March 26, 2014 Edition of The Observer

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent

NORTH ARLINGTON It was her day off Tuesday

and Barbara Gangi kept to her set routine.

Shortly before 6:30 a.m., Gangi dropped off her wash in front of the Riverside Laundry and started walking across River Road to the Arlington Diner, her home away from home, for a light breakfast.

This particular Tuesday, March 18, however, she never got to the diner because she was fatally struck by a car.

North Arlington Police Chief Louis Ghione said the mishap occurred as the vehicle, traveling south on River Road, hit the 73-year-old woman as she was crossing westbound, about 100 yards north of the Belleville Ave. intersection.

Gangi was taken to Clara Maass Medical Center, Bel-leville, where she was pro-nounced dead, Ghione said.

At the time of the accident, the traffic light at the intersec-tion was green for southbound traffic on River Road, Ghione said. It was still dark and, based on an interpretation of the facts as known to investi-gators, we dont believe the driver was speeding, he said.

An investigation of the ac-cident was undertaken by the NAPD, in conjunction with

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By Karen ZautykObserver Correspondent KEARNY

The pesky mulch pile in the meadows that kept the Kearny Fire Department busy last year has been slumbering all winter, kept quiet, pehaps, by blankets of snow and ice.

But last week, it appeared to be welcoming spring -- in a rebirth of its annoying tenden-cy to spontaneously combust.

On March 16, the mulch at Natures Choice Corp., 631 Belleville Turnpike scene of several 2013 fires was again aflame. A passing motorist reported the fire and the KFD

answered the alarm at 12:37 p.m.

Fire Chief Steve Dyl said all Kearny units, along with North Arlington firefighters, responded to the two -alarm blaze, which was declared under control at 4:15 p.m. Dyl said the fire was prevented from spreading outside the

mulch, but about an acre of mulch piles burned.

The compost, which reportedly can be prone to spontaneous combustion, has been vexing firefighters over the years, authorities said in 2013, when it ignited several

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From the Department of You Cant Make This Stuff Up: A sus-pect in the robbery of a Kearny store has been linked to an earlier heist in Belleville thanks to a cash register drawer he left in plain view on the back seat of his car, authorities reported.

The alleged bandit was identified as Matthew James, 28, of Monroe Township, formerly of Belleville.

The suspect apparently also has a penchant for lime green T-shirts and lime green/orange gloves, which police said helped in identifying him.

Last Wednesday, March 19, Kearny police said, a ski-masked individual entered a liquor store/deli on Davis Ave. at 4:15 p.m. and asked for a pack of cigarettes. He then reportedly ran behind the counter and grabbed a fist-ful of bills from the register. A short struggle ensued with the proprietor, who was pushed and punched, but who managed to pull up the mask, partially revealing the mans face, po-

lice said. The culprit then fled on foot. Officers Brian Wisely, Luis Moran,

Peter Jahera and Giovanni Rodriguez responded to the scene and set up a containment perimeter. Soon after, Moran spotted James running through backyards on the 100 block of Tappan St., police said. Wisely, who had been searching Dukes St. yards, and Jahera joined the chase. Jahera tackled the runner and both officers finally man-aged to cuff him, although he resisted arrest, police said.

When apprehended, James allegedly attempted to discard fistfuls of cash.

Police said he had apparently removed some of his outer clothes during his flight and was now clad in a lime-green T-shirt, the same color worn by the Belleville bandit.

The proprietor of the Kearny store was driven to the scene and identified the suspect, police said.

Meanwhile, Det. Scott Traynor was canvassing the path of flight and on Hoyt St. found a parked 1994 Mercury with its window down and a cash reg-ister drawer on the back seat, police

Evidence registered with cops

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By Ron LeirObserver Correspondent

BELLEVILLE

It took nearly a year for St. Mary & St. Mercurius Coptic Orthodox Church to get local approvals to build a dome-shaped youth center and parking garage on Academy St.

But neighbors went to court to block the project and, last month, they got a judge to do what they wanted by overturning the Belleville Zoning Board of Adjustments decision favor-ing the project.

And now, the church has to start all over again to make its case.

Still, the churchs attorney Frank J. Cozzarelli is opti-mistic that the church will ultimately succeed because hell be presenting a revised plan aimed at appeasing some of the neighbors con-cerns.

In September 2012, after months of contentious hear-ings, the zoning board voted 7-0 to grant the churchs application for the proposed $5 million 125-foot-wide dome that would accommo-date space for church youth programs and three levels of parking for 96 cars, plus a surface lot (shared with the township library) for 30 additional cars, next to the existing church. That deci-sion was memorialized by a board resolution adopted in November 2012.

Opponents, led by Rutgers Court Associates and their attorney Joseph Fiorenzo, griped that the construction would be a massive expan-sion of a non-conforming structure in the middle of a residential neighborhood and a massive deviation

from the township zoning code, likely to inundate the block with additional cars and traffic and potential flooding from storm water runoff.

Cozzarelli countered that the church is a conditional not non-conforming use and, therefore, not subject to as stringent zoning standards as would apply to a non-conforming use. He said that parking will be adequate for the scheduled activities

at the church and that storm water management controls will be put in place.

The zoning board condi-tioned its approval on the church satisfying certain conditions, including: pro-viding a 15-foot setback on the west side yard, limiting access to Rutgers Court for funerals and weddings and posting security cameras in the garage.

But, after Rutgers Court Associates appealed, a lengthy judicial deliberation process followed, leading, ultimately, to an order filed Feb. 3, 2014, by Superior Court Judge Edith K. Payne, sitting in Newark, setting aside the zoning board ac-tion, essentially, on legal

technicalities.In her ruling, Judge

Payne said she agreed with Fiorenzo that the Churchs notice of its appli-cation was deficient, in that it gave an incorrect address for the proposed develop-ment, neglected to inform interested persons that the development would require the demolition of three residential structures and the consolidation of those properties, and failed to give

a sense of the scale of the proposed structure, which Rutgers Court describes as a colossal 18,448-square foot 55-foot-high monolithic domed structure with a vari-ety of uses.

