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ON THE INSIDE Hundreds spend their Sunday at the Great Duck Race in Kearny. Plus, see if you won the duck contest! See Pages 14 & 18

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hen you think of the summertime and young people — during normal times, that is — there’s the sleeping late, maybe working a part-time job, seeing friends, extra video games, etc. It’s not often school plays a role, though. But — no kidding — these are nowhere near ordinary times and after nearly two academic years of interrupted learning and using computer screens in lieu of actual classrooms, the powers-the-be in the Harrison School District knew something had to give to ensure students of all ages didn’t fall behind. So this summer, the district is hosting a variety of programs for students from the youngest and newest to those preparing to head off to college or the workforce

next year. We’ll start with the youngest, at Kennedy Elementary School, where there’s a preschool-transition program with over 100 little ones who are attending kindergarten in the fall, their first-ever school experience. First- through fifth-graders are attending the Summer Enrichment Program, which is focused on interventions to assist all students who need additional support with their academics. Washington Middle School is offering a credit-recovery program to assist students in staying on track with their education and a Summer Enrichment Program focusing on project-based learning which includes arts and crafts, mural painting, woodworking, a history project, bridge building and website creation. “Our Summer Enrichment Program marks another

Students in top photo paint a music board on a classroom wall at Washington Middle School as part of the district’s summer enrichment program. In the bottom photo, students make crafts.

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KEARNY’SGLEN‘JONESEY’JONES’TOASTS By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

ne afternoon in late April 2020, during the height of COVID-19 quarantining, legendary radio host and Kearny’s own Glen “Jonesey” Jones had a thought. Since he was broadcasting from home, and not at the WFMU 91.1 FM studios because of the lockdown, he figured he could have a drink and toast his audience. Jonesey could not have anticipated what happened

next. The toast, now called “Jonesey’s 2 p.m. Toast!” — began in reaction to his feeling isolated and disconnected from the world. Jonesey thought it would be nice to boost his audience’s spirits and connect with them more personally. Having the luxury of being at home, he took a sip of whiskey and toasted a “cheers” to a handful of his many listeners by name. He finished the toast by playing “Raise ‘Em High!” by the Jersey band Jon Caspi & The First Gun. A cult favorite, the song is about underdogs

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official 2 p.m. toast and that he would be doing it every Sunday afternoon at 2. He also christened “Raise ‘Em High!” as the official toast song. Fans continued to take selfies and post them to Facebook, tagging friends and Jonesey and his toast co-host (and co-host on another radio show), Gina “The Broad” Bellando. In a short time, hundreds of listeners were toasting on Facebook. It was a way to be a part of a community during a time when everyone felt so isolated. In response, The Broad created a Facebook group called “Cheers! The 2 p.m. toast heard on the Glen Jones Radio Programme WFMU 91.1,” which now has 670+ members actively toasting each week with selfies and singing along to the official song. It created community and connection in a world where everyone was pinned to their homes and not socializing. Bellando recalls the rise of the toast. “It took off like crazy, with fans toasting on many different Facebook pages,” she says. “So the logical step was to organize and have a page where everyone could celebrate the toast in

one group. I love that it is a hybrid of social media meets traditional broadcast media.” When asked about the toast and the community it created, Jonesey highlighted the power of radio. “Radio is the most intimate of all mediums as evidenced by the response,” Jonesey says. “To be able to touch our listeners in this manner is a beautiful thing.” The feeling of the new community was said best by Neil Wood, a regular listener to the show. “During our darkest days, the king of freeform radio characters created a place for all of the freaks, geeks and weirdos to gather and share a ray of hope and help each other realize that we would pull through this crazy (stuff ),” Wood says. Almost a year later, and with the lockdown lifted, the toast community continues to grow. The need for connection remains and the uplifting spirit of the toast has become a central part of the rhythm of the week for so many. “I thought after the lockdown was lifted, folks would be out on weekends and no longer thinking about the 2 p.m. Toast,” Caspi, the Continued on the next page

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SPAN THE GLOBE WITH K-TOWN FLARE Continued from previous page official song’s writer and singer, says. “But I was so wrong. This thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger.” And for Caspi and his bandmates, the toast has given new life to a tune that came out in 2013 and although the song was known amongst their fans, the connection to the Toast and Jonesey’s listeners has been a thrill. “I was truly honored that he chose our song. I smile every week at 2 p.m.,” Caspi says. The band has plans for a new video and possibly an updated recording of the song for a vinyl release. The Toast group page may be found at www.facebook.com/ groups/644610059534935. Jonesey, you may recall, is also known for being in the Guinness Book of World Records for DJ Marathon Broadcast. He and his former partner, also Kearny’s own the late X-Ray Burns, accomplished that feat 20 years ago, in 2001.

