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Firefighters battle three-home fire, July temps at Elm Street blaze that took 3+ hours to control

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five-alarm fire tore through three homes on Elm Street in Kearny the morning of July 18, 2021, but all occupants of the homes affected fortunately survived the blaze, though several pets did not make it, Kearny Fire Chief Joseph A. Mastandrea said.

Top: The aftermath of the Sunday fire revealing the destruction it caused to three homes. Bottom: Firefighters use bucket ladder to battle the fire about 1.5 hours into the blaze in photo taken by Lewis Battista, of Kearny.

“The Kearny Fire Department received a 911 call at approximately 9 a.m., reporting a fire at 350 Elm St. The Kearny Police Department arrived first on scene and was instrumental in getting an occupant to EMS and removing the occupants of both 348 and 352 Elm St.,” the chief said. “Kearny EMS transported a patient to the Burn Center at Saint See FIRE, Page 19

After 30 years of service, Knapp bids adieu to East Newark By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com

n the world of Hudson County government, there are certain names synonymous with various municipalities. There’s Frank E. Rodgers and Harrison. Frank

Hague and Jersey City. Nicholas Sacco and North Bergen. And whilst he’s not an elected official the way the aforementioned are or were, there’s also Robert Knapp and East Newark — a man who’s served the tiny Hudson borough since early on in 1991. And now, Knapp, 74,

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Knapp was appointed to all of the positions he served by the borough’s mayor who served before Grilo, Joseph Smith, and who lost his seat following a 2019 primary election. Knapp will continue to serve in his See KNAPP, Page 15

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Belleville man arrested on felony gun charges: State appearance by video conference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Cathy L. Waldor and was detained. According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court: Agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) executed a search warrant on a vehicle Lovett was observed driving in Belleville. They found a Taurus model G3 9x19mm firearm loaded with 18 rounds in a highcapacity magazine.

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com An Essex County man with a previous felony conviction was arrested recently for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said last week. Farrakhan Lovett, 24, Belleville, is charged by complaint with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. He made his initial

Lovett was previously convicted of felonies in Essex County Superior Court. The charge of being a felon in possession of a weapon and ammunition carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and a fine of up to $250,000. Honig credited special agents of the ATF, Newark Field Division and the Belleville Police Department with the investigation leading to the charges. This case is part of Project Guardian, the Department of

Justice’s signature initiative to reduce gun violence and enforce federal firearms laws. Initiated by the Attorney General in the fall of 2019, Project Guardian draws upon the department’s past programs to reduce gun violence and it enhances coordination of federal, state, local and tribal authorities in investigating and prosecuting gun crimes. Authorities say it also has improved information sharing by the ATF when a prohibited individual

attempts to purchase a firearm and is denied by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), to include taking appropriate actions when a prospective purchaser is denied by the NICS for mental health reasons — and it has ensured federal resources are directed at the criminals posing the greatest threat to local communities. For more information about Project Guardian,visit www.justice. gov/projectguardian.

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Belleville honors former and late councilman Angelo Risoli with street renaming

By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com Dozens of neighbors lined Lake Street in this close-knit Silver Lake neighborhood recently to honor a local kid who grew up to forge a decades-long career as a public servant in Belleville and Essex County. The ceremonial renaming of the street to Angelo C. Risoli Way was an opportunity to thank the late Belleville First Ward councilman and deputy mayor for his tireless devotion. His work as the commissioner of Belleville’s Public Works and the Belleville Republican Chairman for 20 years were also recalled during the ceremony attended by his brother Barney and his wife, Joyce. Risoli said his brother, who died in 2012, would have been moved by the outpouring of love for him. “To see all these people here, he would have been touched,” Risoli said. “All these people came out for the street renaming and it would

Part of Lake Street in Belleville is now known as Angelo C. Risoli way. have meant a lot to him. It’s really wonderful.” The ceremonial street renaming was spearheaded by First Ward Councilwoman Marie StrumoloBurke. “Even though we didn’t always see eye to eye when it came to politics,

we were good friends and I respected him very much,” she said. “Angelo was a good man and dedicating this street Angelo C. Risoli Way was definitely a long time coming and well deserved.” The late deputy mayor was also employed by Essex County as a transportation specialist.

