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RETIRING OLD GLORY
Because of Eagle Scout’s project, Marine Detachment properly disposes of old American Flag last week
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Photo courtesy of Adam Tegge
Eagle Scout Lucas Tegge, center saluting, created this fire pit and memorial in Kearny to a World War II & Korean War veteran who served in the United States Marines. On Friday, July 24, a flag was ‘retired’ properly for the first time at Tegge’s pit. It will be used in the future for more flag-retirement ceremonies.
very hot July night got even hotter after an Eagle Scout’s project finally got put to good use last week. Lucas Tegge, 15, who attends Bergen County Academy, designed his project to make a stone fire pit for the West Hudson Detachment of the Marine Corps League in memory of Thomas DeFrancisci, a recently deceased World War II and Korean War veteran.
It included paving stones around the fire pit for flag burning and for visitors to relax by — and a memorial on the side of the fire pit to the fallen Marine. The project was completely financed by the single event, a bake sale at Corpus Christi Church in Hasbrouck Heights. Troop 17 raised $1,406 and Scouts invested nearly 100 service hours building the fire pit and memorial. See PIT, Page 19
Stafford receives truckload of food donations for 25 groups Despite tremendous outpouring, non-profit director says food insecurity has never been worse
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hil Stafford has run NJ Food & Clothing Rescue for many years. If you’re a regular reader of this newspaper, you know exactly who we mean. He’s long been a partner with the Kearny
Board of Health and has been there in the best of times and the worst of times — just ask Nelly Albizu if there’s any doubt. But for all the years he’s been bringing clothing and food to people who have fallen on bad times, Stafford says nothing — not Super Storm Sandy, not any fire, no other disaster
— has compared to the hard times befallen on people than what has happened since March and the onset of the Coronavirus. Nothing. “It’s not even close. Not even Hurricane Floyd, which caused me to start this all in the first place,” Stafford says, referring the major 1999
storm that took almost everything he had. So when Stafford learned of a clearing house organization that, from time to time, would team up with his own non-profit, and offer him the opportunity to claim a tracSee DONATIONS, Page 16
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JABLONSKI FINISHES PROJECT By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com
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few weeks ago, we brought you the story of Eli Jablonski and his Eagle Scout Project at Arlington Cemetery, Kearny. Now, he’s completed it. Jablonski planned, managed and executed the restoration of gravestones of veterans within the Soldiers’ Circle at the cemetery. Since its construction in the 1880s, more than 500 American Civil War veterans and a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient were buried in Arlington Cemetery along Schuyler Avenue. Jablonski’s project focused on cleaning the 777 headstones of the veterans buried in the Soldiers’ Circle. Over the years, environmental weathering
eroded the once bright grave markers, requiring elbow grease and a special D/2 biological solution, used in monument restoration, to return them to their former glory. Atlas Preservation in Southington, Connecticut, provided a generous discount for the procurement of the
required 30 gallons of D/2. Funds to cover the total costs of D/2, cleaning supplies and safety equipment, including masks, gloves and goggles, were donated privately in lieu of an in-person fundraiser during the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan was designed originally to serve as a
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collaborative endeavor between the HCGHS and Unit 305. However, as word spread about the restoration of neglected veterans gravestones, there was a remarkable broadening spirit of volunteerism. Members of the Kearny Town Council, Woman’s Club of Arlington, American Legion and even passers-by at the cemetery expressed a desire to support the cause. They registered and joined in, getting their hands dirty to show respect for veterans. A total of 68 volunteers, ranging in age from 6 to 77, comprised of Jablonski’s fellow Scouts, Unit 305 leaders, members of HCGHS and the community, as well as family, including cousins from Troop 7 in Ridgewood, toiled diligently during three work sessions in July to clean the gravestones. The volunteers contributed more than 512 total service hours. The workers scraped lichen and moss with tongue depressors then scrubbed, rinsed and detailed with toothbrushes to remove years of environmental wear and tear. Their efforts provided near immediate gratification as the cleansing of the D/2 revealed the previously indecipherable name and
rank of the buried veterans. The 750 gallons of water needed were supplied in a 350-gallon water tote provided and refilled by the Kearny Fire Department. Jablonski consulted with now-retired KFD Chief Steven Dyl before his retirement; current Chief Joseph Mastandrea and Cap. Michael Janeczko to borrow the water source and to have it positioned on the perimeter of the Soldiers’ Circle. New firefighter recruits assisted with the setup at the cemetery and refilled the tote as requested with Engine 3, a pumper truck. The collective labor of all the volunteers, combined with the cooperative yet hot, sunny weather, made it possible for Jablonski to complete his Eagle Project two weeks ahead of schedule. At the end of the third work session, Jablonski thanked his volunteers and donors, extending his gratitude for their diligence while social distancing. He greatly appreciated their hard work to restore the gravestones to honor the veterans who served our country. “The reason we remember people is because they’ve done something great for us,” Jablonski said. “These men and women have shown their patriotism by serving Continued on the next page
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RESTORING VET GRAVESTONES Continued from previous page in the military, and it’s only right that we show our respect by cleaning these gravestones to give them honor. If we let them remain dirty, it’s like we’re throwing them away. The stones are telling a story and we need to help tell the story by cleaning them.” Jablonski also acknowledged and thanked Doreen Bloomer, HCGHS president, with whom he consulted throughout the endeavor. Jablonski coordinated his Eagle Project to benefit the HCGHS by enabling them to read the name and rank of the buried veterans within the Contributed photos
TOP PHOTO: Eli Jablonski works on gravestones as part of his Scout project. BOTTOM PHOTO: Jablonski had a lot of volunteers helping him. Here, he addresses them and thanks them for their work.
