving every day and I think we’re going to have a good season.”

Lado introduced the Vikings to a faster paced, up-tempo style of play.

“They’re catching on with my system,” said Lado, who was an assistant coach on the high school level and head coach on the AAU level before taking the North Arlington job this season. “They weren’t familiar with up-tempo play. We want to get out on the fast break. We are going to be built on the pick and roll on of-fense. There are a lot of things I’m implement-ing that they’ve never done before. But they’re interested and asking questions.”

Lado said that he has been helped by JV coach and assistant Karissa DePena, as well

as Stephanie Sinclair, who was brought in to work with the program’s freshmen.

“The girls are all re-ally working hard,” Lado said. “I’m encouraged.”

The Vikings have two seniors on the roster in 5-10 forward Brianna Cappuccino and 5-8 forward Samanta Qui-nones. Both saw limited action last year.

“Brianna is going to get solid minutes and help us with our re-bounding,” Lado said. “Samanta is also good with rebounding, but she’s also defensively quick. She can go after the ball well. She’s doing all the dirty work.”

Junior point guard De-naijah Gainza will play a prominent role in Lado’s system.

“She’s a good ball handler,” Lado said of the 5-5 Gainza. “She also can be a big-time scorer. She’s a good shooter and will control a lot of what we do with the ball in her hands. She’s also a solid defender. I expect big things from her.”

Junior Marissa Piscal is a 5-9 forward with good skills.

“She’s our starting power forward,” Lado

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The North Arlington boys’ basketball team will look to build on a 20-8 season it enjoyed last year under first-year head coach Rich Corsetto. From l., are Anthony Rotonto, 0Jose Checo, Corsetto, Kevin Cerqueira and Jonathan Hurley.

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said. “She’s also a good offen-sive threat. She’s very strong and moves her feet well to get into good position on the floor. She’s going to be a solid player for us on both ends of the floor.”

Junior Samantha Veloso is a 5-9 forward.

“She’s also a very good athlete who has a nice little of-fensive touch,” Lado said.

Junior Theresa D’Errico is a 5-3 guard.

“We’re going to count on her

defensively,” Lado said. “She’s not afraid of anything. She’s not afraid of mixing it up. She’s the fastest player on the team and she has a nice little shot.”

Junior Victoria Namnama is a 5-4 guard.

“She’s another great athlete who can get after it,” Lado said.

Sophomore Danica Krawc-zyk is a 5-7 forward who plays both the small forward and shooting guard roles.

“She has a very nice shot and is good defensively,” Lado

said. “I’m going to count on her a lot.”

Sophomore Melissa Torres is a 5-7 versatile performer who can play a variety of posi-tions.

“She’s a tremendous athlete, one of the best athletes we have,” Lado said. “She does a little bit of everything. She’s going to play a pretty impor-tant role.”

Junior Mariah Moreno is a 5-3 guard who will also see playing time.

“She’s fearless and goes well to the basket,” Lado said.

Lado likes the depth that he has with his team.

“Because we’re going to play up-tempo, we will have nine or 10 girls who will play,” Lado said. “I’m definitely happy with the turnout. We have a lot of girls who are interested in playing. They’re very energet-ic. They just have to get used to the up-tempo approach.”

The Vikings open up the 2014-15 season against St.

Mary’s Dec. 19. They will also host the Ferguson Holiday Tournament Dec. 29-30, with local rivals Queen of Peace and Lyndhurst in the field, along with Trinity Christian. The Vikings will face next-door neighbor Golden Griffins in the opening round.

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lines for academic reasons.“He has to clear some

things up before he can come back,” Corsetto said. “He was a key rebounder for us last year.”

Corsetto doesn’t know how long Carranza will be out. He could be out until Jan. 1 or even longer.

“We’re hoping it’s sooner than that,” Corsetto said.

One of the key returnees is senior forward Jose Checo. The 6-4 Checo averaged eight points and 10 rebounds per game last year, but those numbers need to improve this season.

“He’s worked very hard in the offseason,” Corsetto said. “I think he’s ready to step up. He’s definitely improved. I’m expecting a lot from him. I’m hoping to see better produc-tion.”

Junior Kevin Cerqueira is a 5-11 forward with a lot of promise.

“He did a nice job for us last year,” Corsetto said. “He’s

a good defensive player. He’s going to have to be more of a scorer this year. He’s worked very hard over the summer.”

Junior Stephen Velez is a 6-1 forward and strong inside player.