He volunteered countless hours to many committees and organizations, including the Essex County Mental Health Committee, the Moose Lodge and the Red Circle Civic Club. Mayor Michael Melham recalled how he met Risoli more than 20 years ago, during his bid for Essex County Registrar. The image of the oversized banner with Angelo’s face on it hanging in the window of their campaign headquarters on Belleville Avenue is still vivid in Melham’s mind. “Years later, we would run as a team on a ticket for Ward Council,” Melham said. “Our victory was historic, as never before had a majority been elected in one election in Belleville.” Melham showed the crowd Risoli’s commissioner badge — a prized possession gifted to Melham by the Risoli family after his death. “He would have been proud these past few years when two of his protégés, Dr. Joseph Scarpelli and I were serving as mayors of Nutley and Belleville,” Melham said.

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Hudson reaches 70% vaccination goal By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com Hudson County is the first urban county in New Jersey to exceed the State of New Jersey’s goal of reaching more than 70% of its population with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise and the Hudson Regional Health Commission said recently. The county is among 11 across the state that were selected for closer monitoring and increased resources by the state in June and it has now reached this significant milestone that will help keep residents safe and allow normal lives to return. “I’m incredibly proud that Hudson County has reached this milestone and that we can all breathe easier knowing that the vast majority of our neighbors are vaccinated and doing their part to finally

beat COVID-19 once and for all,” DeGise said. “This day would not be possible without the hard work and dedication of public health officials throughout the county, from our own Vaccine Task Force to our mayors and their health officers in all 12 municipalities, to Gov. Murphy and state officials who have provided us with the resources to make this happen. We said all along that our model was working and we just needed the doses to get our people vaccinated, and I’m so proud of all of us for making this happen.” In addition to the countywide vaccination rate, state data also shows that every single Hudson County municipality has now met the 70% goal, with Secaucus leading the way at a 90% first dose vaccination rate. Health officials throughout the county continue working to vaccinate even more

residents through a mixture of pop-up and mobile vaccine events, walk-in sites, the county’s drive-thru location at the USS Juneau Center and more. “Hudson County has made tremendous progress in getting our people vaccinated and this minestrone is proof of how far we have come,” said Carrie Nawrocki, executive director of Hudson Regional Health Commission. “This accomplishment has taken hard work by so many of our public health leaders and elected officials as well as the cooperation of our residents, many of whom overcame initial hesitation to embrace the vaccine as the best way to protect themselves and their families. We will continue working to vaccinate even more residents by meeting them where they are and bringing the vaccine directly into our communities.”

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LaClair: Disturbed, am I, by local Nutley must cancel support of fascist election tactics EDITORIAL

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or those of us old enough to be able to say we remember Sept. 11, 2001, like it was yesterday, the memories and the horrors of that day are still quite vivid. For survivors, like Lyndhurst’s Brian Branco, who was in the South Tower when the North Tower was hit, and who lost friends, the memories are even stronger. And sadly, they’ve remained with him, as they have for most, for 20 long years. Those memories will, as they say, never dissipate. And so now, all these years later, the sheer notion that the Township of Nutley decided it was wise to host fireworks on Sept. 10, 2021 — one day before the 20th anniversary of terrorist attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives — is simply absurd and, frankly, unfathomable. No one, anywhere in this country, should be involved a celebratory or festive atmosphere that day, which for some may also bring back sacred memories of the last time their loved ones spent a full day on this earth. Branco told us the build-up to the anniversary for him, each year, often lasts a few days. We suspect he’s nowhere near alone in that regard. And that a local town would use such a date for extremely loud, explosive fireworks to celebrate the nation’s independence is unacceptable. But it’s not too late. As Branco and retired Nutley PD Lt. Steven L. Rogers (also a former Nutley commissioner) suggested, the township still has time to rectify this abhorrent blunder. They may still cancel the planned festivities scheduled for Sept. 10. There’s no reason to reschedule them either. There will be a July 4, 2022. To do anything else in this matter is an insult to the memory of all who died and to all those who survived the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. There is still time to make the one and only decision here that makes any sense at all. The only question that remains: Will Mayor Mauro Tucci and the board of commissioners have the courage to actually do it? Nothing else will suffice.