Soldiers’ Circle. This endeavor to identify each veteran will allow the HCGHS to continue their broader genealogical research and historical preservation of the burial markers within the Soldiers’ Circle. Any of the gravestones that have weathered beyond repair may be replaced by the United States government through a petition filed by the Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, which owns the Soldiers’ Circle. Jablonski led the final application of D/2 spray on July 12, 2020, which will continue working on the headstones to
provide additional protection against further weathering and environmental decay. His Eagle Project that celebrated a kickoff on the eve of Independence Day fittingly has shined brightly to honor the legacy and sacrifice of veterans. The Eagle candidate is expected to plan, fundraise, secure materials and oversee the execution of a completed project, including managing Scout leaders and fellow Scouts in leadership activities throughout the endeavor. Jablonski’s completed project will be submitted to his Eagle Board of Review as the next step in his Trail to Eagle.
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St. Michael’s wins 2 national patient-safety awards
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hile patient safety has always been a top priority at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, COVID-19 has heightened the importance of safety in hospitals everywhere. Saint Michael’s patients can feel secure knowing the hospital has earned two national awards for patient safety this spring. In April, the hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospital’s achievements providing safer health care. It is the fourth period in a row that Saint Michael’s was awarded an “A” from Leapfrog. In June, Saint Michael’s was awarded the Healthgrades 2020 Patient Safety Excellence Award, which places the hospital among the top 5% of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. The awards came as Saint Michael’s was in the midst of a viral pandemic that struck the New York
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and New Jersey region hard in the spring. While the virus is in retreat in New Jersey, state health professionals are reopening the state cautiously in hopes of preventing a second wave later this year. Saint Michael’s reopened for elective surgeries and invasive proce-
dures on May 26 with numerous precautions to ensure patient safety. The hospital has created separate units for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients, as well as a transitional floor for admitted patients awaiting test results. All patients admitted to the hos-
pital are tested for COVID-19 even if there are no signs or symptoms of infection. The hospital’s healthcare workforce is also being screened regularly to protect patients. The hospital continues to adhere to established protocols for personal protective equipment use to safeguard healthcare workers and patients from virus exposure. All of Prime Healthcare hospitals in New Jersey — Saint Michael’s, Saint Clare’s Health in Dover, Denville and Boonton and St. Mary’s General Hospital in Passaic — received the 2020 patient Safety Excellence Award. “Patient safety is the top priority at every hospital we operate across the country,” said Sonia Mehta, the CEO of Region II for Prime Healthcare and corporate chief medical officer. “As we co-exist with COVID-19, keeping patients safe while they are at our hospitals takes on critical importance. Patients can be sure that when they are at any one of our hospitals in New Jersey, they will receive the safest care available in the nation.” — Canessa
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Tomko named Essex Superintendent of the Year By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com
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he Superintendent of Belleville Schools has been recognized as the 2020 Essex County Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Richard Tomko won the award that is given annually to a superintendent who exhibits leadership for learning, communication, professionalism and active participation in community involvement with an understanding of regional, national and international issues. Tomko has worked over the last several years with his leadership teams and faculty in developing challenging programs and curriculums to meet the needs of all learners and to ensure equity in access for students in all district schools. Since his appointment as superintendent, he’s successfully authored and implemented an action plan to remediate fiscal concerns and eliminate a $4.2 million deficit, ending the 2014-2015 school year with a financially sound projection and budget that addressed the needs of the students. A district-wide 1 to 1 Chromebook initiative soon after ensued while new elementary, middle and high school textbooks and e-texts were also adopted. An administrative realignment for greater support and oversight was implemented and board policies were updated to enhance grade-point average equity and district procedures. Under Tomko, the current
district curriculum team and high school administration have worked to create the Leadership Academy, the Academy of Criminal Justice and the Ralph Vellon Academy of Engineering and Medical Sciences while partnering with Clara Maass Medical Center to reflect STEM standards and surpass the expectations of the science core. During his time in Belleville, Tomko has reinstated the district’s carpentry program, established a Community Outreach Program in Education (COPE), launched the Belleville Adult Learning Academy (BALA), was instrumental in the planning and design of the high school STEM lab and upgrades to school media centers and computer labs, instituted beautification projects on all school campuses, created the Office of Secondary Pathways and Apprenticeships and was recognized for implementing the RISE and Shine program which provides free breakfast to all district students. In 2018, Tomko spearheaded a campaign to promote and gained community support in passing a $48 million construction referendum by a large margin. Working with the state, Tomko secured 50% funding through construction aid. A second project ($4 million) to rebuild the athletic complex at Clearman Field was also designed and approved to help improve athletic facilities for all students and members of the township. Throughout his tenure, content curriculums have been designed to enhance
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academic rigor, advanced exit skills have been infused to challenge students at every school level and a district-wide effort to examine equity was started to ensure students from diverse backgrounds and with different needs are receiving specialized programs tailored to the demands of every learner. Over the past two years, the district has received nearly $4 million in additional state aid for preschool expansion and Tomko provided the leadership and guidance in constructing the district’s newest campus at the Hornblower Early Education Building. In 2019 and just four short years under Tomko’s leadership, the Belleville Public School District was recognized as a District of Distinction (DA) and a “High Performing District” by the New Jersey Department of Education for raising the percentages of the Quality Single Assurance Continuum (QSAC) by 53% in the instruction and program category and 54% in fiscal management. Tomko continues to work with the board, faculty and staff to lead the district’s mis-
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certificate in transformational non-profit leadership from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business. He is presently enrolled in the MBA program at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School and is earning a certificate in advanced educational leadership (CAEL) from Harvard University. Tomko currently serves as an adjunct professor in the Educational Leadership/ School Building Leadership and Counseling graduate programs at Manhattan College, Seton Hall University, Montclair State University and Centenary University and he mentors newly appointed administrators statewide for licensure through the New Jersey Department of Education. He was appointed by the governor to serve as a commissioner on the School Ethics Commission, sits as a member on the Sussex County Planning Board and also serves as trustee on the New Jersey Educational Services Commission (NJESC). Belleville alumnus and Essex County Executive Superintendent of Schools Joseph Zarra congratulated Tomko on his selection as Superintendent of the Year. “This well-deserved honor is an affirmation of his vision and effective leadership. Dr. Tomko is committed to the Belleville School District and his work has maximized opportunities for Belleville students,” Zarra said.