KEEPING UP WITH JONESEY We spoke earlier about how Jonesey has a cult-like following, especially in Kearny. That,

of course, is because a good chunk of his life was spent here, especially in his younger years. Though he was born in the Brick City, Kearny is truly his hometown. “We moved to Kearny from the Newark projects when I was 5 in 1966 and lived there until the late ‘80s. My family lives in Kearny to this day so there is still a connection,” Jonesey says. “Every Friday night was fish & chips and summers at (the since-closed) Stewart’s for hot dogs. “I was always fascinated by being served in our car. I am both happy and proud to have been raised in Kearny. To this day, when I hear from a listener in Kearny, I reply ‘07032-4Life. Bagpipers on parade and meat pies.’ Bought my 45s at Ben Franklin’s and my albums at Two Guys. More often than not, these memories are points of conversation on the show. And somehow, listeners all over the world get it. They had similar paths.” Those memories have allowed the Sunday show to continue for decades, even though we sadly said goodbye to X-Ray a few years ago. And it’s led to an expansion of his

Broad’ Bellando eventually led to our launching our own talk show, “Keep Ip with the Joneses,” heard Mondays and Wednesdays at 1130 p.m. on WSNR 620 AM locally and streamed at www.radio620am. com. Being in lock down during the pandemic led to having time on my hands and launching a series of independent free form music programs on the AM dial on WPAT-AM NJ/ NYC and WNDZ-AM Chicago.” Visit www.GlenJones.net. Or, listen in on the show on WFMU 91.1 FM on your radio dial, which may be heard in northern New Jersey, New York City and in Rockland County, New York. Information about Jon Caspi & The First Gun can may be found at www.joncaspi.com.

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broadcasting resume which, by any standards, was already phenomenal. “We hear from listeners all over the world, but I broadcast to the people of New Jersey and Kearny,” Jonesey says. “When the station went worldwide, Kearny remained a central focus. Same when I lived in New York City. Broad-

casters can make the mistake of talking about what they think folks want to hear, but if you remain true to yourself and your roots, that is when you make a strong connection.” And his connection with The Broad has led to more on-air fun. “Sharing the airwaves for The Toast with Gina ‘The

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Lyndhurst Jr. Police Academy, a tradition since 2000, returns after 1-year absence By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

T One of the unfortunate casualties of COVID-19 in the summer of 2020 was the Lyndhurst Jr. Police Academy. But it returned in the summer of 2021, and it was extremely successful, the organizers say. Seen here are the graduates of the Class of 2021, the 20th to take on the program that has been around since 2000.

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The 21-year program is among, if not the most important, community-police partnerships the department offers, Auteri says. And we can attest to this notion — the Lyndhurst PD truly values the relationships it forms with the people of the township. “Our junior police academy program is one of the most successful programs we have when it comes to engaging our local youth,” Auteri says. “This year’s program was once again a huge success and it was well received by our youngsters and their families.” Auteri says it’s important, especially in today’s climate in America, for young people to learn about all the positive things police do — it’s so much more than is often portrayed on TV news programs. “During these harsh and difficult times, it was amazing to see our youth come together and spend quality time getting to know some of our officers and to learn all about the good that goes on in policing on a daily basis,” Auteri says. w “Community policing, with programs like the junior police academy, is one of the most powerful tools we have in connecting with the younger generation.”