To the Editor: Addie Boyd and Armand Rose argue for new voter ID laws. That would make sense if there was a problem with voter fraud. That was debunked in the most recent election, with more than 60 lawsuits being dismissed for lack of merit, including by Republican-appointed judges. When someone tries to fix a problem that does not exist, probably there is another motive. New voter ID laws are being targeted at communities of people who tend to vote for Democrats. That is why they amount to voter suppression. In addition to that, the Republican playbook nationwide is to suppress the vote by cutting the time allowed to vote, restricting mail-in and other early voting methods, interfering with the US mail, so that mail-in ballots do

LETTER TO THE EDITOR not arrive on time, reducing the number of drop boxes in urban (Black) areas (one drop box for 400,000 people) and doing absolutely nothing about absurdly long waiting lines in urban areas, except making it illegal to give water to someone who has been standing in line for hours. If that doesn’t work, then strip secretaries of state of their power to certify elections, and allow partisan legislatures to declare the loser to be the winner. That is what the Republican Party is doing right now, all over the country. Those are facts. When partisanship goes so far as in Mr. Rose’s and Mrs. Boyd’s letters, there is no longer any glue to hold our

country together. Your writers now openly support a political party that has become openly fascist. Perhaps they will write a letter explaining why it was OK for a violent mob to attempt to overthrow the government, so that the loser of the last presidential election could be declared the winner? Democracy will not survive if that continues. The corporate owners of the Republican Party will be just fine with that. If you think that fascism is too strong a word, then what would you call it? Mr. Rose does write many letters. Perhaps someday he will begin to write them based on the facts — all of the facts. You can hand power to a dictator; good luck trying to get it back. Paul L. LaClair Kearny

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National Night Out returns after 1-year hiatus One of the unfortunate COVID-19 casualties last summer was National Night Out, but it makes its return to Kearny Tuesday, Aug. 3, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Belgrove Drive between Afton Street and Bergen Avenue. Sgt. Adriano Marques, commander of the Kearny PD’s Community Oriented Policing Unit, says the KPD will square off against the Kearny Fire Department in a friendly game of softball. Other members of both departments, not playing in the game, will also be on hand,

as will members of the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office and the Kearny PBA. The New Jersey State Police’s chopper will also make an appearance. Balloons and ice cream will be available for the kids and a DJ will play music throughout the night. Belgrove Drive will be closed in the area during the festivities and vehicular traffic will be diverted elsewhere. — CANESSA

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5 ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, the archbishop of Newark, ordained five new priests into service in the Archdiocese of Newark during a Rite of Ordination Mass in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart. As the Mass began, the men were presented to the cardinal and were met with applause by the faithful as a sign of joy and welcoming. The new priests — Gabriel Celis Camacho, Luis Carlos Rodrigues de Araujo, Moris Montoya, Christian G. Scalo and Lynx J.M. Soliman — will begin serving a parish to which they were assigned in Bergen, Essex, Hudson or Union counties. Their primary ministry will be to shepherd the

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Dominant undefeated Mid-Realty wins Kearny Little League World Series

Joe Chew has been coaching Little League baseball in Kearny for the last 22 years. Chew is also one of the driving forces for the highly respected Kearny Recreation wrestling program for two decades as well. He’s dedicated his life to helping the youngsters of Kearny become better citizens through sports. But in all those years coaching in the Kearny Little League, Chew never had the chance to head a champion. Chew has been the head coach of Mid-Realty in the Kearny Little League for the last five years. Chew also serves as the vice-president of the Kearny Little League. But Chew never won it all. Until two weeks ago, when Chew guided MidRealty to their first victory in the Kearny Little League World Series. Mid-Realty capped an incredible undefeated season, going 16-0. “I knew we had a couple of good pitchers,” Chew said. “I thought we had a chance to be pretty good. But I wasn’t expecting to go 16-0. I knew there were a few other teams in the league that were pretty

good.” But no team in the league had the pitching depth that Chew had with Mid-Realty. “I knew we had five pitchers,” Chew said. “I never had that much pitching depth. There were some years where we had three, maybe four pitchers. But this year, I had the pitching depth that could carry a team.” Incredibly, Mid-Realty had 11 players on their roster – and five of those players are pitchers. “Once I knew we were going to have a season, I knew we had a chance to be pretty good,” said Chew, who was concerned that the coronavirus COVID-19 would wipe out another Little League season. “I didn’t know how many teams we’d have.” So Kearny Little League had seven teams housed in one division. “The numbers were down because of the pandemic,” Chew said. “I knew that some parents were concerned.” But having a brand new field to play on had to be a lure. Gunnell Oval has been completely renovated and fitted with FieldTurf. It See VIEW, Page 11

