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officer’s hospital, but it turned out that he already had a donor,” Graw says. Despite this, after doing hours of research, Gianna says she still felt ready to donate. So, she reached out to Hackensack University Medical Center and started the kidney-donation process. “I met with a social worker, a psychologist, a pharmacist and a nephrologist — and they did lots and lots of tests to make sure I was healthy enough to donate,” she says.

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magine being able to claim that something you did saved a human life. Now, imagine that times four. Such is the case for a Lyndhurst woman whose selfless generosity led to a “Good Samaritan” kidney donation through Hackensack University Medical Center’s partnership with National Kidney Registry (NKR), an organization that facilitates living donor kidney transplants. Lyndhurst’s Gianna Graw, 24, saved four lives to become the first patient to make such a donation anywhere in the country. Her generous donation kicked off a zig-zagging, bi-coastal chain of four kidney transplants in Los Angeles, Tampa, Los Angeles again and finally, San Francisco. Graw says she sees her kidney donation as part of another type of chain: A legacy of kindness and compassion started by her father, William Graw, a Jersey City police officer, died Oct. 2, 2016. “My dad dedicated his life to helping others, and I wanted to find a way to honor him and live his legacy,” Graw

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Gianna Graw, seen here in a photo taken while she was in a hospital, donated a kidney in what is known as a Good Samaritan transplant. No one she knew needed the organ, but she still had a desire to donate one in honor of her late father.

says. Graw says she first heard about kidney donations shortly after her dad died, during a brief mention in one of her undergraduate classes

at Stockton University, where she majored in psychology. She began researching to learn more about the kidney-donation process. Last January, when she

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PARTNERING WITH THE NKR During this time, Graw says she learned Hackensack University Medical Center established a partnership with the National Kidney Registry. NKR has the largest pool of living-kidney donors across 100 transplant centers in the United States, allowing for better transplant matches and outcomes. The NKR uses a sophisticated matching system to pair donors and recipients. After the hospital performs the donor-harvesting procedure, NKR picks up the donor organ and transports it to the recipient’s transplant facility. “It can take years to get a deceased donor kidney, and See KIDNEY, Page 16

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Hudson County: 94% of vaccine is in people’s arms Percentage of use is far above state’s recommended 60% threshold

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com Hudson County Vaccine Site Reaches New Milestone: 94% of Allocated Vaccines Now Administered Hudson County continues to lead the way in Jersey getting COVID-19 vaccines from vials into the arms of the people who most need it. The Hudson County Vaccine Distribution Center reached a new milestone on Friday on its first day of offering vaccinations to senior citizens and residents with underlying health conditions. Since opening last month, the center, overseen by County Executive Thomas A. DeGise’s Vaccine Task Force and operated by the Hudson Regional Health Commission, has now administered 94% of the vaccines it has

received, well above the state’s recommended 60% threshold. “Over the past three weeks, the Hudson County Vaccine Task Force has been working around the clock to administer COVID-19 vaccines to our healthcare workers and first responders,” DeGise, seen in photo above, said. “Because of the dedication and commitment of our frontline heroes, our county-

operated vaccination center is surpassing all state goals. We will continue to expand our operations to ensure that every Hudson County resident has access to this lifesaving vaccine when they become eligible.” By the end of day on Friday Jan. 15, the center vaccinated 2,820 individuals. The remaining vaccines Hudson County currently has on hand were scheduled to be administered on Monday, Jan. 18. The county anticipates its vaccine stockpile to be replenished on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Within 24 hours of Gov. Philip D. Murphy’s announcement expanding vaccine eligibility, 3,500 individuals requested to be vaccinated at the county’s vaccination center. “The Hudson Regional Health Commission has organized a team of nurses

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Contact tracing not working in Kearny, resident says

Mayor pledges investigation as to how it took 3 months for man to be contacted by health department By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

Kearny man who survived having COVID-19 and who tragically lost his wife to the hideous disease says contact tracing in town is abysmal — and he called on Mayor Alberto G. Santos to find out why. At a Zoom-based meeting of the Kearny Mayor and Town Council on Tuesday, Jan. 12, Lewis Battista spoke at the public portion of the meeting and was not happy with the time it took for contact tracing to take place after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 in October. In prepared remarks, he shared his disdain forcefully. “On Oct.2, I tested positive for Coronavirus. I contracted the virus, but good news, I had no symptoms. didn’t infect anyone where I contracted it, didn’t affect anyone at work or at my home. I quarantined for 14 days, was re-tested after 16 and was negative and my life went on — little complicated in about a month, but my life did go on. “On Dec. 28, I was contacted by a male who said he was working for the Town of Kearny’s Health department.