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sion to ensure the vision of the district, where all students may learn, is being supported by all aspects of the district. “Dr. Tomko truly cares about the students and staff,” Belleville School Board President Christine Lamparello said. “In his five years with us, he has made the Belleville School District a better place in which to learn and work.” Tomko has had numerous administrative responsibilities during his 21-year career in educational administration. He has been a building administrator at the middle and secondary levels and was responsible for district-wide curriculum, assessment, grants, innovative program initiatives, technology and professional development while in central office positions. He obtained his principal’s license and school administrator’s certificate after earning his master’s degree in educational administration and he has a Ph.D. with a concentration in educational leadership, management and policy from Seton Hall University. Tomko also has a master’s in children’s law and policy from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law; a graduate certificate in community and economic development from Penn State University; a certificate in leadership for his professional studies at Harvard University; a graduate certificate in the brain, teaching and learning from Johns Hopkins University; and an executive
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A not-so-traditional Opening Day in Major League Baseball
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pening Day — two words that need very little explaining. You could say each sport has its opening day, but Opening Day, capital letters and all, is a very special time for all baseball fans. And yet, in a season that was supposed to start in March, it continues to seem all the more surreal that Opening Day 2020 would finally arrive — in July. For the two local Major League Baseball teams, Opening Day was just what they needed — two solid victories. That ended fast for the Queens team, not so for the Bronx team. And do the Yankees ever look like they’re the team to beat. But to say there’s a lot of strangeness in baseball already would be an understatement. First, let’s look at what happened at Citi Field Saturday, July 25, against the Atlanta Braves, just one day after Opening Day. No one was surprised Edwin Diaz blew his first save of the season with 2 outs, 2 strikes, nobody on, in the top of the 9th inning. Atlanta’s Marcell Ozuna drove a ball over the right field fence to send the game to extra innings. And that’s where the debacle continued for the Mets. Because of a rule agreed upon by the owners and the players, one designed to speed up the pace of games that all too often take entirely too long, the Braves started the top of the 10th with a runner on second. Whenever a game goes to extra innings, this is exactly what will happen. (In fairness, the Mets also got the same runner in the bottom of the inning.) And, to no one’s surprise (again), that second-base runner would soon be in the dugout with the Braves scoring three runs in the 10th to take a lead they would not relinquish. I understand the need to preserve bullpen arms and to keep games to under 4 hours — but this rule stinks. It’s artificial. And I can’t imagine how anyone could like it. Perhaps it’s just me — but anything like this, that manufactures runs out of nothing, is way to gimmicky. Now, there may be some who will say the Mets already benefitted from a new rule. The only scoring from Opening Day came from a homerun from Yoenis Cespedes, who was the Mets’ designated hitter. And baseball purists know this was the first time the Mets ever had a DH in a game not played against an American League team. But this rule is one that was already being discussed for 2021 or 2022. And it’s one that has its roots going back to 1973 in the American League. So in fairness, having a DH in National League games is something that was a long time coming. Now, will we get to complete the season? Based on what is happening in Miami, we can only hope. — Kevin Canessa
Kearny will never be anything like Harrison or Hoboken, writer says To the Editor: What is the mayor doing about the quality of life issues in town? I’ve lived in Kearny all my life and have seen the quality of life drop, such as illegal apartments, people dumping their trash on other people’s property, too many people living in one apartment or house (like on my street on Beech Street between Columbia and Laurel avenues. I heard there is a stupid law saying as long as you’re related you can have as many people live with you. This is part of the parking problem. People are putting tons of garbage on the street and not breaking down the boxes (on my street). People park their business vehicles on the streets overnight.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR There is one large white vehicle on my block that takes off his business sign off at night. People are outside, talking loudly, at all hours of the night on their cells phones and in pajamas about disgusting things. I am tired of this group of people thinking they can do whatever they want because they moved to America. This is just a few examples. I hate to say this, but Kearny will never be the best place to live in New Jersey. Ryan Moore Kearny
Rose: Let me vote in person, on a machine and with a mask on To the Editor: As someone who has worked the polls in the past in North Arlington, I found the letter “Poll worker in NA wanted me to fill out paper ballot using a pencil,” in the July 22 edition of The Observer interesting, as the ballot I received said to mark your choices with a black pen. My experience is that the only way to ensure your vote is tabulated as it is cast is to make your selections in the voting booth. With billions of dollars being spent on the
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KPD returns to Pine St. home for 68th time By Capt. Tim Wagner Kearny Police Department Making a false report to police is never a good idea. On July 18 at 10:35 p.m., multiple officers responded to a private residence on Pine Street, a location that has generated 68 calls for police service since October 2017. On this night, a resident had called reporting a home-invasion-style gunpoint robbery. Officers spoke with a 28and 30-year-old Kearny man who reported they were in the basement of the home when two masked men armed with handguns kicked open the basement door, reportedly bound the victims with plastic zip ties and robbed them of hundreds of Xanax pills and a substantial sum of cash before fleeing. Det. John Fabula caught the case and was assisted by several other detectives and officers. On July 20, Det. Fabula charged one of the supposed robbery victims, Mark T. Eager, 28, of Kearny, with conspiracy to commit robbery, kidnapping and criminal restraint. Eager was also charged with (making) false reports to law enforcement relating to statements he made to the police during the initial stages of the investigation. Eager was held in the county jail. On July 21, warrants issued charging Marc T. Zarnowski, 29, and Mathias Torres, 27, both of Kearny with robbery, kidnapping, criminal restraint, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun for an unlawful purpose and conspiracy to commit robbery, kidnapping and criminal restraint.