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Thoughts & Views EDITORIAL

What a different world we had 20 years ago

ooking at the calendar today, it is exactly one month from now our nation, our world, will pause to mark the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the worst single day in American history. That day, like Pearl Harbor, is a “day that will live in infamy,” some for all the wrong reasons, some for not so bad reasons. No matter what, it’s almost impossible to think about just how much our lives have changed since that day. On Aug. 11, 2001, many of us could look out our windows, gaze east to the New York City skyline and see the two massive towers that once stood in Lower Manhattan. We took that view for granted, since the Twin Towers were there for so long. Yet today, even with a new 1 World Trade Center standing, it’s just nothing like it was before. On Aug. 11, 2001, we could head over to Newark Airport, of JFK or LaGuardia, walk through a metal detector and board airplanes with very little hassle and certainly no need to kick off our shoes and have our entire body scanned by see-all cameras. On Aug. 11, 2001, we all had a certain sense of invincibility, of pure safety, never dreaming Boeing 757s and 767s could or would ever be used as suicide missiles fired off by fundamentalist American-hating radicals. On Aug. 11, 2001, we were all different and to this very day, most would probably say we’ve never been the same over the last 19 years, 11 months. So as well approach this landmark anniversary, maybe this is a good time to think about all we’ve been through since our world changed so much. Are we better off today? Are we safer now than we were then? Have all these changes been for the better? No matter what you believe, there’s no doubt we’ve gone places we never thought were imaginable. And we should all hope and pray we never have to experience anything like that again. What a different world it was Aug. 11, 2001. Do you miss that way of life?

Green: No one’s injecting me with a dead strain of COVID — no one To the Editor: I am a 49-year-old, unvaccinated Black man, who does not trust the U.S. government. There is no doctor celebrity entertainer driven social media campaign capable of assuaging my distrust of government and no one is going to convince me to let someone inject fragments of the COVID virus into my otherwise healthy, COVID-free body. I don’t have a headache at the moment, so I’m not going to be coerced take Tylenol no matter how adamant the psychic doctors are that I’ll soon have a life-altering headache. I won’t allow anyone to inject me with a vaccine made by a baby powder company (J&J) sued and fined millions for its allegedly carcinogenic products. Nor will I get the jab from Moderna or Pfizer. Disparaging me won’t convince me either. We’ve gone from innocent until proven guilty, to “there’s no way anyone can remain healthy.” I am disgusted with people miles away telling me that I’m sick and don’t know it or that I’ll soon be sick and that I should consent to being injected with a dead COVID strain for my own good and for the good of others. Today’s “trust the science” mantra is similar to the 1940s era of trustful Americans who let the government spray them and their children with DDT to cull the population of mosquitoes believed to be transmitting polio. I will not be bullied into compliance by a government that has done far worse since then. Apparently, my body, my rights, have been replaced by folks eager to return to Americas

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR tyranny of old, as lawyers and pundits alike grease the wheels for mandating the COVID vaccine, by citing Supreme Court precedence for forced vaccinations. Nothing signals the end of freedom like the U.S. government’s callous “my way or else” stance. In 1924, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Buck v. Bell that Virginia’s eugenics program was Constitutional. Wonder no more why people like me reject the government’s might-makes-right thuggery. I know people are dying. The media is quick to run stories about so-called “anti-vaxxers dying with, of, or from COVID.” There seems to be little to no discussion about the survivability of COVID. And even less focus on the fact that vaccinated people have gotten COVID. Unfortunately, the trust the facts crowd ignores the fact that COVID affects each of us differently based upon our individual COVID risk factors or underlying conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes. There are two sides to every story, but the government and media have silenced doctors who refute the idea that there’s only one way to prevent or combat COVID-19. To the CDC’s credit, the agency recently acknowledged early anti-viral treatment is See GREEN, Page 18

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W.H.A.T. hosting auditions for 2 fall performances

est Hudson Arts & Theater Co. hosts open auditions for the first two productions of its 2021-22 season. Auditions for the first production, “Proof,” will be in person Aug. 24 & 25 at 7 p.m., at the American Legion, 314 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. This will be a staged reading of the by David Auburn, the winner of a 2001 Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for Best Play. Directed by Don Filicetti, there will be two performances Sept. 23. Actors 18 and older are invited to read from the provided sides. Note that this production will be a stage reading followed by a “talk back” discussion about the perception of mental illness. Visit www.whatconj.org for details and audition materials. Here’s a little about the

show. Catherine, a troubled young woman on the eve of her 25th birthday, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions — the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her dad’s, who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks her father left behind. Over a weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness, or genius, will she inherit? Auditions for the second production, “Alicia,” will be in-person Sept. 1 & 2, from 8 p.m. (with callbacks Sept. 3)

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show. “Alicia,” directed by Milagros “Milly” Gonzalez, is a bilingual adaptation of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,” by Lewis Carroll, in Spanish and English. When Alicia is sent to her room for misbehaving, she’s convinced her parents have no idea who she really is. She confides in her beloved

hamster, Alfredito, who suddenly escapes through a hole in the wall, and miraculously, Alicia is able to follow him all the way into Wonderlandia. On her journey through this topsy-turvy world, she meets all sorts of fantastic characters, negotiating strange situations before finally returning to her room a little wiser.