He began asking me questions, but he failed my security test … I asked him where the health department was located. ‘I don’t know.’ I asked him who was the head of the Kearny Health Department. ‘I don’t know.’ I asked him who was the Mayor of Kearny? ‘I don’t know.’ But he insisted he worked for the Kearny Health Department.” Battista says he eventually got the name of the caller’s supervisor, a nurse, and she passed his security test. The call, despite the tracer’s inability to recall the names of his bosses, was, indeed, legit. Ultimately, he learned the purpose of the phone call in December, nearly three months after he contracted COVID-19, was for contact tracing. “I always thought the purpose of contact tracing was to stop the spread,” Battista said. “Not to come up three months later to complete a form. This goes against everything Gov. (Philip D.) Murphy has said to stop the spread. It’s ridiculous. The Kearny Health Department needs to do a better job. I already heard from the nurse, ‘We are very busy.’ Hey, too bad … get it together and get the pandemic under control. It should be all hands on deck

with people chipping in to get the job done.” For Battista, it didn’t end there. He was critical of the Alaris at Belgrove facility where there was at least one positive COVID-19 case on Nov. 12 — that of his late wife Patricia, who sadly lost her life several weeks later. “No one has reached out to that person or her family for any contact tracing,” Battista said. “That’s my point.” Santos said he would immediately work to find out why all or any of this has happened. “Mr. Battista, we will investigate both of those,” the mayor said. He noted the Belgrove Drive facility, for about the last month, has been accepting COVID-19-positive patients from other facilities operated by Alaris. “Many of those did not

COVID @ KEARNY contract it there,” Santos said. “They contracted the disease elsewhere … but we will certainly investigate the one particular case you noted. As to yours, that delay is inexcusable. Certainly, if it’s the Town of Kearny’s delay, and it may very well be, then that has to be addressed, I agree. We added a lot of contact tracers. “ Santos said there are generally two reasons why there may be delays in tracing. First, he said the tracing can’t occur until the state actually reports the cases to the local towns. There have been delays in that process, he said. “Sometimes it’s week after a positive test,” Santos said. “So that’s why the numbers on our website are retroac-

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Lyndhurst PD promotes 1, hires new officer By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com A veteran patrolman was promoted to sergeant and a new police officer who previously worked as a corrections officer was hired by the Lyndhurst Police Department in a Town Hall Ceremony last week,. In the conference room of the Lyndhurst Fire Department, the ceremony was led Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, the police commissioner and Chief of Police Richard L. Jarvis Jr. Officer Richard Jasinski Jr. was promoted to the rank of sergeant and James Colacci was hired as a probationary police officer. SGT. JASINSKI has served with the Lyndhurst Police Department since 2009. Prior to his promotion, he was assigned to the patrol division. Sgt. Jasinski will be assigned as a patrol-division supervisor. Sgt. Jasinski is a third-

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KPD: Det. Jean nabs jumping scofflaw By Capt. Tim Wagner Kearny Police Department On Jan. 4 at 3:15 p.m., Det. Jordenson Jean reported seeing Anthony Pate, 44, of Kearny, at the corner of Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard and Davis Street in East Newark, aware an arrest warrant was recently issued for Pate relating to his alleged involvement in a Dec. 26, 2020, Kearny burglary. When Det. Jean approached Pate and announced he was under arrest, Pate reportedly ran, with Jean giving chase. Upon reaching the North 5th Street footbridge, Pate slid through a hole in the fence and jumped down to the decommissioned railway below. Officer Jason Rodrigues and East Newark Officer Billy Erezuma apprehended Pate on the railway near Grant Avenue. Pate was additionally charged with obstructing the administration of law and resisting arrest. He was later transferred to the Hudson County Jail, South Kearny. On Jan. 6 at 12:54 a.m., Officer Sergio Nobre pulled over a BMW at the Belleville Turnpike and Sellers Street for having no front license plate, illegally tinted windows and a rear license plate that was not on file with the motor vehicle commission. Driver Anthony T. Howard Jr., 22, of Jersey City, handed Officer Nobre a New Jersey driver’s license the officer quickly deduced, from various design discrepancies, was fraudulent. Dispatch confirmed via a check of the vehicle identification number that the BMW Howard had been driving was reported stolen in Turnersville on Dec. 3. Howard was arrested without incident and charged with receiving stolen property, knowingly exhibiting a false government document and a slew of traffic tickets before being released on summonses. On Jan. 10 at 6:03 p.m., Officer Sergio Nobre, Jose Castillo, Josh Lopez and Bryan San Martin were dispatched to the Quick Chek parking lot on a report of people “shooting dope” inside a Toyota. Upon arrival, they found a grey Toyota occupied by a man and two women. The driver and front