POLICE BEAT Det. David Bush arrested Zarnowski on July 22 at his Kearny residence without incident. Detectives executed a court-ordered search of Zarnowski’s home on July 22. Among items seized as part of that search were a marijuana plant, lighting and temperature sensors used to grow marijuana indoors, five folds of heroin and five Xanax pills. Based on the contraband discovered during the search of his home, Zarnowski was additionally charged with possession of heroin, marijuana, and prescription legend drugs, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, intent to distribute CDS within 1,000 feet of a school and 500 feet of a public park and possession of drug paraphernalia. Zarnowski was remanded to the Hudson County Jail, South Kearny. Mathias Torres, meanwhile, remains at-large at the time of this writing. On July 23 at 11:00 a.m., Officers Kyle Plaugic and Kevin Carvalho responded to a concerned citizen’s report of a suspicious man riding a bicycle while towing a second bicycle. The officers located the man, later identified as Dana J. Gallagher, 42, of Carteret, at Kearny and Quincy avenues. The officers made inquiry of Gallagher who reported having found the other bicycle in North Arlington. While dispatch was checking with NAPD regarding any stolen bicycle reports, the officers learned that Gal-
lagher was a wanted man. Warrants for Gallagher’s arrest were outstanding from Kearny ($600 bail for shoplifting) and Newark ($7,000 bail for drug paraphernalia and $500 for loitering to obtain or distribute CDS). In addition, KPD officers charged Gallagher with theft of property lost, mislaid or delivered by mistake, for his possession of what was described as a $489 Genesis mountain bike, the owner of which could not immediately be identified. Gallagher was held at the county jail to answer for both his new and outstanding charges. On July 24 at 7:49 p.m., Officer Pedro Pina stopped his patrol car behind a double-parked, unoccupied Kia at 412 Kearny Ave., and when use of his emergency lights and siren did not summon a driver to move the traffic obstruction, Officer Pina began writing out a parking ticket. While the officer was finishing his ticket, two men approached the Kia. Ignoring Officer Pina’s order to not move the vehicle while he was issuing the ticket, the men entered the car and sped off. Officer Pina followed the Kia, trying to pull it over, but the Kia reportedly overtook two other vehicles and ran two red lights before pulling over at Kearny and Bergen avenues. Once stopped, the driver allegedly refused to lower his darkly-tinted window until Officer Pina restated the commands at gunpoint. Upon lowering the window, Officer Pina saw two open six-packs of Stella Artois beer in the car and smelled the odor of the beverage on the driver’s breath. Driver Juan S. Tangui, 28,
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of Passaic, allegedly became combative with the officers who tried to arrest him, kicking Officer Pina in the leg and Officer Kevin Matos in the face. The officers wrestled Tangui into custody. At police HQ, Tangui reportedly lunged at Officer Michael Santucci while he was escorting Tangui to a holding cell and scratched the officer’s neck. Once in his holding cell, Tangui regaled the officers with performance art — he urinated through the bars and into the cell block hallway. Tangui was charged on summonses with three counts of aggravated assault, and one count each of eluding and resisting arrest. Tangui was issued an array of traffic summonses, some of which included drunken driving, refusal to submit to
chemical testing, reckless driving and (having) an open container of alcohol in a vehicle. He was also summonsed for a violation of the town ordinance against urinating in public. Tangui’s passenger, James S. Ovillo, 23, of Jackson Heights, New York, was issued a summons for open container of alcohol in a vehicle and released at the scene. On July 25 at 1:53 a.m., Officers Pedro Pina and Bryan San Martin were flagged down at Kearny Avenue and Hoyt Street by a concerned citizen who reported that he just watched a man attempt to illegally enter a Lincoln SUV and a Subaru by trying their door handles. If you’ve read the police blotter over the last few weeks, you might already have an idea who the suspect was. Minutes later, Officer San Martin found the suspect as described by the witness at Woodland Avenue and John Street. He was identified as Gerard F. McCollum, 49, of East Newark, and was placed under arrest. McCollum was charged on a warrant with two counts of criminal attempt (burglary) and housed in the county jail.
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Belleville High School seniors get outdoor graduation ceremonies
Belleville High School recently hosted three outdoor graduations for the Class of 2020. Dr. Richard Tomko, the superintendent of schools, said it was necessary to break the graduations up to keep with proper social-distancing measures. All graduates and all guests had their temperatures taken prior to entering. Gabriel Pascual was the Class of 2020’s valedictorian and Brandon Imperato was the salutatorian. Some of the top college acceptances for the graduating class include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; Rutgers University; the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark; Stevens, Hoboken; the University of Massachusetts; the University of Puerto Rico; and Seton Hall University, South Orange. Several new alums — of the 362 total graduates, have enlisted in the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and the National Guard.