Without doubt, an ac-curate identification of the property subject to devel-opment is required in any notice provided to the public of an application to a zoning board of adjustment. In the present matter, the notice made reference only to 125 Academy St. However, the development also required the demolition of residences at 147 Academy St., 145 Acad-emy St. and 143 Academy St. .

Given that the 125 Acad-

emy St. is the legal address of the church, then there is no doubt that an incorrect location was given for the development, and the error was not inconsequential, the judge said.

Further, the absence in the notice of any indication that residences were to be demolished, that the lots on which they were situ-ated were to be combined into a single lot to permit the construction of a large

four-story structure and [the absence] of any description of the size and scale of that proposed building created further deficiencies in the notice provided.

That omission, the court said, is significant because it failed to alert neighbors on the full particulars of the de-velopment and the fact that they may impacted so they could decide whether or not to participate in the hearing on the application.

For all these reasons, Payne said, the zoning boards resolution was void.

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Recent police blotters from various towns have included reports of people who received phone calls from a person or per-sons claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service and demanding immediate pay-ment of fines or back taxes.

In our March 19 edition, for example, Nutley police noted that a township resident had been warned by a caller that the IRS would freeze his bank accounts, credit cards and passport unless he forked over more than $3,600 in money due.

He was instructed to purchase eight Green Point money pack cards adding up to the total, scratch off the cards, return the call to the IRS at a number provided and read the account numbers over the phone.

He complied.Later, an alleged IRS

supervisor called him back, said the agency refused to ac-cept the cards and demanded an additional $6,292.

At that point, the man balked. And called the cops.

It turns out that the Nutley-ite and a multitude of others are the victims of what the U.S. Treasury Department is calling the largest scam of its kind that we have ever seen.

The phone predators have been operating for awhile and could ramp up their efforts as April 15 approaches -- and con-tinue after the deadline passes.

Last week, J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration (TIGTA), noted that TIGTA has received reports of more

than 20,000 fraudulent phone contacts and thousands of victims who have collectively paid over $1 million to the scamsters.

The increasing number of people receiving these unsolicited calls from individ-uals who fraudulently claim to represent the IRS is alarming, George said.

At all times, and particularly during the tax filing season, we want to make sure that innocent taxpayers are alert to this scam so they are not harmed by these crimi-nals, George said, adding, Do not become a victim.

The inspector general said the sophisticated operation has targeted people in nearly every state. Callers claiming to be from the IRS tell intend-ed victims they owe taxes or penalties and must pay using a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer.

The scammers threaten those who refuse to pay with arrest, deportation, loss of a business or drivers license -- or, as in the Nutley case, freez-ing of assets and of credit.

The N.J. Department of Consumer Affairs last week also warned that the scammers sometimes try to obtain the victims personal information, such as Social Security, credit card or bank account numbers, or other sensitive data.

However, they sometimes already have gained access to personal information and use this to prove their govern-ment affiliation.

As noted, the criminals are sophisticated and techno-savvy. They might send emails that appear to be from the official IRS website, and they

have set up Caller ID numbers that also appear to be from the agency but are not.

The first thing to remember to protect yourself is: The IRS does NOT usually contact taxpayers by phone or email. It uses snail mail.

Repeat: Snail mail. And, TIGTA emphasized,

the IRS wont ask for pay-ment using a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer. The IRS also wont ask for a credit card number over the phone.

George warned, If someone unexpectedly calls claiming to be from the IRS and uses threatening language if you dont pay immediately, that is a sign that it really isnt the IRS calling.

According to TIGTA, the callers who commit this fraud often:

* Use common names and fake IRS badge numbers.

* Know the last four digits of the victims Social Security number.

* Make Caller ID

information appear as if the IRS is calling.

*Send bogus IRS e-mails to support their scam.

*Call a second time claiming to be the police or Department of Motor Vehicles, and the Caller ID again supports their claim.

If you get a call from someone claiming to be with the IRS asking for a payment, here is what authorities say you should do:

* If you owe federal taxes, or think you might owe taxes, hang up and call the IRS at 800-829-1040. IRS workers can help you with your payment questions.

* If you dont owe taxes, hang up and report the incident to TIGTA at 800- 366-4484.

* You can also file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission at http://www.ftc.gov/. Add IRS Tele-phone Scam to the comments in your complaint.

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And do not open any attachments or click on any links in those e-mails.

The state Department of Consumer Affairs also suggests that consumers who receive one of these IRS calls should simply hang up, never provide any personal information or make any payment, and file a complaint with the local police as well as contacting TIGTA and the FTC.

TIGTA advises that taxpayers should be aware that there are other, unre-lated scams (such as a lottery sweepstakes winner) and so-licitations (such as debtrelief) that fraudulently claim to be from the IRS.

More information about tax scams can be found on the genuine IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/.

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BELLEVILLE

The Land of the Rising Sun got a rise out of some 60 ninth-graders

at Belleville High School last Tuesday.

Two representatives of the Japanese Consulate Generals office public relations spe-cialist Jesse Taylor and Goro Watanabe of the Ministry of

Education wearing tradi-tional Japanese garb visited a World History class.

Theyd responded to an invi-tation extended by social stud-ies teacher Gary Klotzkin to bring their School Caravan

program to schools in the met-ro region to share information about Japan and its culture in engaging ways.

They showed the students videos about Japan, highlight-ing traditional music festivals, like the four-day Awa Odori event held in Tokushima Prefecture, typically featuring 100,000 dancers and attended by four million spectators.

They also discussed curi-ous customs, such as the ritual of greeting people family, friends and outsiders by varying degrees of bowing, the deeper the bow the greater the sign of respect.

Participants in Japanese tea ceremonies are accustomed to sitting on their heels and users of Japanese bathrooms shouldnt be surprised to find toilet seats (washlets) heated during winter.

On the subject of earth-quakes, Taylor told the stu-dents that Japan experiences as many as 1,500 seismic oc-currences annually and that the pagoda (tiered towers with multiple eaves) structures, so pervasive in Japan, are built to withstand those shocks.

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In October 2012, when Hurricane Sandy devas-tated much of the area, Ricks American and Foreign, a Bumper 2 Bumper store in North Arlington, was no exception.

