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CARISTADT — EastRutherford Troop No. 534will be having a cookie sale onSunday, April 6, at the SuperStop & Shop, 675 PaiersonAve., Carlstadl, from 11 amto 4 p.m All sales will supportthe troop.

Library'Friends'hold 'Dessert Party'

WOOD-RIDGE — TheFriends of Wood-RidgeMemorial 1 ibrarv will hold itsDessert Party fundraiser onTuesday, April 8 at 7 p.m.. inthe Wood-Ridge SeniorCenter. Admission is $10

Line dancing inLyndhurat, April 9

LYNDHURST —Lyndhurst Emblem Club No.72 will present a night of linedancing, sponsored byLyndhurst Elks 1505, onWednesday, April 9, 7:30 p.mto 9 p.m., at 251 Park Ave.Music and instruction will beprovided by Terry. Donationis $8. with coffee and cakeincluded Call Julie at 201-686-4100 for information.

Spring carnivalfun in Rutherford

RUTHERFORD — SiMary's annual SpringCarnival will be held atMemorial Field inRutherford April 8-12 TheCommunity is invited to comeand enjoy rides, games, food,sand art and more.

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Gambling ring bustedDozens rounded up in early mormngraid; $5MseizedBy John Safes

The alleged leaders of awidespread gambling crimering thai had been reportedlyinfested throughout Theleader's backyard and possiblyhad ties with organized crime,pleaded not guilty to chargesof racketeering, promotinggambling and conspiracy topromote gambling at theBergen County Courthouse inHackensack on March 26.

The five alleged leaderswere arraigned following arecent crackdown that sawmore than 40 individualsarrested after a seven-monthinvestigation bv the BergenCounty Prosecutor's Office.New Jersey Stale Police andEast Rutherford PoliceDepartment.

At least 20 of these individ-uals had alleged business ties

or lived in The lmder'\ back-yard. And two of the five lead-ers of the ring were originallyfrom East Rutherford.

The alleged crime ring wasconnected with the infamous"Genovese crime family,"according to a press releasefrom the Prosecutor's Office,and involved drugs and off-shore gambling.

Defendants Mark lafelice.Brian Diguilmi, James W.Skinner, his son. James JSkinner and Bernard Duffywere the reported heads of thecrime ring, and all enteredpleas of not guilty beforejudge Harrv G. Carroll.

Each of the defendantsasked lor their J500.000 hailwith no 10 percent option tobe reduced. But Carroll saidhe would have to consult withthe judge who issued the bailbefore any reduction could beconsidered

The wife of DiGuilmi was in

the courtroom as her hus-band, who the Prosecutor'sOffice stated worked forLyndhursl-based IndustrialConcrete, was arraigned oncharges often associated withorganized crime. According tothe Prosecutor's Office,DiGuilmi, 48, of Emerson,headed the gambling ringwith lafelice. 49, of Edgewaier.and the father-son Skinnerteam — 69-year-old James W.of the Allenwood section ofWall and 40-vear-old James J.of Hazlet. The Skinners wereoriginally from East

Rutherford.Dufh. 63, of Hasbrouck

Heights, who is also chargedwith racketeering, promotinggambling and conspiracy topromote gambling, "acted asmid-level manager on behalfof the Skinners," the pressrelease slated

The Skinners faced thejudge separately, but with

A river runs through it

Whatever project is built on the orphan landfills in the Meodowlands will have a striking view ofthe New York City skyline.

Over the past few weeks.The leader has taken abehind-the-scenes look ai thecontroversial EnCap remedi-ation project. Words havebeen thrown around bypoliticians, concerned resi-dents, commissions and oneiconic real estate mogul.

But, when all of the bicker-ing stops — which does notappear to be on the horizon— the EnCap project beginsand ends with the locals ofthe Meadowlands — theiraspirations for cleaner townsand their broken promises.These locals aren't just theresidents of North Arlington,

Rutherford and Lvndhurst— they're also the birds andwildlife that call EnCap andthe Meadowlands home.

Recently, The Leader cruisedthe Hackensack Rtiier andBern's Creek with Captain BillSheehan, the HackensackRiverkeeper, and ProjectManager Nicholas Vos-Wein tolook closer at the waterwaysaround the EnCap projects, see-ing first-hand how a project thathas been so controversial andscorned throughout the neighbor-hood borders something so wildand fmstinrh pure.

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Rutherford armed robberyends in arrest of two juvenilesBy Alexis famniSENKW Rirormt

RUTHERFORD — Twojuveniles, ages 12 and 16, werearrested March 27 for alleged-ly robbing a Rutherford resi-dent at gunpoint.

The victim made the 911call from his cell phone,reporting he was walking onBeech Street when two youngHispanic males, wearing ban-

danas over their faces,approached him with a blackgun and ordered him to turnover any valuables. The victimgave the alleged actors $1S incash and a Blackberry cellphone.

Rutherford Police werenotified of the incident anddispatched four patrol unitsand one detective unit to thelocation. Rutherford PoliceDetective Sean Farrell andDetective Sgt. Anthony

Nunziato were traveling easton Washington Avenue whenthey passed two young malesfitting the description.

"We put the car in reverse,and they started running,"Farrell said. "So we followed ina foot pursuit ... through resi-dents' backyards fromWashington to Prospectavenues."

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Bernard Duffy (left), 63 , of Hasbrouck Heights; James W. Skinner(middle), 69 , of Allenwood; and Mark lafelice (right), 49 , ofEdoewater, walked into the Bergen County Courthouse on March26 tor their arraignments on charges of racketeering, promotinggambling and conspiracy to promote gambling.

nearly identical mannerisms:they tucked both of theirthumbs behind the jail-issuedchains dangling around theirwaist, as if it were a belt hold-ing up their pants.

lafelice, whose lawyer wasnot present, showed oil a tal-too on his right arm and

another one peeking out fromhis chest.

The bust, which ended inthe arrests of at least 12 resi-dents from Carlstadt. five fromEast Rutherford, two from

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9/11 'hero' arrestedat charity concertInvestigation turns upbizarre tale surroundingex-Rutherford cop

By John Iioltes£l>ITOR-IN-CHIF.f

On the evening of March 29at the Waterfront Cafe at 1Paterson Plank Road inCarlstadl. a Sept. 11 charityconcert was interrupted bv lawenforcement officials on thelookout for a 40-year-old man,who w-as once a Rutherfordpolice officer and allegedSept. 11 "hero." authoritiessaid. The police found theirman, and his heroic status hasnow been called into question.

Former Lyndhurst residentFrederick Parisi, an allegedGround Zero rescue workerand head of the 9/11 RescueWorkers Foundation, wasarrested and charged with twocounts of theft and one countof threatening a police officer.The theft charges were for anunrelated set of alleged inci-dents in Jefferson Township,where Parisi resides, accordingto authorities.

The bust came followinginquiries into whether Parisiwas truly at the World TradeCenter on Sept. 11, his shadydealings as a charity fundraiserand a months-long investiga-tion that involved the efforts ofthe Lyndhurst, JeffersonTownship and Port Authorityof New York and New Jerseypolice departments.

Lyndhurst Police ChiefJames O'Connor said thatbased on the barrage of phonecalls he's received since Parisi'sarrest, more law enforcementagencies will probably soonbecome involved and fraudcharges may be just aroundthe corner because of Parisi'salleged funny business as aSept 11 fundraiser.

Questions have alsoemerged over Parisi's longtrack record of jumping fromone police department toanother. Rutherford PoliceDetective U. Patrick Feliciano

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From left. Detective ThomasMcHale of the Port Authority ofNew York and New Jersey,Lyndhurst Detective Capt. JohnValente and Frederick Parisi, 40

confirmed that Parisi was anofficer in the borough from1990 to 1991, The BehiderePolice Department confirmedhe was a police officer there aswell. Also, there have beenallegations he worked forother municipalities andstates.

As Parisi allegedly jumpedfrom one department to thenext, he left a few questionmarks in his tracks. Accordingto news reports, Parisi was onthe Passaic police force untilhe was fired for allegedly fudg-ing the facts on his resume.But this did not stop him fromallegedly impersonating him-self as a police officer inRochelle Park, according tonews reports.

When he was arrested inCarlstadt. police noted thatParisi had been driving whatappeared to be a police car —a Chevy Tahoe with blarked-out windows — authoritiessaid.

The Lyndhurst PoliceDepartment was tipped offabout the mounting investiga-tion against Parisi inSeptember 2007. Other lawenforcement agencies "knewwe were familiar with Parisi

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WOOD-RIDGE —Andrew Yoon, 18, ofTobyhanna, Pa.; JordanFreach, 18, of Tobyhanna,Pa.; Eugene Sarno, 18, ofLong Pond, Pa.; and AnthonyKalpa. 18, of Long Pond Pa.,were arrested on March 24 at2:44 a.m. for possession ofCDS following a motor vehi-cle stop. They were all laterreleased.

LYNDHURST — JohnValade. 25, of Saco, Maine,was arrested on March 28 at9:31 a.m. for possession ofmarijuana following a reportof a suspicious person onPolito Avenue.

EAST RUTHERFORD —Andrew Phiavilawong, 19, ofRutherford, and a 17-veai-oldfemale of East Rutherfordwere both arrested for hero-in-related charges. Policereported locating the twowalking on Park Avenue andobserving a hypodermic nee-dle protruding fromPhiavilayvong's right sleevenear his wrist and locating sixglassine bags containingheroine and three emptyglassine bags in the juvenile'spossession. Phiavilawong wascharged with possession olheroin and possession of ahypodermic needle. Thejuvenile was processed, andjuvenile complaints are pend-ing. Both were later released.

Criminal mischiefWOOD-RIDGE — On

March 24 at 7:12 p.m.. .iPassaic Street resident report-ed someone threw large rocksat a car causing large cracksin the windshield. Rocks were-found on the hood andaround the car.

RUTHERFORD — Theowner of a 2004 Audi report-ed someone damaged thepassenger's side door whileparked in the borough hallparking lot.

RUTHERFORD — OnMarch ti. police reportedsometime between % p.m.and 11 p.m.. someoneremoved a large wooden polefrom the ga/clio located inLincoln Park on ParkAvenue

RUTHERFORD — AHome Avenue residentreported that sometimebetween Marc h 24 andMarch 27. someone brokethe first floor window. Noentry was rejKntedlv gained.

RUTHERFORD — Theowner of a 2003 Volkswagenreported on March 27 thatsomeone broke the driver'sside mirror while parked onChestnut Street and FranklinPlace

NORTH ARLINGTON —On March 22 between 12a.m. and 6:33 a.m., the ownerof a 2005 Toyota Highlanderreported someone threw aconcrete block into the rearwindow of the car whileparked in the driveway locat-ed on Beaver Avenue offRidge Road.

NORTH ARLINGTON —Sometime between March 21at 9 p.m. and March 24 at 9a.m., the owner of a 1997Mitsubishi Eclipse reportedsomeone pushed in the dri-ver's side door lock and leftscratches on the driver's sidedoor and driver's side quarterpanel while parked onChestnut Street off BellevilleTurnpike.

NORTH ARLINGTON —On March 24 at 3:19 p.m., theowner of a 2007 Toyota Rav4reported someone etched TJwas here" into her vehiclewhile parked on Argyie Placeoff Ex ton Avenue.

DWIEAST RUTHERFORD —

jote M a m , 26, of Wen NewMark, wai arrested on March87 at 332 a-m. for DWI.care-leM driving, recklett driving.

possession of an open con-tainer of alcohol in a motorvehicle, driving while sus-pended, improper passingand failure to maintain thelane following a motor vehi-cle stop on Route 3 East.Matos also had a warrant outof Secaucus for $550. He waslater turned over to their cus-tody.

NORTH ARLINGTON —Ahmed Ah-. 22, of Brooklyn.N.Y., was arrested on March27 at 2:07 a.m. for DWI andrunning a red light followinga motor vehicle stop on RidgeRoad off Belleville TurnpikePolice reported Alv stoppedat the red light, then pro-ceeded to make a left turnthrough the light Alv failedthe field sobriety test, his redHonda was impounded, andhe was later teleased on sum-monses to A responsibleparty

ExplosionNORTH ARLINGTON —

On March 27 at !»:29 p.m., anArlington Avenue residentreported healing a loudexplosion in from of hishome The Bergen CountyBomb Squad and the NorthArlington Police respondedto the scene and found ablown-up clear plastic bottlewith a vellowish-greenish typesubstance and several alu-minum toil balls. 25 feet fromthe home. Further investiga-tion revealed thai on theInternet, people can obtaininformation on how to makethese Immbs wilh \inegar andbaking soda. North .ArlingtonPolice I.l. |olin Hear n saidthe explosion is strongenough to cause injury it any-one is close enough. RearmPolice also reported therehad seen three similai inci-dents.

FraudRUTHERFORD — On

March 23. a Rutherford resi-dent reported purchasing$40 worth of gas from Delta(•as station located on UnionAvenue and then foundanother $40 purchase wasmade without her consent onher credit card. Police report-ed the credit card companyreimbursed the money, andthe Division of Weights andMeasures will follow up withfines.

RUTHERFORD — A ParkAvenue resident reported onMarch 28 that someonesigned up for three lines ofcredit with J.C. Pennev, Delland Sleepy's. All of the creditcards had balances and werepaid, according to reports.

RUTHERFORD — OnMarch 28, a Camilla Avenueresident reported herestranged husband forgedthree checks and cashedthem for a total of $5,484.

EAST RUTHERFORD —Danny Ely, 31, of Elizabeth,was arrested on March 26 at2:18 p.m. for hinderingapprehension by providingfalse information to police,driving with a suspendedlicense and not observingtraffic signals following amotor vehicle stop on Route17 North. Bail was set at$5,000. He was released afterposting bail.

NORTH ARLINGTON —Kevin Galladay, 41, of NorthArlington, was arrested onMarch 27 at 9:23 p.m. for hin-dering apprehension and forhaving a total of six activewarrants totaling $3,600: onecriminal warrant from JerseyCity for $2,500, one criminaland one traffic fromBelleville for $750, and onecriminal and two traffic fromNewark for $350. He was laterprocessed and turned over toJersey City on their warrant

hitLYNDHURST — On

March 26 at 4:21 p.m.. policereported a 48-year-old NorthArlington resident travelingsouth on Ridge Road hit a 17-year-old Lyndhurst female asshe was attempting to cross infront of the Wendy's. Policereported both the driver andpassenger did not see eachother. The pedestrianreceived minor injuries. Nocharges were filed.

ShopliftingLYNDHURST — Nicole

Schilare-Artiza, 26, andAndres ( j jmona , 26, both ofCopeland Avenue, werearrested on March 28 forshoplifting a total of $72.93from Stop 8c Shop.

Stolen MVCARLSTADT — A Del]

Road resident reported onMarch 2" al 1:53 p.m. thatsomeone stole his 45-footWabash empty trailei worth$2,700.30.

EAST RUTHERFORD —A Hamsburg, Pa., residentreported on March 2y thaisometime overnight, some-one stole his 200(1 DodgeIntrepid while parked at theResidence Inn located onMurray Hill Parkway.Reported inside llie car werea Valoi radio. Valor headrest-mounted TV screen, anamplifier and boom box.

TheftCARLSTADT — On

March 2H al 5:37 p.m.. thefacilities manager of TribecaOven located on GothamParkway reported someonein a blue Ford van drove ontothe property and stole scrapmetal from a dumpster, threeseparate times.

CARLSTADT — OnMarch 28 al .3:17 p.m., theowner ol Quizno's legated onRoute 17 South reported amale juvenile ordered foodand then stole the tip jar with$50 inside, while the food wasbeing prepared. The juvenilelied with the jar without hisfood. A surveillance tape isbeing reviewed.

CARLSTADT — Theowner ol a 2006 Freightlinerand a 2000 Hino reported onMarch 28 at 10:13 a.m. thatsomeone siphoned 434 gal-lons of diesel fuel worth$1,736.

LYNDHURST — OnMarch 37 at 4:08 p.m.. anemployee of a business locat-ed in the 700 block ofRiverside Avenue reportedsomeone stole a large pile ofscrap copper worth $500.

RUTHERFORD — OnMarch 26, a West PassaicAvenue resident reportedsometime overnight, some-one stole a license plate froma 2005 Mazda.

RUTHERFORD — ARutherford High School stu-dent reported on March 26that sometime between 8 a.m.and 3 p.m., someone stolerunning shoes worth $40from a locker.

RUTHERFORD — OnMarch 29, a Union Schoolstudent reported someonestole his 16-inch KAI BMXPinch bike that was chainedto a pole ouuide of theschool located on UnionAvenue.

EAST RUTHERFORD —A Saddle River residentreported on March 29 thatsometime overnight, tome-one stole his daughter's pursecontaining a VerizonChocolate cell phone ($200).Nano iPod ($120) and a Sonydigital camera ($800) whileshe was performing a dancerecital at the Sheraton Hotelon Meadowlandt Plaza Drive.

