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Last chance to sound off on dog park By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The town is preparing to let the dogs out but first it wants the owners in. For a public meeting, that is, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m., in the second floor Town Council chambers at Town Hall on the proposed Kearny dog park targeted for Riverbank Park. Council President Carol Jean Doyle, who has been leading the charge for the enterprise, encouraged those interested in the project to come out to hear how the park would be laid out and to offer any tweaks on some of the amenities associated with it. “Neglia Engineering (the town’s consulting engineers) has incorporated all the suggestions we’ve received to this point into a ‘final’ plan,” Doyle said. “It’s a preview before we put a shovel in the ground.” And, she added, it’s a sort of last chance for residents to add their two cents on anything the town may have missed that could be part of the mix – if it can be worked into the project budget. Doyle credited Donald Gavin, Kearny superintendent of Parks & Recreation, and Mario Tridente, a Kearny resident who works for the Hudson County Planning Division, see DOG PARK page
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By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – tate officials are still pondering what to do about the century-old DeJessa Bridge which links Lyndhurst and Nutley across the Passaic River but, in the meantime, Bergen County
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JCC Contracting of Bloomfield, which, according to township engineer Brian Intindola, cost the county about $814,000, had several components: Creating three separate eastbound lanes coming off the bridge into Lyndhurst dedicated to left turns onto Riverside, continuing
has done its part to try and relieve congestion there. At the urging of Lyndhurst Mayor Robert Giangeruso, the county undertook – and has now completed – improvements to the Kingsland and Riverside Aves. intersection on the Lyndhurst side of the bridge. The work, performed by
straight onto Kingsland or turning right onto Riverside. Creating an extra lane southbound on Riverside, allowing traffic to turn left onto the bridge. Installation of eight pedestrian push button stations at every corner of the intersecsee BRIDGE page
Ice storm took its toll on local roads By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent
KEARNY – By the time you read this, we all may be trapped inside by a blizzard -- if the current weather forecasts are correct. But it doesn’t necessarily take heavy snow to create havoc.
Sometimes, a coating of ice is sufficient. Last week began with an ice storm on Sunday. By the end of the day, there were news reports of more than 400 motor vehicle accidents in New Jersey. That’s frightening enough, but consider this: That tally
of 400, law enforcement told us, was likely just the number recorded by the State Police. It would not have taken into account all the accidents reported by the local police departments in all the communities throughout New Jersey. In Kearny, on Sunday, Jan. 18, there were 48 reported MV
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accidents between 7:16 a.m. and 5:11 p.m. Repeat: 48. The first was on Fish House Road; the last, on Hackensack Ave. Those were both in South Kearny, but don’t think the residential area of town was spared. see ICE page
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