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Town also designates ‘International Monument’ to the United Nations from 1962 with landmark status By Ron Leir For The Observer

n international monument set in a township park and a house dating from the mid 19th century have been added to the list of municipal historic landmarks in Nutley. The Nutley Planning Board voted July 6 to confer landmark status on the 1961-1962 Venetian-glass mosaic United Nations monument in Memorial Park 1 (the northern section of Kingsland Park) and a one-family dwelling at 401 Passaic Ave., built in 1842. These designations bring the total number of landmark properties in Nutley to nine. Previously accorded such status since

the township enacted a legal mechanism for historic preservation in 2012 were: 3 Kingsland St. (Kingsland Manor), 492 River Road (Van Riper House), 226 Chestnut St. (Vreeland House), 65 Church St. (Nutley Historical Society and Museum), 232 Highland Lane (Ruth Bedford House), 263 Harrison St. (Essex Film Club) and 111 Vreeland St. (a barn turned artist studio turned artist home). Background on the township’s newest entries was contained in landmark applications filed by members of the Nutley Historic Preservation Committee (NHPC), on behalf of the property owners.

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In the top photo, it’s 411 Passaic Ave., Nutley, as it looked in 1966. In the bottom photo, the historic home looks quite similar today in 2022, and continues to retain its classic, early 19th-century charm.

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Library display leads to painting of the building itself By Kevin A. Canessa Jr.

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he Kearny Public Library recently highlighted one of its most unique collections as part of a mid-June art reception in the outdoor reading garden area of the building, Josh Humphrey, library director, said, and it all led the artist to donate one of his paint-

ings to the library. “For anyone who has visited the library within the last several years, you may have noticed our interesting collection of art throughout the main floor. As with everything in our beloved space, it has an interesting story,” Humphrey said. “Several years ago, Jennifer Cullen, the dynamic president of our Friends

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group, stumbled upon the artwork of Mick Wiggins during an Internet search of book-related art. Wiggins, a native of Florida who now resides in Little Rock, Arkansas, has been, in his quiet way, creating amazing illustrations and book covers for more than 30 years.” Humphrey says he was a “perfect find for us, and we started adding his

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AARP grant will allow Belleville to become a more ‘walker-friendly’ township By Kevin A. Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com

elleville has been selected to receive a 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant, one of eight grantees chosen statewide. The grant will be used to promote walkability, restore neighborhood connectivity and increase community relationships as the town recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will use an underutilized property to create a new walking trail and adjacent gardens. These will include Memorial Gardens dedicated to residents lost to COVID-19, along with a second community garden, which will grow fresh fruits and vegetables residents will be invited to pick and take home. The trail will connect a dead-end street to a wide

range of public facilities including parkland, the Belleville Recreation Department Building, Belleville Elementary School, Belleville High School and various commercial properties and residential neighborhoods. “Belleville is extremely grateful to receive this grant from AARP, as it will help us on our continued mission to create a healthier and happier community and a greener and cleaner town,” Mayor Michael Melham said. “The grant will help us transform a small tract on Division Avenue into a memory garden and a healthy food garden with a corresponding walking trail. We envision this as a space with fresh fruit and vegetables ripe for picking, and a space where seniors, in particular, can utilize to stroll, stop and chat or, quite literally, stop and smell the

flowers.” This project is part of the largest group of grantees to date with $3.4 million awarded to 260 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the longterm by improving public places, transportation, housing; diversity, equity and inclusion, digital access and civic engagement, with an emphasis on the needs of

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Belleville man convicted following 2021 robbery A Belleville man has been convicted of second-degree robbery following a trial in Essex County, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Stephens says on Sept. 18, 2021, Jose Rivera, 58, entered a gas station on Pennsylvania Avenue in Newark with another individual. Rivera used force to demand the gas station attendant hand over all the money he had on him. The gas station attendant, who was alone, did not resist and gave Rivera $850 in cash. Rivera took the money and fled scene. The second suspect was never identified. The jury deliberated for two hours July 12, 2022, before returning a guilty verdict.