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KPD: N.C. Shoplifter forgot his name at first By Capt. Tim Wagner Kearny Police Department On July 28 at 8:15 p.m., Kearny Police Officers Anthony Oliveira, Josh Lopez, Jose Perez-Fonseca and Sgt. Ben Wuelfing responded to Walmart on a report an accused shoplifter was fighting with store employees. Upon arrival, a store manager showed police a man who would initially only identify himself as “Karem.” Later, the man identified himself as a 36-year-old New York City resident with a different name. However, a more extensive investigation by Det. Jonathan Dowie revealed the man to be Shamoi K. Douglas, 27, of Durham, North Carolina. A store employee alleged Douglas had concealed merchandise in a backpack and computer bag (the bags were also Walmart merchandise) and then passed all points of sale without paying. The employee alleged when stopped by security, Douglas threw the two bags into Walmart’s Subway sandwich shop and became aggressive with

employees, but did not strike them. Walmart management tallied the unpaid-for merchandise at a value of $312.09. When officers tried to arrest Douglas, he reportedly balled up his fists into a fighting stance and resisted their efforts to handcuff him. After a brief struggle, Douglas was taken into custody. Douglas was charged by summons with shoplifting, resisting arrest and hindering apprehension. He was later released and given a ride to Penn Station to assist him in leaving town until his court date. On July 29, Officer John Donovan and Det. Michal Gontarczuk opened an investigation after notification from, and with the cooperation of, Walmart management. Store management reported having received an allegation against one of its employees who reportedly attempted to take an “up-skirt” cellular phone picture of a 21-yearold female customer while she shopped. At the conclusion of the investigation, on Aug. 5, Det. Gontarczuk charged Michael A. Hall, 30, of Newark, with criminal attempt

POLICE BEAT (invasion of privacy). Hall turned himself in at police headquarters, was processed and later released on a summons. On July 31 at 8:47 p.m., Officers Ruben Rivera, Jean-Paul Duran and Sgt. Angelo Palagano were on a call for service on the 300 block of Schuyler Avenue when their attention was drawn to a passing Kia Forte. Smoke and sparks were emitting from the front driver’s side of the car since there was no tire on the wheel. Officer Rivera took to his vehicle and pulled over the “comet” at Schuyler and Oakwood avenues. The Kia’s driver, Yezenia L. Mojica, 29, of Jersey City, quickly alighted from the vehicle and began pacing around, while presumably attempting to dial a number on her mobile phone. According to the police report, Mojica initially refused to get back inside the car because there was a

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is readily known as “Soccertown, USA,” after the United States National Team that played in the 1990 World Cup featured three players, namely Tony Meola, John Harkes and Tab Ramos, all hailed from Kearny. But after seeing the popularity of another sport, namely volleyball, simply explode in recent years, maybe volleyball could run a close second locally. After all, if you take a trip past West Hudson Park and see the volleyball courts there being utilized or perhaps a jaunt around the newly refurbished Gunnell Oval and the new volleyball court there, you might just think that volleyball is earning its proper place of prominence. “Volleyball is certainly healthy in Kearny,” said Kearny High School head boys’ volleyball coach Bill Mullins. After all, Mullins’ Kardinals enjoyed a great season this past season, a volleyball campaign that resulted in the Kards competing in both the Hudson County Tournament and NJSIAA state sectional finals two months ago. And Mullins hosted the first volleyball camp held in the town in three years,

a camp that welcomed nearly 70 youngsters to the Kearny High gymnasium recently. “We had a great season this year,” Mullins said. “I think it helped to stir up some interest in the sport. Hopefully, it can continue in the future.” Mullins said that he welcomed a host of volleyball newcomers to the camp. “It helps the kids get a chance to know me before high school,” Mullins said. “It helped them to get an interest in volleyball and want to play the sport. You see a lot of interest in volleyball now. Kids never got a chance to see volleyball played before. Now, they saw it and they said that they wanted to give it a shot. We had a good turnout. This proves that there is an interest in playing volleyball. It’s becoming a popular sport. The kids want to learn.” Mullins and a lot of his former and current players helped to teach youngsters all the proper fundamentals in the sport – like blocking, hitting, passing, receiving. “We also had some fun games for the kids,” Mullins said. “It definitely helped to keep things movSee VIEW, Page 11

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More than 75 young ladies participated in the Kearny High School Girls’ Basketball Camp, under the guidance of Kearny High head coach Jody Hill (center).

