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A tangled web, indeed
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent RUTHERFORD – Those of you with a literary bent have heard of the celebrated 20th-century poet William Carlos Williams, who made his home in New Jersey. But did you know that home was in Rutherford? And that he is buried in Lyndhurst? And that he was basically a part-time poet? William Carlos Williams’ professional calling was as a physician, specializing in pediatrics and obstetrics. In the course of his practice from the early 1900s through (circa) 1953, he must have delivered hundreds, if not thousands, of infants. And currently, the Rutherfordbased Meadowlands Museum is attempting to locate those now-adult infants. It’s not likely the earliest delivered are still with us (but you never know; just the other day there was a news story about a New York woman celebrating her 116th birthday). However, folks who were born in the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s are abundant, and if you were delivered by Dr. Williams, you are invited to a special fete to be held in conjunction with the current museum exhibit: “The Practice & The Patient: Healthcare in the Early 20th see BABY SEARCH page
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The commercial property at 170 Washington Ave. that is the subject of a legal dispute.
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – e once designed and maintained the township’s web site.
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But now Michael Melham is entangled in a web of intrigue in a legal battle with Belleville officials over a small commercial structure he has been rebuilding next to the Municipal Building parking lot.
On June 16, Melham filed a federal lawsuit against Belleville Interim Manager/ Assessor Kevin Esposito and the township, alleging that the township unfairly sought to take his property via eminent domain.
Consultant defends his work By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent
NORTH ARLINGTON – Robert Ceberio, retained earlier this year by North Arlington as its redevelopment consultant, duked it out – verbally – with the two
Democratic members of the Borough Council last Thursday. Ceberio took umbrage at an undated letter to him from Councilmen Al Granell and Tom Zammatore, asking for “full disclosure” of his firm’s
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current – and past – dealings with prospective developers. The letter also requested copies of a Request for Qualifications to solicit developers for the Porete Ave. Redevelopment Area that Ceberio drafted for review by the borough
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And, in a statement released to the media, Melham said that, “one day after my lawsuit was served,” the township allegedly began harassing his contractor by see MELHAM page
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attorney that will, presumably, be used to solicit proposals from developers. Ceberio did produce the RFQ but, reading from a prepared statement, said he would not share information see CEBERIO page
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