seat passenger were switching places and explained they were looking for the car’s keys. The car’s occupants continued searching for the keys. When they moved clothing that had been laid on the back seat, the officers saw a Walgreens shopping basket (you know, the kind you’re supposed to use inside the store, not take with you) full of TheraFlu, Red Bull, Vicks and baby formula. The occupants had no proof of purchase for the merchandise (or the basket), so Officer San Martin went to Walgreens where the store manager reported that the items had just been shoplifted from the store. As Officer Nobre explained the police response to the Toyota’s occupants, he saw a crumpled heroin wax fold and a plastic straw on the passenger side floor. A search of the front passenger’s purse revealed a glass vial of cocaine, two empty vials with cocaine residue and four wax folds of heroin labeled “smash and grab.” A further search of the Toyota’s passenger compartment turned up a water bottle containing a hypodermic syringe, empty wax folds marked “smash and grab,” hypodermic needle caps, glass pipes, straws, hypodermic syringes, a pill bottle containing six, 50 mg and eight, 25 mg quetiapine fumarate (Seroquel) pills and one buprenorphine hydrochloride pill. The occupants of the Toyota were identified and charged with the following: Ashley R. Barletta, 34, of Avenel, was charged with possession of controlled dangerous substance (CDS), prescription legend drugs (5-99 doses), drug paraphernalia and a hypodermic syringe. Kelsey A. Visconti, 29, of Avenel, was charged with possession of CDS, prescription legend drugs (5-99 doses), drug paraphernalia and hypodermic syringes. James W. Vanorden III, 30, of Woodbridge, was charged with shoplifting and possession of CDS, prescription legend drugs (5-99 doses), drug paraphernalia and hypodermic syringes. Vanorden was also wanted by the Newark Municipal Court on a warrant carrying a $1,500/10% bail. All defendants

were remanded to the Hudson County Jail. On Jan. 11 at 1:03 p.m., Officer Jack Grimm responded to Manor Park for a complaint of a suspicious man asking children in the park for money. Officer Grimm found the man, later identified as Justin T. Conover, 31, of Newark, walking with an unsteady gait in the middle of Hamilton Avenue.

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Thoughts & Views EDITORIAL

In a very dark world, there’s still some brightness left

urning on the television these days is a risky proposition, especially if you’re among those who don’t like watching the negative. If you thrive on the negative, this editorial is not for you. On the pages of this newspaper this week is a story that serves as a reminder: Despite all the doom and gloom, there still is a lot of good happening in the world, but more importantly, right here in our own backyard. We return to the story of Gianna Graw, 24, of Lyndhurst. This young woman made what’s called a “Good Samaritan” donation of a kidney. That means she didn’t have a friend or relative in need of a the vital organ. Instead, she initially had no idea who would get her kidney (or parts of it) when she made the decision to donate one. She did it without mental reservation. She did it because she wanted to do good in this world. And because of her generosity, four people across the country will live — including two people in Los Angeles and one each in Tampa and San Francisco. She also did it in tribute to her dad, William Graw, a Jersey City police officer who died in 2016. Just think about this for a moment. She underwent a harvesting surgery that requires a significant amount of recovery time (two months or more.) Her donation brought her no money, no fame, very little in return. And she did it all anyway. Four people on the UNOS transplant list who might not have otherwise survived instead lived because of the generosity of a New Jersey woman, all of 24, whom they may never meet. There are few acts of selflessness that compare to this act. And the donor is right here among us. In a world so much in need of peace, of calm, we are very fortunate to have learned about Gianna Graw. And from her amazing kindness, we should all take away that despite all the negativity we face on a daily basis, hope still remains.

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Dzikowski: Why do improvements in Kearny always take so darn long? To the Editor: Why is it taking so long for the completion of the Gunnell Oval recreational complex in Kearny? After opening for a brief period in the fall, the gate has since been mostly locked shut since that time with ambiguous signs on the fence indicating would-be opening hours. It has been locked shut throughout this unseasonably warm fall and winter season, including Thanksgiving, Christmas and the New Year’s holiday weekends, forcing Kearny families to go to parks and recreational fields in surrounding towns. Even while the complex briefly opened in the early fall, playing fields were seemingly in full use and some areas like the playground were closed off. Any construction -- obviously moving at a snail’s pace -- could rarely be seen and does not appear to have continued during the last several months behind the locked gate. Kearny administrator Stephen Marks wrote to me stating the contractor (I understand paid some $27 million for the construction) has been hamstrung by Covid-19 concerns. Funny that Covid-19 has not also hampered all the new residential construction of new tax-producing properties now taking place throughout Kearny -- including a brand new multifamily dwelling being built on Forest Street just four doors down from me. Marks also told me the contractor would