NORTH ARLINGTON —The manner of BlockbusterVideo located on River Road

sometime between 3 p.m.and 5 p.m., someone stole anUltra Series Flip Video worth$120 from the store. Thepackaging was found in theback of the store, accordingto reports. Police are review-ing the surveillance video.

Theft from carWOOD-RIDGE — On

March 27 at 9:32 p.m.. policereported someone shatteredthe rear driver's side windowof a car parked at a businesslocated off Route 17 and stolea GPS unit and money.

LYNDHURST — OnMarch 24 at 3:02 p.m.. thedriver of a 1995 Marty Coachbus reported someoneentered the bus and stole sev-eral TV monitors whileparked at the Quality Innlocated on Polito Avenue

LYNDHURST — OnMarch 25 al 9:22 p.m.. anArlington. Va., residentreported someone broke thedriver's side door lock andstole suitcases, tennis racketsand tennis shoes from therental 2008 Dodge whileparked al the Quality Innlocated cm Polito Avenue.

LYNDHURST — OnMarch 26 at 1:45 p.m.. aBushkill. Pa., resident report-ed someone smashed the pas-senger's side window andstole an in-dash combinationradio DVD GPS unit($3,200). a laptop ($1,500)and a digital camera from a2005 Chevy pickup whileparked at Qualiiv Inn lexatedon Polito Avenue

LYNDHURST — A 500block of Third Street residentreported on March 24 thatsometime overnight, some-one entered the unlocked1990 Honda and stole a back-pack, clothing and a GPSunit.

LYNDHURST — OnMarch 24 at 8:48 p.m.. a 100blcx'k of \ A \ Avenue residentreported someone enteredthe 2004 Tovou and stole aGPS unit worth $500. Therewere no reported signs offorced entrv.

LYNDHURST — AGarrison, NY. residentrepined on March 27 at 9:50p.m. that someone broke thepassenger's side window andstole a GPS unit ($350). lap-top ($1,000) and a cell phone($150) from a 2007 Dodgepickup parked at the QualityInn locate on Polilo Avenue.

RUTHERFORD — Anemployee of Stadium AutoMall located on Route 17North reported on March 28that someone entered five2008 Ford Explorers andstole the interior control pan-els, a sunroof and a climatecontrol panel.

RUTHERFORD — Theowner of a 2005 Dodge pick-up reported on March 30 thatsometime overnight, some-one entered his car and stolea Garmin Nuvi GPS unitworth $200 while parked atthe Extended Stay Americalocated on Thomas E. DunnMemorial Highway.

EAST RUTHERFORD —On March 24, a River Streetresident reported sometimeovernight, someone punchedout the passenger's side cargodoor and stole a Samco AirCompressor, two Dcwalt chopsaws, a Dewalt table saw andDewalt screw gun from his2007 Chevy Express whileparked in front of his home.

EAST RUTHERFORD —A Midlothian, Va., residentreported on March 29 thatsometime overnight, tome-one smashed the passenger'sside window and stole aMagellan GPS unit from his2004 Toyota Sequoia whileparked at the Residence Innlocated on MurrayhillParkway.

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Rutherford to get civilian police directorThree fired police

RUTHERFORD — Despitepleas from the Policemen'sBenevolent Association and"no" votes by half the boroughcouncil, Mayor John Hipp castthe final vote on the hiring ofa civilian police director al theMarch 25 meeting.

T h e need to move forwardtonight is of paramountimportance.' Hipp said."We've had three months ofdiscussion, and three monthsis enough time."

Ordinances u> create iheposition of civilian directorand a SH'2.000. benefit-freesalary for the position werej-ead for the second and final| imc by Council PresidentJohn Genovesi. Per the firstreading Feb. 26. the ordi-nances included amendmentsto review the director's effortseach year and to appoint acommission to determine the

effectiveness of the position.The ordinances were voted

for by council members JohnGenovesi, Rose Inguanii andJohn Sasto. Council membersMaura Keyes, George Fecaninand Joseph Sommer votedagainst them. Mayor Hippweighed in to break the tie, infavor of the ordinances.

The position, to be appoint-ed by Hipp with consent of thecouncil, will replace the role ofpolice chief, tradttionallygained from promotion withinthe ranks. The borough's lastchief, Stephen Nienstedt,retired at the end of 2007.

Hipp said the position ofcivilian director, which onlyexists locally in Wellington,would save more than$100,000 based on Niensledtssalarv and compensatory time.

But Detective Mike Garner,representative for theRutherford PBA. said a direc-tor would cost additionalmoney in terms of training,and was only being created tosatisfy' the political agenda ofthe mayor.

Ti le police department is afragile structure held together

by leadership," Garner said. "Achief is motivated not by themayor, but by the desire toearn the respect of his subor-dinates and the community."

Keyes concurred that main-taining the "rank and file" ofthe RPD was critical, andFecanin said the choice was acrushing blow to the morale ofthe department.

There will be no positionfor the officers to worktowards," Fecanin said. "Andwe cannot afford to takeanother police officer off thestreet. ... In emergencies, achief can act as an officer."

Earlier in the meeting, thecouncil voted to increase thesize of the borough'* policeforce bv three with the rein-statement of Sgl. Robert Burlland officers ChristopherEsposilo and Andrzej Hrin.three of four officers lei initiat-ed subsequent to llu* allegedkidnapping of residentClaudia Santana In bouni\hunters in tin* summer of2005.

Per an agreement with tlit*borough. BuHl will return toeiutv demoted to patrolman.

All three will receive reducedretroactive pay, vacation andsick time, but none can sue theborough for the administra-tive violations that led to theirfiring. Former Sgl NicholasLoizzi, the fourth officerinvolved in the case, did notsign the agreement.

Hipp said the new civiliandirector — though he will beunable to carry a gun or issuetickets like the rest of the offi-cers — will fulfill all stalerequirements that an "appro-priate authority" be in chargeof the municipality's policeforce. He expressed confi-dence in the ability of the offi-cers, social of whom walkedout alter the vote, to weatlu-ithe change

T h e morale of the depart-ment is a very important issue,but we need IO look at it incontext." Hipp said. "I do notbelieve n's been good (he pastseveral years. ... Bui. we have aprofessional department, andtheir performance will not be.if lee ted."

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$11.9M Becton budget offers tax rate dipwj vnniR

EAST RUTHERFORD —Lsing a slight variation ot apopul.ii song title, perhaps thestdiv of the Bet*(on RegionalSchool Board's proposed2OOH4K* high school budgeti an lx- summed up this way:"What a Difference a VeaiMakes

During the sparsely attend-ed March -ti public heatingon the SI 1.9 million outlay,members ot the CarUudt-EasiRutherford Regional Board otEducation delivered the newsthev ho[>ed parents and con-cerned taxpayers wanted tohear: unanimous approval of aspending plan thai will see theschool tax rate dip slightly, inEast Rutherford and Carlstadt.and the i esti>rati<>n < >f someprograms tut last veai undetretiring Superintendent ofSchools Samuel Feldman

Voters will render their finalverdict during the April 15board election.

The budget seeks anincrease in total expenditifcresand the property tax levy. Yei.act ording to BusinessAdministrator NicholasAnnitti. the tax rate dips aredue to changes in the munici-palities' "estimated net taxablevaluation" as of last Oct. I. Hereported that the changes arebased on Figures taken fromthe state's Division of Finance.

Annitti said the shift hasreduced Carlsladi's tax bur-den for Becum from 57 to 53percent, with East Rutherfordpicking up the increase.

He explained that Becton'sportion of the school tax rateis expected to drop in( .ulsiadt from .603 to .585percent of $100 of assessed val-uation, while EastRutherford's should dip from545 to .5356.

Based on these projections,a person owning a homeassessed at $150,000 in(.ailstadt could see theirBecton taxes diminished byabout $27, down to $878. A

Photo by Alexis TbrroxiiThe Carlstadt Board off rducotion and Caristaat Parent(Teacher Association honoredStephen Kollinok (right) onMarch 25 (or his appointment

person owning the same homein East Rutherford could pa\about $14 less, or $803.

This year's calm marks astark contrast to last veai sstorm.

The board acted in 2007during a highly public contro-versy where it and Feldmanagreed on submitting two pro-posals to the county, bothoffering hitter pills

The board called for a 50jwrcenl reduction in Becton'slibrary and music programs,while Feldman called for theelimination of the music pro-gram. During the budget bat-tle, trustees heard howls otprotests from students, teach-ers and parents unhappy withany reductions, which, districtofficials explained, had to heimposed due to a lack ot staleaid.

"We were able to put backsome things that were takenout ot last year's budget whichwas reallv important to us,"Chief SchoolAdministrator PrincipalJames Jeiuarelli said, inaddressing the small gather-ing.

Jencarelli told The Isaderthai the district managed toax'ert last year's trouble bvappropriating $337,501 in sur-plus toward operating expens-es.

He explained that this willhelp the system restore certainprograms while keeping theproperty tax impact to a mini-mum

The total budget, at$11,875,695, represents a$463,041 increase over lastyear. Residents will only be vot-ing on the local lax lew. whichstands to jump by $410,973, to$10,685,290.

Board member LawrenceBongiovanni also attributedthe minimal tax impact to thedistrict's exerting frugalitywhile trying to stabilizeBecton's program.

T h e tax levy representsa 4 percent increase from lastyear, and that number was dic-tated by the slate,"

Bongiovanni said of the jumpAnv higliei increase wouldhave required the district toseek .» cap waiver.

"We've met .ill thrurequirements bv staving withinthe 4 percent," he said

Major pr»>|>osed increase*include the areas of personalservices* employee benefits(bv $223,600 to $1,466,600),regular programs (up$143,071 to SH.H.VJ.lMi, andthe district's e hild stud\ team(jumping l>\ $110,143 to$SO9,565).

Majot reductions includecapital expenditures(trimmed bv $H7.H(|'J foi atotal outlay of only $1,500)and attendance- and socialservices (down bv Sltil.104 to$1,986,571). Jencarelli point-ed out thai the- proposal alsoseeks to eliminate the Frene hprogram

He further said the dlslrie thas put in funds for a "sharedservices initiative" with KastRutherford and Carlstadt tohire a full-time- curriculumcoordinate)! who would workon standardizing instructionat all grade levels.

Jencarelli noted thai thebudget also calls for luring apart-time student assistancecounselor, as well as rehiring afull-time library/ media spe-cialist taken out of last vear'soutlay. Jencarelli said theboard also managed to retainthe services of a businessteacher that the full-timelibrarv person was going toreplace

He also spoke with enthusi-asm over Becton's new "Virtualhigh school initiative" that willoffer 25 students pel semester2(K) online courses from whichthev can select and incorpo-rate into schedules. The cours-es are not currently availablein the school.

In a later e-mail, Jencarellitouted another new initiativethat will net new revenue fromthe slate: a "self-contained spe-cial education program." Itwill be run bv Bergen CounrvSpecial Services and bring slu-

dents from the two communi-ties — now gelling help elsewhere — closer to home.

"We have been identified bvthe slate as a school that hastoo main oui-ot-distru t place-ments,™ Jencarelli noted.

Honoring Carlstadt's new superintendent

arcn AJ ror Ml* UfJtMinnimH

superintendent/principal of„.« Carlstadt School District,effective April 1. Kollinok hatbeen currently serving at theschool principal.

The board maintained(through the decision process)to find the best candidate forCarlstadt, and clearly, when itwas all done, Mr. Kollinok hasemerged as a candidate ofchoice," Acting SuperintendentRaymond Albano soid.

The board received about 30applications, interviewed ninecandidates and narrowed itdown to three finalists, beforechoosing Kollinok based on hisknowledge and experience ofthe district in the classroom, ineducation, in special educationand in many other areas,CBOE President RobertAnderson soid

"I take great pride being menext superintendent in theCarlstadt School District,*Kollinok said. *l will be fellow-ing a legacy of excellentodmmistrotorswhohodvitions

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Kutnd* oflulUrfad omfpouok CMy Hittorion Mori Auwtxxkara tbown with a former exhibit on jMMkards held at theRutherford Library. On Saturday April 5at l U m ^ Auerbockwil prwtnt a Iras program on DWHOIOCJY, or postcard oaJwchncj,at 55 Kip Cantor. H« w« display cards of various ptriodt of port-cord history and touch on current voluQtton. lo seniors, rownorwsof post trips, friends and wonts ore trwnunM, and can be njrvisit*•a thfoupjn postcards. This program wil prKBas th© sudh onnuolPoitcard Show and Sale at the Kip Center on Sunday, April 13.10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission will be $2, and all proceeds willbenefit the Community Chest of Rutherford. Contact the KipCenter at 201-460-1600 or the Community Chest at 201-939^8782 for information

New clubs set to meet at W-R LibraryWOOD-RIDGE — WIMKI-

Ridge Memorial Library hasadded iun new dubs for stu-dents into its weekly scheduleol activities which will beginon April 9 and continuethiough Julv 16.

To accommodate this newschedule, tin- weeklySiorvumc will now be held onWednesdays from 5 p.m. to5:30 p.in foi % to 5-vear-olds,and 5:30 p.m in 6 p.m. for 5-io KHear-olds.

New to the library is the

library Volunteer Club, whichwil) meet on Wednesdays from$ p.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursdaysfrom 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Also new to the schedule is theChess Club, which will meeton Wednesdays from 6:15 p.m.to 7:30 p.m.

The library Volunteer Clubis for students of all ages whowant to assist the youth servic-es librarian with basic librarymaintenance and decorationprojects. The Chess Club is forchildren ages t> through 12

who want to team up withother young chess players topractice and learn new skills.

Playtime for YoungChildren, ages 6 months to 4years old. will still be onFridays from 10:30 a.m. tonoon, featuring songs anddancing, snacks, a picture col-oring craft and a playtime withsoft building blocks and toys.

Contact Christina Park,youth services librarian, al 201-438-2455.

NA Cub Scouts to collect food for needyNORTH ARLINGTON —

Km Scout Troop 120 and CubScout Pack 120 will participateiii ihe Scouting for Food drive,a national effort sponsored bythe Bov Scouts of America, onSaturday, April 5.

Bov Stouts will staff collec-tion points outside RearmFederal Savings on RidgeRoan from •• a.m. to noon, and(*ub Scouts will IK- at jacks

Food town on Schuvlei Avenuefrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Donors can also drop offnon-perishable food items atkearnv Federal Savings beforeSaturday

Most-needed items includemeals in a can such as pastas,chunky soups and slews,lx>xrd macaroni and cheese,mna fish, peanut buttei andjam oi jellv, breakfast cereal*

jand instant oatmeal, pasta andspaghetti sauce, canned fruitsspaghetti sauce, canned fruitsand vegetables, beans andsoup, boxed liquids oi pow-dered milk, coffee, tea andhabv food.

Community briefs . . .CARUSTADT — The ladies

auxiliary < it Vic's Hoofersmeets on the first Thursday otthe month at the- ( ..ulstadt()ivic (Center at a new time of 7p.m. The meeting on April 3will include a Hat Social withprizes foi prettiest and funni-est \ew members arc wel-come. Call Rose at 201-935-'J'JH" foi infoi mation.

NORTH ARLINGTON —The Queen of PeaceElementary SchoolHome/School Association willtponsoi a tricky tray <>n Friday,April 4, in the Queen of Peat eGrammar School cafeteria, 21Church Place, NorthAl Itngton Dooi s will open at 6p.m Tickets are SI" [M-I per-son;! nnuu'i QPKS at 201-99K-K222 foi availability

HAZLET / FAIRLAWN —The Lindsey Meyer TeenInstitute (LMTI) Bowl-A-Thonwill be held on Saturday. April5, from 1 p.m. to \ p.m., at theBrunswick /.one in Ha/lei andFan lawn

IVixirds will help suppoi ithe work ot the l.indsev MeyeiTern Institute COM IS S10admission fee whu h will bewaived as long as participantsraise at least SI" in one-timedonations. Two games andshoes are inc luded. \ isiiiinttt: lmtetiun\Utute. org totinformation.

LYNDHURST — TheLyndhurst Elks Lodge No.1505 pi esents "SundayBreakfast" at 251 Park Aye..l.vndhurst. <>n Sunday. April 6from H a.m to noon.

Donation is $(i foi adults.$3 for children, {oi buftet-stvlehreak.fa.st (includes omelet sta-tion). Call H62-2O8-8213 oi201-507-1505 for information.

RUTHERFORD — TheBoard of Deacons of the FirstPresbyterian Church ofRutherford will hold its semi-annual Deacons Brunch onSunday, April 6 at 11:30 a.m..in the First PresbyterianChurch Parish House. 32Ridge Road.

Tickets will be available at(he door: %H foi adults, $5 forseniors (over age 62) and chil-dren (age 10 and under) .Take-out orders will also beavailable.

LYNDHURST — TheHackensack MeadowlandsMunicipal Committee willhold its next regular meetingon Monday, April 7 at 7 p.m.,in the Environmental Center,located at Two DeKortc ParkPlaza, Lyndhurst

LYNDHURST — Thenewly formed LyndhurstMerchant's Committee (a division of the MeadowlandsRegional Chamber ofCommerce), working in con-junction with the LyndhurstBoard of Commissioners, willhold its next meeting onMonday, April 7 at 9 a.m., in

Perkins restaurant, located inthe Towne (Centre on VallevBrook Avenue

The group is committed toworking together to makebusiness beUet in l.vndhurstContact Judy Ross al 201-939-0707 foi more information.