“He works hard on the glass,” Corsetto said. “He’s a good rebounder and he’s good around the basket.”

Junior Joe Morales is a 6-1 forward.

“Joe is a banger on the boards,” Corsetto said. “He’s an aggressive kid. He’s a gar-bage man in a good way.”

Senior Jonathan Hurley is another solid performer at guard. The 5-11 Hurley pos-sesses a nice touch from the perimeter.

“We need him to make shots,” Corsetto said.

Timmy Ford is a 5-8 junior guard who can play either guard slot.

“He’s in good shape physi-cally from playing football,” Corsetto said. “We have a number of kids who also played football. He’s a tough kid who helps us in a lot of

different ways. He can also shoot the ball.”

Corsetto is very excited about freshman Isaac Aguilar, who stands 6-foot-5.

“I’ve been in basketball a long time and I haven’t seen many like this kid,” Corsetto said of the freshman. “He’s going to grow more. I think he’s going to get a chance to start right away. He can block shots and rebound. I think he’s a big-time player.”

Senior Anthony Rotondo is a solid 5-8 guard.

“He does some nice things

for us and he can shoot the ball,” Corsetto said.

Dylan Brown is a 5-9 junior guard who also possesses a nice shooting touch from the perimeter.

Junior Darien Nogueras is a 5-9 guard who adds depth to the Vikings’ bench.

Corsetto believes that his team is a work in progress.

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Pre-kindergarten: Izabella Ortiz, Victoria Perez

Kindergarten: Alexa Englese, Christian Rivera, Aidan Gill

Grade 1: Daniela Man-tilla, Genessis Rosado, Aline DaCosta-Ribeiro, Vasili Chasa-benis

Grade 2: Andrea Vivar, Joseph Nigro, Alani Kyratzis, Hugo Rojas

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Fairleigh Dickinson Uni-versity recently honored the following local residents who have reached special anni-versaries at the Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck.

Richard Nagelbush of North Arlington was recognized for 15 years of service. Nagelbush is a corporal in the Office of Public Safety.

Jeanne Mazzolla of North Arlington was recognized for

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Robert Medaska of Nutley was recognized for 20 years of service. Medaska is a senior lecturer in the Edward Wil-liams College day program, a unit of FDU’s Petrocelli College.

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It’s the second year of Paul Palek’s tenure as the head boys’ basketball coach at

Lyndhurst High School and he

can already tell the difference.“You could tell in the first

week of practice that it was a lot easier,” said Palek, who guided the Golden Bears to a 10-13 record in his first season. “We had a lot of our offense in

already and the kids all knew the drills. They’re learning things a lot quicker and it’s remarkable how much you can do after you have a year under your belt. It makes a big differ-ence.”

The Golden Bears also spent the entire offseason together, playing in the Bloomfield sum-mer league and attending open gyms together.

“We graduated six off the team last year and three of them started,” Palek said. “So this is the first time in my coaching career that I had no idea who is going to start. It has made preseason to be very interesting.”

One player who has to be in the mix is 5-10 senior guard Marc Estevez, who averaged 18 points per game last year for the Golden Bears.

“He broke his hand in Febru-ary and missed the last seven games of the season,” Palek said. “You could see the drop off. We just weren’t the same without him. I expect him to have a big season.”

Palek will expect Estevez to play a lot more at point guard this season.

“It is what it is,” Palek said. “He has to have the ball in his hands. It puts added pres-sure on him, but he’s our best player and we’re going to rely on him. The others have to find their roles.”

Another key contributor will be 6-1 senior forward Brandon Karlok, who played a lot last season.

“Brandon is very athletic, but he needs to step up,” Palek said. “He needs to get his 10 points per game and he needs to get to the foul line more.

But he’s a very good athlete and he’s an excellent defend-er.”

Junior Vinnie Dorio, a 5-foot-9 guard, will also get a chance to make an impact this season. Dorio, a baseball standout like his older brother Anthony, saw some time with the varsity basketball team last season, es-pecially after Estevez got hurt.

“He got his feet wet and had some experience,” Palek said of Dorio. “He’s a good shooter. He’s going to have to score for us.”

However, Dorio is also com-ing off an injury.

“He suffered a back injury that shut him down in July and August,” Palek said. “He wasn’t able to do anything, so he’s still catching up a little. But he’s a good athlete and an excellent piece to the puzzle.”

Sophomore Peter Lazeris is a 5-10 forward who has some promise.