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ultimately finish the complex in the spring when it was appropriate for athletic fields to be open anyway. That is funny, considering that all parks and most recreational fields in all the municipalities surrounding Kearny have been open all winter. Needless to say, completion of the complex seems to be endlessly stalled. Why is it that any quality of life improvements in Kearny take so many decades to get completed anyway? It took more than 20 years that I have been here to finally renovate the dilapidated Oval. Here’s another example. We also had a commuter train in the center of town that ceased a generation ago. Today, nearly 20 years later, the tracks still remain overgrown with brush and weeds, unused while the talk among politicians and community leaders forever has been to sensibly join with other municipalities up the abandoned rail line leading to Montclair and with NJ Transit to turn the railbed into a badly needed, regional bicycling and jogging trail. The late, distinguished NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg once enthusiastically advocated the recreational trail proposal. But he died. And so will many of us while waiting for any such quality of life improvements to ever occur in Kearny. Don Dzikowski Kearny

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Weird Al’s Drummer appears on ARS By JoAnn Barton Special to The Observer

hank goodness for entertainment. These days, in any form we can get it, it is appreciated. Hanging out and getting to know folks who came into my house everyday when I was much younger, via the 13-inch black-and-white TV -- and now having the opportunity to speak to them -- has been the most entertaining thing that I have done in quite some time. If you are the type of person who is a collector of nostalgia, read the entertainment rags and just love the wholesomeness of the television shows that we grew up loving, then Applause Radio Show is the place for you. Whether it’s going back in time to chat with a favorite musician, actors and new artists, there is always something for everyone. On Jan. 13, ARS welcomed drummer and author Jon “Bermuda” Schwartz. Jon performs with many bands -- six. Whether it be The ZeroG Band, Rip Masters, Idle Hands or his main gig, drummer for Weird Al Yankovic, Schwartz just loves music and loves performing. He has been with Weird Al since the beginning, way back to Weird Al’s parody, “Another One Rides the Bus,” his take on Queen’s, “Another One Bites the Dust.” As they performed it live on The Dr. Demento show, with Jon playing on the drums on Weird Al’s accordion case, is the way you will hear it now. That performance was recorded by Demento and that is the version that has aired on the discs and the radio. As far as being a Yankovic fan myself, I only know the popular songs that we have heard on the radio and have seen on MTV. However, there is a Weird Al movement and the fans not only love the parody hits that I have come to love, but they also do originals. I wasn’t sure if Weird Al had done only parodies or originals as well. Turns out it’s both. We played one of them, “Skipper Dan,” an original. A

comedic gem about an entertainer working a day job at an amusement park ride, it is a cute and fun song and Yankovic’s vocals are great. That is why I actually asked, because Yankovic can definitely sing, but I didn’t know if he was using his talent just for parodies or if he sang other songs. I’ll soon find out how good all of the music is. One of our listeners called in and won an autographed copy of a threedisc set titled, “The Essential Weird Al Yankovic 3.0.” Schwartz not only plays in six bands and has a great time doing it, but he also just published a new book titled, “Black and White and Weird all over.” It’s a coffee-table book featuring unreleased black-and-white photos of Weird Al from the early ‘80s. Some of these photos Weird Al had never seen himself until now. It is a must have for any Weird Al fan. I really enjoyed the music from the other bands Schwartz is in, too. One in particular is “Walk on You” from Rip Masters, a cool rockabilly, upbeat great dancing song. You may get the new book at all online outlets, but you may also go to www.bermudaschwartz.com. Purely coincidental, the weekend brought back-toback members from the classic sitcom from yesteryear, “Family Affair.” On Jan. 16, actor Johnny Whitaker, who played Jody, the twin to Buffy, was on the show and then on Jan. 17, actress and author Kathy Garver, who played Cissey on the feel-good show, joined me. Whitaker was one of those child stars who was a go-to whenever a movie, commercial or TV show needed a young boy. Whitaker was everywhere. He was the cutest thing on “Family Affair” and then in his teenage years, he played Johnny Stuart. The other half of two brothers who come across as a sea monster on the beach and they befriend him. If you were a Saturday morning TV kid, you surely remember the innocent story lines and See ARS, Page 18

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Girl Scouts earn badges for artwork W ith COVID-19 making life more restricted for kids, the Girl Scout Cadettes of Troop 12771 brought consistency and creativity in working toward meeting their badge goals. In their latest effort, the “Outdoor Art Apprentice” badge, they were challenged to design with nature by finding inspiration from the outdoors of their homes and drawing or using natural elements to create their artwork.