The business, formerly on River Road, was flooded in the basement with over two-and-a-half feet of water. But the damage incurred was not only focused on floodwater.

On the second floor, the roof had blown off and the rain destroyed everything, said Ricks American and Foreign owner Rick Garofola.

After 14 years at that loca-tion, Garofola tried to stay strong and keep Ricks right where it was.

Garofola and his staff tried to save the building, pumping out water and had the facility up and running within two days. Despite the work the staff had done, Garofola at

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I didnt know if we would pull through this, Garofola said. We took a big loss on parts and within the build-ing.

Even as the building was eventually condemned due to mold and other Sandy-re-lated damage, Ricks surfaced anew finding a new home at 98 Ridge Road.

It was condemned in Janu-

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Now securely in a new home, Ricks American and Foreign has been able to use the new space as a chance to better suit the business and has just expanded due to recent success.

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Perhaps Putin wants Rus-sia to directly benefit from the tourism revenues from Crimeas Black Sea resorts or perhaps Putin with help from one of his loyal oligarchs has picked out a prominentplace on the coastline to build a posh hotel and fitness center where he can stay.

Frankly, with the rest of

Ukraines economy reportedly in the tank, Im not entirely clear why Putin is butting in, if for no other reason than to prevent the European Union from partnering with Ukraine and, of course, to gain control of the large Navy base in the region.

And he well knows how deeply many of the Unions member countries like Germa-ny and Poland and the Nether-lands are dependent on Russia for their energy needs.

So Putin can afford to snub his nose at the sanctions that President Obama has mus-tered to try and deter his aggression against Russias neighbor.

Even Ukrainians themselves the ones who havent de-clared themselves pro-Russian havent seemed to kick upmuch of a fuss about being oc-

cupied and, apparently, being forced to relocate if they dont wish to accept conditions of occupation.

Ill-equipped Ukrainian defense forces have folded quickly, offering little resist-ance to the masked intruders demanding their ouster and getting it.

One exception reported in a recent New York Times dispatch which stirred memories of a famous scene in Ricks Caf in the movie Casablanca was of a group of Ukrainian naval cadets who dared to sing their countrys national anthem in defiance of their masters who then or-dered their allies to top them by vocalizing the Russian anthem even louder.

Somehow I dont think this Crimea adventure portends a beautiful friendship be-

tween Putin and Chancellor Merkel of Germany in a new alignment of convenience. Perhaps, instead, it foreshad-ows new five year plan for Ukraine, with all the attendant hardships.

Did you read about the Weehawken teenager who managed to sneak through a hole in a construction fence, amble into the new One World Trade Center tower and take the elevator to the top?

Its not exactly reassuring to know that the new symbol of Americas determination to stand up to terrorism and start over is so easily subject to such an embarrassingly simply invasion.

With the countless millions of dollars this country has spent on Homeland Secu-rity since September 2001, it

is humbling to realize that simple human error attrib-uted to a lax security guard opened the door to an enter-prising youths indiscretions.

So youre newly installed Knicks President Phil Jackson and youve watched your team come perilously close to blow-ing a huge lead to Phily after your coach clears his bench with five minutes to go in the game and then you see your team blow another big lead and lose to an injury-depleted Cleveland team after your coach allows the Knicks to sleep-walk through the fourth quarter.

Hey, Phil, the only system that you should be thinking of installing with this bunch is the Bermuda Triangle.

Good luck. Ron Leir

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A regional delight that was available predominately in Hudson and Bergen County; it was specifi cally ingrained into the fabric of life for the youth of Kearny for generations.

Breakfast: buttered Portuguese roll (with Bravos or Doritos) and a Clintons. Lunch: a sub and a Clintons.Dinner: two slices and a Clintons.

And between each meal you played soccer and drank a few more.It could be found in the cooler of almost every deli (beware the leaky ones!) and if you were old enough you remember when they sold the big quarts and the 8 oz. minis as well.Nice Over Ice. Tea For Two. Some Like It Hot. not just empty rhetoric but slogans we shouted with delight when we found a good one (beware the skunked ones!).In lieu of fl owers or donations we only ask that you remember how important Clintons was to you and your family.

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At 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, Match 16, a 22-year-old Newark man was walking at Devon and Hoyt Sts., minding his own business, when two other males accosted him and knocked him to the ground, Kearny Police Chief John Dowie reported.

The muggers ran his pockets and left him lying beaten and bloody on the sidewalk, police said.

However, he managed to get good descriptions of his attack-ers.

A police search of the immediate area came up negative, but a short time later, Officers Chris Medina and Joe Martin spotted two men matching the descriptions walking on the 600 block of Kearny Ave., Dowie said. When questioned, the men re-portedly gave evasive answers.

On his hands, one of the suspects had numerous scrapes and dried blood, which he could not explain, and during a pat-down, he was found to be in possession of a butterfly knife, Dowie said. He also was reportedly in possession of

suspected marijuana. The two were taken to

headquarters, where they were identified by the victim as his assailants, the chief said.

Mark Webb, 21, of Newark, and Xavier Guridi, 19, of Kearny, were both charged with robbery and conspiracy. Webb, the one who allegedly had blood on his hands, was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a CDS.

Other recent reports from the KPD blotter included the following:

March 16At 7 p.m., Sgt. Peter Gleason

and Officers Jay Ward and Pat Becker responded to a Kearny Ave. establishment after receiving reports of fights breaking out and of a bartender having been bitten by one patron, identified as Kenny Negrin, 25, of North Arlington.

Negrin resisted being ar-rested and cuffed, and another man, Brian Scheckter, 26, of Kearny, attempted to intercede on Negrins behalf, police said. Scheckter was himself arrested

on a charge of disorderly con-duct.

Several police units went to the area to disperse crowds that were gathering.

March 17Officer Leroy Bibbs re-

sponded to the Rite Aid Phar-macy on Kearny Ave. at 12:30 p.m. on a report of a shop-lifting-turned-robbery. The officer was told that a woman had filled a bag with unpaid merchandise and tried to leave by the rear door. Confronted there by a store employee, she reportedly fought with the worker and fled to a waiting car -- but the employee man-aged to get the license plate number.

