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Lyndhurst PD sends 3 new cops to academy

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uring a small ceremony in Lyndhurst Town Hall Park on New Year’s Day, the Lyndhurst Police Department, with Public Safety Commissioner and Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso and Chief Richard L. Jarvis Jr. promoted two high-ranking officers and swore-in two new hires. Promoted were: ANDREW MARMORATO TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. Capt. Marmorato has served with the Lyndhurst Police Department since 1998. Prior to his promotion, he was a lieutenant assigned to the Patrol Division. Capt. Marmorato will be assigned to Administration. RICHARD HOLICKI TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT. Lt. Holicki has served with the Lyndhurst Police Department since 2003. Prior to his promotion, he was a sergeant assigned to the Patrol Division. Lt. Holicki will remain in the Patrol Division as a supervisor. Sworn-in as probationary police officers were: MICHAEL CARRINO Officer Carrino, 22, is a Lyndhurst resident and a 2017 graduate of Lyndhurst High School. Officer Carrino is also 2020 graduate of Thomas Edison University with a bachelor’s degree See LPD, Page 19

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Alert Lyndhurst officer nabs man with drugs: Auteri By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com The instincts of a new police officer paid off -and now, a solid amount of heroin (and some crack cocaine) is off the streets of Lyndhurst because of it, Det. Lt. Vincent Auteri, the public-information officer of the LPD, says.

According to Auteri: On Jan. 2, 2021, at approximately 10:21 p.m., Jean Adingra, 32, of Lyndhurst (seen in mugshot at right) was arrested and charged with two counts of drug possession and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. He was charged on a

complaint summonses before being released on his own recognizance. Officer Michael Scalese, in his first year as a Lyndhurst cop (he previously worked for another PD) was on patrol in the area of Orient Way and Rutherford Avenue when he reportedly observed a Toyota Camry,

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Holiday season was fun at Applause Radio Show By JoAnn Barton Special to The Observer

elcome to 2021! I trust everyone had a wonderful holiday and New Year. It was a different kind of Christmas and one we will always remember in some way or another for many different reasons. All in all, I believe this holiday was truly celebrated as the reason for the season. It was not about gifts or material things. It was more about being with the ones we genuinely love and are with daily versus having a huge gathering. I can’t speak for everyone but in my case, it was appreciated, as I spent it with my children and spouse, something unheard of over the last 30 years. Throughout the month of December, Applause Radio Show did its best to bring

on the Christmas spirit, not just for our audience and guests but for me as well. We brought you guests with new Christmas music and new music from our other guests. Broadway star and jazz singer Jennifer Roberts joined me Dec. 22, with her new Christmas music. I have never felt so soothed, relaxed and calm listening to Roberts’s music. It was beautiful. “A Child Is Born,” written by Thad Jones and Alec Wilder and “What Are You Doing Christmas Eve” were welcoming and pleasing. Pop singer/songwriter Simon Lunche came on to debut his new songs “Grace” and “Last December” on Dec. 23. Simon is only 22 and is beyond talented. He writes, produces and plays on all his projects. He has been playing guitar from the age of 5. He blew me away. I cannot imagine

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month. It was something I had never done before, and it was live, so despite some minor hiccups, I thoroughly enjoyed doing it. It turned out to be a wonderful set list of Christmas music and it flowed beautifully. It was great to hear them all at once instead of one at a time and then having to talk about them. I got to really enjoy them for what they are: great music. I enjoyed it so much that ARS will be doing a new

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El Distrito Escolar Público de North Arlington recibirá fondos del Departamento de Educación de Nueva Jersey para proporcionar a cuarenta niños/niñas (4 años de edad) con día completo preescolar a partir del 1 de Febrero del 2021. Se proporcionará una inscripción prioritaria a los niños cuyas familias cumplan con criterios socioeconómicos específicos. Una lotería tendrá lugar en Enero para todos los demás niños elegibles. Cualquier familia que esté interesada en esta oportunidad debe visitar la página de inicio de www.navikings. org para completar el Formulario de Interés Preescolar. El Formulario de Interés Preescolar debe completarse antes de las 9:00 p.m. del viernes 15 de Enero del 2021. Los solicitantes de registro tardíos no serán elegibles. Criterios • Su hijo debe haber cumplido los 4 años de edad en o antes del 1 de Octubre de 2020. • Su hijo debe estar domiciliado en North Arlington. Se proporcionará más información a las familias que completen el Formulario de Interés Preescolar.