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Spring grid season shutdown hurts locals Kearns, Huseinovic

Kearny girls’ hoops squad moves on without top players Osorio, Huancaya The Kearny High School girls’ basketball team had a phenomenal season a year ago, surprisingly winning 18 games, advancing to the quarterfinals in both the Hudson County Tournament and the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group IV bracket. The Kardinals suffered two major losses in Samantha Osorio and Elena Huancaya, both of whom went on to play college basketball. Osorio, the 2019-2020 Observer Female Athlete of the Year, is now at Moravian College after enjoying one of the best all-around seasons in Kearny girls’ basketball history, averaging 19.3 points and 12.9 rebounds per contest, earning First Team All-Hudson County honors. Huancaya, the team’s point guard, averaged 7.3 assists per game, which placed her among the state leaders. Huancaya is now at Rutgers-Newark. But the team didn’t lose just those two performers. Skyler Matusz also graduated, but Matusz is playing soccer at American University. Matusz was a solid role player for the Kardinals on the hardwood, averaging a little more than five points

per game. However, veteran head coach Jody Hill isn’t bemoaning the losses. “On paper, it looks like we’re losing so much of our scoring, our rebounding and ball handling,” Hill said. “No question, we’re going to feel it. But I think we have some talented kids who will step into those roles and lead us. I’m excited to watch them play.” Taking over the point guard responsibilities will be sophomore Ava Hyams. The 5-foot-9 Hyams is a basketball wizard, a 12-month-a-year hoops junkie. “She’s extremely talented,” Hill said. “She’s 100 percent basketball minded. She plays on a few AAU teams all year long. She’s a very versatile player. She also rebounds well. She shoots well/ She is a good playmaker.” Hyams’ talents and basketball diversity looks very similar to some kid who played for Harrison High in the 1980s, a kid that scored more than 2,000 points who went by the name of Jody Hill. “Yeah, she reminds me a little bit of that girl,” Hill See VIEW, Page 11

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Brian Kearns (left) of North Arlington and Stonehill College and Dustin Huseinovic (right) of Harrison and Pace University were working out at FASST in Lyndhurst to get ready for a spring football season, but the two learned that the Northeast 10 Conference that Stonehill and Pace play in canceled the spring season last week due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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LYNDHURST - After the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic cancelled the college football season last fall at most NCAA Division II and Division III schools across the country, some programs were given hope of a spring grid season. At least, that was the plan in the Northeast 10 Conference, one of the top NCAA Division II leagues in the nation. Those schools told their football players to prepare for a sixgame season in the spring. With that in mind, two local college football standouts, namely Brian Kearns of North Arlington and Dustin Huseinovic of Harrison, went right to work to get ready for a different schedule in the spring.

Kearns is set for his senior season at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts. Huseinovic, the 20172018 Observer Athlete of the Year out of Harrison High, is getting ready for his junior campaign at Pace University in Pleasantville, N.Y. The two teams were scheduled to face each other in the newly formed spring football season. But Kearns and Huseinovic have become friends and workout partners with their regular physical get-togethers at FASST, the highly regarded strength and conditioning facility located on Park Avenue in Lyndhurst. They might be rivals on the gridiron, but when it comes to physical training and regimen, Kearns and Huseinovic are shoulder-to-shoulder.

“We talk to each other all the time,” Kearns said. “It’s fun. I got to know Dustin before this.” In fact, Huseinovic went to Stonehill for a recruiting visit while he was still at Harrison and stayed with Kearns, who he didn’t know beforehand. But the two have become close during this unexpected time spent at home. With both schools doing most of their class work virtually because of the pandemic, both Kearns and Huseinovic have remained locally through the crisis. Both players were expecting to leave this week to prepare for the spring football season. In fact, Kearns spent last week getting all the necessary medical clearances in See SHUTDOWN, Page 10

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season in 2019, earning AllNortheast 10 Conference Second Team honors. He collected 76 tackles, 55 of which were solo tackles. He also had two sacks and two interceptions. As a freshman, Huseinovic had 48 tackles with three sacks and interception, earning All-NE10 Third Team. Huseinovic is trying to put the entire situation into a proper perspective. “When I think of how frustrating it is, I think of all the doctors and nurses who are risking their lives to treat people,” Huseinovic said. “I think of all the first responders who are out there working for us. I remember how they have it far worse than us, how it’s on a larger scale.” Kearns said that he was already driven to return to action after suffering the crippling injury 18 months ago. “I already had extra motivation to come back,” Kearns said. “I’m going to make the league pay in the fall. It’s now a personal thing for me. It makes me that much hungrier to get back.”

and culture. Huseinovic is working toward his degree, also in business management, but he wants to possibly pursue the fashion industry, working with athletic footwear and clothes. He will carry a full 16 credit schedule when classes resume for the second semester Jan. 30. “We can’t feel sorry for ourselves,” Kearns said. “It’s something out of our control. I know families who work in hospitals and lost family members. I’m trying to take the positives out of this. I keep it all in the front of my mind.” But Kearns realizes how much the pandemic is now playing games with his mind. “It’s going to be two years since I last played,” Kearns said. “That’s crazy to think. It’s given me too much time to recover and too much time to think. It’s crazy scary that it’s going to keep me here for another six months.” But at least there’s a local safe haven that will keep the local rivals prepared. “There’s nothing we can do to change it,” Huseinovic said. “We just have to keep working together. When we play each other, we’ll be ready.”