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KEARNY - Makayla David is a 12-year-old soon-to-be seventh grader at Walker Middle School in Nutley. But when it came time to attend a summer basketball camp, David went where she felt comfortable. “I wanted to come to Kearny to be with Coach Jody (Hill),” David said. “I’ve come to this camp three times. I was really excited to hear that there was going to be a camp this year.” The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic caused the entire world to shut down a year ago and forced anyone and everyone indoors to remain safe and free from harm. It also meant that the camp run by Hill – the local basketball legend, the Hudson County Sports Hall of Famer, the 2,000-point scorer at Harrison High School and for the last two decades, the head girls’ basketball coach at neighboring rival Kearny

High – had to be canceled for the first time in history. Hill said that she was not sure whether the camp would even take place this summer. “To be honest, we were debating back and forth whether to have it,” Hill said. “At the last minute, we decided to go for it. I was struggling with the pandemic. It was such an awkward feeling. But as soon as I realized it was going to happen, I was happy with the turnout. We didn’t even put out fliers promoting it.” With that in mind, more than 75 girls showed up in the Kearny High School gymnasium recently, much to the delight of Hill. “I was pleasantly surprised,” Hill said. “It was an opportunity I didn’t want to pass up. I was getting the chance to meet some of the kids who are coming up. It was a chance for those kids to know me and for me to know them.” Hill was impressed with the athletic ability of the girls in attendance. “But I’m always pleasantly

surprised with the amount of talent we have in the area,” Hill said. “I’m also impressed with the eagerness of the kids to learn the sport. They were all willing to catch on quickly and turn their athletic ability into becoming basketball players. I am glad that the parents felt safe to send their kids to us to learn in a good environment. It just felt normal having the kids here again.” David said that she enjoyed learning about ballhandling drills – and there’s no one better to learn from locally about handling the basketball than Hill, one of the all-time best point guards in the history of Hudson County girls’ basketball. “I learned some dribbling skills and how to handle the ball,” David said. “I play soccer as well, but I’m better at basketball. I was reeally excited to be here with the other girls. It meant a lot to me to be here.” Arelis Ruiz-Martinez is an See KEARNY, Page 10

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Continued from Page 9 11-year-old who will enter the sixth grade at Franklin School in a few weeks. It was Ruiz-Martinez’s first time at the Kearny girls’ basketball camp, although Arelis’ older sister Esmeralda was a standout player for Hill at Kearny the last few years. “I know the camp helped my sister a lot, so I thought it could help me,” RuizMartinez said. “Basketball is my favorite sport. I always go into my backyard and play, but I wanted to get the chance to play with others. I was happy to learn how to dribble with two basketballs at the same time. It was hard in the beginning, but it got easier by the end of the week. I’m so glad I came. It was a lot of

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a few weeks. “It was so great to learn ballhandling skills with Coach Jody,” Paris said. “It was the first time I came to this camp, but I’ve been playing basketball for a long time. I thought I could learn some new things and have some fun and it was a lot of fun.” Paris is a competitive dancer, but she was glad to be playing basketball this summer. “I usually have a dancing schedule all over the place, but this was so much fun,” Photo by Jim Hague Paris said. Kearny girls’ basketball head coach Jody Hill (right) looks on as several young ladies work on their ballhandling So what’s harder to do, skills. Front row, from left, are Katalyna Aguilar, Brinley Sullivan, Sophia Sosa, Macey Hill and Isabella Altieri. dancing or basketball? Back row, from left, are Emma Peso, Hannah Paris, Isabella Osorio and Veralynn Peso. “I think basketball is harder,” Paris said. “But I’m lot of fun.”w fun. I plan on coming again “I was real excited about really not experienced in Sophia Sosa is also a next year.” it,” Altieri said. “I learned basketball. Now I’ll be ready resident of Livingston, but Isabella Altieri is an a lot about dribbling. I when time comes to play 8-year-old resident of Livlearned how to dribble with the 9-year-old fourth grader basketball this year.” ingston, but she made sure my left hand. I used to only wouldn’t dream of being Needless to say, the dribble with my right. I’m anywhere else this summer. Kearny Girls’ Basketball she came to the all-girls’ glad I came, because I had a “I learned how to do the camp in Kearny. Camp was a rousing sucspider dribble,” Sosa said. “I cess, thanks to the legend feel like I’m a better player who ran the show. now. This encourages me to “It was really a lot of fun want to play more.” to have the girls back in the Hailey Paris is a 12-yeargym,” Hill said. “I think eveold Kearny resident who ryone missed it last year.” will attend seventh grade in That’s an understatement.