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Thoughts & Views EDITORIAL

Victims of domestic violence need better protections

t is rare the pages of this newspaper contain stories involving domestic violence. This is a reality designed to protect the victims of such violence. Yet, in this week’s edition of The Observer is the story of a man, 29, who was charged after he reportedly used a frying pan to injure a family member before turning on her with his fists. We chose not to release the suspect’s name to protect his victim. She was in hospital for days and is fortunately alive after what may only be described as “savage” beating. Incomprehensibly, the beating took place on Dec. 21 and just five days later, on Dec. 26, the suspect was released from jail and, according to the Kearny Police Department, was back at the scene of the crime. By pure luck, someone noticed he was back and called police. Had this person not seen him, who knows what could have happened. This all begs the question: How is it humanly possible that a man who used a metal pan to beat a woman senselessly could be released from custody, apparently on his own recognizance, less than a week after his alleged crime? No one seems to know how or why. So we ask — did the prosecuting attorney not know that the crime he was charged with was so heinous? We’re told the charge itself indicates the defendant caused grievous bodily harm. So, let’s say the attorney didn’t have a chance to be caught up on the specifics of the crime, the charge alone should have been enough to note the man was dangerous. Did a judge read this report and still spring the man, despite the reality that his victim was fortunate to be alive? Is this a case of letting a defendant go because of the COVID-19 pandemic? We don’t have that answer. We likely never will. But this case demonstrates something clear — despite the hard work of the KPD, getting this guy away from his victims and sending him to the Hudson County Jail, the system designed to protect those who are victims of domestic violence is severely broken and is in dire need of fixing. That a man who reportedly beat someone beyond recognition — and was back on the streets five days later and not either behind bars or at a psychiatric hospital — is absolutely maddening, frustrating, wholly unacceptable. Maybe the real issue here is that there aren’t enough beds for patients who really need them? Never, ever, should a victim be faced with her perpetrator just five days later. Never, ever, should a victim have to live in fear of repeated incidents. Never, ever, should a woman have to hide, away from home, because a prosecuting attorney and/or a judge, dropped the ball by releasing someone who had no business being on the streets. The time for reform to how domestic-violence defendants are treated has arrived. Police work too hard to help, only to see these disgraceful people back on the streets entirely too soon, ready to re-offend. And while we don’t know how this case unfolded in the courts, one thing is clear: Someone dropped the ball and must be held to account for it. Now.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

‘Goodbye, Farewell and Amen’ to the awful year that was 2020 To the Editor: ‘Goodbye, Farewell and Amen.” That was the title to the last episode of the TV series “M.A.S.H.” in which everyone was all going home at the end of the Korean War but with many of them suffering battle fatigue and post-traumatic stress. As this year comes to an end, it is being met with celebration yet caution after having suffered through this horrible pandemic. Last year at this time, nobody even heard the word Coronavirus, and certainly knew nothing of the effects of it. If you are one of the fortunate ones who has been unaffected by this virus, count your blessings, but you are a small minority. Many people were stricken with this deadly virus itself or had family members affected by it, while many others felt the effects of it by way of the high numbers of unemployment. Family members were unable to visit their loved ones in nursing homes or hospitals. Funerals were private, leaving no closure for the grieving. Many long-planned weddings had to be canceled as have other milestone celebrations. Many vacations to visit family had to be postponed and mental health was certainly an issue. An unsure future lies ahead of us, with many people struggling just to get by. COVID-19 stormed through like a tornado destroying everything in its path. The 2020 pandemic