program’s workhorse, setting a new school record for carries in a game with 44 against St. Continued from Page 9 Anselm and had a game of 243 yards (second highest single order to return to campus. He game total in school history) on was slated to leave Sunday. 34 carries. Huseinovic will head to PleasKearns had 961 yards and antville to resume classes in the 12 touchdowns in his final full classroom later this month. season in 2018. However, the situation has Kearns said that he has been since changed. Last Wednesworking out at FASST six days day, the Northeast 10 Confera week for 90 minutes. ence announced that it was Huseinovic has been attendcancelling all plans for a spring ing early morning workouts football season. They hope to with Kearns, hitting the facility return to play in the fall. every morning at 7 a.m. “This has definitely been “I don’t mind getting up the toughest go for me,” said early,” said Huseinovic, who Kearns, who hasn’t played doubles as a linebacker and a football since September of defensive back for the Setters. 2019 after undergoing anterior “I think it gives me a little bit cruciate ligament (ACL) surof a mental edge. I was really gery on his right knee just two hopeful to be back playing in games into that season. “It’s all the spring. It was great to get it so disappointing. I worked so going again.” hard to get ready. I was all set Huseinovic received word to go back.” about the cancellation of the Kearns, who played high spring season via an e-mail school football at St. Joseph Wednesday. Regional in Montvale, had de“It sucks,” Huseinovic said. veloped into one of the top run- “Everyone up there is upset. I ning backs in the NE-10. As a really don’t want to dwell on it.” sophomore in 2017, he was the Huseinovic had a sensational

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Obituaries Arlington Cemetery in Kearny. Born in Newark, Jack was a Margaret K. Kelly, (nee longtime Kearny resident beHacker), 73, died Wednesday, fore moving to Surf City. Upon Jan. 13, 2021, at her home in hearing the news of Pearl HarKearny. bor, Jack enlisted in the armed The funeral was from the forces and honorably served Thiele-Reid Family Funeral his country in the Coast Guard Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, during World War II. Kearny. A funeral Mass was Fiercely civic minded and celebrated at St. Stephen’s deeply devoted to his homeChurch, Kearny. Interment town of Kearny, Jack served was in Holy Cross Cemetery, as the head of the Zoning North Arlington.. Condolences Board, Planning Board and may be shared at www.thielealso campaigned for mayor reid.com in the 1960s. He could always Born in Newark, Mrs. Kelly be found at town council lived in Kearny her entire life. meetings, ensuring his fellow She graduated from Seton citizens received only the best Hall University in South Orfrom their local government. ange in 1969 with a bachelor’s Jack had a successful career degree in education. as a purchasing agent for Margaret began her teachDiamond Shamrock Chemiing career at Clinton Street cal Company, retiring in 1981. Elementary School in Newark. Jack most treasured time She later moved to St. Stespent with his lovely wife on phen’s Elementary School in the beach in Surf City. Kearny where she would teach Jack was the beloved husfor 30 years. band of the late Gloria (nee Mrs. Kelly was a CCD. Prior) Ness; loving father of teacher, a member of both the Deborah Rose and Barbara Pre-Cana Team and the RoNess-Mathis and her husband sary Society, as well as a choir Tony. He was predeceased by member, reader and eucharishis son-in-law Keith Rose and tic minister, all at St. Stephen’s by his granddaughter Heather Church. Rose. She is survived by her In lieu of flowers, kindly husband, Robert Kelly; six consider a donation to the children, Margaret Adolfson Popcorn Park Zoo, 1 Humane and her husband, Garey, Mary Way, Forked River, N.J. 08731. Mannion and her husband, Brendan, Brenda McCarthy MARIA V. MESA and her husband William, Maria David Kelly and his wife, V. Mesa of JoAnne, Timothy Kelly and his Harrison wife, Michelle and Matthew died at home Kelly. She also leaves behind surrounded two sisters, Irene Schmidt and by her loving Katherine Pedersen and 13 family on beloved grandchildren. Tuesday, Margaret was predeceased Jan. 12, 2021. by her brother, Alfred Hacker. She was 95. Private funeral services are JOHN T. ‘JACK’ NESS under the direction of the John T. “Jack” Ness, 98, of Mulligan Funeral Home, 331 Surf City, formerly of Kearny, Cleveland Ave., Harrison. died peacefully on Jan. 14, If you would like to send a 2021. condolence message to her Relatives and friends are family, please visit www.mulinvited to attend a visitation liganfh.com. for Jack at the Armitage & Born in Cuba, Maria, also Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 known as “Yeya,” was the Belgrove Drive, Kearny, on matriarch of the Mesa FamTuesday, Jan. 19 from 4-7 ily. She lived a beautiful 95 p.m. A funeral service will be years and blessed so many celebrated in the funeral home family members and friends in on Wednesday, Jan. 20, at her lifetime. noon. Interment will follow in