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Nutley East won the District 8 championship last week and won their ﬁrst round game in the Section 2 tourney against Elmora. The team is proudly displaying the District 8 championship banner that they earned by winning the title.

By Jim Hague ogsmar@aol.com Anthony Mielnicki knows just a little bit about building a champion. After all, the Nutley native and manager of the Nutley East Little League All-Star team that played in the District 8 12-year-old tournament last week is the uncle of Vito Mielnicki, Jr., the up and coming welterweight boxer whose next fight will be later this month at the Prudential Center in Newark. Top Rank Promotions considers the 19-year-old Mielnicki as one of their top boxers in the Top Rank stable, run by the legendary Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum. As the manager of a baseball team playing in the highly competitive Little League

district tourney, Anthony Mielnicki knew what his team needed entering the District 8 tourney – with a possible berth to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa. next month. “We have a ton of pitching depth,” said the baseball manager Mielnicki, not the boxer. “We have a lot of power bats as well. That’s how you win in this tournament.” Well, Mielnicki served as a soothsayer, because Nutley East won the District 8 championship and moved on to the Section 2 tournament that ironically is being played in Nutley this year. It just happened to be that Nutley American Little League applied to host the sectional tournament before the pandemic hit last year. As

circumstance would have it, there is a Nutley team in the state sectional tourney, but it’s not the host team in Nutley American, rather neighboring rival Nutley East. And as fate would have it, Nutley East had to defeat Nutley American twice to win the District 8 title, with both games being 1-0 pitching duels. Nutley East scrapped out a run in each of the rivalry games and the pitching certainly held up. “For me, I would much rather go to different venues in the area than play a teama from our town,” Mielnicki said. “But that’s me. I enjoy that.” The manager had to enjoy the way his team responded See NUTLEY, Page 10

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“What’s great about him is that he’s a humble kid,” Mielnicki said. “When he’s on, no Continued from Page 9 one can touch him.” Anthony Huaranga pitched against the neighboring rival, the second game against winning both games by 1-0 Nutley American to advance scores. Nutley East also defeat- Nutley East to the sectional ed Bloomfield in the first round tourney. to advance to the showdowns Gabe Rodriguez is another against Nutley American. 12-year-old right-hander. Leading the way for Nutley “He’s a deceptive pitcher,” East was right-handed pitcher Mielnicki said. “He hits his Mike Berardesco. The 12-year- spots well and pitches to those old Berardesco pitched a com- locations. He changes speeds plete game shutout in the first well and has a very good win over Nutley American in changeup.” just 63 pitches. Incredibly, BeKennan Bilotta is another rardesco did not walk a batter. 12-year-old hurler, but he’s a “The defense played well be- left-hander. hind him,” Mielnicki said. “He “He’s a little guy,” Mielnicki pitched well. But personally, I said. “He has a good baseball think his main position moving sense and plays every game forward will be catcher. He’s a like he’s on television. He has power pitcher who throws real a great heart and can handle hard.” multiple tasks.” Another stellar pitcher is Dallin Smith is another Anthony Huaranga, who is 12-year-old right-handed another 12-year-old power pitcher. pitcher. Huaranga is the son of “He can come in and hit Harrison High School athletic spots,” Mielnicki said. director Kim Huaranga and Kevin Gallagher is an 11-yearformer St. Peter’s Prep standold righty with a very bright out football player Alfredo future. Gallagher comes in out Huaranga. So athletic prowess of the bullpen. is in young Anthony’s genes.