NORTH ARLINGTON —The Americ an Legionnaires ofAlexander P. Stover Post 37will install its officers tin 200H-OfS during (he meeting onMonday. April 7. in the VFWHall. 222 Rivei Road, NorthArlington.

Commandei Fdwaid Telepwill lead the proceedings at Mp.m. aftei the officers caucusat 7 p.m. Me will call on Past(-ommandei |im Ferriero, bor-ough liaison to the veterans, toconduct the installation

WOOD-RIDGE — TheFriends of Wood-RidgeMemorial Library have set thedate for the annual DessertParty fundraiser on Tuesday,April 8 at 7 p.m., in the W'IMKI-Ridge Senioi Center corner olHackensack Street andHighland Avenue, adjacent tothe- libraiv.

Admission is $10 at thedooi foi the homemade all-you-can-eai desserts; ticketswill not he sold in advance.The Fi lends of the Library willalso serve toffee and tea.

Ac toi and authoi ChrisLucas of Wood-Ridge will pres-ent "The Man Behind theMouse; An F.veiling with WaltDisney" at this event.

RUTHERFORD — TheRutherford Community BloodBank will host its annualspring blood drive on Tuesday,April 8, 4 p.m. to M p.m., at theElks Club on Ames Avenue.

Most people 17 years andolder can donate blood, andreservations are not required.Minors under IN need writtenpermission from a parent oiguardian. Call CommunityBlood Services at 201*251-3708lor more information.

RUTHERFORD — TheRutherford RecreationDepartment will be sponsoringa Rutgers CoachingCertification Seminar for all

Klilliri fold c oac lies nilWednesday, April 9 This semi-nai will be held at the TamblvnField Civic Centei from til")p.m. to 9:30 p ni Registrationis required; call 201-460-3015

RUTHERFORD — MavorJohn Hipp has announc edthat there will be a PublicForum to discuss the 2008Rutherford Municipal Budgeton Wednesday, April 9 ui 7p.m., in (he < ouncil chambers,borough hall. 17ri Park Ave ,Rutherford. All residents areencouraged to attend and par-ticipate in this forum.

EAST RUTHERFORD —The East Rutherford VFWMemorial Post No. 8374 willhold its next meeting at ~:'Mip.m on Thursday. April 10, inthe Civic Center, 37 VieelandAve. New members are wel-come to join

The next party at thePanunus Veterans Home willIM' held on Monday, April 28

CARLSTADT — TheCarlstadt Senior FriendshipClub meets tin the first andthird Wednesdays of themonth at the ("ivic ( enterRefreshments are served al Ip.m.. with the meeting com-mencing at 1 :S0 p.in

St heduled trips in* lude:April 10 - LeGreci, SutenIsland; May 14 - LakesideManor, and June 17 - WestPoint Hall of Fame. CallKileen at 201-9SH-6949 forinformation.

CARLSTADT — TheCarlstadt Republican Club willhost a trip lo Resorts Casino inAtlantic City on Sunday, April15. The bus will depart at 9a.m. from the Sun Chemicalparking lot on Garden Street,Carlstadt, returning at approx-imately 7:SO p.m.

Cost is $30 per person, with$21 cash back and $5 buffetcoupon at casino. Call 201-933-5630 forinformation /reservations.

Proceeds will benefit the re-election efforts of Council menDennis Ritchie and Joe ( litasi,along with various communityactivities throughout the year.

ERPOAwillsponsor BOETown Meeting

EAST RUTHERFORD —The East Rutherford PropertyOwner's Association (F.RPOA)will host an Open TownMeeting School BoardCandidates Sight and budgetpresentations by both the localand regional hoard of educa-tions. No KRPOA inemlH'rshipis required to attend.

Lac h candidate will be giventime to present his her posi-tion, and the public will he ableto ask questions. The local andregional BOF administratorswill present iheii budgets,highlighting change!) in pro-grams, and ol course, the taximpact of those changes.

Residents are urged toattend, so thai thev can makean informed vote. This meet-ing event will be held onMonday, April 7 at 7:80 p.m., inthe Fast RutherfordSenioi (;ivi< ( entri onVreeland Avenue.

Meeting, dinnerand dance for ElSheedy Caravan

NORTH ARLINGTON —The Alhambians of the FISheedv ( aiavan 192 will hold atestimonial dinner and dancefin Past (>rand CommandersCharles Belmonte and CharlesDorunik on Frtdav, April 4 at(>:30 p.m.. in the Uindmai k,Fast Rutherford

A business meeting will fol-low on Tuesday. April M, in thethambers (if Queen oi Peace-Council $428 of the Knights ofColumbus at 194 River Road inNorth Arlington. Cii and( ommandei Joseph SheedvMill monitoi the agenda .it Hp.m. and give a digest of thefurther planning to assist thedevelop mental I v disabled andinentalh challenged.

Those interested in leai ningmore m,i\ < on tat i (>rand( ominandt-i Sheedv at 201-991-96Mi oi (.iand(ihambei lain Petei Bnodv at201-991-KH92.

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RUTHERFORD — TinMeadowlands Museum contin-ues its populai |unioiHistorian Program on Sunday.April IS, with the arc ol stainedKlass.

First, children in fust gradeand up will lake a tour oi themuseum's Henderson CilassCo exhibit. The exhibit high-lights stained glass of areahomes and churches done bvthe Rutherford Henderson Co.Afterwards, the children willcreate a stained glass peacockto take home.

There will be two sessions atI p.m. and 2 p.m. Reservationsare strongly recommended.The cost is S.r>. Walk-ins will beaccepted only if space allows.Call 201-9S5-1175 to makereservations or for more infor-mation.

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•AST RUTHERFORD —The bubbly u not ready hutyet, but Meadowlands Xanaduu unwrapping the foil andaiming the bottle • neck at the

On March 87, Larry Siegel,president of MeadowUndiDevelopment, gave a fail-looktour of the Xanadu complexto a pack of reporter! clickingaway with cameras. Tht Ltadtrwas there to take some of thefirst shots of the inside of themega-mall/amusement cen-ter, which u set to open inNovember.

The $2 billion complex willconsist of five themed areas:sports, entertainment, youthculture, "food ic home" andfashion. Sprinkled throughoutthese categories will be theUnited States' first indoorsnow dome, a skydiving tower,multiple movie theaters, a con-cert and live theater venue,retail stores and gourmetrestaurants, according to apress release fromMeadowlan'ds Development.

The inside of the complexis still bare, with constructionworkers buzzing, cutting andhammering away. The struc-ture seems to be complete; allit needs is a face-lift — becausethe first businesses start mov-ing in during the coming

Photo by John SolsatA construction worker uses a saw on March 27 right near thefuture home of the Snow Dome at the Meodowtanck Xanadu com-plex in East Rutherford.

weeks. The outside facade,which has been a bone of con-tention for some who decry itsunusual choice of PEZ-dis-penser-like colored tiles, willchange slightly There will beseveral sponsor banners andLED screens.

The "Sports District" willfeature the snow dome, withover 165,000 square feet ofsnow and an 800-fnot-king skislope for skiing and snow-boarding. Also featured will bea 200,000-square-foot Cabela's— an outlet store of sorts that

combines every danglingcandy imaginable for fishers,hunters and outdoor-types.SkyVenutre will offer a skydiv-ing experience, whileAdrenalina will be an extremesports area dedicated to surf-ing, wakeboarding and kitesurfing. This amusement areawill also feature the Flowrider.an indoor surfing attraction.

The "EntertainmentDistrict" will feature the195,000-squaie-foot MuvicoTheater, which is an Egyptian-themed cinema complex. It

will have 18 screens and one ofthe largest IMAX screens inthe United Sates. When theweather is right, said Siegel,there will also be an outdoormovie venue available as well.Right near the Muvico will bea live theater, similar to theNokia live in Times Square.Finally, a Lucky Strike multi-media bowling experience willbe included as well.

The "Youth CultureDistrict" will have much-her-alded Pepsi Globe, the tallestobservation wheel in theUnited Stales with what will bean impressive view of the NewYork City skyline. Additionally,there will be Wannado City,where children can act ingrown-up roles; a LegolandDiscovery Centre; andMagiQuest, a wand-activatedgaming experience.

The "Food Ic HomeDistrict" will feature a cookingacademy and gourmet shop-ping market.

The "Fashion District" willhave several retail outlets,including an H&M, Forever21, Against All Odds and TheChildren's Place. There willalso be a customized runwav.which Siegel said will featuremore than 100 events per year

The restaurants throughoutthe Xanadu complex willinclude a Japanese/ sushi bar.Chinese dim sum restaurant.Italian. American. Latin.Mexican and other stvles.

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NORTH ARLINGTON —In a last-minute move onMarch 26, The TrumpOrganization swept in andpaid off EnCap's 2007 debt tothe borough

EnCap owed almost$263,000 in delinquent taxpayments and interest fromlast vear, and the boroughplanned to auction tax lienson the company's property tothe highest bidder.

But, Donald Trump decid-ed to intervene, explainedMichael Cohen, executive vicepresident for The TrumpOrganization, and projec tmanager for EnCap.

They heard about the taxsale the morning of March 26,Cohen said, and Trump "per-sonally sent me to deliver acheck."

The last-minute save is stan-dard operating procedure forEnCap in North Arlington,said Councilman Al Granetl."Every time we've done thesetax sales, they've come in atthe very last second," Granellsaid.

True to form, with the taxsale slaif.i to begin at noon,Cohen came in around 11:55a.m., Granell said.

"I was waiting," Granelladded. "I was curious to setwho was coming-

It was Cohen, with a ChaseManhattan bank check.

The money will help toreplenish the borough'sreserve for uncollected taxes,Granell said. The council usedmoney from that fund to easethis year's tax burden, intro-ducing a budget with a zeropercent tax increase com-pared to last year.

The overdue tax paymentswere associated with "four

parcels of property thatencompass the formeiKingsland landfill," accordingto a press release from theBorough of North Arlington.The borough claimed thatEnCap owed more than$450,000 in total delinquenttax payments, but only rough-ly $263,000 was up for the lienauction.

If the sales of the liens werenot awarded to Trump. NorthArlington was ready to offerthem up to the highest bidder."Purchasers of the tax liensmust pav the back taxes, andin return, will receive intereston their money from EnCapwhen the company decides tobuy back its property," thepress release stated. "If EnCapfails to pav the lien holdersafter two years, the propertygoes into foreclosure."

With the Trump funds inthe coffers, peoples' mindsshould be at ease about the

validity of the number,Councilman Steve Tanelli said

For Trump, the cash equalscommitment "Mr. Trump feltit necessary to make the pay-ment," Cohen said. He wantsthe people and elected offi-cials of North Arlington "tounderstand thai he is tullvcommitted to the project."

But, according to Tanelli,paving one's taxes isn't exactlygoing above and bevond. "Ifyou have to pav vour taxes, youhave to pav vour taxes," Tanellisaid.

EnCap is already late on its2008 payments, Granell noted.The company was billed inFebruary, but North Arlingtonhas not received am moneyfor this year yet, according toGranell.

It appears that "Paid inFull" on last vear's ledger does-n't necessarily purchase goodwill.

New stores may face restricted hoursLyndhurst considersnew master planaW < • • • « • faWy V R * M 1 \m*SENIOR REPORTU

LYNDHURST — Theboard of commissioners islooking to restrict the hours ofoperation for new businesses,and more changes to townshipcode can be expected as theBOC pursues a new masterplan.

As it stands, businesses nearresidential areas have to closefrom midnight to 6 a.m. But,the current ordinance grants anotable exception to business-es along state highways,including Ridge Road andRutherford Avenue.

Restaurants and gas stationsthat meet certain criteria areal»o exempted, regardless oftheir address.

The board of commission-ers is considering an amend-ment that will eliminate thestate highway exemption.Existing businesses, like 7-11,will be grandfathered, allow-ing them to keep their currentstore hours, said Mayor

Richard DiLascio.The amendment will also

allow stores to open earlier, at5 a.m., instead of 6 a.m. Theexemption for restaurants andgas stations would not change.

A similar ordinance inRutherford touched off a waveof public comment and a law-suit. When the RutherfordCouncil introduced its ordi-nance, 7-11 was already in theprocess of opening a new storeat 110Jackson Ave.

In Lyndhurst, the situationis different, DiLascio said. Noall-night businesses are ontheir way into town.

Jim Kirkos, chief executiveofficer of the MeadowlandsRegional Chamber ofCommerce, applaudsDiLascio's efforts to help thebusiness community and gen-eral quality of life. It appears"the mayor has chosen to tack-le some issues before theyactually arise," said Kirkos,who added that if he thoughtthe practice was anti-business,he would oppose it. But nosigns point to it being anti-business.

"We always look to allowbusinesses the opportunity to

operate their businesses,'Kirkos added.

DiLascio also said that theBOC is creating a new masterplan for the township, and aspart of the process, some ordi-nances may be changed.

A new master plan is "longoverdue," DiLascio said. Theprocess, which will includepublic hearings, is a chance to"take a fresh look at what ourvision for Lyndhurst really is."

That fresh look will result ina fresh plan — the board isn'tjust updating the document,they are creating a new onefrom scratch, DiLascio said.

The master plan is the zon-ing law of the municipality. Itsets out a plan of develop-ment, and any variations fromthe plan have to be approvedby the board of adjustment.

The current master plan is"weird" and hard to read, saidDiLascio, hoping the new onewill rectify those problems.

But, he added, the board isnot contemplating a"grandiose plan for makingeverything high-rise."

Matter plans aren't cheap.DiLascio said that Lyndhursthas applied for some grant

funding and hopes to usesome services from the NewJersey MeadowlandsCommission to help defray thecost.

The BOC introduced theamendment to the hours ofoperation ordinance at itsMarch 11 meeting. Publichearing on the amendmentwill be on April 8.

The master plan willrequire public input, but dateshave not been set.

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WOOD-RIDGE — Assumption Church in Wood-Ridge, cor-ner of Second Street and Main Avenue, announces the followingschedule for iu First Friday Adoration on April 4,9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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The Naw Jersey State Police and Rutherford Police Departmententered Joseph laona's apartment on Hastings Avenue and seizedmore than 35 guns. He was subsequently arrested (or possessingassault weapons and machine guns, among other charges

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RUTHERFORD — At least35 weapons, including severalhandguns, an AK-47, twoRussian-made SKS assaultweapons and various weaponparts, were seized during arecent search of an apartmentat 19B Hastings Ave.

Joseph Leone, 56, ofRutherford, was arrested onMarch 25 for unlawful posses-sion of a weapon, possession ofan assault rifle,disposition/defacing ofweapons, disposition of assaultfirearms, possession of a largeamount of ammunition maga-zine and possession of anassault rifle.

"When thev have that manyweapons, it makes you wonderwhy someone would need thattype of arsenal," RutherfordPolice Detective Lt PatrickFeliciano said. "Why would heneed that kind of arsenal in asuburban environment? It'snot like we are out West wherevou can practice target shoot-ing."

The arrest resulted from acollaboration of the NewJersey State Police Street ClangUnit North and theRutherford PoliceDepartment, which jointly exe-cuted the search warrant ofLeone's premises with theassistance of the New Jersev

State Police TEAMS. Unit,State Police Canine Unit andRPD detectives.

Initiated by the state police,the investigation grew toinvolve Rutherford once asearch warrant was obtained."When we got there, we set upsurveillance and approachedLeone when he got to the doorand advised him that we had asearch warrant," Felicianosaid. "Guns were located in thebedrooms, closets, cabinets ...all over. There were at least35."

The amount of guns mayseem alarming. However,Feliciano noted that Leoneonly ranked in the "top five"on his personal list of witness-ing gun possessions in thepast.

Feliciano added that it was-n't the amount of guns thatresulted in Leone's arrest, butthe manufacturing of parts forthe weapons and possession ofassault weapons. "As long asvou have the guns legally regis-tered and are not in violationof the assault ban ... then youcan have as main guns as youwant," he said.

After the search was com-pleted, Leone was taken backto Rutherford headquarters tobe processed before beingtransported to Bergen CountyJail in lieu of $50,000 bail withno 10 percent option.

Wood-Ridge andRutherford, apparethat crime is not onlyus, but riddled throughoutlocal neighborhoods.

There was a total of 45arrest warrants issued, accord-ing to a Prosecutor's Officespokesperson. As of presstime, only 44 of the warrants

TheindMd-uals who were As thearrested, some greased,of whom werebusted fordrug use, held (tojobs as teach- u t l

en, carpenters, ^ ^ _ _ ^ _c a t e r e r s , . _

Rocco's Bar " " " " " ^ " • • • ™ ~ •at 48 John St.J in EastRutherford appeared on thelist twice with the arrest ofboth its manager, Nando Sgro,a 40-year-old charged with dis-tribution of CSS, and a bar-tender, Korina Bougere, a 28-year-old from Carlstadtcharged with conspiracy to dis-tribute cocaine.