“He’s still learning the game a little bit,” Palek said. “But he plays hard and is going to get his opportunity.”

Junior Ryan Brown is a 6-0 forward.

“He didn’t play basketball last year, so we’re trying to see where he fits in,” Palek said. “We’re looking for him to make a contribution to this team.”

Junior Justin Smith is a 6-2 center.

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The Lyndhurst boys’ basketball team will count on strength and stability from their senior leaders. From l., Joey Cosenza, head coach Paul Palek, Marc Este-vez and Brandon Karlok.


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Junior Nick DiTommasso is a 5-8 guard who will see time coming off the Lyndhurst bench.

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Senior Joey Cosenza is an-other contributor.

“He helps us inside by being a physical presence,” Palek said. “He makes a big differ-ence defensively.”

What hurt the Golden Bears’ chances this winter was the

loss of Peter Guerriero, who suffered a severely broken hand during the football season. The injury required surgery, so Guerriero has been subjected to life on the sidelines.

“If he was healthy, I think we might have had the best backcourt in the league,” Palek

said. “We need everyone to step up. I think it’s a transi-tion year, because we lost so much to graduation. We have so many roles available right now. It’s like putting together a puzzle, trying to fill the differ-ent roles.”

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“I think we have a chance to get better,” Palek said. “The kids have to rely on each other and play hard, which they’re doing.”

Whether that translates into results remains to be seen.

Belleville UNICO , from l., are: Joe Hathaway, Gene Antonio, Marie Antonio, Pat Alfano, Manny Alfano, Barbara Guiliano and Rick Hathaway.

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The North Arlington Vikings U8 travel soccer team finished in first place in its division in the Northern Counties Soccer League. The Vikings, in their inaugural season, outdid the competition with an 8-2 record. They scored 47 goals while conceding only 13. The team is made up entirely of 7- and 8-year-old boys from the local recreation program.

North Arlington soccer champsIn front row, from l., are: Jayson Crowe, Patrick Sul-livan, Sean Blevins, Aidan Maleski, Karthick Ayanavolu and Peter Nadolny. Back row, from l., are: Nathaniel Maver, Adam Janosek, Felipe Carvalho, Zachary Figueira and Joshua Perez. The team is coached by John and Lorraine Blevins, Mike and Nicole Crowe and Thomas Maleski.


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Lincoln School in Lyndhurst, announces the first marking period Honor Roll:

Grade 4 – High Honors – Sarah Ahmad, Nicole Bae, Natalia Ferrulli, Steven Fried-man, Marcos Hervis, Jessica Paolozzi, Deeksha Prabhu, Andreas Spiratos and Lara Yousef.

Honors – Tiye Allen, Gregory Frangipane, Meryem Guvener, Michael Herrera, Kaynat Khan, Justin Mayews-ki, Jake Renzi, Juan Sanchez, Brianna Tartaglia and Nicho-las Volpe.

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Honors – Richard Alva-rez, Eliana Gentil, Angelena Jimenez, Janaina Lima, Julia Lima, Agraw Mindaye, Sean Murphy, Yaren Ozbay and Selim Selim.

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Honors –Angela Downey, Taisha Lazaro, Marisa Mata-razzo, Hailey Mayewski, Jennifer McChesney, Brenda Ortega, Sadia Quazi, Chris-tine Rufolo and Maria Saenz.

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Now, as intriguing an individual as Dillin is, we will not start this saga with him. We start with Theodore Zet-terlund, who owned a butcher shop/grocery store on Davis Ave. at Tappan St. in Kearny. (See ‘Then & Now,’ p. 30)

According to the news account in the New York Times: Shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, 1935, the 58-year-old Zetterlund and his wife, Kathryn, were clos-ing up shop for the day when a man armed with a sawed-off shotgun en-tered the premises, told the merchant to raise his hands, and demanded he turn over his money.. Zetterlund would not comply with either order. Without saying another word, the bandit fired, at close range, fatally wounding the victim in the stomach.

The killer then fled, empty-handed, and was reportedly seen running into nearby West Hudson Park. Police cordoned off the area and searched, but did not find. That night, anyway.

An investigation led to the arrest in August 1936 of a Vincent Mil-linavich, who reportedly was tried, found guilty, sentenced to life and died in prison. We have no further details since we have not yet had a chance to examine the 800-page file.