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Yeya was the mother of 13 children (nine girls & four boys) and came to the USA for a better life from Cuba in 1971 and eventually settled in Harrison. The story doesn’t end there as she has blessed us with 64 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and greatgreat grandchildren. She was a very special person and never missed a party or get together. She will forever be missed and we thank God every day for blessing us with her in our lives. She enjoyed, watching “Family Feud,” crossword puzzles, dancing to upbeat music and reciting Cuban poetry with her family. Maria was predeceased by her husband Maximiliano P. Mesa on Feb. 1, 1991. She is survived by her loving children, Gladys Mesa, Digna Mesa, Clarivel Mesa, Marta Mesa, Georgina Paz, Servando Mesa, Dora Mesa, Nora Mesa, Zita Mesa and Olga Caporaso. She is also survived by 64 grandchildren, greatgrandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren. She was also predeceased by three of her sons. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Camp Fatima of N.J., P.O. Box 654, Harrison, N.J. 07029, or www. campfatimanj.org/donate.

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Efrosini Potamousis, (nee Vlachos) 87, of Kearny, died Jan. 12, 2021. Born in Thiva, Greece, Efrosini settled in Kearny in 1967 and has lived there ever since. An avid gardener and talented cook, Efrosini enjoyed doing needlepoint projects. She most cherished time spent with her daughter and granddaughter, and caring for her family. The daughter of the late Konstantino and Konstantina Vlachos, Efrosini was the beloved wife of George Potamousis; loving mother of Angela Kealy and her husband David, and dear grandmother of Victoria. She was the sister of George Vlachos and his wife Panagioula, Dimetria Vlahakis, Tom Vlachos and his wife

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Continued from Page 11 the 5-foot-8 little sister of Samantha. Natalie Osorio is also a forward. “She’s a great rebounder,” Hill said. “She has a nice little jump shot. She had a great freshman year. She just finds ways to score.” Junior Victoria Vinan is a 5-foot-6 swing player. “She’s very fast and gets to the ball,” Hill said. “She can penetrate to the basket nicely. She’s also one of our top defenders. She can fill the lane with her speed.” Rachel Palantino is a 5-foot-5 senior who can play either guard or

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Continued from Page 13 in 1976 and worked for the University of Vermont Medical Center as a senior application analyst. She was predeceased by her sister Zita Ohe (Tan) and is survived by her sister Dr. Justine Szkudlarek (Lech), her brothers John Truskolawski (Lisa), Thomas Truskolawski (Janet) and her nieces Emily, Kim, Alexis, Kara, Deanna, Catherine and Julia. She also leaves behind many other family members, colleagues and friends who will sadly miss her. Celeste loved her birds Quattro and Howie. She was an avid UCONN, N.Y. Mets, N.Y. Giants and ice skating fan. Memorial services will be announced at a later date. The Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, was in charge.

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Diane M. Decker, 56, of Kearny, died Dec. 27, 2020. Beloved daughter of Agnes Lucivjansky and

forward. “I’m so happy she stuck with it,” Hill said. “She’s a quality kid who works extremely hard. She’s extremely responsible as well. She’s a pure shooter. Our goal with her is to get her tougher.” Freshman Jocelyn Huancaya is the 5-foot3 little sister of Elena. Jocelyn Huancaya is a point guard like her big sister. “Her ball handling skills are spot on,” Hill said. “She does all the ball handling drills so well like a well oiled machine. She passes the ball well.” Freshman Aracely Vasquez is a 5-foot-6 swing player who also can move down to the

block. “She has some nice little post-up moves,” Hill said. “She’s still learning the game, but she’s catching on quickly. I want her around because of her athleticism.” The Ka rdinals open Jan. 28 against McNair Academic of Jersey City. They face St. Dominic Academy Feb. 2. Hill said that the Kardinals could be as successful as last year. “I feel like it’s bold to say that,” Hill said. “But it’s a little too early to tell. I feel like we’re going to have a good team with not a huge drop off. I think we’re going to be okay.” And that’s good news for Kardinal followers.

the late John Lucivjansky, she was the cherished mother of Ryan Decker, Megan and her husband Steven McGirr, Brooke Decker and Kyle Decker. Loving grandmother of Liam and Averie, she was the dear sister of Linda. The Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny, was in charge. www. armitagewiggins.com.

where he made many friends over the years. The time spent at his residence in Florida provided him much happiness. John was predeceased by his father, Eugene Sr. and his mother, Janet and one brother, Michael. He is survived by his beloved partner, Patty Rainone and her daughter, Martine Russo and her husband, Leo and their son, Giovanni Russo; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Kotchkowski and her husband, Daniel and Mrs. Deborah Schmidt and her husband Richard; one brother, Eugene and his wife, Deirdre. John also leaves behind his uncle, John Catena and aunts, nieces and nephews, great-niece and nephews and cousins. Arrangements under the direction of ThieleReid Family Funeral Home, Kearny. A celebration of John’s life will be scheduled at a later date. Contributions to a charity of your choice in John’s memory would be greatly appreciated. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.thielereid.com.