"(We) rounded everyoneup through wire taps," said ERPolice Detective ChrisDeCarlo. "Something neededto be done."

In addition, the executionof 24 search warrants resultedin the "seizure of approxi-mately five pounds of marijua-na, five vehicles and theseizure of $5 million," accord-ing to the press release.

The seizure of the moneyand drugs, along with thearrests, mostly occurred themorning of March 25, whenthe suspects were still sleeping,according to authorities.

The charges against the 42suspects are for "variouscrimes relating to traditionalorganized crime activities," theProsecutor's Office stated.

The bust, which had beenin the works since August2007. included the efforts ofthe Bergen CountyProsecutor's Office SpecialInvestigation Squad and theNew Jersey State PoliceOrganized Crime BureauNorth.

Beneath the five leaders"was a large network of opera-tives or agents' that were run-ning individual gamblingpackages' on their behalf.

These co-conspirators werepaid a commission' or per-centage of the profits beingreaped by (the) organization,"according to the Prosecutor'sOffice. "As the investigationprogressed, evidence of wide-

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diMnDumn M I uncdie Southernarea. . . .Theincluded thecrack cocaine, powdercocaine, marijuana and theillegal sale of prescription nar-rotirs.

The' Prosecutor's Officesaid the invent-gallon is con-

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als under thealleged leaderswho werecharged.

— KorinaBougere, 28,of Carlstadt,

was charged with conspiracy todistribute cocaine.

— Daniel Carpluk, 44, ofCarlstadt, was charged withconspiracy to possess cocaine.He works for Bergen CountyCarpenters Union Local 15.

— Francis C. Chorazy, 38,of East Rutherford, wascharged with conspiracy topossess COS. The actor is stillat large.

— John Dubiel, 40, ofCarlstadt, was charged withconspiracy to possess CDS.

— Vivian C. Gluhm. 43, ofRutherford, was charged withconspiracy to possess CDS. Sheis a self-employed nanny.

— Michael Hayes, 40, ofCarlstadt, was charged withconspiracy to possess CDS.

— Darren Howard, 46, ofCarlstadt, was charged withconspiracy to distributecocaine.

— Penny Kaminskv-Preli,41, of Carlstadt, was chargedwith conspiracy to distributeCDS.

— Mark Koblan, 54, ofWood-Ridge, was charged withconspiracy to distribute CDSand possession with intent todistribute marijuana.

— Thomas Kamphausen,51, of East Rutherford, wascharged with conspiracy to dis-tribute CDS.

— Todd Muoio, 41, ofWood-Ridge, was charged withconspiracy to distribute CDS.

— Patrick Paparella, 45, ofCarlstadt, was charged withconspiracy to possess CDS.

— Paul Pierantoni, 44, ofCarlstadt, was charged withpromoting gambling, conspir-acy to promote gambling andconspiracy to distribute CDS.

— Anthony Salernitano, 55,of East Rutherford, wascharged with conspiracy to dis-tribute CDS.

Continued from on Page A land some of his dealings,"O'Connor said, because Parisihad once lived in Lyndhurst.

Parisi alleged that he was atthe World Trade Center onSept. 11, which apparentlygave him enough credibility tolobby for charity money.

But O'Connor said thatpart of his resume is untrue."He was not al the WorldTrade Center," said O'Connor,who added that Parisi was stillin training with the New YorkCity Police Department at thetime of the terrorist attacks.

Lori Widmer wrote a pressrelease for the 9/11 RescueWorkers Foundation, onewhich claimed that Parisi wasal the World Trade Centerwhen the second plane hit andasked for donations to be for-warded to a Kinnelon address.

Widmer said she wrote thepress release on a volunteerbasis for Parisi. "Once I heardhis story, which was very com-pelling, 1 volunteered towrite," Widmer said. "Shortlyafter I wrote the first pressrelease, I found out he wasn'tbeing aboveboard with me."

Widmer said she was con-tacted by an officer, tippingher off that Parisi was alleged-

ly a fraud and that his Sept. 11stories were fabricated. After alittle investigating herself.Widmer decided to confrontParisi. "He gave me a veiledthreat, like 'I'm not a personto be messed with,'" Widmersaid. "At that point, I wrotehim off."

The falling out was also dueto an alleged argument thatWidmer and Parisi had aboutPeople magazine. Widmer saidParisi wanted his story in thetabloid, and when Widmer'scontact could not deliver, hegave her "some trouble,"according to Widmer.

"I was not surprised to hearthat he was arrested," sheadded.

Also, in a recent newsreport, Parisi was said to havebeen diagnosed with a rarelung disease and was askingfor donations northward of$4,000 to send his son, a base-ball player, to Holland for a"People to People SportsAmbassador" program.

Donations in the form ofcheck or money order wereasked to be sent to Parisi's son,care of Lorraine Terrero.

Terrero was tight-lippedabout the whole situation. 1

don't really know the man,"she said.

Terrero said that eventhough the checks and moneyorders were sent to her, shenever opened the envelopesand just gave them to Parisi.No money "was given to me,"said Terrero, who added thatall she did was make charitypamphlets for Parisi.

O'Connor said he enteredthe Waterfront Cafe around7:45 p.m. on March 29. Thecharity event was called "BigBold Blues Benefit Concert/featuring The Dan LawsonBand & Johnny Charles andthe Straight Eight Blues Kings.The fee to enter was a $12donation to the 9/11 RescueWorkers Foundation, accord-ing to a flyer for the event.

There weren't a lot of folksthere," O'Connor said. "I wentinside and exchanged greet-ings."

After acquainting himselfwith the surroundings andParisi, O'Connor said he hadto go outside because he waswaiting for friends. That iswhen O'Connor left theWaterfront Cafe and signaledfor the bust and subsequentarrest to commence, accord-

ing to O'Connor.Parisi did not resist arrest,

O'Connor said, but heallegedly threatened JeffersonTownship Police DetectiveJoseph Kratzel. This led policeto charge Parisi with a thirdoffense, in addition to the twotheft charges.

Parisi's bail was set at$107,500.

Parisi, a married rather ofthree, was found with a replicaNYPD badge and photo-copied police identificationcard, according to O'Connor.T h e question is how manyother ID cards he made,"O'Connor said.

The Lyndhurst PoliceDepartment is asking anyonewho may have beenapproached by Parisi andsolicited for money to call thedepartment. Additionally,O'Connor said Parisi may haveleft donation boxes for hischarity at local businesses. Ifanybody has any more infor-mation, they should call thedepartment at 201439-2900,according to O'Connor.

T o the layperson, he's verybelievable," O'Connor added.

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Bothde i followed onfoot over concrete walls andthrough residents' backyardsuntil a visual of the two maleswas lost During the pursuit.East Rutherford andLyndhurst police departmentsresponded to the scene to set

on Page A lup a perimeter of the area.

"Detectives Farrell andNunziato's observation waskey," Rutherford PoliceDetective Lt. Patrick Felicianosaid. ^Words can't express howmuch of a tremendous jobthey did in this extremely dan-gerous situation."

A witness called the policereporting that he observed dietwo juveniles run into what hethought was an apartmentbuilding on the corner ofWashington and Montrossavenues, according to Farrell.

The officers went inside theapartment building knockingon each door. However, policereported negative results.

"When we walked out thedoor, one of the officers puthis flashlight down at his side,and the light shined on themales lying in the bushes rightnext to the door," Farrell said."As soon as we saw them, wejumped on them. ...They did-n't have a chance to escape.''

The bandanas were foundto be in the juveniles' posses-sion. The gun — bier foundto be a fake — and the victim'spersonal items were foundthrown on the ground in anearby yard.

"It was a really great helphaving everyone therebecause it was a high-intensitychase," Farrell said. T h i s

shows how different towns canwork together.'

Both Maywood juvenileswere charged with armed rob-bery in the first degree andtheft in the fourth degree andwere later released to theirparents. The juveniles werealso given ankle bracelets, lim-iting their travel to school andtheir attorneys'offices.

If they are tried as adults,they could face 10 to SO yearsin prison for the robberycharge and up to 18 months injail for the theft charge.Feliciano said the BergenCounty Prosecutor's Office iscurrently considering charg-ing the l&yearold as an adult.

i fcfcjwel. M, offan Rutherford, was chargedwith cotupirMcy to duuriuiiicCDS. ^

— Nando Sgro, 40, of EastRutherford, was charged withdistribution of CDS.

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A* she exciiedlv waited U»su( cess e \n \ lime tht* txutcrept awa\ from .i nest IK>\.Benneti-Meain went on todest libe the tree swallowsnesting patterns.

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Attempting to be more transparentRuterford to changevacation day policy

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RUTHERFORD — The lastivVi> months of 2(M)7 were tur-bulent ones for the boioughV whirlwind of resignationsdrained financial resourcesand left a path of questions inlUen wake.

The current mayor andcouncil are now trying to.i(tdress the issue in hindsight.

Aftei Mayoi BernadetteNfcPherson lost her bid fm athird term in office, the politedepartment's top officersstepped down, taking huge( hunks of cash for unused sickand vacation days. Then,Borough AdimnistratoiFimoiln Stafford resigned.

The polite thief and cap-tain left a deai paper trail ontheir wa\ out. whereasStafford's resignation wasdmed Dec IM. 2007, but theborough clerk didn't get aropy of it until Jan 1, 2008

(Ihief Financial Officer Ed< lortright seems to havektiowu about the resignationit) December. He included a$S*6,(KK) payment to Stafford in

the Dec. 27 payroll, reimburs-ing Staftord for unused vaca-tion days.

(o i (right said that heauthorized the payment after ameeting with Stafford, duringwhich he "got the impression(hat there was a t oui se olaction that was consented to.even if only tacitly."

The $26,000 did receivegoverning body approval, butnot until after the money waspaid out. An ordinance on thecouncil's March 25 agenda isdesigned to add transparencyto the process of how monevfor unused vacation dayst hanges hands.

Discussing the ordinance,( x>u mi I woman Rose Inguantisaid that the borough needs a"pause" in the process whenemployees resign.

The ordinance, which stip-ulates that no accumulatedleave payouts be made until"at least SO days after theemployee has left the emplovof the borough," would defi-nitely codify Inguanii's pause

The ordinance would alsocreate several new hoops foiexiting employees to jumpthrough on their way out thedoor. And, it clarifies that theclerk's office is the nerve cen-ter for resignations.

The cut tent rules aie mini-mal: notih the mavoi, counciland department head in writ-ing $0 days in advance andmeet sepata(el\ with (hedepartment head and person-nel officer, giving teasons torthe resignation

It the ordinance is adopted,the exit interviews won't bescheduled until attei the clerkhas been notified

I he proposed ordinal.< ealso lavs out parameters forate umulated leave pavim-ms.Essentially, none can be madeuntil the clerk receives die res-ignation lettei and the mavoiand council accept ii.

The ordinance alsorequires the mavoi and coun-cil (o vote on ate umulatedleave pawiitnts in the form ofa separate resolution.

Lump sum payments, astaken by Stafford and retiringChief N'ienstedt and CaptainThomas Parrel], will also bediscouraged. The ordinant erequires the governing lx>dv tomake every effort to negotiatepayment to re-signing employ-ees over (he course of "two oimore years."

T h e governing bodv needsto be more await- of how thesepat kages are paitl oul." Hippsaid.

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! In (ailsuclt. a PowerPoint|+esentaiion on the 2<XHU)9Mjliool veal budget was shownby Acting SuperintendentRjavmond Alb.ino and theboard of education duringiKrii March 25 meeting to fur-tier explain the proposed .87percent increase.', "A lot of the budget is driv-

en around how we take care of(Be kids that we have," Albanosaid.

"Remaining essentially theMine, the budget did notchange from the March Smeeting, where it was intro-duced at around $10,449,111.Hoth times, the board voted tounanimously pass the $89,619itkrcase over last year's$10,359,492 budget. The .87percent increase lies withintlje tax levy of a 4 percent max-imum allowed by the State ofNew Jersey.

An average assessed home-owner of $200,000 will receivean increase of $110.95 per year<i $9.25 per month.

. To break down the budget,$166,000 will be used for thespecial revenue fund, which isentitlement money given from(tje federal government to payfqy different educational com-ponents needed for childrenwith disabilities. Labeled

under the general fund,$H.6S1.8M9 will account foroperating costs. And lasilv isthe debt service, which has atotal of $1,651,222, and ismoney that was alreadvapproved bv taxpavers lastvear.

Although nothing new isbeing added to the budget, itis still increasing due to con-tractual obligations and anincrease in insurance andenergy costs. An estimatedincrease for an average taxpay-er cannot be calculated untilthe budget is finalized.Business Adminstrator/BoardSecretary Barbara Franciscosaid.

The final decision of thebudget lies in the hands of thetaxpayers, who will have achance to vote on the budgetApril 15. "Last year, the budgetpassed by only 10 votes,"Board President RobertAnderson said. "We need toget the word out that this is afair and tight budget so peoplecan come put and vote to passit."

Right next door, theRutherford Board ofEducation unanimously intro-duced its budget at its March24 meeting totaling$37,543,935, which is a 1.6 per-cent increase over last year's$36,828,731. On a homeassessed at $449,334, the aver-age taxpayer would pay

approximately $H2.riX morej>ei year, after taking intoaccount the general fund lewand debl service lew. Thisincrease amounts u> about$6.89 more per month.

Board President Thomas(lasadonte said the board triedto have no tax levy, but "realitvdictates." he said. "Our origi-nal goal was to have a zero per-cent increase."

In order to maintain itsstandard of curriculum,(asadonte added, a slightincrease was needed.

According to a PowerPointpresentation given bvSuperintendent of SchoolsLeslie OKe.fr and BoardSecretary Robert Brown, theproposed tax increase is thelowest for Rutherford in nineyears. The reason for the addi-tional budgeting is because ofproposed increases in salaries,employee benefits and energycosts.

All of the Parent TeacherAssociations endorsed thebudget and pledged to helpadvertise its stipulations beforethe vote on April 15.

In addition to the budgetproposal, enrollment trends inthe Rutherford School Systemcontinue to grow. The 2008projection is that there will be2,549 students in the system,an increase of 38 from last yearand more than 130 studentsfrom five years ago.

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Rutherford Little League sets fund-raising canvassRUTHERFORD —

Rutherford Little League play-en in uniform will canvass theborough on Saturday morn-ing, April 5, raising funds tohelp support the league's base-hall programs that serve morethan 350 borough children.

Registration and sponsorfees do not come close to cov-ering all the expenses of a 27-leain league, which has

received no financial supportfrom the borough or theschool system since its found-ing in 1951.

A mailer is arriving at bor-ough homes this week.Donations may be handed tothe Little leaguer in uniformwho appears at your doorstepon Saturday, or checks payableto Rutherford Little leaguemav be mailed to P() Box 127,

Rutherford, NJ 07(170: do notsend cash in the mail.

Rutherford little League,Inc.. is an IRS-approved 501(c) (S) non-profit educationalorganization committed toteaching the ideals of sports-manship and fair play throughthe sport of baseball. All con-tributions are tax-deductibleto the extent permitted by law.

The 2008 season begins

Saturday. April 12. with aparade from borough hall toMemorial Park, followed byceremonies ai the field andthree Major league levelgames featuring plavcrs aged9-12 The Minor and lee Ballprograms, including playersaged 5-9, will begin April 26.

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Tickets are on sale at $35each and include a full buffet

with < at Mng station, d«*ssert,soda, coffee and tea. Therewill be three levels of greatprizes, grand prizes and supergrand prizes. A cash bar will beavailable

Special Angels Recreationis a vear-round sports andleisure program, which servic-es families dealing with autism

and other different abilities inmain districts. The programwas started by DeborahWcrtalik and Tara Banuls, themom and grandma of TvlerBan ills, who was diagnosedwith autism three years ago.

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To purchase tickets ormake a donation of a gift bavket/gift cer tin catcall Debbieor Tara at 1*01-966-8738.Tables of 10 are available

Musical event will showcase Broadway's greatest hitsWOOD-RIDGE — The

Wood-Ridge Con temporaryClub announces its fourth in aseries of musical presentationsfeaturing songs that have beenpart of the American scene.On Thursday, April 10 at hp.m.. in the senior center, 495Highland Ave., Nina DeuLsch,

pianist and lecturer, will piesenl musk of "('lassie Broadwaywith a Twist." The public isinvited to attend this admis-sion-free presentation.

The music and personali-ties of the great Rtoadwavcomposers includingGershwin, Rodgers, Kern.

Berlin and Bernstein arebrought to life when pianistand Deutsch takes centerstage. This program willinclude classic favorites suchas Tonight," "Maria," TheSound of Music," "Always,"(.ant Help l-oving Dat Man"and many others. Deutsch will

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'Cr iduf is ready to bagin 2008 MOton - Last season, Cricket was named 2007 Lyndhurjf LittleLeague Town Champions, in addition to securing the title of American League Champs for thesecond year in a row with a record of 15 wins and one lou (the team's record for 2006 was 14-2). The loam, named after Cricket Promotional Products in Lyndhurst, is looking forward to anoth-er successful season which kicks off with the town's Opening Day Parade on Saturday, April 12at 12:30 p.m. For more information, check out the league's Web site: www.lyncfiurslU.com.