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will be studied by students in history school classes. But somehow in the midst of all this, we found a way back to the basics. Many children learned to ride a bicycle and cycling became a new family tradition. Backyard pools were in high demand and pet shelters became popular to adopt dogs and cats for companions. Sewing machines became a sold out item and people taught themselves to knit and crochet. Many lawns were beautifully landscaped with flowers and freshly manicured grass. People checked on their neighbors for their wellbeing. Donations of food were purchased and delivered to local ambulances and hospitals. Many people sewed and donated masks. Preparing home-cooked meals and talks around the family table was once again making a comeback. When this pandemic is finally brought under control, and we are all able to once again get back to our normal way of living, may we never forget these basics we found in the midst of all this turmoil. These intangible acts of kindness and caring showed our strength and resilience in the face of adversity. The pandemic stripped us to the core, but instilled in us a basic foundation to hold on to as we rebuild our future. Goodbye, farewell and amen to 2020 — may we all recover and find a better year in 2021. Margaret Nichols North Arlington

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KPD: Suspended driver was wanted by Harrison By Capt. Tim Wagner Kearny Police Department

n Dec. 20 at 1:48 a.m., Officer Derek Hemphill was dispatched to a hit-and-run crash in which the complainant was following a Mercedes that allegedly fled the Afton Street and Brighton Avenue scene. Officers found and stopped the Mercedes near Halstead Street and Kearny Avenue. The complainant said he had been parked on Afton Street and watched as the Mercedes came the wrong way down Afton’s one-way street. The Mercedes, operated by Nery N. Caceres, 39, of Kearny, reportedly swerved into the complainant’s parked car and then fled up Highland. Back-up Officer JeanPaul Duran approached Caceres’s car once it was pulled over to find an open bottle of Modelo beer on the passenger seat and an odor of alcoholic beverage on Caceres. Caceres, who had a revoked driver’s license and was wanted by Harrison Court on a $500 bail warrant for a prior DWI charge, failed field-sobriety tests. Caceres was arrested and charged with the traffic offenses of DWI, DWI in a school zone, wrong way on a one-way street, suspended driver, unlicensed driver, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident and operating a vehicle with an open container of alcohol. Caceres was released on his own recognizance by the Harrison Court and later released by Kearny police to a family member. On the same day at 9:59 p.m., Officers Hemphill and Christian Medina were dispatched to a car crash with an injury at Kearny and Oakwood avenues. The officers arrived to find a Chevy Cruz sideswiped

POLICE BEAT a parked Hyundai before crashing into and coming to rest against a parked pickup truck. The driver of the crashed Chevy, Christopher D. Rios-Jaramillo, 23, of Elizabeth, was reportedly rambling to officers and smelled of alcoholic beverages. Rios-Jaramillo failed field-sobriety testing and was charged with DWI, DWI in a school zone and careless driving. He was later released to a responsible person. On Dec. 21 at 1:02 p.m., Sgt. Jay Ward and Officer John Donovan were summoned to Walmart where their loss prevention officer and manager had detained Nafee S. Davis, 24, of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, on a theft allegation. The store manager explained Davis entered the store wearing a logoed polo shirt and a neck lanyard identification card of a company that partners with Walmart to perform cell phone activations and upgrades in its wireless phone department. The store manager recognized Davis from an internal store email warning that Davis was a suspect from incidents at other New Jersey Walmarts in which a person posed as a company associate to access keys to merchandise displays and steal cellular phones. The manager directed Davis to the security office after watching him allegedly loiter around the display cases and then remove a lock off of a set of cellular phone drawers that held over $4,600 of iPhone products. When Officer Hemphill arrived and began speaking with Davis, he informed

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Davis that he smelled raw marijuana coming off his body. In response, Davis allegedly turned over a small bag of marijuana from his pants pocket. He was then arrested. Det. Jonathan Dowie caught the follow-up investigation. He initiated a joint investigation with detectives from Boonton, Hackettstown, Secaucus, Newton and North Bergen, who were investigating similar cellular phone thefts at Walmart stores situated in their towns. Det. Dowie charged Davis in Kearny with criminal at-

tempt (theft by deception) in the third degree. Davis was lodged in the Hudson County jail. Investigations in other jurisdictions remain ongoing. On Dec. 23 at 3:34 p.m.,

Det. Jordenson Jean responded to Ulta Beauty store on Passaic Avenue where a store manager called in reporting a suspect in a prior shoplifting was inside the store. Det. Jean had identified the suspect in a Dec. 6 shoplifting of $913.50 of beauty supplies as Tashiana Rivera, 35, of Newark, but had not yet apprehended her. But this time, Det. Jean located Rivera inside the store on Dec. 23 and placed her under arrest. Rivera was charged with shoplifting and later released with a summons.