In any case, Zetterlund was interred at Holy Cross, and the widow ordered a headstone, inscribed with his name and date of death. The price was $115 -- quite a substantial sum during the Depression. (An inflation calculator indi-cates that amount is the equivalent of $1,993.05 in today’s dollars.)

She was making installment payments in small amounts -- $8, $5, $2, $10 -- and then they abruptly stopped. The headstone was never put on the grave.

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Fisherman/hunter/outdoorsman Bruce Dillin was kayaking on the Hackensack River near Laurel Hill Park in Secaucus, looking for killies to use as bait for fluke, when he saw a small island in a Mead-owlands pond. “I landed my kayak and walked

about 60 feet through 8-foot-high weeds, and I found myself looking straight down at a tomb-stone,” Dillin recalled. It bore Theodore Zetter-lund’s name and the date of death. (At the time of discovery, Dillin had no idea who this person was, much less knowl-edge of the murder backstory.)

His mind began racing: “How did it get here? Is this guy buried here? How did they bring him here? In a boat?”

Dillin is not one to leave questions unan-swered.

One of the first things he did was to call a friend, Timothy Doolan, an environ-mentalist with the N.J. Turnpike Authority, who directed him to online topographical maps and aerial photos of the meadows in the mid-’30s, from which he learned that the island had not been an island then. It was dry land ac-cessible by a road.

“And through the power of the internet,” Dillin said, “my sec-retary, Barbara, found out that Zetterlund was buried in Holy Cross.”

“This is a man with two tombstones,” Dillin thought. But in June, he went to the gravesite “and . . . no tombstone!”

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She has volunteered and fundraised for March of Dimes Walk America, Project HOPE (Homebound Outreach Project for the Elderly) at Beth Israel Medical Center, AIDS Walk and Making Strides – Walk for Breast and Ovarian Cancer.

Recounting that bit-terly contested 2003 Pri-mary contest, Santos said the slate aligned with the HCDO was placed on Line A of the ballot while, “we were kicked over to Line E.”

The dissident ticket didn’t mind “working with the county,” Santos said, but its members also wanted to give Kearny residents more of a say in running the town, he added.

“Our ticket won by a 2-1 margin,” the mayor said and the victory gave the dissidents at 7-2 majority on the govern-ing body – which became 9-0 a few years later.

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The agreement also calls for the PVWC to begin paying for per-mits and police officers providing security on job sites and will provide the borough and water customers with 30 days’ notice of PVWC meet-ings at which proposed water rate increases are to be enacted, Mayor Peter Massa said.

“While this agree-ment took more time to hammer out than anyone expected, I am very pleased with the outcome,” Massa said. “The borough will no longer be subsidizing the work of the PVWC and the commission will not have carte blanche when it comes to increasing water rates.”

The mayor credited borough counsel Doug Bern “with his persis-tence in bringing this matter to a close and putting North Arlington on a more equal foot-ing in its future dealings with the PVWC.”

A key concession won the borough is that the PVWC must have its contractors take out street opening permits prior to digging up any borough road and will

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The North Arlington High School Student Council, in coordination with VFW Calo-Sass Post 4697 and American Legion Alexander Stover Post 37, conducted a food drive to help feed local fami-lies and veterans this Thanksgiving. When the VFW representatives came to collect the items donated, they were amazed by the level of care of the school community. From l. are: Assistant Principal Dennis J. Kenny, Student Council advisor Samantha Dembowski,and VFW representatives Arthur Lemise, Antonio Alho Sr. and Edward McDonough.

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A cross at the top of the church steeple was loosened from its perch by Sandy’s gusts and while it continues to dangle, it was secured there, thanks to a $40,000 emergency repair job fi-nanced by the township in the aftermath of the storm.

“We want to fix the steeple and, below that, several floors, all the way down to the base-ment, are damaged – beams and flooring,” Ortiz said.

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A report by state reviewer Jennifer Stark said the grant “will fund emergency stee-ple stabilization completed immediately after Hurricane Sandy and more exhaustive restoration of the steeple and tower including masonry repointing, structural heavy timber repair, new copper

cladding and roofing, exterior wood repair around windows and exterior painting.”

The structure, Stark report-ed, dates from 1853 and was designed by William H. Kirk of the Newark architectural firm Kirk & Kirkpatrick “and is the only Gothic Revival style religious building in Belleville. The church is a good example of early Gothic architecture constructed by a master builder.

“Never seriously altered, the church maintains its orginal architectural integ-rity.”