Pictured, left to right: team sponsor Phil Ciarco, Coach Tony Pacillo and Manager John McNuhy;players, standing: Max Hart, Anthony Pacillo, Carmine Lombordi, Chris Pami, Chris Murphy,feny Urgolo and Connor Clifford with Coach Mike DeMarco; kneeling: Nicky DeMarco, AndrewKhontzion, Sergio Turelli and Bobby DeMarco.

also share interesting biogra-phical details about the com-posers. The songs will be donea& sing-a-longs with the audi-ence.

Deutsch's appearance isoffered through the HorizonSpeakers Buieau of the NewJersey Council for theHumanities, a slate partner ofthe National Endowment forthe Humanities in Trenton

PACC holds PolkaMass dinner event

LVNDHURST — ThePolish American Citizens Club,located al 7S0 New |ersev Ave.in Lyndhurst, will hold a PolkaMass Dinner Dance onSaturday. April 12 Iroin ti p.m.to midnight. Music will he pro-vided bv (iene Mendalski andthe UMcn.

Tickets are $$0 per person,and include dinner, beer, wineand soda. Call Stella at 201-438-5033 or Alice at 201-935-3830.

UNICO Chapterpresents musicfrom the '50s, '60s

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WOOD-MDGE - When theWood-Ridge wrenling program m ifolded into the HaibrouckHeighu/Wbod-Ridge co-op programa number of yean ago, there wereonly seven matmen in the entire W-RHigh mau program.

This year, the number of grapplersin the joint program from VVood-

! Ridge was down to just three, all sen-lion.' However, two of those three cur-rent ISth-graders, Jose Vega andMarc Peck, leave the program as twoof the top three winners in the histo-ry of the co-op program, the Heightsteam alone or the W-R contingent byitself

A 119-pounder this past season,Vega went 3&6 as a senior, while win-ning his fourth NJS1AA District 15title and finishing second in RegionIV to only Filberto Colon, a Bellevillesenior who ended up finishing thirdin the state. In (he regional final onSaturday, March 1, at West OrangeHigh, Colon recorded a first periodpin over Vega.

Over his career, Vega compiled a133-17 record and earned four trips

,io the NJSIAA State Finals in AtlanticCitv by finishing third in the regionthree times, prior to taking second asa senior.

In Bergen County Tournament'action, Vega was a champion as ajun-•ior and a fourth place finisher as a.senior and leaves as the all-time topwrestler from either W- RHS orHHHS

"Jose is the most decoratedwrestler in our program's history,"lauded l . W a r veteran HH/W-Rhead coach Michael Scuilla of Vega.

"He's got over 20 medals, he wonthe Ciarfield Tournament four times,won four district championships andtour Bergen County tourney medals,and he will, definitely, be missed. Hewas a constant winner for us. and youJUM don't easilv replace a wresder ofJlis caliber."~ Peck, a 171-pounder this past sea-J>n and a three-time district champi-yn, finished first in Region IV by«utscoring Jamie Wesrwood ofJjueen of Peace, 4-1, in the finals.

before going on to finish sixth in(he Mate.

In the NJSIAA State Final, inAC, Peck reached the medalround by upsetting SkyiarEngleken of Point Pleasant Boro,17-5, in a wretdeback round afterhaving km to Englcken duringthe regular season.

Peck, who u headed to ArizonaSlate at a javelin thrower, went S9-5 this year and leaves the programtied for second on the all-timewins list with an overall record of125-86.

"Marc is one of the toughestkids that I've ever coached,"applauded Scuilla of Peck. "Heplays football, wrestles and is onthe track team. For a three-sportkid to do this well as a wrestlerthese days is just amazing, andwe'll be hard-pressed to replaceeither his wrestling ability or thegreat deal of leadership that hewas able to bring to this team."

The third Wood-Ridge residenton the HH/W-R team this year wasGeorge Buahin, a 215-pounderwho went Ifv9 on the year andwho finished third in the District15 Tournament.

As a team, theAviator-Devils went 18-5overall, with a perfect 4-0 mark in the leagueloop, as the locals wontheir second BergenCounty ScholasticL e a g u e / N a t i o n a lDivision championshipin four year and theirfifth MI .tight District 15title.

"It's been a struggleto keep up the interestin wrestling in Wood-Ridge, hut we had a lotof middle school kidscome out for the recteam this year, and weshould have a decentnumber of freshmenfrom Wood-Ridge onthe team next year,"noted Scuilla, a mem-ber of the HHHS Classof 1989, who sports a181-85 mark as the pro-gram's head coach.

Photo by D M Alen-NJ Sport/ActionVTruUni Vfcgo - Jose Vega, a Wood-Ridge High sen-ior, battles against Filberto Colon of Belleville in theRegion IV 119-pound final Saturday, March 1, in WestOrange. Vega leaves the Aviator-Devils program as itsall-time winsleader, with 133 victories to his credit

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Region Ruler! - Wood-Ridge High senior Marc Peck has his handraised in victory after ourscoring Jamie Weslwood of Queen ofPeace, 4 - 1 , in the Region IV 171-pound title tussle on Saturday,March 1, in West Orange. Peck leaves the Aviator-Devils mats con-tingent tied for second place on the HH/W-R all-time wins list,boasting 125 triumphs

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North Arlington High SchoolAthletic Director Damon PJocentihas done a solid job in helping toplace the Vikings sports programon a winning path. The wintersports season, which highlightsbasketball ana bowling, saw sev-eral students garnish All-Leagueand All-County Honors.

From left to right, sophomorePeter Santos made All-LeagueBCSL First Team in basketball.Santos is the Vikings point guardand also excels in soccer. SeniorKaittyn Schaefer was selectedAll-League in basketball. Sheplayed power forward and willattend either Felican College orRutgers. Schaefer also playedsoccer and runs hurdles on thetrack team. Ryan Kenny, a senior,made Second Team BCSL. He

was the Vikings' center and will play basketball at Moravian College in Pennsylvania. Kenny also played football and is on thebaseball team. Senior Sineod Gallagher made All-League basketball. She was the Lady Vikings' center and will play basketball atBergen Commmunity College. Senior shooting guard Marissa Brown garnished All-League honors and will attend Caldwell College.She played on the Vikings soccer team and will play soccer at Coldwell College. Tara Fisher is only a sophomore and made All-League in basketball. She also played on the volleyball team and competes in outdoor track.

Ashley Johnson and Matt Priore (not in picture) were selected to First Team All-Beraen Bowling. Both are sophomores and will con-tinue to give depth to the Vikings bowling team. Johnson averaged 182. She also is a competitive swimmer for the YMCA. "I havebeen swimming tor seven years, but feel my best sport is bowling,* noted Johnson. She swims the 100 Freestyle in the fall season forthe YMCA. "I come from a family of bowlers. My mom, Marybeth bowls, and my father, George who is deceased, bowled," sheexplained. Ashley has been bowling only three years, so expect her to develop her skills as she continues to practice under the guid-ance of her uncle, Robert Willis, who works with Team USA. She also credits her aunt, Jackie Willis, a former professional bowler,with helping her fine-tune her game. Ashley bowls in a Saturday morning League at the Bowt-o-Drome in North Arlington and com-petes at a higher level on the Stan Niemic Sunday Traveling learn with feUow Viking, Malt Priore.

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Trips for Carlstadt seniorsCARLSTADT — The

Carlstadt Senior Club meetton the second and fourthWednesdays of the month atnoon in the chic center onFourth Street. Bingo followsthe meeting.

Upcoming trips sched-uled include April 10,Hunterdon Hills Playhousefor a show, "Last of the RedHot Lovers"; May 22, I.eGreci, Staten Island; and

Aug. 7-8, Saratoga/LakeGeorge trip.

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Looking to bring a new ferlto the restaurant, ownerJimmy Jabado andpartner/General ManagerGuillermo Rigo, have recentlytaken ownership of the eatervand already started the trans-formation.

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Remodeling for about twomonths, Rigo pointed out thebanquet room in the front ofthe establishment, which hascompleted the transformationwith new paint, furniture andis equipped with Wi-Fi tech-nology and two huge projectorscreens for business meetingsandpardes.

The main seating area ofthe eatery has already mount-ed the 18 HDTVs, but paint-ing, installing new flooringand purchasing new furnitureis still nf eded. The Unshedproduct should be readysometime in the summer.

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Voting for school budgets is our dutyThis month, voters will be taking to the polls across the ter the towns will be served in the end.

southern towns of Bergen County to vote for the election;or re-election of school board members and whether topass each munipality's proposed budget On each andevery ballot will be an important decision for taxpayers andparents to vote upon. The school boards are asking forwatchful eyes to make an informed choice on the futureand worth of the school system in each neighborhood.These boards and their respective members deserve ourattention — and, even more importantly, so do the stu-dents and teachers.

Too often we as citizens trek to the polls with the knowl-edge that our vote does not count. Be it a senatorial orpresidential race, when our singular vote is one among mil-lions, it's difficult to feel inspired to check the box for oneparticular candidate or issue. But the school budget vole isnot like this. Each town will only have a handful of votes,and, thus, each vote has tremendous influence.

Some school boards in the area have proposed zero per-cent increases, while others, like Rutherford, have pro-posed "maintenance budgets" that increase a couple of

Whether or not a budget is passed, or whether or not a percentage points. We as taxpayers owe the children in ourcandidate is elected to the school board, is a major issue,and voters should be running to the polls to voice theiropinion, (.arlstadt's school board budget passed last yearby only 10 votes, according to Board President RobertAnderson. That should be evidence enough that turnout isan important aspect of the voting process. The more tax-payers who chime in on the issue and candidates, the bei-

public schools our uninterrupted attention. We should notvote "yes" or "no" just based on a percentage increase ordecrease. We should contact our local school boards andtake a look at the budget in detail. If you agree with its stip-ulations, good. If you don't, good. Because, as long as youinform yourself and exercise your right to vote, no one cansav vou don't care.

People with disabilities in the workplace: Mi's continuing crisisBy ScKvatore Pizzuro(H'K-ST G ) l t'MNIST

The workplacePeople with disabilities are encountering

more ditfu uli\ iK'ing engaged in gainfulemployment, despite the existing civil rightsmandates that are designed to protect themThe II unit MI of [tropic with disabilitiesengaged in the federal workforce is at thelowest level in 20 years, according to arecent report fiom the Equal EmploymentOpportunity (Commission.

According to Patricia E. Bauer:A report released this week by the Equal

Employment Opportunity Commission saidthai the employment of people with disabil-ities in the federal government hit its lowestpoint in 22 years in fiscal 2006, the mostrecent year tor which data is available.

In fiscal 2006, about 0 97 percent of thefederal workforce was comprised of peoplewith disabilities At its |x-ak in 1994. about1.2-4 percent of the federal work force wasdisabled. Over the same time period, harass-ment complaints have steadily increasedand the proportion of people with disabili-ties receiving promotions has fallen.

Among the problems cited in the EfXXireport: managers don't understand how tomake accommodations for people with dis-abilities; many agencies haven't made hiringthem a priority; and, an obtuse hiringprocess may discourage applicants.

The phenomenon as a national trendThis phenomenon is indicative of a

national trend, in which not only are suchpersons less likely to be engaged in theworkforce, but evidence exists that such per-sons with disabilities are less likely to receivemandated protections from the Americanswith Disabilities Act and other civil rightslegislation.

According to the EEOC report:~ • There is inadequate coordinationbetween federal agencies and programs thatwere created specifically to meet theemployment needs of individuals with dis-abilities. Within the federal government,unfounded fears, myths and stereotypespersist regarding the employment of peopleWith disabilities.T • Few agencies haw developed strategicjplam to improve the recruitment, hiringand retention of people who are disabled.

* The federal job application process isdaunting to most, but especially to individu-als with disabilities.

• Agency officials lack knowledge abouthow to appropriately respond to reasonableaccommodation requests and how to imple-ment retention strategies for people with

disabilities• There is insufficient accountability

among all levels of the federal governmentin setting and attaining goals to hire peoplrwith disabilities.

The phenomenon in New JerseyThis phenomenon exists in New Jersey

where state agencies that air charged withthe responsibility to ensure the rights ofpeople with disabilities in the workplace arealready under-funded and under-staffed.Possible future cutbacks, based on NewJersey's fiscal crisis, will onh aggiavate analready intolerable phenomenon.

Basic services, such as accommodationsthat are mandated bv federal law. are oftennot provided for people with disabilities inthe workplace. Non-dismminatorv hiringpractices are also not followed.

Data, previously published with the HallInstitute of Public Policy, clear!) illustratesthat New [ersevans with disabilities have amuch highei unemployment rate than non-disabled workers.

Federal initiativesFederal laws including the ADA. and

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973. prohibit discriminatory practices inthe hiring process and in maintaining a rea-sonable work environment, including theprovision of accommodations, when neces-sary. Nevertheless, enforcement of theselaws requires the aggrieved employee with adisability to engage in a lengthv litigiousprocess that can last for years. In some cases,the very nature of the procedure can lead tohome lessn ess.

As indicated, previous Hall Institute pulvlications (Pizzuro, 2007) have addressed thisissue. Yet, no solution appears on the hori-zon.

The prospects for gainful employment,rewarding careers and independent livingamong New Jerseyans with disabilities,appear bleaker and bleaker. A realistic goalshould be to have as mam members of thispopulation employed, paving taxes, andcontributing to society, rather than beingburdens on society.

Despite governmental initiatives, the dis-parity in employabilitv between disabledand non-disabled populations continuesunabated. Some individuals often live withextended family members, subsisting on thesupport of relatives. Others are homeless.Still others are surviving on public assis-tance.

Many of these potential workers with dis-abilities possess theskills to contributeto the public econo-my. Furthermore,their employabilitv

would save the government agencies mil-lions of dollars. Nevertheless, societal atti-tudes have rendered an entire populationhelpless and unable to become part of agroup that provides a portion ol (omniumt\ resources rather than take from it

Ongoing legislation, including theDevelopmental Disabilities Act. theRehabilitation Act (and Section 504), andthe Americans with Disabilities Act. havetailed to correct the egregious disparity inemployment Ixrween those with disablingconditions and non-disabled workers

As a result, a debate has arisen regaidingthe reasons for this disparity. One argumentcan be that these laws are not l>eingenforced. A second argument can I*' thatsociety's hidden prejudices prevent appro-priate civil rights legislation from beingti uly implemented.

Implications for New JerseyNew Jersey's current fiscal crisis suggests

that cutbacks in funding for state agencieswill result in less programs and support foipeople with disabilities. The disparity inemployment — and eniplovability —between disabled and non-disabled workerswill widen. This will result in more peoplerelying on public assistance for survivalConsequently, there will lx- a greateireliance on social service organizations inthe private sector.

HopefulK, there will be a solution to thisdilemma, despite the bleak outlook. Such asolution will require a commitment bvemployers in the private sec tor and astronger policy initiative bv stale and feder-al agencies.

ReferencesAmerican* with Disabilities Art of 199(1: Art

of Csmgms.Equal Employment Opportunity (lammtiston

l2(M)fi). Improving the Participation Ratt ofPeople with Targrted lh\nMttir\ in the FtderalWork tone, January 2(X)X

Patricia E Hauer, Sews and (Commentary onIhsabtuty Issues, January 16, 2(XHi

Ptzzurv, S. (2007). Sew Jeneyan\ withIhsabttitm Stilt (htmazrd from the WorkplaceHeiearrh t.nay. Hall Institute of Public Policy.July 19, 2(X)7

Pnbhc IMW 93-112, The Rehabilitation Act of1973.

Dr Sal Pizzuro (Ed.D). of EastRutherford, is a Disability Policy Specialist,learning Consultant, Transition Specialistand Parent/ Family Advocate.

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To the Editor:1 would like to address a Icier in a recent column in The

Leader from a Lyndhurst parent who claims that the GlobalConnect response system instituted by the Lyndhurst Boardof Education was abused at Columbus and Lincoln Schoolbecause we reminded parents of a very important PTAmeeting that concerned their children.

Yes, it is true that first and foremost, the system wasimplemented to keep parents informed in the case of emer-gencies, and it will be used for those occasions. However, itis important to recognize that Global Connect is a "commu-nication system" and can be utilized as a way to efficientlyget important information home to our parents. In theprocess, we free up valuable lost time to our staff that mustmake copies, and we use less paper which should help tokeep cons down while being environmentally friendly.

it has long been known that when schools and parentscollaborate, children prosper. In today's day and age wherepeople lead such busy lives, I don't see how trying to com-municate in a quick and efficient manner with parent*about important things involving their children could beviewed as a negative or annoyance.

The writer went on to state that we insinuated thathe/the doesn't care about their own child as much as wedo. Actually, it is because we believe that you do care, thatwe want to share as much information with you as potable.