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Sports & Recreation A look at the most-read sports stories online in 2020 thus far
Jim Hague earns his money each summer when high school sports come to a close — and the stories are much harder to come by. And yet each and every summer, he finds ways to keep the sports pages alive and well in The Observer. But what happens when every day is slow like the summer, as in when a pandemic hits, and all sports at every level come to a complete halt? Well, just as he does every summer, Hague came through with some of the most special stories of all time in the sports section. This week, we take a look back at the most-read sports stories in 2020 based on web traffic & Google Analytics. Two of the stories are usual — the Male and Female Athletes of the Year. Two were prompted by the Coronavirus pandemic. So here’s a look back — these are all snippets from full stories that may be read at www. theobserver.com — and we hope you enjoy it all. Hope you’re having a good vacation week, Jim! By Jim Hague ogsmar@aol.com
No. 4 — Kearny’s Osorio named Observer Female Athlete of the Year; Soccer, basketball star becomes 8th Kardinal to receive year-end award Samantha Osorio can best be described as the reluctant athlete. The recent Kearny High School graduate first didn’t want to play soccer, only deciding to join the sport at age 8 after watching her younger sister Natalie play. And the elder Osorio never even picked up a basketball until her freshman year at Kearny High, never showing an interest to play.
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to Queen of Peace High School in North Arlington. “I always wanted to play quarterback,” Partyla said. “I wanted to play as a freshman. I had a chance to play quarterback there right away.” At the time, Lyndhurst head football coach Rich Tuero was a little upset with Partyla. “Honestly, I was more embarrassed,” Tuero said. “Piotr gave me his word that he was coming to Lyndhurst and I was telling everyone that he was coming here. I was not happy.” But it wasn’t the best decision for Partyla. At the time, the Golden Griffins were struggling. Partyla was basically running for his life on Photo by Jim Hague Observer Co-Owner and Advertising Director Lisa Feorenzo (center) presents the 2019-2020 Observer Female every snap. “I’ll always remember my Athlete of the Year to Samantha Osorio of Kearny High School. Also pictured from left are head girls’ bastime at QP,” Partyla said. “My ketball coach Jody Hill, Osorio’s parents Lupe and David Osorio and former head girls’ soccer coach Stefanee Pace Kivlehan. teammates, my coaches, I’ll So how does Osorio become varsity coach at Kearny High. something I was naturally bet- always remember them. I had a lot of fun there.” ter at and I stuck with it...” The Observer Female Athlete “We got Natalie on board Midway through that fateful Osorio is ready to head to of the Year for 2019-2020? young, but Sam was a late freshman year, Partyla made Moravian. Call it a strong combination starter,” Kivlehan said. “We the decision to transfer to “I couldn’t have asked for a of natural athleticism with had to find a spot for Sam. But Lyndhurst. The rumors were better four years,” Osorio said. solid determination and drive. she was extremely coachable flying that Queen of Peace was Osorio became the eighth and athletic. Sam did whatever “I’m ready to turn the page about to close – which eventuand start a new chapter to Kearny High graduate to rewe asked her to do. She had ally it did. ceive the year-end award from the ability to read the game so reach more goals.” “My whole approach was And leave a legacy for her The Observer dating back to well. She was a natural. And to never make Piotr feel like 2005. Kearny has now proshe is so athletic. She was able two sisters, especially Natalie, he did the wrong thing,” to put it all together.” who will be a sophomore at duced the top female athlete Tuero said. “If he wanted to in the area in four of the last Osorio eventually became a Kearny in the fall. come back, then the door was “She knows that I always five years. starter for Kivlehan’s Kardialways open.” Osorio admits that she was nals, playing solid defender. In have her back,” Osorio said. So on a Friday in October, “She has some pretty big shoes not intended to be an athlete 2019, Osorio scored one goal Partyla played for Queen to fill, but I told her that she at all. and had seven assists. of Peace. On the following can do it.” “I knew I didn’t want to play “She’s just a great listener,” Monday, he transferred to soccer,” Osorio said. “I didn’t Kivlehan said. “She has great Lyndhurst. like it much. I actually found vision. Her size definitely No. 3: Lyndhurst’s Partyla From that point on, there it to be pretty boring. My little played a factor with her benamed Observer Athlete was no looking back. Partyla sister started playing before ing successful. The goal she of Year; All-State RB was back where he belonged. me. But I went to watch her scored was off her head. We “I wanted to come back and becomes fourth Golden and I got so excited that it moved her up on set pieces play running back,” Partyla Bear to receive honor made me come out to play.” because of her size and her said. “Coach Tuero was always At that time, Natalie Osorio ability to jump.” there for me since sixth grade. Four years ago, Piotr Partyla was playing for the famed Osorio said that she truly He welcomed me back. I felt had to make a brutally tough enjoyed her role as being a Kearny Thistle youth soccer a real positive vibe when I got decision – one that was excrudefender from the outset. program on a team coached back. I thought I was going to “I was pretty quick,” Osorio ciatingly hard for an eighthby Stefanee Pace Kivlehan, the have to work my way in, but I grader. best girls’ soccer player in the said. “And I wasn’t much of a After graduating from gramgoal scorer. I guess I was just history of Kearny High. KivSee TOP 4, Page 10 mar school, Partyla chose to go naturally athletic. It was just lehan later became the head