Dets. Michael Gonzalez and Bryant Obie tracked the plate to a rental car and, after a

review of the stores security tapes, the suspect was identi-fied as Vanessa Shaarawy, 29, of Kearny, police said. A war-rant was issued for her arrest.

At 7:15 p.m., at Kearny and Midland Aves., Vice detec-tives, armed with knowledge of a prior drug transaction, stopped two individuals and confiscated five glassine bags of suspected heroin, stamped Magic City, police said. Charged with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia were Michael Daly, 39, of Har-rison, and Ulises Rebozo, 40, of Kearny.

March 19 Officer Chris Medina, on

patrol at Davis and Quincy Aves. at 2 a.m., was alerted by his license-plate reader to the

approach of an unregistered vehicle. Medina stopped the car on Ivy St. and found it to be operated by Luis Huillcapo-ma, 53, of Kearny, who police said also had a suspended li-cense and an outstanding Bel-leville warrant. The unregis-tered vehicle was impounded, Huillcapoma was charged on the license offense, and Bel-leville PD was notified that he was in custody.

At 3:30 a.m., on the 200 block of Davis Ave., Officer Michael Santucci took into custody Aaron Taylor, 26, of Harrison, who, during an al-tercation with a female, alleg-edly took her cell phone and smashed it. He was charged with simple assault and crimi-nal mischief.

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Early Nutley Business and Industry: Historical Artifacts from the Nutley Historical So-ciety, exhibit is now on view at the library, 93 Booth Dr.,

through April. The exhibit, curated by Nutley Museum Director John Simko, features photographs, documents, and objects that focus on local,

early industries and busi-nesses.

Brownstone quarries, along the Passaic River, supplied the areas earliest major industry.

Many different types of mills (sawmills, grist mills, paper and textile mills) were located along (and initially powered by) the Third River. Large

tracts of farmland that once supplied local produce were eventually subdivided and sold for developmentespe-cially once the Erie Railroad arrived.

Throughout the growing town, local business opened to supply the needed products, transforming from country-side to developing suburb.

This exhibit includes impor-tant local treasures, including a quarrymans mallet; wood spools that once held the cotton threads on our mills looms; old ceramic delivery jugs from local establish-ments; a hand-made beaver hat; an interesting assortment of items from Guthries, in-cluding Nutleys first tel-ephone; and much more.

This is the second in the librarys six-part Centennial Celebration series featuring local history artifacts on loan from the Nutley Historical Society. These fascinating artifacts are from the perma-nent collection of the Nutley Museum at 65 Church St. The museum is open for special events and by appointment. Admission is free. For infor-mation or to arrange a visit, call 973-667-1528.

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Ghione said he knew the victim. Sometimes, I would drive her to work, he added.

At the Arlington Diner where Gangi worked as a waitress for the past three decades manager Nick Dontas brushed away tears when he was asked about his silver-haired former employee last week.

Tuesday was her day off but she comes here for cof-fee and a bagel and to do her laundry [across the street], Dontas said. But this time she didnt make it. Wrong time, wrong place.

To me, he said, she was like my mother. She was always calm, never got mad.

If on a weekend I was short [of wait staff], I could call her. Barbara would always say, Sure, Ill be there. She only lived five, six blocks away. A lady friend used to drive her. Or she took a taxi.

Kristina Snyder, a waitress whos been at the diner for two years, recalled that it was an obliging Gangi who got me settled in.

She had so many regulars here, Snyder said. All the customers said, I want to sit with Barbara.

Across River Road, at the Riverside Laundromat, the owners spouse Jong Choi said that Gangi had been coming to the business almost 10 years as a bi-weekly ritual.

Gangi would deposit her bags of clothes at the laun-drys front door a half-hour before opening and walk to the diner for her light meal before returning to start the

wash cycle, Choi said.But when I came in and put

on the lights [last Tuesday], I wait but I didnt see her, Choi said. So sad.

She was angel, said Choi. After she put in her wash, she tell me, You want hot cof-fee? She go across the street for me. Everybody here loves

her.Councilman Joseph Bi-

anchi, who knew the waitress through his hair salon shop, called Gangi a wonderful, hard-working lady. After work, she came home and took care of her family, a daughter and granddaughter.

Every Saturday afternoon,

Id see her when she came to get her hair done, Bianchi said last Thursday. We had a fundraiser for her today. [With her passing] its going to be tough for the kids.

Mayor Peter Massa, who said he knew Gangi a long time, found her death very upsetting. She was always polite, very friendly.

I spoke to her the day before [the accident] at the diner, the mayor recalled. It was St. Paddys Day, you know, and she asked me where was my green. Massa said Gangi cared deeply for her family and put in a lot of time and attention in their care.

She was loved by all, said Bianchi. She died tragically.

Gangis funeral was sched-uled for last Friday from the Polaris Funeral, North Arling-ton, with the repast provided by the Arlington Diner.

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out&aboutBy Anthony J. MachcinskiObserver Correspondent

Home is where the heart is, es-pecially for Jane Stuart, Nutleys resident jazz star, who played at the Nutley Public Library on Saturday.

I love it, said Stuart about performing in Nutley. I love having the opportunity to sing for some of the seniors hear in town. This is an opportunity to come and here me and hear some songs that they maybe dont get to hear very often.

Stuart, who has lived in Nutley for the past 15 years, got her start at the age of five, when she sang on a New York City TV show, Moser Starlites. From an early age, Stuart knew that performing was some-thing that she wanted to do.

I remember as a lit-tle kid, I was about sev-en years old, I thought to myself, I could do this, Stuart said.

Stuart said her love of performing came from her experience at the Charlie Lowes School of Tap and Personal-ity in New York City, where she studied alongside Christopher Walken, Alan Paul, and David Winters.

Thats where I got the bug and realized that I could do this, Stuart said. I was totally there. To take a quote from Lady Gaga, I was born this way. All I wanted was this.

When Stuart was 13, a family tragedy helped her gain a love for jazz music.