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DeGise pays visit to new South Kearny vaccine center Hudson County Exec himself had been in quarantine after COVID exposure

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com On Tuesday morning, Dec. 29, Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise visited the USS Juneau Center, (110 Hackensack Ave., South Kearny) Office of Emergency Management, home to Hudson County’s first Vaccine Distribution Center, to thank staff and frontline workers for their continued efforts fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. That marked the fourth day the vaccine center had been open for individuals in Phase 1A of the state’s distribution schedule, and over 500 essential healthcare workers were vaccinated there by the end of day. “Since the beginning of the pandemic, Hudson County

has put itself at the forefront of responding to this health crisis and our frontline workers have played an essential role in keeping our residents safe and healthy,” DeGise, who had been quarantining after he was exposed to the virus a few weeks back, said. “Today, I was honored to meet with several of our healthcare heroes at the Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center and personally thank them for going above and beyond to combat this virus. The hopefulness and optimism inside the center is palpable, but our response to the winter months are critical. Right now, we remain committed to working with local leaders and stakeholders to continue investing all of our resources into robust testing and

vaccinating operations.” The center is operated by the Hudson County Vaccine Task Force, which is overseen by DeGise and the Hudson Regional Health Commission It began administering vaccinations two weeks ago. The center is open by appointment only for doctors and nurses within private practices, dentists, hygienists, community and public-health workers, funeral directors, paid and unpaid Emergency Medical Technicians and those working in labs with infectious material. Michelle advertising@theobserver.com 201-991-1600 Testing is still being offered Newspaper: Client: at the county testing site in partnership with Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus. Photo courtesy of Caitlin Mota For more information Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise, second from right, send an email to HCvax@ speaks with folks gathered at the county’s South Kearny COVID-19 hudsonregionalhealth.org. vaccine center.

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Kearny/NA hockey co-op looks to build on solid ﬁrst season A year ago, there weren’t a lot of people outside of the Kearny/North Arlington/Secaucus high school hockey cooperative that had hopes of the new fangled triumvirate would actually be successful. After all, it’s very hard to throw kids together from three different high schools, expect them to instantly like each other, immediately listen to instruction and then, lo and behold, try to win more than a handful of games. But that’s what the coop did a year ago, getting together for its first year of competitive hockey in the McMullen Cup division and post an 8-6-2 record on the varsity level. The Kardinals went to the NJSIAA state playoffs and defeated West Orange in the first round before falling to perennial state contender Johnson Regional in the second round. Johnson Regional went on to capture the overall Public School B Division state title. While a lot of people might have been shocked by the team’s performance in its first year of varsity hockey, head coach Tim Firth was not. “Last year was not a surprise in my eyes,” said Firth, a Kearny High School teacher. “I thought

we were ready to go. We had a good core group of kids who made their varsity debuts. We had depth and discipline. We did have four full lines to rely on. If someone went down, we had someone else to call upon. I thought that became a real important part of our team.” Now, as the team approaches Year Two, the Kardinals have had to rely on land workouts. “We can’t get on the ice that often,” Firth said. “So a lot of our work comes on dry land sessions. It helps having North Arlington right next door. It’s also a great way for the kids to get to know one another. It leads to a deeper team bond. It also helps in the social aspect of the team. The kids all hang out together during workouts.” So needless to say, the camaraderie helps to lead to team unity. “I really get a good feel of how they are supposed to act as a team,” Firth said. “Again, it helps that the two schools are so close to each other (geographically).” The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic did cause some concerns for the coming season. “We were still booking games and still booking See VIEW, Page 11

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Lyndhurst senior Maggie Fodera (seated center) signed her national letter of intent to attend Bryant University in Rhode Island. Seated with Maggie are her parents Chris (left) and Jen (right). Standing in the second row, from left, are athletic director Jeﬀ Radigan, track coach Ed Tessalone, track and soccer coach Kim Hykey and vice-principal Frank Venezia.