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No. 2: RINGING BELLS: Pandemic won’t stop Lyndhurst grid coach from presenting rings This is a sports story that will certainly warm the cockles of your heart, even in today’s emotionally trying COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. In fact, it’s the best “feel good” local story – news, sports or otherwise – that has ever been written by this Photo courtesy of Jim Hague writer in nearly 40 years of Lyndhurst’s Piotr Partyla receives the 2019-2020 Observer Male Athlete popping out words, phrases of the Year award from sportswriter Jim Hague. From left are Lyndhurst and clauses. Here goes: High School Principal Laura Vuono, Piotr Partlya, Sr., Piotr’s father, Partyla, Hague, Lyndhurst football coach Rich Tuero and Lyndhurst By now everyone knows – athletic director Jeff Radigan. and if you don’t know, then you’ve been living in a cave tyla makes the roster, he will reason.” for the last six months – that become a scholarship player. One thing’s for sure. If and Once again, he has no guaran- when the high school football the Lyndhurst High School football team won the NJSIAA tees. He has to prove himself season kicks off again, Lyndall over again. hurst’s all-time leading rusher North Jersey Section 2, Group II state championship last “It’s my dream school,” Par- won’t be there. November. tyla said. “It’s what I always “I’ll be lucky as all hell if It was the first football state wanted. Things happen for a I get another one like Piotr championship that the Golden Bears celebrated since the 1983 season. So to make the season even more memorable, Lyndhurst head coach Rich Tuero – who was already a candidate for sainthood before last week – wanted to purchase rings for each of his 88 players, as well as team managers and cheerleaders. There was only one problem. Because of the recent budgetary problems that the Lyndhurst Board of Education had experienced, there was no money available to purchase the rings. Undaunted, the head coach, who will be called Saint Richie from now on, decided that he was going to raise the money – on his own – and purchase the Golden Bear players and cheerleaders rings and pendants. It didn’t take long for Tuero to receive a sales pitch from championship ring manufacturers. “I got a lot of calls, including one from Lincoln, Nebraska,” Tuero said. “They saw we won and shipped me a catalog to look at.” Signature Championship Rings said that they were willing to match any price that Tuero received as an
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Anthony DeMarco, Justin Gerena, Coach Rich Tuero, Jordan Werner.
Lyndhurst, presenting rings to each and every kid. Tuero made sure the kids were home (where else would they be in a pandemic?), then rang the bell, placed the ring on the front porch and waited for the kids’ reactions. “The kids knew I had the
rings, but they had no idea I was delivering them,” Tuero said. The first player Tuero contacted was senior captain Tommy Ryan. Saint Richie fibbed a little (the Man Upstairs will let this lie slide) by saying that he had an assign-
ment from a teacher that he had to give to Ryan. “I honestly had no clue,” Ryan said. “He said that one of my teachers needed me to do something. I said, ‘Great,’ so he was going to drop it off. And there it was.” “I love Coach Tuero,” Ryan said. “I saw his face and wanted to hug him. It was so amazing that he brought the ring to my house. I’m not shocked, because that’s the kind of guy that Tuero is. I love him. He’s like a father figure to me. It’s crazy that he did this, but he’s a crazy guy.” After Tuero dropped off the ring for the state’s leading rusher Piotr Partyla, the one who had 2,381 yards rushing and 34 touchdowns and is headed to Rutgers in the fall, Tuero stopped at the Lembo house, where there were two recipients, quarterback Anthony and his younger brother John. “I looked down and saw the box,” said Anthony Lembo, headed to Stevenson University in Maryland in the fall to play safety. “When I opened it, I was just shocked. I never expected it to be that big. It weighs about two pounds on my finger. It was the best feeling in the world. I knew that if Coach Tuero was going to do it for one, he was going to do it
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No. 1: Long-time friends from NA enjoy same career path in education — Edwards, Sprague both serve as grade-school principals Their enduring friendship was first reported in the pages of The Observer in the May 12, 2004 editions. North Arlington natives Nick Edwards and Dana Sprague were featured that week for their sports prowess at their respective schools, Edwards with the baseball team at St. Peter’s College and Sprague as a softball slugger at
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highly respected older brother “lit a fire under me,” she said. “My father (retired Kearny school principal Bob Sr.) always said that I was the best hitter in the family,” Sprague laughed. Edwards said that Sprague was better than most of the kids playing on the streets of North Arlington. Throughout their lives, Nick and Dana remained close friends. The two followed each other through their respective high school days, Edwards at St. Peter’s Prep, where he was an All-Hudson County football and baseball player (and one of only three Marauder baseball players to ever reach the 100 career hit plateau) and Sprague as a multi-sport athlete at North Arlington High School. Edwards and Sprague both chose education as their field of study in college and both Edwards and Sprague ended up being selected as captains of their respective college teams, which was also reported in that first article here some 16 years ago. “My final two years of college is when I started to shine,” Sprague said. “Sitting on the
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once the head football coach at Kearny and the head baseball coach at the now-defunct Queen of Peace. Sprague was once the head softball coach at East Orange and won her 100th career game as a coach in her ninth season. “We rebuilt that program,” Sprague said. “We had girls who never even picked up a ball before and we ended up winning. We always made the state playoffs. I’m so proud to have had that experience.” Both attended their respective colleges to receive their Master’s in administration with the ultimate goal of becoming principals. Both had the same role model, although one was just a little closer than the other. “Dana’s father was my biggest educational mentor,” Edwards said. “I always picked his brain. He knew my life in teaching and coaching.”