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N.A. promotes two superior police officers Pronti also recognizes firefighter for heroism at truck crash scene on NJ Turnpike By Ron Leir

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wo members of the North Arlington Police Department were elevated in rank at the July 14 meeting of the borough governing body. Sgt. Luis Pinto was promoted to lieutenant at the annual salary of $158,436 and Officer Christopher Redmond was made sergeant at $141,685 per year. Pinto joined the NAPD as a transfer from the Newark Police Department in 2009. In his tenure with the borough, he has been assigned to traffic patrol. He has compiled six awards including meritorious service. Redmond came to the borough police department as a transfer from William Paterson University’s police unit in 2012 and he, too, has worked in the NAPD patrol unit. He’s a recipient of two awards, including one life-saving citation. NAPD Chief Scott Hedenberg said he’s hopeful he can fill the newly created vacancies in patrol and supervisor ranks if and when the governing body is confident that sufficient money is available from the borough’s public safety budget to facilitate that. “I have been making sure our police department gets to full capacity,” Mayor Daniel H. Pronti said. “With these two promotions, we are on pace to expand our department to keep our residents safer, especially with the increasing crime throughout the country.” The department’s roster sits at 32 currently and the TO calls for 34. Pronti says he hopes to hire one at least more patrol officer in 2022. In other business, Pronti presented his Outstanding Citizen Award to Mark Cunningham, a borough firefighter and public works superintendent, in recognition

of Cunningham’s recent action in effectuating a road rescue. Early last month, while driving on the New Jersey Turnpike, Cunningham observed a tractor-trailer flip over on its side, trapping the driver inside. Fearing a fire might erupt, Cunningham immediately rushed over to extricate the driver from the vehicle and, aided by other bystanders, pulled the driver out safely. “His heroic quick thinking and selfless action should be commended by all,” the mayor declared. In another personnel development, Pronti appointed Marisa Piscal to fill an unexpired vacant seat on the borough Recreation Commission. As a replacement for Joe King, Piscal will serve through Dec. 31, 2024. Also, the mayor and Borough Council appointed Daniel Keough as carpenter/public works repairer, effective June 18, 2022, at an annual salary of $69,998 and accepted the resignation of Firefighter Peter Doyle, a member of Schuyler Engine Co. 2 for the past 18 years. His departure took effect June 2, 2022. The governing body continued to authorize additional payments to a contract awarded Tekcon Construction, of Somerset, for renovations to the borough’s council/municipal court chambers and offices at Borough Hall. At the meeting, the mayor and council approved three change orders for the project – the 12th, 13th and 14th so far – for $4,024, $7,917 and $3,333, respectively. All extra work unforeseen at the time the contract was awarded was attributed to “on-site conditions.” Thus far, the add-ons to the contract total $109,387 and have been necessitated by a spike in the cost of materials.

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Top photo: Mayor Daniel H. Pronti, second from left, joins newly promoted Lt. Luis Pinto and his family and members of the Borough Council. Bottom photo, Pronti with newly promoted Sgt. Chris Redmond and his family along with members of the Borough Council. The two men were promoted in a ceremony earlier this month.

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ECPO says Belleville man’s killer arrested in Kearny, is charged with first-degree murder The victim, 46, owned & operated a Newark bodega with wife since 2019 By Kevin A. Canessa Jr.

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s family prepared to lay his victim to rest, the man authorities believe killed a Belleville man who owned and operated a bodega in Newark was hauled into custody while he was in Kearny last week, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Interim Newark Public Safety Director Raul Malave said over the weekend. Quadree Richardson, 24, of Newark, was arrested and charged with the murder of Rabel RamosGomez, Stephens said. On July 17, Ramos-Gomez, 46, of Belleville, was fatally shot on the 200 block of South 10th Street, Newark, while working at the corner store he and his wife owned and operated . Richardson has been charged with first-degree murder and two weapon offenses. The investigation, still ongoing, is being handled by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/ Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact the task force at (877) 847-7432, where all calls are kept confidential. n The funeral for Ramos-Gomez, meanwhile, was to be conducted Sunday, July 24, at the Thiele Family Funeral Home in Kearny. An obituary posted on the Thiele website was extremely raw and