My father died when I was 13 and because

of that, I was home alone a lot, Stuart said. I listened to a lot of (the radio program) Symphony Sid and he played all the jazz art-ists like John Coltrane, Carmen McCray and all the greats.

She continued, For some reason, jazz was something that ap-pealed to me. It had so much expression and, after my father died, I had a lot of feeling in me that I needed to express.

Throughout her career, Stuart has been fortunate enough to work with many suc-cessful performers. It was performances with people like Richard Gere in A Long Time Comin A Long Time Gone that led to her achieving outstanding reviews.

While Stuart ad-mits that her career had ebbs and flows, her current music has gotten her glowing reviews.

Stuarts most recent album, Dont Look Back, has received great reviews from over 40 different reviewers, and one listen to the al-bum can show why she received those plaudits.

From the first track, I Just Found Out About Love, to the conclusion of I Didnt Know What Time It Was, Stuarts smooth voice meshes perfectly with her accompanying band, providing for a soothing jazz perfor-mance that ranks up there with early jazz musicians.

The highlight of the album is Stuarts cover of The Beatles hit El-

eanor Rigby.Stuarts take on

Eleanor Rigby is much slower than the Beatles version, but is just as enjoyable. Stuarts smooth voice allows her to hit many of the songs high notes without forcing her out of her vocal range. This, tied in with the bands syncopation, allow for a great cover of a time-less classic.

Stuarts most recent performance in Nutley celebrated 100 years of American music.

Im trying to do a song from each dec-ade, Stuart explained. Everything from Norah Jones, Marvin Gaye, even R. Kelly. We go straight from the old time Irving Berlin and inch our way up to current music.

Stuarts performance of 100 years of Ameri-can music goes hand-in-hand with her hopes of growing her music background.

Im always trying to expand musically, Stu-art said. I dont play piano, but Im hoping to learn.

As for the future, Stuart hopes to get back into acting and continuing to teach.

I havent acted in years and its quite challenging, I love it, Stuart said. Im hop-ing to act again and teach more. I enjoy teaching.

Jane Stuart will next perform on April 27 at the Helen Hayes Rehab Center in West Haver-straw, N.Y. For more information on Stuart, or to purchase her albums, visit janestu-artmusic.com.

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times. On March 4 of last year, a mulch pile blaze turned into a brushfire, burning several acres of the meadowlands.

The KFD responded to two more fires on March 16, the first at 7:58 p.m. at the Fire Pit BBQ restaurant on the Belleville Pike at Argyle Place. Dyl said it was confined to an exhaust duct and was

under control in 15 minutes.

At 8:30 p.m., there was another alarm, this one at a three-story, three-family home at 131 Brighton Ave.

Kearny crews were split between the house fire and the restaurant fire and were assisted on Brighton by Har-rison and East Newark firefighters.

Dyl said the blaze had ignited in a clothes dryer on the first floor

and was confined to the apartments util-ity room. It was under control in 10 minutes. There reportedly were no injuries and the buildings occupants were all allowed to return.

While the KFD was occupied at the meadows blaze, Jersey City and Harrison cov-ered the town.

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Jan R. Kwapniewski, presi-dent of Coccia Realty, an-nounces that Luis Pinto Jr., a full-time licensed sales associate with Coccia Re-altys Kearny office, has been awarded the New Jersey As-sociation of Realtors 2013 Cir-cle of Excellence Sales Award Bronze Level.

The award is given to indi-viduals who are members of

the New Jersey Association of Realtors in good standing who logged a minimum of $3 million in sales volume and 15 units closed in 2013.

Since he was licensed as a real estate agent in 2004, Pinto has been involved in hundreds of real estate trans-actions. Among his specialties are residential and commer-cial sales and he is touted for

his listing style and property marketing ability.

Pinto attributes a portion of his success to his constant broadening of his real estate sales skills through consistent education and training that he receives at the Board of Realtors and other real estate sales courses. Pinto also credits his success, in part, to Coccia Realtys dynamic

systems, tools and marketing strategy, of which he takes full advantage.

Born in Portugal, Pinto came to the United States as a child and grew up in Harrison. In addition to English, Pinto speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish. He currently resides in Kearny and may be reached at Coccia Realtys Kearny Office.

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The Nutley Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting registrations for a new baseball camp that will be offered this summer to youngsters in kindergarten through 8th grade.

Tom Gargiulos Youth Baseball Camp will offer student-athletes the op-portunity to receive quality instruction from Gargiulo and exceptional and experi-enced college and high school baseball players, Commissioner Mauro G. Tucci announced.

A statement from Tuccis office noted: Lots of camps help young people learn the basics of base-ball, like hitting, catching, throwing and game strat-egy. This baseball camp is a little different in that it is unapologetic about its desire to offer this train-ing in a somewhat less competitive, more relaxed manner than you might find elsewhere.

By the end of this camp, we hope to have helped

participants develop a more positive approach, mentally and physically, to this great game of base-ball.

The camp will be offered for three sessions: July 14- 18, July 21-25 and July 28-Aug. 1. All three weeks will run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be held at the Parks & Rec Department at 44 Park Ave. It will utilize the indoor facility as well as the new, state-of-the art turf at Owens Field.

The fee is $299 per session and includes lunch, snacks and drinks daily, a commemorative camp photo and camp T-shirt.

Enrollment is limited, and applications will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration informa-tion and printable forms are available at http://www.4realbaseball.com/.

If you have questions, you may contact Gargiulo at 973- 632-7825 or Parks & Rec at 973-284-4966.

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By Anthony J. MachcinskiObserver Correspondent

The death of a loved one is never something easy for those left behind; however, the staff at Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home in Kearny take pride in being able to ease that pain as much as possible.

The most rewarding part (of my job) is when I hear people come up and thank me for any of the little part that weve done, said Mark Wiggins, the owner and manager of Armitage and Wiggins. I couldnt imag-ine, if I was in a bereaved state, me thanking people during that time. So when people come up and give me a hug or shake my hand and say thank you, I know Ive done something positive for them.

In its 100th year of ser-vice, Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home has provided comfort and care for genera-tions of the areas grieving families.