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THE TRUE' HUTORY OF ENCAPAND NORTH ARLINGTON

To the Editor:I read with amusement Mr. Granell's recent letter to the

editor titled, "Why Isn't EnCap Being Terminated?" In thisletter, he blames North Arlington's current financial messon EnCap Golf Holdings LUX (EnCap). the HackentackMeadowlands Development Commission (HMDC), theSate of New Jersey and the local Republican Party. I guessthat when the truth is too hard to accept, you blame every-one else. So let's take a look at the recent history of theBorough of North Arlington.

First of all, EnCap IXC has very little to do with develop-ment in North Arlington. The only properties that were slat-ed for remediation in North Arlington under the EnCapproject are the almost full 1-E Landfill off the BellevilleTurnpike and the closed Erie and Kingsland landfills justeast of Eckhardt Terrace. The J1MDC entered into anagreement with K.nCap for the rapping, remediation andconversion of these landfills inlo golf courses as part of thedevelopment thai would lake place in Lvndhurst andRutherford.

Since these properties were owned l)v the HMDC andfall within the Meadowlands District, the impact to NorthArlington would be the creation of pails of three golf cours-es and some ancillary buildings. North Arlington would alsolose the $2.3 million of host fees and would have lo startpaving to have oui garbage dumped ai out-of-town facilitiesat a cost of about $800,000. The net cost lo North Arlington.I believe, would be about $3. 1 million.

in 1990. long before Kn( ap appeared on the stene, theRepublic an-coiurollfd council, foreseeing [he davwhen thelandfills would reach capacity and close and host fees wouldi mi out, set out to create a redevelopment plan for the areaThe plan, adopted in 1991 and amended in HH*9, tailed foran area of light industrial and warehousing in what wouldlx- called the Porele Avenue Redevelopment /.one. Thisarea, known to IK- contaminated, would not suit residentialdevelopment and all of the adverse unpat I that il wouldbring to ihe town Die plan also would enable the currentbusiness owners on Poiele Avenue lo be eligible for low-interest loans foi the upgrading of theii facilities. The useof eminent domain in the taking of these properties wasstrictly prohibited in the redevelopment plan since nolxxhon the council .it thai lime wanted to take awav anvone'sbusiness.

Since the aiea did not tail within the HMIX . distru t. amtaxes would go entirely lo North Arlington instead of theHMDC Tax Sharing Pool.

An independent redevelopment committee was treatedlo tnersee the revitali/aliou ol this area. Sewei anil waleimains had to be installed, along with other infrastructureupgrades. Then in 199!>, the first SSO.OOO-square-foot ware-house was built, currently the town's largest single buildingtaxpayer The plan tailed for font oi five more of tins typeof building which would have treated $3 to S"> million in taxratables for the town — more than enough to make up loithe lost host fees.

When the Pipe Protection property (4H acres) which hadbeen tied up in bankruptcy court became available in 2002.the Borough of North Arlington solicited RKPs (Requesi foiProposals) for the redevelopment of thai land. SeveralRFPs tame in. and they1 were forwarded to the redevelop-ment committee for review and evaluation.

Also in 2002, Democrat Rugs Pitman defeatedRepublican I^-u Kaiser for the position of Mayor of NorthArlington. In November of 2002. Cherokee InvestmeniPartners submitted an RFP ibr the conversion of the entirePorele Avenue area to a residential village with the additionol I .tilHi residential housing units lo complement the golfcourses thai would be built bv EnCap on the landfillsCherokee is a major investor in KnCap. but dties not ownEnCap.

The Porele Avenue area was completely outside of theMeadowland District. Therefore, there was no HMDC orStale of New Jersey involvement in this redevelop-neniNorth Arlington was the only authority thai would rule onthis project.

In November 2003, when the Democratic Party won con-trol of the borough council, I believe Mayor Pitman made itclear that he was in favor of the Cherokee residential devel-opment with its promised $20 million Payment in Lieu ofTaxes (PILOT fees), instead of the $3 or $5 million in taxesthat warehouse-type development would bring.

In quick order, the redevelopment committee was dis-banded because of thru opposition to residential develop-ment. The duties of the committee were taken over by themayor and council. The Porele Avenue RedevelopmentPlan was thrown out, and the borough's planner wasreplaced. A new redevelopment plan was constructed thatwould bring in at least 1.600 and possibly 2,000 residentialunits. Eminent domain was added to die mix because ofCherokee's demand that it was all the land or nothing.

On Oct. 6. 2005, the borough council passed ResolutionR-2SO-O5 as the Redevelopment Authority agreeing to sign aMemorandum of Agreement with Cherokee Porete UrbanRencw-al, Ll.C. All of the other redevelopment plans hadbeen rejected, and the town council had decided to go withthe Cherokee residential plan.

The members who voted for this memorandum wereCouncilmen Roche, Ferriero, Tanelli, Yampaglia, Matsaand Spanola — all Democrats.

It must also be noted that numerous residents of thecommunity had started attending the council meeting on aregular basis. Many of us were very vocal in our disapprovalof the plan that would so drastically change the character ofthe town and create a very severe financial burden to thecommunity. Cherokee required North Arlington to borrowup to $300 million for the purchase of the properties,through eminent domain, in the Porete Avenue area withno guarantee of repayment if the company should go bank-rupt.

In November and December 2005, the council passed anew residential redevelopment plan for Porete Avenue.They had also earlier in the year accepted over $1 million ingood faith PILOT fees towards the annual budget to offsettaxes.

The public outcry to reject this plan was growing, andCouncilmen Massa and Tanelli took the opportunity to takea stand against the Cherokee project. This move resulted inCouncilman Massa defeating Mayor Pitman in a primaryelection in June 2006.

So, Mr. Granell, the mess you are so willing to dean up ita mess of your own party's creating. There has never been asingle Republican who hat ever voted for residential devel-opment or eminent domain use for the redevelopment ofPorete Avenue. There has never been a single Republicanwho ever voted to accept Cherokee LLC as a developer withtheir hair-brained financial plan. The contract, withCherokee Porete, that we are now trying to get out of was acontract that was voted for by an entirely Democraticcil.

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I. Herro, 90, of Cvbtadt, diedon March 16,2008.

Born in Jersey Gly, he was areiident of Carkudt for 58yean,

He icrved in the U.S. Armyduring W>rid War II.

Mr. Pierro was a truck driv-er for People's Express inPaterson for more than 25years, retiring in 1975.

He was a parishioner of St.Joseph's R.C. Church, EastRutherford, a teamster of[>ocal 560, a former memberof the American I-egion ofHasbrouck Heights, the ElksLodge of Wayne and theKnights of Columbus.

Hi* was predeceased In Inswife, Helen Pierro; and by onebrother and two sisters.

He is survived by his chil-dren, Nancy Pollittn and herhusband. Kobei I of ColtsNeck, and David Pierro andhis wilt', Barbara o( FastRutherford; and two grand-daughters, Melissa andDaurie.

Kuneial Mavs was held in St.Joseph's K.C Church, F,astKM the i toid Kntoinbinem inHolv (loss ChapelMausoleum, North Arlington.Ai rangetnenis made In KimakKuneial Htnnr, ( ailsudt

DOROTHY A. VERPt

CARLSTADT — OoroihvA Verdi (nee Dean). "Dotty."19, of I.iule Ferrv, formerly ofCarlstadt, died on March 14.

Boi u in Newark, she livedin Carlstadl before moving toLittle Ferrv in 1986.

Mrs. Verdi was an X-raytei human foi 10 years and didmedical billing for M.K.Hilling in Secaucus, retiring in2(M»:V

She was .i parishioner of Si.Joseph's R.C, (Ihurrh, FastRutherford, and a forme tmembei of the (!.u"1stadtAmbulance Corps.

She was predet eased b\ heipatents, KK h.nd and DoiolhvDean (rice Mackey); and hvhei sister, Barbara (ioworek

She is sin-\ived bv hei hus-band, Ralph ( Verrii of LittleFerry; hei children, DorninickVerdi and Valerie Verdi, bothof Liilie Ferrv; her sisters.Patricia Elliott and hei hus-band, Jerry of Ohio, andDebbie Ko\ and hei husband,Richard of Carlstadt: and heinieces and nephews, Barbara.Ri< hie, Lotus. ('hailes andHeather

Kuneial service w;ts held inkimak Kunei al I Ionic,(lailsudi lntei meni in Holv< '.loss (.emetci v Noi ill.Arlington.

Memorial donations mayIx- made to the Little FerrvVohmieet Ambulance < »nps,P<) Box 147. little Kerry, NY0764M.

JOHN J. ROSKO

NORTH ARLINGTON —John |. Rosko. 77. ol NorthArlington, died on March 20.L'OOH.

Bom in Czechoslovakia, heimmigrated to (he I 'nitcdStales at age 7 and lived in|cisev <litv foi 24 years, mov-ing lo North Ailington inlOti'2. where In- hail lived torthe past Hi virais.

Me was a L'.S. Armv veteranserving as Second ljeutcnartton Niki Missile Base,Orangebiug, NY. (1955-57).

Mr. Rosko was a registeredpharmacist and worked tor

JENNIFER MARIEHOLLANDERApril 4, 1985-May t, MOO

Happy 2Srd birthday inheaven.

You are so loved andmissed by all. \»u will liveforever in our hearts.

q q M tHe it urvivrd by hi. wife,

Aniu Rotko (nee Slob) ofNorth Arlington; hit two chil-dren, George Rotko and huwife, Kathie of NorthArlington, and KarenCuanuno and her husband,Rick of Pennsylvania; hisgrandson, Matthew Rosko;twin granddaughters, Sophiaand Alexis Rosko, and grand-daughter, Geanna Cusmano;and siblings, Mary Ungvarskyof Dune lien, Ann JeanGoncalws < if Arizona, MichaelKosko of California andGeorge Rosko of Toms River.

Funeral Mass was held inOur I-arly Queen of PeaceChurch, North Arlington.Cremation private.Arrangements made byNa/arc Memorial Home,Lyndhurst.

1 Maw wat held in StCecilia's Church, Kearny.Interment in Holy CroaaCemetery; North Arlington.Arrangements made byIppolito-Stellato FuneralHome, Lyndhurst.

Memorial donations maybe made to The SOCHAuxiliary, 1140 Route 73 W,Manahawkin, NJ 08050.

THERESA PEGNATO

LYNDHURST — TheresaPegnato (nee Maria). H8, ofLyndhurst, died on March 2S,2008.

Born and raised in the"Silver l-akc" section ofNewark, she lived inl.vndhursi for 10 years and inOld Bridge for '20 years beforemoving back to Lyndhursi.

Mrs. Pegnato was an owneiot Caesar's Palace Hail Salonin Old Bridge for lii vears.retiring in 1981

She was a membei of theLyndhursi Italian AmericanClub, the Lyndhurst Woman'sClub. Mount Carmcl's Ro\ai\Society and Seniors Club, allol Lyndhurst. She also volun-teered al Bov's Town inKearnv.

She was prede< eased l>v heihusband of on vears. [osephPegnato Si. ('.'(HH>)

She is survived bv hei fouli hildren. |oseph Pegniito |iand his wife. Susan ofVirginia, Beverlv Pegnaio ofNutlev. William Pegnaio andhis wife. Maivella olCalifornia, and ArihuiPegnaio of Klotid.t; sevengrandchildren, |ennifei l.in.iHill. Monica Teresa, Jonathan|oseph. Karen Anne, F.lisabeihMai ra. Alexandria Maresa andNiiolxs William Peganato; twogreat-grandsons, MichaelDavid and Matthew WilliamHill; and her sister, AnneSpagnolia.

Funeral Mavs was held inOut l.adv Mount CarmelChurch. l.yndluust.F.niombnient in Holv CrossChapel Mausoleum. NorthArlington. Arrangementsmade hv Na/are MemorialHome, l.vndhursi.

Memorial donations mavbe made lo St. BarnabasHospice, 95 Short Hills Road.Fiist Fl Wesl Orange. N|070.il.

PATRICIA A. BULGER

MANAHAWKIN — PatriciaA Bulger (nee (iome/), 72. ofManahawkin. died on March21, 2008.

Born in Jersey City, shelived in Kearnv before movingto Manahawkin 10 vears ago

Mrs. Bulgei was a teacher'saide with the Jersey City PublicSchools for 22 years beforeretiring in I99N.

She was president otFriends of the Library Club inManahawkin.

She was predeceased by herhusband. Thomas Bulger Jr.;and bv hei brother, William(Jome/.

She is survived by threesons, Robert W. Mack, Patrick]. Mack and Timothy M. Mack;a daughter, Sharon R. Mack; asister, Rosemarie Pascale;grandchildren, Joseph, Amy,

.Worn, Dad, Gino,Grandma and Pof>. All

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We love you Big Much,WHIT daughter, Rosemary

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NORTH ARLINGTON —Dorothy Recce (neeMcDonald), 87, of NorthArlington, died on March 23.2008, in the Select SpecialtyHospital. Rochelle Park.

Born in England, she livedin Canada before moving toNorth Arlington in 1966.

Mrs. Reece worked in thecafeteria al North ArlingtonHigh School for many yearsbefore retiring

She was predeceased bv herhusband, Bertram S.; and hersister, Lillian Hishon

She is survived bv her son.Ian and his wife, Marvann;granddaughters. Shannonand Ashley; and hei sister,Lucy C/vornvek.

Funeral service was held inPaiow Funeral Home. NorthArlington.

RAYMOND J. MISIEWKZ

NORTH ARLINGTON —Ravmond J. Misiewicv, 93, toi-merlv of North Arlington,died on Man h 23, 2008, in theManchesu-i Manor.Manchester.

Born in Barren Island, S.X..he lived in North Arlingtonfoi manv vears before retiringto Manchester.

Mi. Misiewic/ worked as themanage! of the ShopRitcstores on Ixiih Beech Streetand Passau Avenue in Keamvduring the 1950s, 1960s and1970s before he retired

He served in the L'.S. CoastGuard during World War II.where he suivived the land-ings of Iwo Jim.t and Okinow.ton the l.ST-795.

He was predeceased bv hiswife. Mae (nee Tin ri).

He is survived bv his wife.Margaret Cavanaugh (nee(iudinas); his son, Ravmondand his wile. Barbara ol NewYork; stepchildren. ]ohnCavanaugh and NancyMarshall; and seven grandchil-dren.

Funeral M;LSS was held inOui l.adv Queen ot PeaceChurch, North AilingtonInterment in Holv CrossCemeierv, North ArlingtonArrangement* made bv I'arowFuneral Home. NinthArlington.

ROCCO J. CA1ABRO

NORTH ARLINGTON —RoccoJ. Calabro, 91, of NorthArlington, died on March 22,200H, in Overlook hospital.Summit.

Born in Harrison, he livedin North Arlington for thepast 56 vears.

Mr ( alabro worked as amail (airier for the I'nitedSlates Postal Service inHarrison tor more than Mivears before retiring in 1976.

He served in the L'.S. ArmyAir Corps during World Wai IIand was a member of theVeterans of Foreign Wars inHarrison

He was a member ot theKnights of Columbus Queenof Peace Council No. 3428and an usher at Queen ofPeace (Ihurch in NorthArlington.

He was predeceased by his

sibttftft, Jessie Ingenito,Anthony, Matthew, Peter,Frank. Stanley and RoteCahfaro.

He is survived by his wife,Catherine M. (nee Moore);his son, John R. and his wife,Judy; grandchildren, 'JanineCalabro and her husband,Peter Herman, MeganCalabro-Fitch and her hus-band, Andrew, MichaelCalabro and his wife, Kim,Joseph, John, Laura, Elizabethand Patrick Calabro; andgreat-grandchildren, Gabriellaand David.

Funeral Mass was held inOur Lady Queen of PeaceChurch, North Arlington.Interment in Holy CrossCemetery, North Arlington.Arrangements made by PaiowFuneral Home, NorthArlington.

Memorial donations maybe made to the FranciscanFriars of the Renewal. 375ISth Ave, New-ark. NJ 07101

IRENE E. JACOBSEN

LYNDHURST — Irene FJarobscn (nee Scheel), 90. otLyndhursi, died on March T2.2008.

Born in Newark, she was aresident of Lvndhurst totmany vears.

Mrs. Jacobsen was ., home-maker

She was prede< eased In heihusband. Flovd H |acobscn(1970).

She is survived b\ heidaughter, Arlene |acobsen otl.vndhursi.

Funeral sei \i< e w.ts held inNa/are Memorial Home,l.vndhurst. Interment inHillside Cemeierv, l.vndhuisi.

Remembering . . .Blanche-

Caroline - Haurry

An Old English PrayerGive us Lord, a bit o' sun,

a bit o' work and a bit o' fun.Give us in all the struggle

and sputter, our daily breadand a bit o' butter.

Give us health, our keepto make and a bit to sparefor others' sake.

Give us too, a bit of song,and a tale and a book tohelp us along.

Give us Lord, a chance tobe our goodly best, brave,wise and free.

Oar goodly best for our-selves and others, till all menlearn to live as brothers.