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Continued from Page 9 ing.” But a good portion of the youngsters at the camp were first-timers. “I think that showed the reason why we had to have a camp like this,” Mullins said. “There’s no Little League for volleyball. The kids don’t know how to play until they get to high school. Maybe they play a little in gym class, but there’s really no developmental league for volleyball. The kids are really not exposed to the sport like the other sports. So we get them here and teach them a little bit how to play. It’s important to have something like this. They can see that it’s really a fun game to play. You get to see the potential of the young players before they get to high school. Then you are ahead of the game. Every little bit counts. I think there’s a feeling that kids want to play volleyball.” The camp was for both boys and girls, so that made for a very unique setting. Jonathan Petrillo is a

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13-year-old eighth grader in the Kearny Middle School who never played organized volleyball. “I just play in the park with my friends,” Petrillo said. “I like the sport, so when I heard about this camp, I signed up right away. I was excited to learn about it.” Petrillo said that he learned how to properly spike the ball. “I would rather be an outside hitter,” Petrillo said. “It’s really a lot of fun, playing with my friends. I also learned the fundamentals that I never knew before. I’m very glad I

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matches this season and that piqued his interest in the sport as well. “I learned so much moving forward from here,” Baptista said. “I’m definitely going to play more now.” Aaron Suarez is a 12-yearold who will attend seventh grade in the Kearny Middle See VIEW, Page 12

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Continued from Page 11 School in a few weeks. “I was always interested in playing volleyball,” Suarez said. “I just didn’t know how to join. I have a brother and a sister who play.” Suarez said that he became a better server at the camp. “I learned how to hit it straight,” Suarez said. “I like playing volleyball. I just had no one to play with outside. I wish there were more days in this camp.” Aliya Jorge is 14 years old and will attend County Prep in Jersey City, but could very well be a player at Kearny High, considering that County Prep doesn’t have its own team. “My cousins also play volleyball,” Jorge said. “That’s how I wanted to get involved. I wanted to give it a try. This is going to help me to get ready for tryouts. I see the difference in how they play in high school and I’ll be ready to go. This has been a lot of fun.” Isabelle Moura is a 14-year-old who will be a freshman at Kearny High this fall. “I only got a chance to practice with my dad,” Moura said. “I went to Lincoln School last year and played a little before the pandemic. Sometimes, it helps to learn a new sport, so I was very excited to do this. I hadn’t played volleyball in a while, but I got to learn all the basics of volleyball again. I learned about setting and spiking.” And making new friends as well. That always helps learning a new sport.

For three-plus decades, Belleville Public Schools had to regretfully mark “no” on the state Comprehensive Equity Plan where it asks if all school buildings comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. That officially changed Monday, Aug. 2, as Schools Superintendent Richard Tomko, Board of Education President Christine Lamparello, Business Administrator/Board Secretary Matthew Paladino and many other school and local government officials gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at School No. 4. The installation of an elevator at the Silver Lake school that’s home to about 500 students from pre-K through sixth-grade marked the completion of a district-wide accessibility plan that spanned about three years. As part of the ceremony, Tomko approached a postersized printout of the district’s previous Comprehensive Equity Plan, crossed out “no,” wrote

“yes” and signed it. “In the 22 years I’ve been an administrator, this is probably the most important project I’ve been involved with,” Tomko said. “Today, I’m happy to put a big ‘yes’ here, sign it and date it. We are definitely compliant now and I could not be prouder.” The taxpayers of Belleville voted for a $48.5 million referendum in 2017 to bring the district’s 10 schools into full ADA compliance. Since then, there have been dozens of ramps built, lighting upgrades and eight of the schools had elevators installed. The front of the high school has been transformed by ramps, the flattening of some walkways and other features to ensure easy access. Extensive upgrades took place in School No. 4, where Principal Dora Cavallo hosted the ribboncutting ceremony on Monday night. A new ADA-compliant playground was built to go along with a new elevator and a new