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Because the building was placed on the National Reg-ister of Historic Places on Dec. 21, 1978, and on the State Register on July 12, 1978, (and dedicated as a local landmark by the Belleville Historic Preservation Commission on July 4), the owner must com-ply with certain architectural guidelines during the restora-tion process.

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Stark estimated that the project could run “between $300,000 and $400,000.”

Ortiz said he’s exploring whether the church can ap-ply any of the grant money towards repayment of the $40,000 lien placed on the property by the township. “So far, we’ve been paying it off at the rate of $500 a month,” he said.

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Born in Jersey City, he lived many years in Kearny and the past five years in Pompano Beach.

Arrangements were by the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. A funeral service was held at the funeral home, followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. (www.armitagewiggins.com)

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Michael was a member of the Elks Club of Harrison and the Holy Cross Church Honor Society.

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son, followed by interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington.

Sunday, Nov. 23, was a day of special celebration at Bel-leville’s Silver Lake Baptist Church, which reached a milestone: 100 years of min-istry.

Formerly known as the First Italian Baptist Church of Belleville, Silver Lake was started by the Rev. Benedetto Pascale in 1914 to serve the area’s Italian-speaking popula-tion.

The church served the Belleville community through the 20th century, not only with religious services but also through its Friendly House (a center that offered bowling, basketball and swimming, and free dental care to the underprivileged). But as the decades wore on, the church was in decline until 1993, when it extended a call to the Rev. Vincent Milano to be its pastor.

Today, Silver Lake Baptist has grown into a multicultural ministry that reflects the multicultural landscape of

present-day Belleville. In 2003, the church

broke ground on a new 12,000-square-foot, debt-free facility. The building, completed just two 2 years later, offers a variety of modern amenities including a sanctuary with seating for 300, a banqueting room with kitchen, a prayer tower, an elevator, a state-of-the-art

AV system, and offices and classrooms.

Pastor Milano, who has been with Silver Lake for 21 years, notes that the “real strength of the church is its ministry of the Gospel.” Silver Lake offers the Word of God to children, teens, and adults by way of its many weekly small group Bible studies.

The church continues to

expand its outreach through programs like Personal Evangelism, Celebrate Recovery, an orphanage in the Philippines, and a Missions program spanning six continents.

Presenting proclamations to the congregation and Milano on the occasion of the centenary anniversary were: Belleville Mayor Ray Kimble;

Councilman Joseph V. Longo; Councilwoman Marie Strumo-lo Burke, who also presented a U.S. Congressional proclama-tion on behalf of Rep. Donald Payne Jr.; State Sen. Teresa Ruiz, a state one and an Es-sex County one on behalf of County Executive Joseph Di-Vincenzo Jr.; and Freeholder Rolando Bobadilla on behalf of the Board of Freeholders.

Silver Lake Baptist Church celebrates 100 years

LEFT: Old building and congregation circa 1939. RIGHT: Spring Lake Baptist Church as it looks now.


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A man reported that he was assaulted by two men on Dec. 1, shortly after 6 p.m., at Harri-son Ave. and Third St., police said.

The victim gave this account of the incident to police: He said he was walking south on Third St. when he was approached by two men who asked him about the shoes he was car-rying. After informing them they were newly purchased, one of the men demanded, “Give me them shoes.”

But he refused and pushed the man in the chest.

At that point, the second man pulled out a small silver automatic handgun and said: “Now run your pockets.”

The victim, holding his shoe box and cellu-lar phone, then assumed a fighting stance and replied: “Let’s fight like men.”

In response, the gunman hit the victim in the mouth with the firearm causing bleed-ing and swelling and the second man punched the victim in the back of the head.

Both assailants then

ran north on Third St. towards Harrison Ave. where the victim lost sight of them.

Nothing was taken from the victim.

The man with the weapon was described as Hispanic, between 20 and 25, 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, with dark brown hair and wearing a black baseball hat and dark colored jeans.

The other man was listed as Hispanic, be-tween 20 and 25, 5-foot-10, , 200 pounds, with dark brown hair, wear-ing a beige jacket and blue jeans.

Harrison PD also logged these incidents during the past week:

Dec. 2At 8:45 a.m., police

were dispatched to the 500 block of Hamilton St. on a report of a sto-len vehicle. The owner’s son told police they just discovered their vehi-cle was missing and, upon checking their home’s surveillance tape, they found that two males had broken into the driver’s side door of their silver 2002 Chrysler minivan while it was parked in their driveway and, once in-

side, started the vehicle and drove westbound on Hamilton St. out of the camera frame. One of the thieves appeared to be while with short hair, police said.