CJtarlts Fersch

Pa«ic, retiring in 1981.She wa. a parishioner of St.

Joseph's R.C. Church, EaitRutherford, and a member ofthe Knights of Columbus St.Francis of Assisi No. 4524Ladies Auxiliary.

She was predeceased fay herhusband, Arthur B. Ott ST.;her son, Arthur B. On Jr.; andsiblings, Tony Paul, Anna Pauland Anthony Paul.

She is survived by herdaughter-in-law, Janice Ott ofHo-Ho-Kus.

Funeral Mass was held in St.Joseph's R.C. Church, EastRutherford. Interment in EastRidgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.Arrangements made by KimakFuneral Home, Carlsudt.

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LYNDHURST — Anne M("c< ol (nee Kundiatkv). H(>. ofl.vndhursi. died on Man h 21.2(H)H. in St. |oseph's WavncHospital

Born in Pittston. Pa., shelived there and in Rome. N.Y.,before moving to I.vndhursit>7 veals ago.

Mrs. Cecot was a manageiwith Sears for 'JO vears beforeretiring in l°.Kn.

She was predeceased bv herhusband. Waltei |. (.ecol.

She is survived bv her sons.Raymond W. Cecol and hiswife, Nancy, and Thomas P.Cecot; five sisters, Steftiejovee, Regina Ratkowski.Albina /olnowski. )eanie('harow&ki and Adel (lesek; Abrothel. F.dward Kundrackv;and three grandchildren.

Funeral Mass was held inSacred Heart R.C. Church,l.vndhuist. Interment inHillside Ccincleiv, l.vndhuist.Arrangements made bvIppolito-Slellato FuneralHome. Lyndhurst.

Memorial donations mavbe made lo the InpatientHospice L'nil at Si. |oseph'sWayne Hospital, 224Hamburg Tpke., Wayne, N|(17-17(1.

VIRGINIA A. PARDEE

RUTHERFORD —Virginia A. Pardee, «K, of(weal Barringion. Mass., diedon March 24, 2008.

Mrs. Pardee was born inUnion City and was a home-maker.

She was predeceased bv herhusband, Warrin (I9H7)

She is survived by her chil-dren. Warrin Pardee andArlcen Worley, and her grand-childen, Kimberly and BobbyWorley, and I jura Paidee.

Funeral service was held inMacagna-Diff i ly-OnoratoFuneral Home, Rutherford.Interment in HillsideCemetery, Lyndhursi.

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EAST RUTHERFORD —Clara L. Ott (nee Paul),"Claire," of East Rutherford,died on March 21, 2008.

She was a lifelong residentof East Rutherford.

Mrs. Ott was a senior secre-tary for New Jersey Bank in

WALTER SYLVESTERMEANY

CARY, N.C. — WalterSylvester Meany. 82, of Gary,N.C, since 1991, formerly ofClifton, died on March 17,2(K)H

He was horn in PassaicMr. Meany served in the

I'.S. Army during World WarII. and was a former memberof the Knights ot Columbus.Third Degree. Jersey City.

Foi 20 vears. he was amachinist foi American CanCo in Jersey City, retiring inl(.t7!V He then was a machinistat Fein Container Corp. inSaddle Brook tot l"i vears andretired in 1W0.

Hi- was predeceased bv hisIn oilier. Bernard A. Meany.

He is survived \n his wite.Carole Meanv (nee Lamanna)of Cai v. N.C.; his (hildren.Patricia Meanv of Carv. N.C,Waltei Meanv of Green Pond,|ames Meany and his wile.Cvn-Thea or Wood-Ridge, andThomas NKanv and his wile.|udilh of Rochelle Park;grandchildren. Heathei

Kiawiec, kvic Meanv, SarahMeanv, Kn.i Meanv, CounoiMeanv and )ulia Meanv; andhis brothel. Msgr. Thomas I..Meanv of Corpus Christi,Texas.

Fwntral M M * • • Wo 1 inAssumption R.C. Church,Wood-Ridge. Interment inCalvary Cemetery, Paterson. .Arrangements made by KimakFuneral Home, Carlstadt.

Memorial donations maybe made to St. Jude Children's »Research Hospital, 501 St.Jude Place, Memphis, TN38105-1942.

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WOOD-RIDGE — George'Nicolaides, of Wood-Ridge,died suddenly on March 23.2008.

He was born in 1926 inIstanbul, Turkey.

Mr. Nicolaides was a manag-er of the ADI Company inNew |ersey, retiring in 1988

He is survived by his wife of49 years, Faye (nee Sofianides)of Wood-Ridge; a daughterCatherine Armao ofMaywood; sister, F.leniSolirioglou of London.England; brothers-in-law,James Sofis of Manchester, l)iThomas Sofianides of TenafUand John Wassel of New Bern.N.C; niece and godchild.Catherine Sofianides olPenally; and many otheinieces, nephews, grandniecesand grandnephews, and onegreal-giandnephew, DanteFei raia.

Funeral Mas-s was held inCathedral of St. John theDivine, Tcnaflv. Interment inHillside Cemeierv, l.vndhursiArrangements made b\Kohler Funeral Home. Wood-Ridg.-

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So bere we ire in J008. The landfllb, with theirhoet fee*, will be ckia^ by the end of lOWaa antic-ipated The it no new development on PoreteAvenue 10 bring taxes into the borough, and theprospect of this land being tied up in the coutn forw a n 10 come it wry real. The plan lo redevelopPorete Avenue in a way that would not adverselyimpact thai town hat long been discarded.

And it teems that all you want lo do it call for afederal invadgauon of EnCap, a project that large-ly impacts Lyndhum and Rutherford. Maybe weshould have an investigation on how thoroughlyincompetent an administration can be by disre-garding the will of the residents of this communityand the years of work to plan for the future of thiscommunity. The Republicans knew in 1990 that thelandfills would close and set a plan in motion to off-set the loss of host fees. Had the Democrats contin-ued that plan, there would be no tax impact on ourresidents and no need for finger-pointing and revi-sionist history- from the Democrats.

Richard HughesNorth Arlington Republican Councilman

NABOE CANDIDATE MAKES HER CASETo the Editor:My name is Deborah Wertalik, and as

announced. I am a candidate for the NorthArlington School Board.

As a problem-solver. I understand assessment isan important step that must not IK- rushed in favorof providing a quick fix. As we know, quick fixesusually fail in the long run. Properlv identifying theissue provides a better focus for research, reflectionand results.

To better understand our school district's goals,objectives and needs, 1 recently met with our sch<»olsuperintendent. Dr. Oliver Stringham. I am alsovery1 eager to speak with teachers and school sup-port staff to gain their insight. Then, of course, it isessential to meet the parents, grandparents andother residents to discus* their financial and educa-tional concents.

The recurring concerns center on class sizebecause there is no way to reach students when theclassrooms are overcrowded, facility repairs andupgrading teaching took. Once again, I will drawon mv experience to identity alternative fundingsources to lessen the impact on our already over-burdened taxpayers. The answer will come througha concerted effort between the school board, mayorand council and the residents of North Arlington.This is no small challenge, hut 1 am confident thattogether we can and will find a solution.

I understand that one person can't change theworld, and I understand that the changes we needcan't happen overnight, but it's time to start mak-ing changes and work low-aids continuing to giveour children a quality education without abusingthe taxpayers pockets. If given the opportunity, 1will make the most of my lime serving on the board.We need to keep taxes down, but we owe oui chil-dren the best education possible because our chil-dren are our future.

In the past three veal's, I have proved mvsclt tobe a selfatarter who has vision and initiative and willfind a wav to get the job done Hopefully, these arequalities vou are looking for in a Ijoard of educa-tion candidate. I am again asking for vou to supportmv candidacy.

Norm Arlington Board of Education Candidate

LYNDHURST BOE SHOULDMAKE YOUTH TOP PRIORITY

To the Editor:Lvndhurst education is on the rise. In my past

three years as a board member, we have welcomedupwards of 70 new faces into the district. All of thenew employees have joined in on our unified eftortto increase student grades and test scores. In fact,Lyndhurst elementary schools, when compared todistricts like ours, have ranked in the top five inmath and language arts in even' grade from third toeighth In overall rating, our high school now ranksNo. 1 amongst all of the I)K Districts (district factorgroup ranked by sorioeconomic standing) in thestate of New Jersey. In just five years, our SAT scoreshave increased in all three categories by 14 points.I strongly believe that this advancement is due tothe hard work of our students and the dedication ofthe staff that has assimilated into the Lyndhurst sys-tem.

We are continually working to better theresources that are crucial to student learning. Asthe resources in the classroom improve, studentinterest increases, which leads to a more well-rounded community. There are currently manyminds at work to find the most efficient way toincrease the quality of the resources in the class-room.

One important issue right now is that some ofthe schools in our district are in need of some struc-tural repairs. We don't see much money from thestale because it is all mostly funneled down into thelow-income districts; therefore, our town taxesneed to pay for most of these repairs. The little bitof extra funding our district receives may allow usto create new classes and alternate electives for ourstudents

Following are some of the ideas that I would liketo propose for our district:

• I would like to tee textbooks for all subject,tawed on CD for the students who prefer thismethod. This will minimiir the painful transporta-tion of the heavy books, and for some students, cre-ate a more efficient means of studying; finding spe-cific subject topics will be much easier and lesstime-consuming

• I would like to see a middle school created outof the existing high school and a new high schoolcreated out of consolidating the existing schools.

• I would like to see more open communicationbetween the board of education and the PTA com-mittees. Additionally, I would like to have oneboard member assigned to each school acting as aliaison.

• I would also like to see the board of educationmeetings videotaped and played on local televisionstations so that those people who are unable toattend can still be informed.

• I would like to involve the town's people inlooking for business sponsors for specific projects.

I became a member of the board of educationjust as my second son was graduating fromLyndhurst High School. I have always beeninvolved with the youth of this town, and by being amember of the board of education, I am able tohelp mold the minds of students from outside theclassroom. The youth have always come first andwill continue to be my top priority. I would like tothank you for taking time out of your dav to readthis letter and ask for your support on April 15.20(18.

(51 John SedkxkLyndhurst Board of Education Candidate

HOW COULD RUTHERFORDLET THE MAPLES FALL?

To ihe Editor:What a trite article for the cover of oui newspa-

per on Thursday, March 27.Who cares what one pet^on thinks of a historic

property and their experience living across thestreet? Plus the gentleman in the article hasn't livedon Chestnut Street for more than 20 vearv

Honestlv, the big story here is that a registeredhistoric propeitv is now leveled. How did this haj>-pen? \Vhv didn't the Rutherford HistoricPreservation Commission's current chairpersonmake our community aware of this situation?

Isn't that the siorv for the community?I love Rutherford for its historical significance in

the world of American vernacular architecture.Let's keep it bv finding solutions, not destruction.

Michod Dillon IIIRutherford

ENCAP IS EVERYONE'S PROBLEMTo the EditorThe new magic word for Rutherford is Kn(-ap

We may as well teach it to our children instead ofmommy or daddy since it will tx- around for whatlooks like a long time. How can one project lie over-looked by so manv go so wrong? Everyone from ourlocal to county to stale officials left us out to hangIt is only now that some of the state officials have< ome around.

The problem is no one ha.s done anything. Thegovernor has given En( iap another 120 davs, theDepartment of Environmental Protection has notstepped in to sav. "Halt the project, their is < nniani-ination in the Meadowlands." Our stale senatorswho were pushing for this project are onl\ nowstarting to come- around.

The only problem with that is talk is cheap.Action speaks much louder than words. I have notseen where either of the county Democrats orRepublicans have taken the lead and said. "NoMore"; instead, they see Donald Trampas the knight riding the white horse,coming in to save the dav.

Excuse me for saving this, but theonly one who-is going lo save us is our-selves. Our local, county and state-elect-ed officials (remember, F.I.F.(TEIi)have to do what is right for us. We have$300 million in loans that probably willnever be repaid. We have 40 cents onthe dollar negotiated tax agreementswith EnCap that will bankrupt our townif and when a house gets built. .That isfor even two houses that get built, weget only 80 percent of just one house.So the second is free for the developer.

Something needs to be done withthis in favor of the citizens and not bigbusiness. Last week. Congressman SteveRothman had a citizens meeting inLyndhurst. At that meeting, he waspressed to make a commitment to meetwith the mayors and the lawyers ofLvndhurst, North Arlington andRutherford to see what he could do tohelp. The congressman said he wouldmeet with the towns; as of this letter, Ido not know if he has made an appoint-ment In the event he has not, I wouldsuggest that each of you contact hisoffice and ask him when he plans onscheduling the meeting.

Each of us needs to get involved insome way; contacting our U.S. congress-

M or Male fen. Fkul «arto it the lowt we can do.Let them know you ire tired of pollution, methanefat, owr-development, tad las dealt, etc finally,go to your mayors and councilpersons and voiceyour opinion. Ask them, "What are you going todo?* Thii is just one man's opinion; I hope it ii youropinion too.

Frank WlaonRutherford

NAMRBflSAOAMANlLYOPPOSED TO SCHOOL UNIFORMS

To the Editor"As parents of school-aged children and taxpayers

and citizens of North Arlington, we are adamantlyopposed to a public school uniform policy. We havedone some research on this topic and have decidedto write this letter so that others can understandour position. NJSA 18A-11-8 states that a school dis-trict may require students to wear a uniform if thepolicy is requested by the principal, staff and par-ents of an individual school. This did not happen inNorth Arlington. In fact, when questioned at theboard of education meeting on Feb. 25, CieorgeMcDermott responded that "no principal or staffmember had requested this polio," and that it washe himself who had decided to bring this idea tothe table

When further questioned, Mr. McDermott cited"safety" as being the reason he wanted this polio,enacted. To this we will ask, what kind of safetyissues do we have in our grammar schools? Werethere weapons brought in? Were there bombthreats? Did gang members sneak into any build-ing? Were the teachers unable to control the learn-ing environment because of violence?

Tile answer to all of the above is a resounding"NO." There is no empirical evidence showing thatthere is any cause foi saletv concerns in our gram-mai schools. How tan a school district impose apolio solely based on Mr. McDermutt's personalopinion?

The hiianl ofedu< ation willargue that morethan 70 percent ofparents arc inagreement with aschool uniformpolicy. However,none of these par-ents ever voicedtheir concern forsafety prioi to Dr.O l i v e tStringham's PT()presentations andthe subsequentsunrvs that were

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seni home. In fac t.man) families wehave spoken withhad not evenreceived a surveyat all. Those par-ents who receivedsurvevs receivedthem AFTER thetat t, and this is acleai violation ofthe statute,

In actuality, thisis a pulu\ that theNorth ArlingtonBoard ofEducation ischoosing to man-date without show-ing anv evidenceproving a thresh-

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Prudential Professional Realty releases itshome shoppers' must-haves and wish lists

LYNDHURST — Shoppingfor a home is an excitingadventure, and it's easv to getlost in a sea of daz/ling for-salehomes and all of iheii fabu-lous amenities — which cancause you to temporarily for-get that a large backvard isyour top priority. To keepyourselt focused, take time toidentify and organize exactlywhat you're looking tot in ahome bv creating thorough"must-have'" and "wish" listsbefore you begin home shop-ping. You may also want tomake a third list that detailsyour dislikes.

To get started ask yourselfthese questions: Which itemsand features must your homehave? Which items and fea-tures would you like to have,but could live without? Whatwould your dream houseinclude? And, what features orissue must you avoid?

For the must-have list, trv tofocm on essentials and hard-to-change details, like ahome's layout. If you musthave a three-bedroom. tw<»-bath house, put it on the list.Ranking your must-haves inorder of importance is also agood idea.

Hard-ttKhange. must-havefeatures can include the typeof house; for example, a two-storv colonial or sprawlingrancher; the number of roomsand square footage; thehome's proximity to shopping,or it-s overall condition. Yourmust-have list can't be toodetailed because it aims toitemize the features that aremost important to you andyour i.imilv

Your wish list is the flexibleand fun list. Wish lists are goodtor cosmetic features thatwould be great to have, butthat tan he changedHardVvi>od floors can replaceold wall-ti>-wall carpeting. IIthe vard is large enough andhas adequate open space, apool can 1M- installed later.And landscaping can be awork in progress. Since thewish list is secondary, there areno limits so be sure to alsoinclude your dream amenities.

While compiling your lists,don't hesitate to confer withyour real estate professional,who is a great source tor infor-mation about neighborhoods,homes and other pertinent"must-have" information

Once you've determinedyour must-haves and optionalfeatures, create a checklist totake with you during yourhome tours. Besides helpingyou stay focused, it will providean organized review of eachhouse.

Your lists will most likelychange as vou tour homes andsee what the market reallv hasto offer It's also unlikely thatone house will include all otyoui must-have features. But,vour eiiorts will be well worthit once you find the perfecthouse that includes justenough must-haves and even alew wishes. Your perfect homemight not include that must-have basement, but its new-may be a dream come true.