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of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. On Thursday, July 29, 2021, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at An’s residence during an Internet child pornography investigation. The investigation revealed he used the Internet to view, download and share approximately 110 digital files destuffed with clothing also stolen from Marshall’s, with a total value of $498.36. Allen was arrested and charged on a warrant with shoplifting. He was also found to be wanted on a Kearny arrest warrant for a prior shoplifting charge, carrying $1,000 bail. After processing, Allen was transferred to the county jail in South Kearny. On Aug. 4 at 6:15 p.m., Officers Derek Hemphill, Lawrence Latka, Bismark Karikari and Sgt. Pat Becker were dispatched to the 400 block of Schuyler Avenue on a report of four men fighting. The fighting was substantially concluded by the time the police arrived; however, they found a 60-year-old Kearny man bleeding pre-K to 12, who attend four days a week. “We feel that we have addressed many of the needs of our students through the variety of programs that we have offered this summer,” Maureen Kroog, Harrison’s acting superintendent of schools, said. “As we return to in-person instruction in the fall, we are confident that the summer programs will have enhanced the students’ educational experience.” Perhaps the entire summer-learning program was best summed up by Nicole Morales, 11, an rising sixth-grader. “I’m a little shy, so I wasn’t sure I wanted to sign up for the summer program,” she said. “But I’m happy I did — I made friends and worked on cool projects, like painting murals on the music room walls and making colorful magnet designs. It was so much fun!”

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picting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent children, Musella said. As a result of the investigation, An was taken into custody Wednesday, Aug. 4, in Paramus, and charged with three counts of second-degree distribution of child pornography and he was remanded to the Bergen County Jail, Hackensack, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court. from the nose and eye and complaining of lost vision in one eye. The officers’ preliminary investigation suggested a group of men from two neighboring businesses had quarreled over a parking situation involving a driveway. The argument escalated, becoming physical, and it was alleged the 60-year-old man was head-butted in the face, breaking his

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Continued from Page 6 effective against COVID. However, the drowned out voices of doctors who advocate Vitamin D alternative COVID treatments like former Surgeon Gen. Richard Carmano aren’t welcome at the table of the trusted. The government demands we trust their facts and scientists, doctors and no

others. That should trouble every critical-thinking American regardless of party affiliations. But, if the public is OK with, and feels safer, having the SARS-CoV2/antigen put into their bodies to stimulate an autoimmune response, then masks off to them. Or, is it masks back on? It gets confusing trusting the confused scientists. Although, I do respect anyone wise enough to revise their views and

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Follow these tips for greater cycling safety Back in June, when two teenagers riding on a bike eastbound and downhill on Garfield Avenue and flowed right onto Davis Avenue into traffic without braking, the pair was sent flying high into the air after they slammed right into an oncoming minivan. Both ended up curbside, in the street, having been slammed to the ground.s Both teens, perhaps by the grace of God, survived. Neither of the two were wearing a helmet, though they were required to do so since they were under 17. So this public-service announcement, though it may seem elementary — or while it may seem like common sense — is designed to shed light on a clear problem on our streets: Cyclists and motorists must all do a better job of keeping each other safe. The Kearny Police Department, through Det. John Fabula, who occasionally rides a bike in the department’s Community Oriented Policing Unit, offered a series of tips to keep everyone on the road safe. It all starts with the helmet. Hear that, parents? Helmets are needed for all kids riding bikes. Hear that adults? Even though they’re not required by law, it’s time to get serious and invest in a helmet for your bike riding escapades. But it goes well beyond helmet-wearing, Fabula says. “Always ride on the right side of the road, with traffic,” he says. “Riding against traffic will put you where motorists don’t expect you. An example of this is when a car is making a right turn at an intersection. Drivers are generally looking left to make sure it’s clear to turn right and may not see a bicycle riding against the flow until it is too late.” This concept is not optional. You wouldn’t “pretend” to be driving a car in England now, would you? So why do it with a bike? “Bicycles are considered ve-

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