By Jim Hague ogsmar@aol.com While growing up in Lyndhurst, Maggie Fodera played soccer her entire life, back to the days when she was just beginning to walk. But as she got a little older, Fodera realized that she could compete in track and field as well, much like her older brother, Christopher. “I was always pretty fast and pretty tall,” Fodera said. “I grew up watching track and I thought that maybe it was something I could do when I got to high school.” Kim Hykey, both the girls’ soccer and girls’ track and

field head coach at Lyndhurst High School, knew that Fodera had the athletic ability to compete in both sports. “I knew she always liked the competition,” Hykey said. “She also liked the individual training. She had all the goods to do both.” There was never any doubting Fodera’s talents as a soccer player. Her height and size made her a tenacious defender. “She’s smart, strong and composed,” Hykey said. “She gets such good touch on the ball. She just beats people with her size and strength. No one can bring the ball to the middle of the field against her.

She really can do whatever she wants.” Fodera had such a good senior year for the Golden Bears on the soccer pitch that she earned All-Bergen County honors, the first Lyndhurst product to earn All-Bergen honors since her head coach Hykey did nearly 20 years ago. But Fodera fell in love with track and field from almost the minute she tried it out. “It’s an individual sport,” Fodera said. “I had to hold myself accountable for all I did. It was up to me doing a good job. In soccer, I can play See FODERA, Page 10

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it’s something I could do in college.” Recently, the soccer star Continued from Page 9 Fodera took the next step in her athletic life, when she defense, but only so much did signed a national letter of I make an impact. I was super intent to attend Bryant Univerfortunate to always have a solid sity in Rhode Island on a track team with me. But in track, and field scholarship. Bryant is it was all on me. I couldn’t a NCAA Division I institution. depend upon anyone else and I Fodera was worried that liked that.” she was not going to be able to By the time Fodera was a secure a scholarship, because sophomore at Lyndhurst, she she missed out on the entire was already making her mark outdoor track and field season in track and field, especially the last spring due to the coronavihurdles. rus COVID-19 pandemic that “I was hitting my times and canceled the entire campaign. breaking records,” Fodera said. “Honestly, I was really dev“I thought maybe I could make astated,” Fodera said. “I always something good out of track. thought that your junior year If I’m this good at it, maybe was really important with the

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“And then I really took off.” Fodera finished third at the Bergen County Meet of Champions in the 100-meter hurdles as a sophomore. During the indoor track season as a junior last year, Fodera set the new school record of 8.85 in the 55-meter hurdles and won the gold medal in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group II championships. Fodera doesn’t know what she will major in at Bryant, but the school does have a strong business school, so that might be the choice of study. “It’s also a very balanced track program,” Fodera said. Hykey believes that Fodera could have played soccer in college. “She’s one of the best all-around players I’ve ever coached,” Hykey said. “Without a doubt, she could have played in college. She’s a First Team All-County player, the first one we’ve had in a long time. She had a lot of schools interested in her for soccer, but Bryant offered a lot to Maggie for track. She’s also a good student.” Hykey believes that Fodera’s future is as a hurdler. “Although she set the school

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said. “To be able to fill this night with joy, laughter and some holiday magic … it was needed this year more than any other.” “We were so happy to partner with Dr. Tomko, the board of education and our great school district for this event,” Mayor Michael Melham said. “So many people put in so much time and effort in the planning and they put on a wonderful show. It was bright and the mood was festive. I feel like the whole town showed up to enjoy this.” Registration for the Holiday Drive-Through Spectacular was originally limited to 800 cars to allow everyone between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to see the tree lighting, but it was clear in the days leading up to the event that interest had swelled. Some cars that showed up before 6 p.m. were allowed to go down the route in an attempt to accommodate all the residents. Those attending the event were encouraged to contribute to the township’s Holiday Sock Drive. The socks that were collected will be donated to local homeless shelters and community kitchens to be distributed to those in need. “This has been such a magic night and I am so happy that we were able to put some smiles on some faces tonight,” Belleville Board of Education President Christine Lamparello said. “We hope everyone has happy holidays and a happy and safe new year.”