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Obituaries everlasting peace. John enjoyed spending Anna Carmela Venner, 78, time with his family and (nee D’Aloia) died Friday, friends, and will be rememJuly 24, 2020, in Clara Maass bered for his gentle heart Medical Center, Belleville. and kind spirit. His faith Born in Jersey City, Anna gave him strength and pahad lived in Kearny for 70 tience. His beautiful children years. are his enduring legacy. Mrs. Venner is survived by In lieu of flowers, donaher children, Lauren Ventions may be made to the ner and William Venner, one Harrison Fire Department in brother, James D’Aloia and care of the funeral home in one sister, Lucille Gianadoloving memory of John. nato. She is also survived by her grandchildren, John MARIE F. ARMITAGE Wargo, Skyler Whitehead, Marie F. Armitage (nee Kiana Murphy and Roco Choplick), of Harrison, died Murphy and one greatpeacefully at home on Mongrandchild, Hailey Wargo. day, July 20, 2020. Private arrangements are She was 89. under the direction of the Funeral services were Thiele-Reid Family Funeral under the direction of MulHome, Kearny. ligan Funeral Home, 331 Condolences and memoCleveland Ave., Harrison. A ries may be shared at www. funeral Mass was celebrated thiele-reid.com. at Our Lady of Czestochowa Church, Harrison. Her burial JOHN M. DOUGHER took place in Holy Cross John M. Dougher, 54, of Cemetery, North Arlington. Harrison, died at University To send a condolence Medical Center, Newark, on message to her family, please Monday, July 20, 2020. visit www.mulliganfh.com. A memorial gathering Born in Detroit, Marie was will take place at Mulligan raised in Newark, and evenFuneral Home, 331 Cleveland tually settled in Harrison, Ave., Harrison, on Friday, residing there for the last July 31, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 60 years. She was a crossA memorial prayer service ing guard for the Town of will take place at the funeral Harrison Police Department home at 1 p.m. Interment for 24 years, retiring in 2001. will follow in Holy Cross Prior to that, she worked as Cemetery, North Arlington. an administrative assistant To send a condolence mesfor Blue Cross/Blue Shield, sage to his family, please visit Newark, for 10 years, retiring www.mulliganfh.com. in 1957. A lifelong resident of She was a parishioner Harrison, John worked of Our Lady of Czestofor Repetti’s Restaurant in chowa Church, Harrison, Kenilworth, Harrison Cab and a member of the Polish Company and the Town of American Club and the VFW Harrison’s Department of Ladies Auxiliary Post 340 in Public Works. Harrison. John was the beloved Predeceased by her husson of the late Thomas and band, Ernest Armitage Jr., Helen (Trypuc) Dougher. He she was the devoted mother was the cherished father of of Karen Hymowitz, Janice John and Michelle Dougher, Zurawski, Ernest Armitage and the dear brother of III (Eileen) and Mary Mabie Helen (Arlene) Dougher, (Kenny); cherished grandThomas (Elaine) Dougher mother of Joseph, Michael, and Joseph (Diane) Dougher. Christina, Adam, Aarika, He is survived by his nephew Ernest IV, Keely and Eilish; Thomas Dougher and niece and great grandmother of Amy Dougher. John joins Alysa. Also surviving are her his loving parents and dear brother, James Choplick, and nephew Daniel Dougher in many nieces and nephews.
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Kearny’s Anna Baffige turns 100!
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Anna Baffige, of Kearny, recently turned 100 — and when she did, it just happened to be in the middle of the worst pandemic since two years before she was born. But not to worry — her granddaughter Margaret Baffige reports there were numerous police, fire and EMS vehicles that came by her place to mark her 100th. Margaret is seen here, with her family, on May 28, the day she turned 100.
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POLICE BEAT charges were filed. Police recovered the stolen vehicle in Passaic and charges against McNei’s accomplice are imminent. Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo says the Nutley PD has a very high percentage of arrests related to motorvehicle burglaries. “Typically, one or two actors are responsible for several burglaries,” Strumolo said. “This year alone, we have had 19 people arrested or charged with crimes committed in Nutley, and each of these arrests had multiple vehicles involved.” Police Director Alphonse Petracco commended the officers and detectives who were able to identify the suspect quickly — and he says he’s confident the other suspect will be identified and charged, as well. “Entry into unlocked motor vehicles is something many towns are experiencing,” Petracco said. “Nutley residents have been reminded to lock their doors, but often neglect to do so, which continues to make incidents like this occur.”
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PANTRY NEEDS The Kearny Food Pantry Network, at the First Presbyterian Church, is in need of donations of the following items this week: Most needed — are canned fruit, two-pound bags of rice, cereal and canned beans. Also needed — coffee, hearty soups, canned chili, canned tuna and chicken, instant oatmeal and cereal, apple sauce, crackers, mac & cheese, Granola bars, breakfast bars, pasta, sauce, Chef Boyardee ravioli, instant mashed potatoes, pancake mix, syrup and peanut butter & jelly. Please call Melanie Pasquarelli at (201) 772-8107 to arrange drop off, which would take place at the Kearny Elks, 601 Elm St., Kearny. As of now, the Elks, through the generosity of local donors, have collected over30,829 items for the pantry. If you’re unable to donate food items, but would consider a financial donation, please do so by sending cash @KearnyElks-1050 on Venmo.
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plastic bags jam equipment at recycling facilities, recyclers are refusing loads “contaminated” plastic bags. In addition, the inclusion of plastic bags and other non-recyclable items in recycling waste results in the assessment of “contamination fees” against the Town of Kearny, which may be higher than the actual cost of disposing the recyclables. In some instances, recycling loads are being fully rejected and end up having to be dumped as regular waste at a higher cost, thereby undermining the purpose of the recycling program.