spoke of a man who was violently taken away from this world entirely too soon. “He went to work on a Sunday morning and will never return home to his family,” the obituary reads. “He was working at the bodega when suddenly, bullets were fired into the store from an outside drive-by shooting. One bullet killed an innocent victim, a good man.” Ramos-Gomez was born in the Dominican Republic and dreamed of moving to America to have a better life for his family and himself. He and his wife, Alicia, took over the bodega in 2019. When the pandemic hit, he actually kept the doors to the bodega closed one day a week so he could serve the underprivileged residents of the area near the store. “Since then, he became part of the community,” the obituary says of Ramos-Gomez. “During the

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KPD makes ‘significant burglary arrest’ By Kevin A. Canessa Jr.

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four-month investigation by the Kearny Police Department’s Detective Bureau has led to the arrest of two men on significant burglary, theft and conspiracy charges, while two others remain at-large. Kearny Police Chief George King said Javier Ortega, 40, of Newark and Severiano Ybert Perez, 42, of the Bronx, were arrested the result of a four-month cooperative investigation conducted by the Kearny Police Department’s Detective Bureau, under the direction of Deputy Chief Scott Macfie, and through the alwaysdiligent work of Det. John Fabula and his cohorts — and detectives from New Milford, North Bergen and Jersey City police departments. On Feb. 27, 2022, the Kearny Police Department received a report of two residential burglaries to a multifamily house on Argyle Place. The investigation connected four suspects — two of whom have not yet been arrested — to similar burglaries at a

Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, address Feb. 22; a Berkeley Street, New Milford, address March 2; and a Garfield Avenue, Jersey City, address March 29. Detectives arrested Ortega June 30, 2022 and charged him with burglary, theft and conspiracy to commit the aforementioned offenses. Ortega was remanded to the Hudson County Jail, South Kearny, pending his first appearance at Central Judicial Processing Court in Jersey City. Additionally, on June 30, in cooperation with detectives from

the Office of the Bronx District Attorney, Kearny Police detectives arrested Ybert Perez at his Bronx home and charged him with burglary, theft and conspiracy to commit the aforementioned offenses. Perez was remanded to the Rikers Island Correctional Facility, Queens, pending extradition proceedings. During simultaneous search warrants executed at Newark and Bronx addresses, detectives recovered jewelry and designer clothing and accessories valued at $165,000; 14.9 pounds of marijuana; over 2

kilograms of cocaine; and $1,500 cash. Narcotics possession and intent to distribute charges were also filed against Ortega by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Warrant complaints have also been filed charging Alexis Gonzalez, 43, of the Bronx, with burglary, theft and conspiracy to commit the aforementioned offenses. The investigation later identified Gonzalez as one of the two outstanding burglary suspects. Chief King reminds the public that these charges are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. He thanked the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, the Office of the Bronx District Attorney, Newark Police Emergency Services Unit, the Newark Real Time Crime Center and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office for their assistance. The investigation remains active. Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to contact Fabula at (201) 998-1313, ext. 2833 or jfabula@kearnynjpd.org.

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Opinion & Viewpoints EDITORIAL In support of Kearny’s grant application for new trees