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The catching duties are shared between Berardesco, Huaranga and Bilotta. “I have confidence in all three of them behind the plate,” Mielnicki said. Jackson Veneziano is another 12-year-old catcher. How often does one find a Little League All-Star team with four catchers? “It’s unreal,” Mielnicki said. “I’ve never seen anything like it. Depending on who we’re playing, that’s how we determine who catches. If a team has speed, it opens up windows to do other things.” Mielnicki likes the fire power of his team. “We can hit the ball,” Mielnicki said. “We just didn’t hit the way we thought we would. But we still won three games.” Make it four. Nutley East defeated Elmora of Elizabeth, the District 7 champions, 7-2, in their first game in the sectionals. Bilotta and Huaranga share duties at first base, with Gallagher and Smith sharing the time at second base. The shortstop is Brady King, who Mielnicki raves about.

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“He’s probably one of the best shortstops I’ve ever seen in Little League,” Mielnicki said of King, who definitely has a solid baseball name. “He has great range at shortstop. The kid gives you everything he has.” Rodriguez is the team’s starter at third base. The left field duties are shared by Veneziano and Louis Della Volpe. The centerfielder is a good one in Dominic Saladino. “He flies all over the field after the ball,” Mielnicki said. “He has good speed and a good arm. He can cover so much ground out there.” Right field belongs to Jackson Poole. “He’s a power hitter with a strong arm and great range,” Mielnicki said. How many Little League teams have two kids named Jackson? It’s certainly a rarity. The other substitutes are Anthony Raffe and Mia Fernicola. You read that right. Mia is a girl playing with and against the boys. “She’s fast,” Mielnicki said. “She has a quick bat. She comes to every practice and wants to play. She’s doing a great job.”

Mielnicki is blessed to have a good coaching staff with Robert DeLascio and Joe Bilotta. Mielnicki said that his players just love to play the game. “They play all year round,” Mielnicki said. “They play travel ball and go all over to play.” Mielnicki said it was tough to face Nutley American twice in consecutive games. “These kids all know teach other,” Mielnicki said. “It really was bittersweet. I personally think we should be together to form one team, but what do I know?” Mielnicki coaches a lot of the youngsters on both teams on his travel team called Team Central. But for now, the concentration is on winning the sectional title and moving on to the state tournament at Glassboro this weekend. “I hope we get there,” Mielnicki said. “We need to get support for these kids from the community.” Chances are good that if Nutley East is playing in the state tournament this weekend, there will be a strong local contingency in Glassboro cheering the local kids on.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021 pitching,” Chew said. “He was a little wild at times early in the season, but he Continued from Page 9 fought through it and found the strike zone. He was very really is a sight to behold. tough mentally.” “Every time I drive to Mike Faulk is a 9-year-old Gunnell Oval, I say to myself playing with and against kids that I can’t believe this is in who are three years older. Kearny,” Chew said. “It really Faulk doesn’t care. is something else.” “He really is a tough kid,” So was Chew’s team. Chew said of Faulk. “He Leading the way was pitched two extra inning 12-year-old right-handed games and got us wins in pitcher Sebastian Santana, both games. When he’s on who posted an impressive the mound, you can see his 7-0 record during the regular competitiveness. He is super season. competitive. I’m glad I will “He pitched a no-hitter get this kid for three more and a perfect game,” Chew years.” said of Santana. “He has a The team’s catchers are good fastball and a changeSantana, Rocco and Faulk. up. He’s a strike-throwing “I never had three catchers machine. He throws the ball before,” Chew said. “We’re hard and in the strike zone. used to struggling to get one I still believe catcher is his catcher and this year we had best position.” three. We were able to move Jon Rocco is an 11-year-old them around.” right-hander who is also a Pickard was the team’s promising wrestler. first baseman, unless he was “He’s all about control,” pitching, then it was CorChew said of Rocco. “He’s bett to fill in. Pickard had a not overpowering. He uses huge three-run triple Game all of his 65 pounds to throw 1 of the best-of-three World it by people.” Series against Joe’s Deli. Rocco posted a 4-0 record The team had a few people this season. to play second base, namely Jake Corbett is a 12-yearZachary Chaves, Corbett and old left-hander who is anT.J. Ramadan. Chaves and other crafty hurler. Ramadan are 9-year-olds. “He throws nothing hard, “I was always told that in but he throws strikes,” Chew order to win, you needed said. “He had very few walks 9-year-olds to do well,” all season. He just puts it in Chew said. “Well, that’s what there and lets his defense do we had. All of them came their job.” through in the clutch.” Michael Pickard is another The team had another 12-year-old right-hander. Ramadan, namely imposing “This was his first year of centerfielder Abe Rama-