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tor-trailer filled with boxes of fresh produce and fruits, the man jumped. It was a nobrainer. And on Friday, July 24, all the way from South Jersey, he was met, in Wallington, with a truck that was filled with 1,512 boxes of the aforementioned fruits and veggies. “There were 27 skids with the boxes of mixed produce,” Stafford says. (See photo at right.) “There was no sorting necessary. All of the food was donated and transported and their expense from the south. It was, Stafford says, the single-largest one-day donation of food he’s ever coordinated. The 1,500+ boxes of food were split among 25 local organizations, including the Kearny Food Pantry, a combined effort of local pantries, at the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington. That pantry is open Fridays from 10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Food will also be taken by
a smaller church on Midland Avenue, Kearny, and a few food pantries in Belleville. The need is still great. And this one truck of food will go a long way. “In all, this is enough food to feed 50,000 people,” Stafford says happily. “By far it’s the biggest single-day for us.” Now, this clearing house Stafford mentioned was slated to end soon, with the hopes that by now, the global pandemic, the worst of its kind in over a century, would be over. But there is now a chance it might be extended, given how it appears the effects of COVID-19 are far from over. So this could happen, again, about a month from now, if there’s still a need. We say that knowing there will likely be a need. But since Stafford has to rent a forklift, which he himself was planning to operate, organizations will have to basically tell him they’ll accept the donations since, to this very day, Stafford’s organization still doesn’t have a location of its own at which to organize food distribution.
More on that later. We asked Stafford why he believes things are so bad now. His replies, while they may seem basic, were stark, given all the despair he’s seen in over 20 years of doing what he does so well. “It’s the worst I’ve seen in my life,” he says. “The depth of this crisis is very great. People who have had great jobs, great lives, are coming to food pantries, saying, ‘I never expected to ever have to do this in my life — but if it weren’t for you, I might not have had food.’” He’s seen, of late, has Stafford, all walks of life. He says there is still a stigma attached to needing to visit a food pantry, unfortunately. “There’s this mindset that people don’t want to go to pantries because in the past, they might have been the ones donating to them,” he says. “It’s a very humbling experience.” But he thinks of one man he met who was once on top of the world. He owned several businesses. Then the man’s wife got sick. Then his
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insurance got canceled. Then he lost his house. The man, he says, didn’t want to come across as a beggar. But he needed the food. And he took it gratefully, because a human like Stafford has dedicated his entire life to ensuring people never need to go without, like he did two decades ago, when the system failed him as it often does the little guy. “When you lose everything, there’s not a lot of hope left,” Stafford says. “We always want to show that there’s always light at the end of the tunnel, as hard as that is to accept at times. We’re a safety net and we’re never judgmental. We’re never judgmental in a world that way too often is judgmental. This can happen to anyone.” And it seems it’s happened to more people this go-round than one might even realize right now. And the cycle, he says, is vicious. Think of it like this. Over the last few weeks, there’s been a lot of discussion on whether to end the federal unemployment benefits that expire at the end of July. Often overheard in discussions is something like — people, if they get these benefits, have no incentive to go back to work. If they’re getting this extra $600 a week, on top of what they’re getting from the state, there’s no reason to seek work. It’s all nonsense, Stafford says. Picture this scenario he described. You’ve lost work because of the pandemic. It’s gotten so bad that you are now transient or perhaps homeless. You’ve got nowhere to shower. Nowhere to lay your head at night. Nothing. Finally, you find a job description that meets your needs. You set up an interview. When you arrive, you didn’t sleep the night before because
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you had nowhere to go or your water utility was shut off. When you arrive, your clothes are messy. You stink from not showering the day of the interview. And when the hiring manager asks for your address — boom, you don’t have an address to put down. “You think that guy’s getting a job?” Stafford says. “Not a chance. It’s not as easy as people make it seem. And that’s because this crisis has been mishandled by the feds from the beginning. It will be very hard for many people to ever recover from this. People have been failed, one after the other. It can’t go on like this much longer.” But it may. And because many who are food insecure have had mental-health issues, which may very well worsen over time, that light at the end of the tunnel Stafford mentioned earlier may be tougher to find. “The government positively dropped the ball here,” he says. “There has to be a better way to do this.” And one way for Stafford to do better would be to have a location to coordinate his efforts. It might not be easy, as he has no way to pay rent, so he needs a generous soul or two out there, reading this story, to consider donating a rent-free location, preferably with a kitchen, where he can sort food, prepare meals for the homeless among many other things his non-profit does. So if that’s you, and you could consider donating space at a $0-a-month rent, Stafford wants to hear from you. “We’ll certainly take care of the place and maintain it well,” the former painter who often works 18-hour days at a $0-a-week salary, says. Stafford may be reached by phone at (201) 747-8706.
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KEARNY 355 Kearny Ave.1 BR, LR, kitchen, HT/ HW included. $1,200/ mth. (201) 283-2729 or (973)465-0166 10W03 KEARNY 2nd Floor. 2 BR, LR, DR & Kitchen. $1,400 month + 1 monthS security. Utilities separate. No KEARNY Arlington Sec- pets/smoking Avl. August tion. 2nd floor. 3Br, LR, 1st. (201) 246-8784 10W03 DR, EIK, and extra small room, hard wood floors. No pets/smoking. Easy KEARNY Newly renovatparking in street. Utilities ed. 2 family house. 3 BR’s. not included. $1750 + 1 1.5 Baths. EIK. Hardwood month security. Available floors throughout. AvailAugust 15th, 2020. 201- able Now. (973)204-8022 12W03 912 4381 10W03
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Continued from Page 1 DeFrancisci died July 24, 2019 at 99. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War. He had various job titles outside the military, including working as a toll booth operator on the Garden State Parkway, a crossing guard for the Cedar Grove school system and a mechanic for Singer Sewing Machine Co. He was a Past Grand Knight of
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