f you’ve lived in Kearny long enough, you know this is not a fun place to be when it rains excessively. In fact, it can be downright maddening. But this is not about drainage — instead, it’s about trees — something Kearny direly needs for a myriad of reasons, one of which, of course, is to put an ease on storm water draining. Earlier this year, Gov. Philip D. Murphy announced an initiative to offer $15 million to municipalities to take on environmentally sound projects that will improve life not just for today, but for generations upon generations to come. The town, realizing the availability of significant money, under Town Administrator Steve Marks’s guide, is in the process of applying for a portion of the grant and has begun to inventory the current tree population. This is being done to allow the state to track the environmental impact on the upcoming projects. If the town is awarded the grant, it is likely more than 300 new trees will be planted in Kearny, this in addition to the 100 trees corporate partner Amazon has already committed to. There is absolutely no downside to this grant. The trees will have an incredible effect aesthetically, will provide better shade, especially in summer months, improve storm water drainage capabilities, improve the value of homeowners’ properties — and so much more. In more simple terms, this is all a no-brainer. But it isn’t always easy to get a grant. And that’s why the work the teens are doing — and that Marks is doing — is critical. And fortunately, you can help. We encourage all residents to add to the town’s application by sending letters of support to Mayor Alberto G. Santos. This will assist the state in its decision making — and see this is something residents not only want, but would treasure. And the more the support, the better. So take a few moments sometime this week. Let the mayor know you approve of the grant application and what would follow. And with luck, Kearny will soon be better and greener than ever before. Drop off or mail letters to the Mayor’s Office, 402 Kearny Ave., Kearny, N.J. 07032. Let them know The Observer sent you!

Thank you to all who helped make Project Graduation a success To the Editor: Kearny High School Project Graduation had 266 students this year and we were able to provide them with approximately 60 trays of food selections. The leftovers were donated to a local food pantry that was contacted by the venue staff. The 2022 event cost roughly $46,000, including buses, the venue — which includes racquetball, basketball, indoor soccer, swimming pool, ping pong tables — custom T-shirts, build-a-bear, a photo booth, hypnotist, laser tag, giant Jenga, DJ, inflatables, custom license plates to name a few plus ice cream, breakfast, dessert, beverages, Project Graduation T-shirts and drawstring bags. We would like to offer special thank yous to the

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Kearny Police Department, Board of Education, Kearny High School faculty and staff and all the volunteers who came out to help make this event a success. A special thanks to the following: American Legion, ShopRite of Kearny, Domingo’s Bakery, K-Town Spinners, Dr. John Branwell, FMBA, Woman’s Club of Arlington EMD, Senior Citizens Club of Kearny, Applebees Kearny, Pechters, Pic-Nic East Newark, the Elks, Spanish Pavillion, NuWay Concessions, REACH Program, FirePit North Arlington, the KEA, the Municipal Alliance, CS11, the Pioneers Club,

Afternoon Department of the Woman’s Club, the VFW, Teixeira’s Bakery, John Claude Exclusive Catering, Portuguese Cultural Association, Hanover Warehouse, Marty Nystrom, Colleen Egan, Andrew Kapushy, Councilman Eileen Eckel, Lisbeth Carley, Colleen Natosi, Robert Jasmin, Patricia Gomes, Lori Dalzell Grant, Vieth Family, Shilauck Family, Melanie Pasquarelli, Guziejewski Family, McChesney Family, Ventoso Family, Ribeiro Family, Lisa Cruz and Alejandra Cooper. The 50/50 brought in $10,515. The prize winner walked away with $5,257.50. Kearny Project Graduation thanks everyone for the support. Ann Rodrigues Chairwoman KHS Project Graduation

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KPD: Things turn ugly when one partner doesn’t ping enough $$$ for beer the other purchased By Capt. Timothy Wagner Kearny Police Department

n July 13 at 1:27 a.m., Officers Mariana Figueiredo and Bismark Karikari were dispatched to a private home for a domestic violence incident. The officers learned that a girlfriend and boyfriend were partying in the girlfriend’s attic but got into a fight over the “Zelleing” of an improper amount of money for a beer purchase. The fight escalated when the woman allegedly struck the man with one of the beer bottles causing a cut near his left eye. Officers arrested the 31-year-old Kearny woman for aggravated assault and weapon possession charges. She was later released with a summons. n On July 12 at 12:32 p.m., Officers Nick Funk and Kevin Carvalho investigated a shoplifting complaint at ShopRite. Store management accused Tion B. Tejada, 22, of New York, of trying to leave the store with $292 of unpaid-for groceries, wine and tequila. When officers tried to arrest Tejada in the second-floor security office, she allegedly refused to give them her hands and attempted to pull away and jump