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Continued from Page 11 early just to play. That’s what it’s all about. The kids all got along real well. They worked extremely hard and it all paid off in the end. My mentor (the late, great Kearny High and Kearny Recreation wrestling coach) Tony Carratura used to always tell me that the kids have to have fun first and everything else comes second. I’m just following his lead.” And how about Chew finally getting that elusive championship? “We had a good team for plenty of years,” Chew said. “For five years in a row, we ran into Doug Gogal (the resident baseball guru in Kearny) and Arlington Pizza in the playoffs. They just had our number. This whole season, I’ll never forget it. I don’t remember a team ever going undefeated before. No one can take that away from us.”

Chew’s assistant coaches were Joe Rocco, Isaac Moya and Mike Faulk. Chew credited the sponsor as well. “They took great care of us at Mid-Realty,” Chew said. “If we ever needed anything, they gave it to us. They took us all to Applebee’s. They would come down, watch our games and cheer us on. I can’t thank them enough.” While we’re on the subject of thanks, I had a nasty fall Monday morning and needed assistance from the Kearny police department, the Kearny fire department and the Kearny EMTs to get me up and make sure that I was fine. I had a few nicks and bruises, but if I didn’t have the help of Kearny firefighters Steven Yerkes, Dan Gurkas, Captains George Harris and Doug Boyle, the best neighbor anyone could ever ask for, and EMTs Michael Yuknalis and Nicholas Golay, I might have been lying there on my bathroom floor for hours on end. That crew took great care of me and I can’t thank them enough.

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Continued from Page 1 role as Hudson County’s director of Welfare, or as it is now known, Human Services. It was that role in Hudson County that prompted Smith to hire Knapp in the first place 30 years ago. Knapp recalls Smith had spoken with one of his mayoral predecessors, Wilbert Hotaling (the borough’s 12th mayor who served in the ‘60s), who encouraged him to bring Knapp on board, part time, to serve the less fortunate residents of East Newark — those who were in need of governmental assistance, whether it was for food insecurity or various other social services. “The leadership provided by Mayor Joseph R. Smith by, for and of the people of this town was laced with professionalism, knowledge of municipal government and most of all a devout caring for all of the people,” Knapp recalls of his former boss. “When Mayor Smith hired me in April of 1991 initially as the welfare director, he looked me in the eye and instructed me that I was to help all of the people in need within the prescribed regulations by the federal and state governments. “The breed of leadership as forward-

ed by Mayor Smith and the council at the time was not of a silver or gold quality, but that of platinum, that will never be witnessed again. The basic tenet advanced was that of honesty and public service to all.” For Knapp, who grew up and who still lives in the Greenville section of Jersey City, one of the toughest, more underserved neighborhoods in the state’s second-largest municipality, it all began when he was younger, as his middle-class, working family was struck by a developing tragedy. “I grew up in an apartment house off Jackson Avenue (now the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) and we were the superintendents of the building.” Knapp recalls. “It was my mom, dad, my brother and my sister.” And even though there was a break on the rent on Stegman Street because the family served as the building’s supers, one month, the family was unable to pay the portion of the rent they still had to contribute. “Mom was terminal and a woman came by and said, ‘Here is the money for your rent.’ I never forgot that,” Knapp says. “From that day on, I always said if I am ever in the position to help others, that’s what I am going to do. And while I was never really in the position to do that personally, I have been able to do

KNAPP it in the work that I do. That’s all I ever wanted to do — help people.” And help people he did, tens of thousands over the years — so much so a friend once dubbed him a “priest,” because of his selfless service, his uncanny ability to be a Man For Others. One might have even thought Knapp was Jesuit, though he never was. He does, nonetheless, serve his Catholic parish in Middletown as a lector and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion. (He spends most weekends in Middletown, Monmouth County, with his daughter and grandchildren.) “Whether it’s in East Newark or elsewhere, I see so many single parents who live on meager salaries and it’s so sad,”