***Police responded to

the 500 block of Cross St. on a report of a lost package. Police said the resident told them that on Nov. 24, he’d ordered a $120 Garmin GPS and was told that it would be shipped to him via UPS and was expected to arrive by Nov. 28. When the resident called UPS to ask about the package, he was told that it was delivered on Nov. 28 and left on his front porch, police said.

Dec. 3A resident in the

100 block of Cross St. reported that a new iPhone valued at $749.99 delivered to her was be-lieved to be stolen from the front steps of her residence. Police said she’d placed the order on Nov. 8 with AT&T but never received the phone and, after check-ing with AT&T, was advised that delivery was made on Nov. 13.

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couldn’t guess. Word of his find, and quest, eventually reached his friend on the KPD, for whom the name “Zetter-lund” rang a bell. The officer did some research and found the murder file. (Interestingly, that sawed-off shotgun used to kill Zetterlund was also fished from the Meadowlands, where the killer had thrown it.)

To solve the headstone mystery, the cemetery suggested that Dillin contact Albert H. Hopper Monuments “since they’ve been around the longest” -- more than 130 years. And it turned out that Hopper, located on Ridge Road in North Arlington, directly across from the cemetery en-trance, was the same company that produced Zetterlund’s headstone.

Dillin learned this after enlisting the help of Hopper’s current owner, John Burns of Burns Bros. Memorials, Jersey City, who hunted through old files in the basement and found Zetterlund’s. Burns learned that when the widow’s pay-ments stopped, she had a bal-ance due of $28.

Burns surmises that the stone simply sat in the company’s yard “for a long time.” “At some point,” he said, “they must have cleared out the yard.”

In those days, there was road access to the place in the Meadows where it was found,

so Burns assumes it was just dumped there. Perhaps with some granite leavings from other work, since Dillin said there seemed to be a few chunks of uninscribed stone on the same island.

“Normally, we do everything possible to get a stone on the grave,” Burns noted. (But he wasn’t around back in the ‘30s or ‘40s.)

Burns offered to refurbish the Zetterlund stone and add the name of Kathryn J. Zetter-lund, whom Dillin learned had been lying in the same un-marked grave as her husband since her death in 1975.

But first, someone had to get the stone out of the swamp.

Last month, Dillin (who had been more or less possessed by this project, this “mission from God”) returned to the island with his kayak and a raft, two 10-foot long posts, bricks to use as levers, a pry bar, steel cable and other tools.

He worked at the task for an hour and 45 minutes and was finally able to move the stone onto the raft.

And it immediately slid off and sank.

“You were in the Marine Corps!” Dillin told himself. “You can do this!”

To get the thing out of the swamp, he worked in and under the November-cold water for six more hours, four of them while stark naked. He had stripped to make the underwater work easier. (He

organizes an annual Polar Bear Plunge, so you could say he had some preparation for the frigid conditions.) Luckily, no police were around to witness this part of the operation.

The submerged headstone was recovered. But Dillin

couldn’t lift it onto his truck. He started towing it along the ground, but the cable broke. So he left the stone in the middle of a rarely-used road, intending to return with a hoist.

When he came back the next morning, the stone was gone.

Seems a Turnpike maintenance crew had moved it. Dillin searched the weeds, and for the third time Zetterlund’s headstone was reclaimed from the meadows.

Dillin, who had been losing sleep over this quest, delivered it to the monument company, contacted Holy Cross and then the Archdiocese of Newark, which had to approve of the placement of the stone on the grave. The Archdiocese also managed to locate a distant relative of the Zetterlunds, since family approval also was needed.

And at 2 p.m. this past Sunday, Dillin, Burns and a few others gathered at the grave for a brief dedication ceremony conducted by the Rev. Gary Grindeland, pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Bayonne.

Theodore Zetterlund can now rest in peace.

And so can Bruce Dillin.

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The victim, Theodore Zetterlund, owned that butcher shop/grocery on the northeast corner of Davis Ave. and Tappan St. and was killed there Dec. 7, 1935, during a botched robbery. He and his wife, Kathryn, had lived in the apartment above the store.

Today, the site is occupied by the Schuyler Savings Bank, but the building to the right, on the south side of Tappan, remains.

For more on the Zetterlund story, and the recent, fascinating turn of events, see p. 1.– Karen Zautyk

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