down to the sales floor below. Officer Harold Azurdia joined to assist and the three officers eventually got Tejada handcuffed. Tejada was brought to police headquarters and charged with shoplifting and resisting arrest. She was later released with a summons. n On July 13 at 12:57 p.m., Officers Tom Collins and John Donovan responded to an initial report of a robbery-in-progress at the LA Fitness on Passaic Avenue. The officers learned two 20-year-old women entered the locker room after completing their workout and allegedly saw Gabriela A. Villavilla, 32, of Belleville, rifling through the purse of one of the younger ladies. The purse had been inside a locker. The two women reportedly confronted the suspect as she began to walk out with the purse and the police were called. After further investigation, officers arrested Villavilla on charges of burglary and theft. Villavilla was later released with a summons. n At the start of their tour on July 13, officers were briefed to be on the lookout for Brett A. Williams, 20, of Yonkers, New York, for whom Harrison Court had issued a no-bail arrest

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with the installation of a stone monument and flags, donated by Edgar Sergeant, in 1962. The Nutley Home Garden Club, the Nutley AAUW Chorus and Boy and Girl Scouts joined forces to plant 60 trees, along with shrubs and flowers, representing more than 100 specimens, in the park peninsula,

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022 commercial and educational. “The home represents a simple vernacular style common in the area between circa 1825 and 1850, a simple rectangular flood plan with a peaked roof,” the landmark application notes. “Very few homes of this age are extant in Nutley today (and) the inclusion of this home within the existing federallydesignated district merits its inclusion as a local historic landmark in and of itself.” The property was once part of a large complex containing a cotton mill run by Henry Duncan, credited for the major late 19thcentury industrialization of Nutley (then known as Franklin) coinciding with the arrival of the railroad. It’s a block from the former Nutley rail station at Highfield Lane and Whitford Avenue where it faced Connolly’s Meat Market and Guthrie’s Confectionary and Stationery store on the opposite corner. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the building housed the Nutley Water Co. and PSE&G. In 1915, it was occupied by a cleaning and dyeing business. Its most recent use, however, has been as a private residence. It was last altered in 1969 when Jeanne and her late husband Fred added an extra dormers’ length of the house at the western end. Jeanne Van Steen said among the building’s occupants after PSE&G was “a women’s work exchange consignment shop for hand-made items and two women who wove handloomed rugs with the loom visible through the large shop window.” Later, she said, “Bernard McGinnity, the fight promoter and resident of the Kingsland Manor, rented the store, set up a boxing ring in what is now my living room, visible through the plate-glass window, so training bouts could be watched from outside.” “I have always been proud to live in an area of such rich local and architectural history and hope to see more of these buildings join the list of historical landmarks in Nutley,” she said.

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This year, Angela Baker was presented with two football opportunities that were too good for her to pass up. Fortunately for her, she will be able to do both. In February, Baker, a Belleville resident, started as an offensive quality control coach for the New York Giants as part of the team’s Rosie Brown Minority Coaching Fellowship. But before joining the Giants for training camp in East Rutherford, Baker will be in Vantaa, Finland, representing the U.S. Women’s Tackle Football National Team in

the IFAF Women’s World Championship. For Baker, a 5-foot-4 wide receiver, it will be her second time playing for Team USA in the IFAF Championships, which go from July 27 through Aug. 8. Baker and director of coaching operations Laura Young hold the distinction of being the first two female coaches in Giants history. “I’m fortunate for the support of (general manager) Joe Schoen, the Giants organization and Coach (Brian) Daboll,” said the 29-year-old Baker. “When I interviewed for the position with the Giants, I was upfront with them and told

them that I still wanted to try to make this team, I aspire to make this team. I asked if that was something I’d be able to do. They assured me it wasn’t a problem. “I’ve gotten nothing but support from all of them. Some of the coaches have messaged me and wished me luck and told me they want to tune in. I’ve been fortunate to have nothing but support from all of them.” Baker’s journey into tackle football began during her freshman year at Slippery Rock University. A basketball and softball player at Carlynton See BAKER, Page 11