Knapp says of his social-services work. “This is what it’s all about — helping the people who most need it. It’s very gratifying.” Knapp, in his 53rd year working in Hudson County (he started in 1968), served despite a similarly meager salary of his own in East Newark — salaries here were all combined for positions he held and he certainly didn’t become rich. He studied for two years and then took and passed the state’s Registered Municipal Clerk’s test, offered by the NJ Department of Community Affairs. He went on to serve as borough clerk from 2003 to 2020. He also took over as the registrar of the East Newark Bureau of Vital Statistics a year or so later, another position he handled through 2020. And lastly, the one from which he recently retired, he was the treasurer of school monies. While he’ll miss West Hudson and East Newark, he’ll continue his work in the county. “My daughter, who lives in Middletown, says maybe it’s time, but I am 74 and I am not ready yet,” Knapp says. “I truly love what I do.” And though East Newark won’t be a stop on his travels anymore, there’s no doubt his impact will continue to be felt on the .1 square-mile borough for generations to come.

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Continued from Page 1 Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston and is currently being treated.” Reports say that victim was an elderly woman. Mastandrea said the first engine company arrived on scene to find a well-advanced fire in the front portion of 350 Elm St. and fire had already spread to the other structures. The Kearny FD made an aggressive attack on the fire to keep it from spreading any further than the buildings already involved. The fire would ultimately reach a fifth alarm, requiring a recall of off-duty members, Mastandrea said. The Harrison, Jersey City, North Hudson Regional, Bayonne, Hoboken, North Arlington and Belleville fire departments all operated at the fire, which was ultimately placed under control at approximately 12:16 p.m. “The Bayonne, Secaucus, Newark and East Newark fire departments provided coverage in our fire stations,” Mastandrea said. “A member of the Kearny Fire Department and from the Jersey City Fire Department were transported to area hospitals. The Kearny firefighter was released. The status of the Jersey City firefighter is unknown at this time. Unfortunately, three pets did not survive the fire.” Mastandrea said the origin and cause of the fire is being investigated by the Kearny Fire Department’s Bureau of Combustibles with assistance from the New Jersey State Fire Marshal’s Office. The Red Cross, along with the Kearny Health Department, are providing assistance for seven adults and two children who were displaced by the fire. Additionally, the Gong Club of Jersey City was on scene to provide beverages and a cooling center for all the first responders on scene. At 9 a.m., when the fire reportedly broke out, it was around 78º Fahrenheit outside. As things progressed, temperatures climbed to approximately 85º. Fourth Ward Councilman Gerald “Jerry” Ficeto was on hand for several hours to offer his support. Hudson County employee and Kearny resident Lew Battista was also on hand, as was Christopher Pasquarelli, of the Kearny Elks. One eyewitness to the fire said she was grateful for all the responders’ work. “It’s a very hot day and everyone was working their tails off,” the Quincy Avenue resident said. “It was incredible to see them all doing so much to protect the buildings and to keep everyone safe. “It’s hard enough to do what they do, but on a really hot day, it’s that much more amazing. We’re very lucky to have them.” Meanwhile, one of the families displaced by the fire, the Oriondos, have had a GoFundMe set up by the Kearny Thistle Soccer program, Mike Mara, specifically. Family patriarch Percy Oriondo, meanwhile, is a volunteer Thistle coach with kids born in 2012 and 2013. As of Monday, July 19, it’s raised just short of $12,000 for the family that includes two children — a son, 9, and a daughter, 3. Family friends Alfredo and Nancy Limo left a comment after their donation. “Percy and Jennifer are our best friends,” the Limos wrote. “They have always been there for us and many of our friends when we were in need. Now we it’s our turn to rally for this family and show them how much they are loved.” Read more about the family or donate by visiting www. gf.me/v/c/lqpb/oriondo-family-fire-relief-fund. The Observer’s Kevin Canessa may be reached at kc@ theobserver.com or on Twitter @kevincanessa.

Kearny’s Chief Fire Inspector Juan Barroso Jr. speaks with a state fire marshal at the Elm Street blaze Sunday morning, July 18, 2021.Barroso’s unit and the state are investigating the fire’s origin.

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