I made a conscious deci-sion to stay (in Kearny), said Wiggins, who has been a part of the funeral home for 31 years. I did that specifically because I need to be in touch with peoples everyday lives. When youre bereaved, you need some-body who has a handle on who you are and what your family is like.

Wiggins said the funeral home got its start at a store-front on Kearny Ave. next to Town Hall before moving to the corner of Liberty St. and Kearny Ave. In 1929, the

funeral home relocated to 596 Belgrove Drive, where it remains today.

Wiggins got his start in the funeral home business while in high school, when he was asked to volunteer his time.

I had a religion class where I had to volunteer time in a service-oriented business and my father sug-gested this, Wiggins said.

Wiggins said that volun-teering at the funeral home soon grew into a passion for the business.

I stayed on and off in col-lege and I evolved into stay-ing with it when I saw what a special business it was, Wiggins said.

Wiggins said that what makes the business special is the ability to help people out in a time of need.

When you deal with a family thats very emotion-ally sad you realize how you can really touch some-body and help them when not many people can help at that time, Wiggins said. When they walk away and say, this was much nicer than I expected, you know you left them on a positive note.

Wiggins said that the fu-neral home takes the family through the entire process, from preparing the body to organizing the funeral.

An important part of our job is to recreate that per-sons image in a very life-like and natural state, which gives people a great amount of comfort, Wiggins said. Its calming for them to see their loved one looking

peaceful and calm. Wiggins said the hardest

part of his job is balancing the line between being sym-pathetic to the family while remaining detached.

I know so many of the families that it becomes difficult not to become at-tached, Wiggins said. You have to stay separate but compassionate at the same time.

Wiggins said that the funeral home business is a 24-7 business.

Theres no such thing as a holiday or a weekend, Wiggins said. If they need you, thats when they need

you. Im very hands-on. When you call (the funeral home) you get me.

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can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 201-991-0657. For additional information, visit the funer-al homes website at www.armitagewiggins.com.

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reported. Also reportedly in the car were distinctive lime green and orange gloves, similar to those worn by the Belleville bandit. A ski mask was found along the route of flight, police said.

Belleville police told The Observer that James has been linked to the holdup of the BP gas station on Main St. on March 17.

At 8:43 p.m. on that date, he allegedly entered the stations store and ripped the cash register from the counter. Outside, he robbed the station attendant, police said.

The bandit, who reportedly had gotten $450 from the

register and $150 from the attendant, fled on foot down Little St. A Belleville PD K-9 unit tracked him to Ralph St., two blocks west, where he it appeared he had entered a vehicle and driven off.

The next day, Belleville police said, a man fitting the BP bandits description robbed a deli in Bloomfield, but authorities were able to obtain a partial plate on the getaway car.

Belleville has charged James with robbery in the BP crime and with two separate gas station burglaries, on Feb. 27 and March 10.

In Kearny, James is charged with robbery, resisting arrest and trespassing (for entering the backyards).

Then & Now

Here, on the left, is another one of those delightful local-scene postcards from the early 20th century, this one postmarked 1914 and showing St. Cecilias Grammar School at Chestnut and Hoyt Sts., Kearny.

Unfortunately, they cannot be seen clearly in the reproduction, but standing on the corner are three adorable children, two little boys in Buster Brown suits and a girl wearing a white, ruf ed dress and picture hat -- clothing that was standard daily garb for youngsters back then.

Regarding the school, it was built in 1908 and offered Catholic education to Kearny youngsters through Grade 8 until it was closed a decade or so ago.

The brick structure housed 15 classrooms. We dont know what was originally behind that front door, but by the 1960s, it opened into a gymnasium/assembly hall/theater/basketball court (talk about mutli-tasking) that served the adjacent high school, which was constructed in 1920. In the basement was the cafeteria.

In case youre interested, the school building is (or was) available for lease. You can nd a listing/description on the webpage of the Archdiocese of Newark's Of ce of Property Management at www.rcan.org. Its not dated, though, so we dont know the current real estate status.

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Story Time and Craft Saturdays: March 29, April 12 and May 17, all at 11 a.m.

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Fighting Breast Cancer meets on the last Friday of every month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the East Newark Senior Center, 37 President St. The group provides an atmosphere of warmth and comfort for patients and family. For more information, call Emma at 201-998-6828, Rosa 201-246-7750, Fatima 973-485-4236 or email [email protected].

HarrisonRegistration closes March

28 for Harrison Recreation T-Ball, Minor and Little League at the Community Center, 401 Warren St. Ages: T-Ball, 5 to 6; Minors, 7 to 8; and Little League, 9 to 12 (cannot turn 13 before May 1). For more infor-mation, contact the center at 973-268-2469.

The Harrison High School Drama Club will be perform-ing Sweeney Todd on April 3 to 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium, 800 Hamilton St. Admission is $10 for Adults and $5 for students, children and seniors.

KearnyA pancake breakfast fund-

raiser to benefit the American Diabetes Association will be held at Applebees, 175 Passaic Ave., on Sunday, April 6, from 8 to 10 a.m. Admission for adults is $10 and $5 for chil-dren age 2 to 9. Door prizes

will be included. For tickets, contact Janice at 201-362-2958 or by email at [email protected].

Kearny High Schools annual Project Graduation Volleyball Tournament will be Friday, April 25 in the schools gym-nasium, 336 Devon St. Contact Melissa Dyl for information at 201-978-8257.

Tickets are being sold for Project Graduations 50/50 raffle, scheduled for Friday, June 20, following graduation ceremonies. The winner need not be present. Tickets are $10 each. To purchase or sell tickets, contact Sandy Hyde at 551-265-8969.

Project Graduation meets the last Thursday of each month in the schools faculty lounge and next meets March 27 at 7:30 p.m. For more in-formation, contact President Steve Dyl at 201-991-7467.

The Book Discussion Group at Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., meets on Wednesday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. Copies of each book are available at the front desk while supplies last. For more information, call the library at 201-998-2666 or visit www.kearnylibrary.org.

The library is seeking local authors interested in doing book talks. Contact the library for more information.