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John Wagner, 67, loving partner of Patty Rainone, died from Covid-19 complications on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in Englewood Hospital, Englewood. John was born in Kearny to Eugene Sr. and Janet (nee Catena) Wagner. He graduated from Kearny High School and launched a successful business wholesaling and retailing automobiles. His business, Towne Auto Sales, was based in Kearny for over 40 years. John was well respected by his Towne Auto family, business associates, customers and all who knew him. Mr. Wagner liked spending time at his residence in Florida where he enjoyed the beach and dining out,

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Continued from Page 1 having access to NKR’s donor network can help Hackensack University Medical Center’s patients to receive living donor kidneys sooner,” Joe Sinacore, director of education and development at the National Kidney Registry, says. “(About) 62% of NKR recipients receive matches within 45 days, and an additional 12% are matched within six months.” Further, NKR’s diverse pool of living kidney donors can help recipients find a better match, which is demonstrated by the program’s higher graft survival rates when compared to other living donor transplants. “Hackensack University Medical Center is proud to partner with NKR,” Mark D. Sparta, FACHE, president and chief hospital executive at Hackensack University Medical Center, says. “Not only does the

NKR partnership give our patients enhanced access to living donor kidneys, but it also provides opportunities for New Jersey residents to donate kidneys to help others around the country.” Dr. David Serur, the medical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at Hackensack University Medical Center, coordinates care for patients with endstage kidney disease who need kidney transplants. As a result, he understands the importance of NKR — and “Good Samaritan” kidney donors such as Gianna. “By connecting our recipients with matching kidneys from across the U.S. and facilitating good samaritan donations, NKR gives people with endstage kidney disease a second chance,” Serur says. “Through advanced matching techniques and the creation of nationwide donor chains, individual donors like Gianna can have a positive impact on several lives.”

SAVING LIVES DURING COVID-19 During the first wave of the pandemic, hospitals around the country temporarily closed their transplant centers to prepare for an influx of patients with COVID-19. However, during the second wave of COVID-19, Hackensack University Medical Center and other U.S. hospitals continue to perform life-saving kidney transplant surgeries. Graw says she felt a “normal” amount of nerves before her donation procedure but was quickly put at ease by her pre-op nurses and surgical team. “It was an incredible moment,” she says. “I knew I wanted to do it, and I also knew that someone was counting on me to save their life — as well as three other people in the chain who were also counting on me.” Dr. Ravi Munver, vice chairman and chief of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Urologic Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center’s Department

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of Urology, removed Gianna’s kidney using laparoscopic surgery, which required only a few small incisions. Munver is pioneering the use of an innovative imaging software called IRIS, which creates a 3-D, animated model of Graw’s kidney anatomy from CT scan images. This state-of-the-art technology assisted in pre-op planning, and allowed him to precisely preserve delicate arteries and veins. The surgery started at 3 o’clock in the morning as the kidney was scheduled for a flight to California, where it would be transplanted into a recipient. The collaborative effort from the members of the Division of Organ Transplantation was perfect, and the operating room team effort was incredible. “Gianna’s surgery went very smoothly, and her gesture of kindness has given four people the gift of life,” Munver says. “We hope Gianna’s story, as well as our partnership with NKR, leads to many more Good

Samaritan kidney donations.” RAISING AWARENESS Gianna was discharged from the hospital the very next day, after her kidney donation procedure. Other than a little post-surgical soreness, Gianna says she’s recovering well at home with no need for pain medication. She was even able to go out for a onemile walk a few days after surgery. After her recovery is complete, Gianna will resume her graduate studies in higher education at Montclair State. She also hopes to share her story and positive experience with others who are considering kidney donation. “Raising awareness of kidney donation is important to me, and I hope others hear my story and say, ‘This is something I can do,’” she says. “But it’s really my dad who deserves all the credit because he inspired me with his kindness and compassion.”

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Stk#21-192, VIN#MB080798. MSRP $26,645. Based on 39 month closed end lease. Total due at signing $2,995 down + $169 1st Mo. Payment + $695 bank fee + $0 sec dep + tax, title and MV fees. Includes $2,000 Buick Lease Loyalty if qual. 10k mi/yr. $.25 thereafter. Total payments $6,591. Residual $14,654.74.

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Stk#21-1201, VIN#MJ126165. MSRP $34,095. Based on 39 month closed end lease. Total due at signing $3,995 down + $179 1st Mo. Payment + $695 bank fee + $0 sec dep + tax, title and MV fees. Includes $2250 Conquest if qual. 10k mi/yr. $.25 thereafter. Total payments $6,981. Residual $19,775.10.

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