When Nick Landy and Anthony Sabia first started building up the Harrison boys volleyball program into one of the top programs in the state, there weren’t many options for their players to play organized volleyball during the summer, especially compared to their counterparts on the girls side. “When I was coaching the girls, Lyndhurst was running something (for the girls) that I guess was like a summer league, but they didn’t keep standings so it was more like summer scrimmages,” Sabia, the Blue Tide’s longtime assistant and former head girls coach, said. “When they weren’t able to run it anymore, we were like, ‘we should try and run it.’ We have the air conditioned building and the two gyms. And because I coached on the boys side too, we were like, ‘why don’t we try and see if we can run a boys league?’ “We do the best we can to try and stay competitive with everyone around us. We have the athletes, we have the interest so we just try to give our players as many opportunities as possible to put their hands on a volleyball and work together.” Fast forward to today and the Harrison Recreation Summer Boys Volleyball League provides a truly unique opportunity for area teams. Now in its fifth season, the league is believed to be one of just two high school summer leagues for boys volleyball

in the state and the only one in North Jersey. The boys’ and girls’ leagues both play on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Harrison High School’s two gymnasiums. Games played in the main gym are live streamed on YouTube. “When we first did it, the girls always had something going on. There were a few different summer leagues run for girls volleyball,” Landy said. “We put it out there and we get the usual people (locally) like Kearny and Bayonne and St. Peter’s and Hudson Catholic (among others). It’s a lot of time for us, but it works out.” “At first it was just us, Kearny, Bayonne and Memorial. That was it,” Sabia said. “I think once teams started to realize what we were doing, it started to grow.” This summer, nine teams are in the summer league, four of them — Kearny, Harrison, Bayonne and Union — finished in the final NJ.com Top 20 rankings this spring. In addition, perennial state power St. Peter’s Prep, local HCIAL rivals Hudson Catholic and North Bergen, and Essex County’s West Caldwell Tech and Payne Tech round out the field. The rest of the state’s volleyball community has taken notice of the hard work by Landy and Sabia with the league. Last year, St. Joseph of Metuchen, one of the state’s premier programs, came up from Middlesex County and won the league. Before the summer, other coaches from some of the state’s top See VOLLEYBALL, Page 11

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3 local softball standouts heading to Vero Beach for RBI World Series means so much to be able to come from a small town and find a place on this Hoboken RBI team with so many other great girls that come from so many good schools means a lot,” said Colon, a rising senior at Kearny . “I have never been on a competitive team like this before and it’s huge.” “It has helped me because I see how these other girls play and it makes me want to be better,” Ryan, a rising junior, said. “I’ve seen more competition and new competition than I did during the high school season.” Ryan, who hit .443 this spring for Kearny, plays second base while also seeing time in right field for the first time. Colon, who drew 17 walks and was hit by 15 pitches this season, splits time between shortstop and catcher.

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When Kearny softball standouts Alex Colon and Sara Ryan were looking for a competitive outlet to continue their development this summer, head coach Jim Pickel referred them to Hoboken RBI. In early August, the Kardinals’ double play tandem as well as North Arlington slugger Jeylene Joza will be heading down to Florida to compete against girls from all over North America. On July 16, Hoboken RBI defeated rival Roberto Clemente RBI out of Jersey City to win the 2022 RBI Softball Northeast Division Championship at Washington

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teams also inquired about competing in the league in the future. “We definitely had some teams reach out that weren’t on our radar so the word is getting out,” Sabia said. “I think Nick and I try really hard to put a good product out whether it’s our team, our program in general. We try to do the best we can with running a summer league and I think teams realize we do a good job.” While the Harrison boys’ league remains the only one of its kind, interest in the sport is growing locally. This spring,

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Nutley had its inaugural season and Lyndhurst continues to establish a solid foundation for a program now nine years old.