Kearny High School PTA presents Rocking with Rod Stewart, a performance by Jay Gates, on April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Irish American Club, 95 Kearny Ave. Cost is $25 with refreshments, cash bar and a small raffle. Call Denise at 201-428-8572 for more information or to purchase tickets.

Ladies of the Irish presents Murder Mystery on March 29 at 6:30 p.m. at the Irish American Club. Cost is $35 with refreshments and cash bar. Call Mary 201-450-5210 for more information or to purchase tickets.

The Womans Club of Arlington presents Cherry Blossom Mystery Evening with author Brad Parks on April 6, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Arlington Players Club, 12 Washington Pl. Proceeds benefit Family Promises and other charities. The event includes tea buffet, gift basket

raffles and 50/50. Tickets are $25. Send checks to: Womans Club of Arlington, c/o Julie McCarthy, 25 Columbia Ave., Kearny, N.J. 07032.

Kearny UNICO announces: Membership meeting on

Thursday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Chapter President Lou Pan-dolfi at 201-368-24009.

Fund-raising bus trip to the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City on Sunday, April 27, leaving from the parking lot of Kearny Federal Savings Bank at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $30 per person and can be obtained by contacting Lou Pandolfi.

Super 50-50 Raffle to be drawn of May 15. Tickets are $5 each or 3 tickets for $10. To purchase a ticket, contact any member of Kearny UNICO or Lou Pandolfi.

LyndhurstThe Womans Club of Lynd-

hurst hosts a childrens Tricky Tray on Saturday, March 29, at the Senior Center on Cleve-land Ave. Doors open at noon. Admission is $5. Lunch is available at a nominal cost. No outside food is allowed. Num-bers will be called starting at 1 p.m. For tickets, call Janet at 201-935-1208.

Join special needs teens and adults from Special Angels Recreation, the Lyndhurst Police Department and the SPARK cheer dance squad for a game of basketball and half-time performance fund-raiser on Saturday, March 29, at the Lyndhurst High School gym, 400 Weart Ave. Tickets are $5. For tickets or more information, call Debbie or Tara at 201-966-8738. Tickets are also available at the door. Special Angels does all of their own fundraising; they get no public funding and no one takes a salary. All donations go directly to Special Angels pro-

grams. For more information, visit www.puttingthepiecesto-gether.org.

Sacred Heart Home School hosts its annual Calendar Party Tricky Tray fundraiser on Friday, May 2, at the school, 620 Valley Brook Ave. Tickets are $20 and non-refundable. Admission includes sandwich, potato salad, beverage and dessert. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Ticket deadline is April 12. No one under 18 will be ad-mitted and no alcoholic bever-ages are permitted. For tickets, call Patty at 201-803-9580 or the school at 201-939-4277.

Lyndhurst Fire Department, 299 Delafield Ave., will col-lect blood/platelets in honor of John Barnas, a Wallington resident with lymphoma, on Sunday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Cozzarelli said the churchs intent is to come in with a fresh applica-tion that will reflect some revisions including a new parking schematic and alterations to our design for a non-structure wall to buffer Rutgers Court so as to step up a property divid-ing line.

Cozzarelli said he has submitted the revised plan to the township zoning officer and building depart-ment for review. I think our new plan is in good shape now and we should be refilling [the application] within the next week to 10 days, he added.

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New Jerseys Sandy Home-owner and Renter Assistance Program (SHRAP) is available to help eligible people who have housing-related financial distress that resulted from Hurricane Sandy, according to Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos.

Santos said, Hurricane Sandy caused significant dam-age in Kearny and other New Jersey communities. I urge all eligible victims of Hurri-cane Sandy to apply for help from SHRAP, if they meet the guidelines for the program.

Representatives from the Bayonne Economic Opportu-nity Foundation (BEOF) will be available on April 9 from 4 to 8 p.m. in the Kearny Library, 318 Kearny Ave., to assist resi-dents through the application process.

BEOF Executive Director Ana Quintela said, We have been very successful in im-plementing the program and helping Hudson County resi-dents receive funding. The BEOF is ready to assist eligible applicants get the assistance they need from the SHRAP.

Eligible applicants financial distress must be a direct result of Hurricane Sandy. Ap-plicants for SHRAP must be either U.S. citizens or eligible permanent residents. They must not currently be receiv-ing Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) benefits or be eligible for WFNJ/SSI Emergency As-sistance. Applicants must be legally related or blood-related if part of a household. SHRAP benefits are time-limited to six months of assistance per household.

Up to $15,000 in relief is available per family or indi-

vidual to help with expenses for housing, current or past due utility payments, and for the replacement of essential items such as furniture and appliances. To be eligible, the expense must be a direct result of Hurricane Sandy.

Housing payments can be issued to meet a need for cur-rent or past due rent or mort-gage. If a household needs assistance with ongoing hous-ing expenses, the household must make a request with a new affidavit/worksheet every month to ensure that program funding remains available.

Before receiving services, applicants must prove eli-gibility under rules govern-ing such factors as financial need; citizenship/alien status; need resulting from Sandy; not being eligible for WFNJ/SSI EA; and family relation-ship. The primary method of verifying identity/residency is a New Jersey drivers li-cense. However, verifications may include a valid drivers license or state-issued photo ID; a mortgage statement; a lease agreement; birth cer-tificate; an affidavit or state-ment regarding current living arrangements; homeowners insurance documents; or proof of FEMA registration (if ap-plicable). The Social Security number of the head of house-hold is required.

SHRAP applications are also available at the headquarters of the BEOF, 555 Kennedy Boulevard, Bayonne, Monday through Friday, except holi-days, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Donna Cullen of the BEOF at 201-437-7222, ext. 23.

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By Jim HagueObserver Sports Writer

The Kearny High School baseball team suffered through a tough 2013 sea-son, posting a 5-18 record.

I dont only want to turn the page on last year, said third-year head coach Frank Bifulco. I want to write a whole new book. We had some tough losses last year. It was brutal. We played all the big teams tough and lost. It was just a bad year. We dont even want to talk about it anymore.

Bifulco believes he has the right team to make 2013 a dis-tant memory.