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nthony L. Paolazzi Sr., who spent his entire life in Lyndhurst and who dedicated much of it to the community, died Dec. 19, 2020. He was 94. His son, Anthony Jr., spoke of his dad’s dedication to Lyndhurst, calling him “the Pride of Lyndhurst.” “My dad’s life -- he had a love for his hometown of Lyndhurst over the last 94 years. The reason why I referred to my Dad as ‘Pride of Lyndhurst’ is because he loved this town and not many people can say they were born, lived and worked in Lyndhurst for all 94 years of their life, so I want to share this with all that will read this,” Anthony Jr. said. Paolazzi Sr. was born Nov. 27, 1926, in a house in Lyndhurst. He graduated Lincoln School and Lyndhurst High School. Just a week out of LHS, he was drafted into the Army and served his country in World War II from 1945 to 1947. After

returning home, he started his own excavation business out of his family’s driveway on Green Avenue in aged 22. He scraped up enough money to put a deposit on his first Caterpillar bulldozer. At that time, there were a few volunteers getting together to start Little League Baseball in Lyndhurst. Bill Gallagher, a friend and one of the volunteers called him and asked for help, so the first time he ever gave back to the community was an in-kind donation to the new Little League by grading off the fields on Riverside Avenue with his bulldozer. After a few years of being in business, his three brothers Nicky, Rocky and Ernie joined him in business to become Paolazzi Brothers Inc. Together, they set up a yard on Park Avenue where most contractors in town knew there was a Christmas party every Christmas Eve Day since 1955. Through the years, he would always donate his time an equipment whenever requested. “I can remember helping him one day move a large

boulder with his backhoe for the Lyndhurst Historical Society for the Tessie McNamara plaque down in the Lyndhurst Meadows,” Anthony Jr. said. “One day, he noticed a clock tower that he took a liking to. He researched the company who made the clock tower and decided, along with his brothers, to purchase one install it at the Lyndhurst Town Hall as a donation for all of Lyndhurst to enjoy.” That was February 2002. And yet, just this past August, 18 years after he erected the clock tower, he helped guide his grandson, Anthony L. Paolazzi III, complete his Eagle Scout project which was installing flag poles and curbing at the World War II Monument at Lewandowski Park. “What really makes me feel good is when I hear from guys that my dad has worked with over the years and the many that knew him mentioned how he helped them in their own businesses as well as how he taught them something in life with all the stories of Lyndhurst that he shared with everyone,” Anthony Jr. said. “He

Top photo is Anthony Paolazzi Sr. during his time in the service in World War II. In bottom photo, Paolazzi is seen with one of his dump trucks in recent times.

would always attend Lyndhurst Darius Hughes day at school when the kids could interview veterans as he loved telling the school kids about World War II and about the ‘good old days,’ growing up in Lyndhurst. “He was a wealth of Lyndhurst information as at one

Obituary LORRAINE OSTANSKI Lorraine Ostanski, 90, of Kearny, died Jan. 3, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Frank Ostanski, she was the devoted mother of Franky, Gary, Alan (pre-deceased) and Carol. Loving grandmother of Christopher, Jessie, Joey, AmyLynn, Rachel, Alicia, JJ, Jason and Samantha, she was also cherished great-grandmother of Alan, Anthony, Kyle, Michael, Carter (pre-deceased), Damien, Madison, Evelyn, Ellie, Josephine and Stella. Before retiring, Lorraine was a waitress for the Chanticler Restaurant, Millburn. Family and friends are welcome to visit on Wednesday, Jan. 6, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Condon Funeral Home, 684 Kearny Ave., Kearny. An 11:30 a.m. funeral Mass will follow at St.