Baker also played for the 2017 U.S. Team that won gold at the IFAF Women’s Championship Continued from Page 9 in Canada, an experience she calls, “one of the highlights of High School outside of Pittsburgh, Baker found herself my life to represent the country bored due to not being involved and play the sport I love.” But when the COVID-19 in extracurricular activities at pandemic canceled the Slippery Rock until she heard about the Pittsburgh Passion of WFA season in 2020 and the the Women’s Football Alliance, Passion’s 2021 season as well, Baker was left to re-evaluate her a women’s professional tackle future in football. football league that started in In 2020, Baker worked 2009. Baker played eight years with virtually with the Cleveland Browns for three weeks as the Passion from 2012-19 and part of the NFL’s Bill Walsh was a seven-time WFA AllAmerican. During her time with Diversity Coach Fellowship program. Last year, she was Pittsburgh, the team won the Independent Women’s Football a defensive quality control League National Championship coach and also helped coach the kickers and punters at in 2014 and 2015. And in 2016, the University of Redlands, Baker was named National Conference Offensive Player of a Division III school, in California. the Year.

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“It wasn’t really a planned retirement or a planned time to step away, but it did give me that time to figure out what I wanted to do career wise,” Baker said. “Coaching became the step I wanted to take. It removed me from the game for a little bit, but that’s why I really wanted to try out for the national team and see if I had one last shot at it before really taking this coaching thing to the next level.” Last season, a record 12 women worked as full-time coaches in the NFL, a list that included Wayne native Sophia Lewin (who is now coaching at Princeton), as well as Callie Brownson, who is the Team USA head coach. “It’s great to see (more women in football). I think that there’s always been a

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second year with Hoboken RBI, grew up in Jersey City before moving to North Continued from Page 10 Arlington in seventh-grade, so she played with many of Neither Colon nor Ryan the same girls when she was fully knew what to expect younger. when they started with “I played with a handful Hoboken RBI, but quickly of the girls growing up fit right in with their new in Little League and on teammates, many of whom they play against during the travel teams when I lived in Jersey City,” said Joza, regular season. who splits time between “When we got there we second base and both were a little timid and shy. corner outfield spots. “It’s We didn’t know if we were always been a solid group good enough, but since of girls that have followed she was by my side, she each other and been on the always made me confident same team. It’s been a great in myself and we pushed each other,” Colon said. “We experience.” Like Ryan and Colon, knew that we were the only Joza is looking forward to girls from Kearny there so the competition that awaits we had to stand out.” them in Vero Beach in a “We try to get kids that couple of weeks. want to play and kids that “The competition is want to have fun,” said definitely going to be Hoboken RBI coach Vinny different and I think it’s Johnson, who also coaches going to make me a stronger Hoboken High School’s softball team. “I guess that’s player, playing against players from all over the why we get players who country,” Joza said. want to join our league.” “I knew we could do Joza, who slugged four it,” Ryan said. “It’s really home runs this season for North Arlington, didn’t have exciting and I know it’s going to be a lot of fun to be those same concerns. The there with these girls. rising junior, now in her

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that scale, he made the library the unique offer of creating a one-of-akind artwork in honor the building. “This past June, we got the opportunity to unveil this new piece, a faithful reproduction of our 1907 Carnegie building through the unique lens of an immensely talented digital artist. The result is, of course, breathtaking. We got our first look during a reception that featured Mick and his family, Jennifer Cullen and the Friends group, our prior Director Julie McCarthy, council liaison and library champion Eileen Eckel and our own beloved Mayor Santos.” Humphrey says the piece has been printed and framed in the largest format possible and will now hang in a central part of the main hallway, right over the portrait of Andrew Carnegie, whose donation of $32,000 some 115 years ago made the building possible. It joins the now more than 50 framed pieces by Mick Wiggins. “We invite all to come out and take a look at our newest acquisition, another amazing story in a community of amazing stories,” Humphrey said.

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