I think we have the right group of kids, Bifulco said. We have the kind of youth weve been looking for and a solid group of seniors to lead us in the right direction. Every

day, theres a great amount of energy and they look to get better every day. If we have a bad day, we just chalk it up and move on.

Bifulco said that the Kardi-nals have been improving.

Theyve been on fire since the first day, Bifulco said. If they dont get it right the first time, they do it again. They were ready for four hours the first day, five hours the next. The energy is incredible.

Bifulco is counting on senior Brian Rowe to be one of the leaders. Rowe has been the starting second baseman the last two years and will be one of the Kards top pitchers this season.

Brian was our No. 2 pitcher last year and may be able to step up this year, Bifulco said. We have three guys who I

can hand the ball and we can expect to win. Thats a positive that we havent had in a while. Brian is a three-year starter for us. Hes a grinder. He goes out there and fights every day. He gets the ball and says, Ill keep the game close. He pounds the strike zone and keeps the ball down. He has a four-or-five pitch arsenal. Hes not over-powering, but hes going to get outs.

Junior right-hander Josue Rodriguez is another pitcher with experience.

Josue pitched a lot for us last year, Bifulco said. Hes been grabbing the bull by the horns this year. He wants to be the ace of the staff. He wants the ball and hes going to get it. The team knows when hes on

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The St. Peters Prep hockey team experi-enced great success in the past season, includ-ing a chance to play at Yankee Stadium while the rink was laid down at the worlds most fa-mous baseball park.

Several of the mem-bers of that team hail from the area, giv-ing head coach Mike Goodrich reason to be proud of the per-formances of the local players.

There are so many towns locally that you wouldnt think of get-ting hockey players, Goodrich said. The hockey world is so dif-ferent than any other. Its nice to be able to give kids who play hockey a program that they could continue to play. Not only are they good players, but theyre good people as well.

Goodrich said that the local players who are members of the Marauders roster have to be experienced and talented.

To play at our level, they have to be already good players, because there are so many others who want to be part of our program, Goodrich said. We have 65 kids in our program (freshman and junior varsity teams

as well). So to be on our varsity, you better be a good player, because we play at such a high level.

Added Goodrich, Hockey is a different sport than say football or soccer. Its very hard to develop kids when they get to the ninth grade. Its tough to advance them if they hadnt been playing. We introduce them to a new line of training, so they have to get on the ice at an early age.

The Marauders fin-ished 2014 with an 11-9-3 record, facing some of the toughest teams in New Jersey.

We remained in the top 10 in the state with one of the tough-est schedules around, Goodrich said.

Leading the way for the locals on the Ma-rauders is senior Ryan Pezzolla from North Arlington.

Ryan is a great kid, Goodrich said. He has great hands and a knack for scoring. He was a very good offensive player for us.

Sam Burkhardt is an-other senior who hails from Lyndhurst.

He had the knack of scoring very big goals for us, especially early in the season, Goodrich

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The Kearny baseball team will count on its starting pitching and catching this season. From l. are pitcher Corey Sawyer, Josue Rodriguez, head coach Frank Bifulco, T.J. Witt and Brian Rowe.

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the mound, were going to expect wins. Hes going to be the guy we hope to ride.

Sophomore Corey Sawyer is a promising lefty.

Hes a transfer from St. Joseph (of Montvale), Bifulco said. He throws it well. He threw three shutout innings

in his first scrimmage. He has to be a complete player for us. He knows the situation. We see what he has. He can throw the ball hard and mixes up his pitches well. He throws his pitches at different speeds. Ill say hes a crafty lefty with some zip. Its a matter of tak-ing it all to the mound, but he has a bulldog mentality.

Junior Michael Hyde is a right-hander with promise.

He should see some starts, Bifulco said.

Senior Steven Dyl, sopho-more Connor McClelland, junior Louis Sandomenico, senior Adonis colon and junior Kyle Gerwood will all get chances to throw for the Kardinals this season. Thats

incredible pitching depth.Especially with the top

three starters, I like the depth, Bifulco said. It just has to pan out. Im very happy with the depth. I dont know if many teams have the pitching depth and starting pitching that we do.

The one handling all the pitching will be veteran catcher T.J. Witt.

Now he knows hes the main man on the team, Bi-fulco said. When he speaks, people listen. He knows that priority number one is to get the pitching on board. Num-ber two is to lead the team. Hes ready to take over. Hes the one guy we need. I expect him to be our leader in all aspects.

Dyl is the starter at first base. Hes another three-year starter.

Hes very solid defen-sively, Bifulco said. We just need his bat. But hes starting to show it.

Rowe is the second base-man when hes not on the mound. When Rowe pitches, junior Adam French plays second.

Sophomore Joseph Baez is the shortstop.

Hes been going through the growing pains, Bifulco said. I tell him every day that hes in a position that a lot of people want to be in. Im willing to let his ability take over. He has a lot of talent. He handles the bat pretty well.Rodriguez is the third base-man when hes not pitching. When Rodriguez is on the mound, French slides over to

third base.Rodriguez is a good hitter,

Bifulco said. We need him to contribute with his bat.

Hyde is the starter in left field, with sophomore John ONeill earning the nod in centerfield.

He can catch anything, Bifulco said of ONeill. He carries himself well. You would never know he was a sophomore. He also puts the ball in play. Hes very fast.

Sawyer is the starting right fielder when hes not pitch-ing. If hes on the mound, then McClelland is in right.

Junior Aaron Gonzalez will see time at designated hitter.

The Kardinals are slated to open April 1 against Hoboken. The next games are April 3 against Memorial of West New York and then April 4 against neighboring rival Har-rison, now coached by Biful-cos former Kearny teammate Jairo Mendez.

The Kardinals have a home-and-home schedule with Har-rison this season, adding to some local excitement.

More importantly, the Kar-dinals first three games are at home. That gives the team a good head start.

Being that we have a young team, its good to have the games at home, Bifulco said. But we cant get comfortable. Starting off at home is great, but after those games, the sea-son gets going and everything is for real. Being at home will help us get that first win and we can go from there.

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About 4-years-old, Kitty was brought to the shelter when her owner moved to new housing that did not al-low pets.

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