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frying pan before kicking and punching her once she fell from the blows from the pan. Kearny EMS treated the victim, who remained conscious, and transported her to University Hospital in Newark. The officers say they took the assailant into custody without incident. The suspect, whose name we are not releasing for the sake and protection of the victim, was charged with aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was brought to the Jersey City Medical Center in police custody for an evaluation before a later transfer to the Hudson County Jail, South Kearny. Now here’s where it gets even more complicated. Just five days after the original incident and arrest, on Dec. 26 at 6 p.m., a court ordered the suspect to be released from custody (it is unclear

the name of the judge who ordered the release -- or why someone alleged to have been involved in such a horrific incident would be released.) Officers Bryan San Martin, Chris Montes and Jose Perez-Fonseca were dispatched to the scene of the crime (again) on a report that the man had returned there in contravention of a restraining order barring him from the home and from being near his alleged victim. Officer San Martin says he arrived to find the suspect exiting the home from which he is restrained. The officer placed him back under arrest for violating the restraining order. He was charged on a warrant with contempt and booked back into the Hudson County Jail. As of presstime, it was not immediately clear whether the suspect was still behind bars.

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KEARNY 1 BR APT. HT/HW included. $1,250/month. See Super 654 Elm St, Kearny. Call Sofia after 3pm(201)998-3516 for appointment.

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(StatePoint) While spending more time at home, you may have noticed the little things that need to be fixed, and small ways you can improve the appearance and functionality of your home. So why not use this time to test your skills with a few DIY projects? Here are some easy, affordable tips to fix those items that have been nagging at you, as well as check off small projects that will boost your home’s aesthetic. 1. First impressions are everything. From your family and friends to the mail carrier, your front door greets everyone who comes to your home. But it can take a beating from weather and constant use, so revitalize it with a fresh coat of paint. Once the paint has dried, accent it with a new door knocker, hardware or address plate. Worried about drilling into the door? Secure these items with T-Rex Mounting Tape. Mounting tape is a strong, weather-resistant tape for heavy-duty projects that replaces nails, screws and staples. 2. Trim the walls. Accenting a room with wood trim is a quick way to add another level of depth and detail to the interior of your home, and it won’t cost a lot. Your local home improvement store can provide the best trim to fit your budget. For a smooth installation, ditch

the nail gun and runny glues, and opt for a fast-adhering super glue tape, which sticks on contact and works just as well as traditional nails. 3. Bolster your security. Feeling safe at home is important, and security cameras are a quick and easy solution to deter unwanted visitors and offer you peace of mind. If you’ve been toying with the idea of adding smart devices and cameras to the exterior of your home, look to install them above high-risk entry points, such as the front door, back and side doors, and the garage. There are many great security cameras that can be easily mounted to the exterior of your home without professional installation. 4. Effortless gutter repair. One project to check off your list is fixing that leaky gutter you’ve been ignoring. Don’t worry, it’s not as daunting a task as it might seem. Simply wrap waterproof tape around the leak and smooth it around all of the gutter ridges for a tight seal. Formulated to withstand extreme temperatures from -70 to 200 degrees, the UV-resistant formulation will prevent the tape from breaking down under harsh sunlight. Now how simple was that? During these uncertain times, staying active and checking those to-dos off your list will give both you and your home a much needed refresher.

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Continued from Page 2 in criminal justice. Over the years, Officer Carrino dedicated some of his free time to helping athletes with special needs for which he was named a finalist while in high school for the USA Football Heart of Giant award. Officer Carrino will begin his career with the Lyndhurst Police Department by attending the 22-week basic police academy training program at the Bergen County Law and Public Safety Institute later this month. VINCENT DORIO Officer Dorio is a 22-yearold Lyndhurst resident and a 2016 graduate of Lyndhurst High School. Officer Dorio is also 2020 graduate of William Paterson University with a bachelor’s degree in both criminal justice and economics. While attending WPU, Officer Dorio completed an internship with the New Jer-

The Observer | www.theobserver.com sey State Police. Officer Dorio also take part in the 22-week academy training. ANTHONY MORREALE Officer Morreale is a 23-year-old Lincoln Park resident. Officer Morreale is also 2020 graduate of William Paterson University with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. While attending WPU, he completed an internship with the Morris Township Police Department. Officer Morreale, Like Carrino and Dorio, heads to the 22-week police academy next. The three new recruits bring the total number of sworn officers to 54. “Public safety is one of Mayor Giangeruso’s biggest priorities and maintaining the police department’s proper staffing levels will allow for increased services and patrols throughout our community,” Det. Lt. Vincent Auteri, the LPD’s public-information officer, said. “It is what our residents expect and deserve and we will stay true to that.”

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