Prudential ProfessionalsRealty can be reached at 201-9S5-8555. PrudentialProfessionals Realty- is an inde-pendently owned and operat-ed member of Prudential RealEstate Affiliates, Inc., aPrudential Financial company

The aixn<f artxrlr was submit-ted for publication b\ Sal Sanca.president/ciHrwner of PrudentialProfessionals Realty 424 ValleyBrook Ave., lyndhurst: 2W-W5-K555

Works by Charlie Churchill at Flyway GalleryLYNDHURST — The New

Jersey MeadowlandsCommission's Flywav (iallervwill play host to an exhibit of"Recent Works" bv local artistCharlie Churchill throughoutthe month of April.

Churchill employs a con-temporary sense of realismand romantic sense of charac-ter in his landscapes, slill-lifesand narrative figure composi-tions. The artist's works bearthe distinction of his use of themeticulous, indirect oil-on-canvas technique of the Old-World masters in the style of

the Northern European ren-aissance.

A Secaucus resident,Churchill has participated innumerous group shows in New-York City and New Jersey overthe past decade and his workshang in private and corporatecollections throughout theUnited States and Europe.

The artist is an adjunct pro-fessor at Leigh Universityleaching figure drawing andpainting and has studied withSteven Assael, Nancy Chunn,Vince Desiderio, Ted Schmidtand Wade Schuman. He is a

National .Arts Club EdwinGould Award winner andreceived the Ridgewood ArtInstitute Award from theSalmagundi Art Club.

A reception for the artist isscheduled from 12:30 p.m. to2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 5.

The Flyway Gallery is locat-ed in the MeadowlandsEnvironment Center and isopen from 9 a.m. to S p.m.Monday through Friday and10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday andSunday. For information, call201-460-8300 or visitwww. njmtadowtands.gov/ec.

Choinski is top listing agent for 2007LYNDHURST — Century

SI Real Estate IXC has recog-nized Teresa DaSilva Choinskiof Century 21 Semiao at thetop luting agent for 2007.

T h e Quality ServiceProducer Award is an integralpart of the Century 21System's commitment to excel-lence and recognizes Teresa'sdedication to continuouslyexceeding the service expecta-tions of her clients," saidFernando Semiao,broker/owner of Century 21Semiao. Choinski says her suc-cess is a reflection of dedica-tion, service and commitment... success that comes from sat-isfied clients.

Choinski has more than 17years of experience in the realestate industry and has beenwith the Century 21 System for14 years. She earned the pres-tigious Quality Service Awardin 1996, 1997. 1999 and 2001through 2007 — certainly atestament to the satisfaction ofher clients and customers.Additionally, she has beenawarded the CenturionProducei Award foi produc-

tion for the last five y o n .Keeping up this pace of pro-duction in addition to qualityservice is no easy task

'Receiving the QualityService Award allows me todemonstrate even further tomy clients that my commit-ment and dedication to theirsatisfaction and peace of mindduring the real estate transac-tion is real and taken very seri-ously," taid Choinski.

Century 21 Semiao is a full-service brokerage specializingin residential properties.Choinski is VIP-Designated.offering relocation servicesworldwide. She is also certifiedas a Mature Moves Specialist.She has obtained experiencenecessary to assist homebuyersand sellers approximately 60-70 years of age in their nextmove.

Choinski lives in NorthArlington with her husband.Bob and daughters 1 auicnand Danielle. She can bereached at Century 21Semiao's l.vndhurst office, 761Ridge Road, oi bv calling 201-460-HOOO.

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(lentury 21 Real Estate IXC:lwwn.century21.com) is thefranchisor of the world'slargest residential real estatesales organization, providingcomprehensive training, man-agement, administrative andmarketing support for theCentury 21 System. The sys-tem is comprised of more thanrl.-HMi independently ownedand operated franchised bro-kei offices in 56 countries andtei ritories worldwide.

Covais promoted to assistant vice presidentRUTHERFORD — At a values. The hank is lieaduiiai stiMfrv m< ludinu he r onlineRUTHERFORD —

recent meeting of the iMtanl ofdirectors of Boiling SpringSavings Bunk, I .am a ( ovaiswas promoted to assistant vicepresident, it was announced b\Robert F. Stillwell. presidentand CEO

Covais ht^an hei careeiwith Boiling Springs in UIHK asa customer service lepicsmu-live. She has held a nutnher ofpositions including reversemortgage and home equityloan coordinator checkingdepartment manager anddeposit services departmentmanager. She is currently theIRA Director.

She has received her certifi-cation in Advance IRA Studieswith the Pension ManagementGroup in the supervision andadministration of retirementaccounts and has attended IRSseminars with BisvsRetirement Services. She hasalso taught IRA fundamentalsto Boiling Springs emplovees,alwavs keeping the staffabreast of am IRS changes M>as to piovide the best possibleservice to their customers.

Covais is available lot cus-tomer questions on IRA con-tributions and am other infor-mation (omermng all tvpes ofIRA products, especiallv DirectRolloveis of Pensions andQualified Plan Distributionsfor those moving then fundsupon reurcinent She can bereached at her office at 23Park Ave , Rutherford, bv e-mail to aawaisQbssbank.com 01bv phone at 20K507-S237.

Covais and her daughter,Andrea, have lived inRutherford tor many yearsand are well-known in thecommunity.

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Woman's Clubhosts casino trip

NORTH ARLINGTON —The North Arlington Woman'sClub will host a trip to theMohegan Sun Casino inConnecticut on Saturday, Aprilf>. The bus will leave promptlyat 9 a.m. from in front of theborough hall. Tickets are $30;contact Diane Stoklosa at 201-991-7490 for availability.

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dart M U M teams with >U Health Department toteach kids healthy exercise and nutrition habits

NCHTTH ARLINGTON —Cfara Mauus Medical Center, inpartnership with the NorthArlington Health Department,howed Healthy Choice! CorHealthy Children andFamilies, a free exercise dpiand interactive cookingdemorutration, at the NorthArlington Health Departmenton March IS. More than 50children and adults attendedthe program.

Clara Maasi Medical Centerexperts, including pediatri-cian Jillian Gingerelli, MD anddieticians Katie Szymona, RD,and Mary Ann Merrell, RD,presented the audience withhelpful and easy exercise andnutrition tips. Chef HarryReiter and Joe YVojtecki, direc-tor of food and nutrition atClara Maau, kicked off thefood demonstration with anorange-squeezing contest.Throughout the evening,many volunteers donned hair-nets, aprons and gloves to helpprepare healthy treats whichincluded low-fat quesadillaiand chicken fingers, fruitkabobs and fresh veggies.Participants received pedome-ters, courtesy of ClaVa MaassMedical Onter.

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Diabetes and nutrition classesare being offered in Lyndhurst

LYNDHURST — TheLyndhurst Health Departmenthas teamed with the NorthHudson Community ActionCorporation to launch anongoing health education pro-gram for its community.

This new program will beheld on the second Monday ofevery month from 10 a.m. to11:30 a.m. Class topics willinclude nutrition and dia-betes. The program encour-ages interaction, with timeallotted for a lecture, question-and-answer period and person-al health consultations.

Joyce Jacobson, healthadministrator, encourages resi-

dents to enroll in this new|>ro-gram. She states, "Poor nutri-tional habits and decreasedphysical activity plav a largerole in the increasing numberof diabetic cases. Our goal is toencourage healthy nutritionalhabits and healthy lifestylechoices so that we have healthypeople in a healthv communi-ty"

A certified health educator,Beatrice Amador, MS, CHESwill teach the classes, alongwith Jacobson.

The next class will be heldon Monday, April 14 at 10 a.m.( all the health department at201-804-2500 to register.

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old of harm to the students. In addition, they arc completely disre-garding the fact that they are violating a student's rights to receivehis/her free, efficient and thorough education, as specified in theNew Jersey Constitution. Nowhere in the Constitution does it indi-cate that a child must wear any specific style or color of clothing inorder to receive his/her education.

Another area of concern lies in the tact that money earmarkedfor education will be used to purchase uniform shirts for all stu-dents. How can they tell us that programs and teachers will be cutwhile proposing lo spend money on clothing? How manv years willthis practice go on? Will we be buying uniforms for every studentand will the board be clothing the economically disadvaniagedfrom now until eternity? Please keep in mind, this year's schoolbudget is already SI million more than last year's budget Addingthis frivolous uniform expense will only serve to inflate this amount.In addition, we are concerned that because of the board's actions,taxpayers will once again defeat this year's school budget, takingaway necessary funding from education.

We are imploring everyone in North Arlington, whether you area parent of a school-aged child or just a regular taxpayer or citizen,to question this unneeded expense and to question this unneces-sary uniform policy.

A Group of Concarmd Parent, in North Arlington(Norms requested fo be wnri/ie/dj

LYNDHURST BOECANDIDATES STRESS TEAMWORK

To the Editor:Lyndhurst has a long history of its citizens working together.

Many of our facilities and programs were literally built from thehard work of volunteers. Teamwork is nothing new to Lyndhurst.

The Lyndhurst School District has made great strides forwardrecently, thanks to the hard work, dedication to community, creativ-ity and partnership with the township. Unfortunately, that messageis sometimes hidden and maligned for purely political reasons.

It is clear to us that the taxpayers of Lyndhurst cannot be expect-ed to contribute beyond their means. Politics must step to the side,and we must ensure that every decision that we make on the boardis the most efficient one. To vote for or against something justbecause of politics is a true waste of taxpayers' hard-earned dollars.

We want to make sure that we improve the communicationsbetween the board and the community. We propose changes in thestructure of the monthly public meetings. Hopefully, this will helpus all to confront the challenges we face with a team effort.

The truth is that we are still a long way from where we should be.Remember the majority of our facilities were built in the periodbetween World War I to World War II and require a lot of mainte-nance.

Our team's goals are simple: the improvement of our education-al infrastructure in the most prudent and efficient manner.Decisions motivated by politics cost the taxpayers money.

We are all one community, and we ask for your support on April15. Thank you.

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Pursuant to to pro M o m o< thaUumopM Coda o t t o Tbwntf*. ofLyndhurst and tha pnovtatorw ofN J S A 40WO-10(g). noica •*haratoy givan thai on March 262001 fca Zon-ig Board of

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a M h t f m o fUt reh . im

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fLyndhunM adoptad jrnamonaHzpriQ a dacanon madFaoruary 27 2 0 U danytngDalai ild Avanua Lyndhurat. NawJaraay 07071 atao known M Lot 13and Stock 73 on tha t uaiiaapiiaiii map of tha Township ofLrndhurtt appacan. was proposingthat tha houta kxatad at tha abovtaddraas <•>•» a thraa- and not a i*nfamrfyA copy o' lha rasotuboo « on Ma intha Building Dapartmam locaiad at253 Stuyvasanl A*anua LyndhurslNaw Jan*y 07071 and may Minspactad by rnambon of lha pubtcwaafcdaya oatwaari 9 00 AM and400 PM

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Faoruary 27 2006 approving 322Livingston Avanua Lyndnursl NawJartay 07071 aMo known a i LcM 32and Block 60 on tha ta*ataaaamant map of tha TowntNp ofLyndhunt appfceani naadad a but*vananca to parmi to hava thaantranca accau for tht basa>m«niapanmant faong tna fOm yarddnvaway rathar fftan an approvao•bvat on tha proparTyA copy of tha raaosufeon rs on fua <nlha BuMmg Oapanmant locatad • !253 Stuyvaaant Avanua LyndhuratN«* Jartay 07071 and may banipactad by Tiamoart of lha puW*c**>akdaym b*tw*«n 9 00 AM and400 PM

Canta SammartinoRacordmg Sacratary

o in« Board o< Adiustmant

TOWN1MIP OF LYNOHUIWTBOARD Of ADJUSTMENT

HQTtCE Of Df fiBITIf.'.,'».,«nl to tha provisions 0* tn«

Cod* of tha Townsn<c o'0 lha provisions of

N J S A 40 55D 'Oigi node* isnaraby givan thai on March 262004 tha Zoning Board <>•Adjustmani of tha TLyrtdhurst adopiad .Ttamorializmg a dacison mada orFabruary 27 2006 approving 006Ewtng Avanua LyndhunM NawJarsay 07071 also known aa Lot 9m Block 223 on Ina t b asaaasmantmap of tha Townsh>p of LyndnunMappbcant has appfcad tor a bu*vananca lo construct a two-Morywarahousa buridmg with 1-1/2-Mary

AvanuaA copy of tha rasoiubon n on Kta mtha Building Dapartmant kx^tad at2S3 StuyvaMnt Avanua, LyndhurstNaw Jarsay 07071, anc may to*mapadad by marntoari of tha puohc. • • m a y batwaan 800 AM anc400 PM

Canta SamminmoRaoonkng Sacratary

to lha Board o< Ad|ustma)niA i 3 2006

BOROOOH OF KUTHCRFORDftftflatiMltf HP Alatf-J1*

AM OmMHANCe TO AHCND ANDlUMH.ei#f NT THt COOC OFTHC BOROUGH OFRUTHERFORD CHAPTER 71.ENTTTLKD "FCUCEDCFARTMCHT.- ESTABUBHWOTHC •OSmON OF POLICEDtRCCTOR

Approvad this 25(h o»y ofMarch 2008

Mayor John F Happ! naraby cartify thai lha foragotngordrnanoa was paaaad by lha Mayorand Counoi of tha Borougri ofRutharford al a rnaabng hald MarcTi25 2006

Mary P KnsionBorough C*rx

Datad March 27 2006Ruthartord NJPuolishad Apni 3 2006' M i ' 50

BOROUGH OF WALL ING TONNOTICE OF DECISION OF THE

tQAJm Qf AJ H HTWHTTO WHOM IT HAY CONCERN:

PUBLIC NOTKE 1 MrMygivan 1C *< parson* that • Public

i h«td on Octobar 30

and wtucn daemon « on Ma andmada on avariabta tor ^apacaon m tha

i ' 1 Muraopal Buttrtg Borough ofWafcngton. Naw Jaraay

Edwin ZuhowskiSacratary to tha Boarrj

Daiad at Wafcnglon (his 25rnday of Ma.cn 2000PUBLISHED Apni 3 2000FEE $8 50

O F F E R U I V Uayon ANamata LSaas aaoondad by Sacratary ASm tha Mamonalttng Rasotutton (orAppt*catx>n Nurnbar 00-2-2Prospact Commarciai Raalty LLC600 Industrial R Q M Btoci 2 Lot 3(or Minor Subdivision ApprovalMoor Sit* Plan Approval «nthOasajn Warvani and Vwas approad rth d

O F E ySass sacondad by Sacratary AS<n p«» Mamonahzmg Rasokition to>Application Numbar 06-2-1 Patnoa1 Chana* Eichhotz 503 lnduttna<Road Btock 3 Lot 26 for Minor SrtaPlan Approval with Datign Warvarsand Variance*,) was approvad withconditions

OFFERED BY: Vica Chairman NRrvars. tacondad by MayomAtiamata L SaM tha MamonahoneRasotution for Application Nu-Oe-06-1-1 SKR Cartstadl LLC 336Route 17 South & Broad StraatBloc* 107 Lot* 4 4 IT fryPra>tim,narr and Final Majc S<lcPlan Approval wai approval * t'conditions

Chns ASa«nnairn«rCarlsiadi Planning Boaro

PUBLISHED Apni 3 2006FEE $11 75

PUBLIC NOTICE

Plaaaa taha notica that apoticabonna> ba«n -imje to tha Mayw anaCouncil >• :i-ic Borougn o> Cartstadt10 I'an.te- t.:-ans* No 0205-44

BOROUOH OF WALLINOTONNOTICE OF HEARMO OF PLAN NINO BOARD

O WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:PUBLIC NOTICE « haraby grvan to a» parsons that a PuMc Haanng w-Moa n*« on Apru 15 2006, at 7 30 PM >ntha Borough CouncX ChambarsUnton Boutavard and Mapta Avanua. Waftngton. Naw Jaraay. al whsiim« • haanng on an apptaoaaon tor a Mnanea M pantM a Subdrwwaon of •

portion of Block 62 02 Lot 13 ttiti 495 S F I | 2 1 Ptaasanrv>aw Tarracaland marga t»mm to Block 62 02 Lots 20 01 and 20 02 150 Fradkm Svaatt

lor tha Lot Dapth of i ' Ptaasantvia* Tarraca 101 rathar thanba raqurrad on Block 62 02 Lot 13 commonly Known ai

taasannnaw Tarraca Walbngtort Naw JarsaySaid application and othar accompanying oata <> on Ms and avaMaMa for

>n in*) Municipal Building Borough _>< WaMington Naw Jarsaypnor to ta<d rnaatmg Ounng normal busmaM noun o f 9 0 0 A M to400

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. 1 Via Board of CorrvSailonars of tha Townsmp ofLyndhurW approva tha Nobca of Work Saaaon Maatinos for 2006 andautfvoftta tha Townahap Dark to pub**h m tha official nawspaparpursuant to tha raqu*raman(s of PubK Law 1975 Chaptar23i

AWNUAi NOTCE OF MCETINO OF BOARO OF COMMISSIONERIIWTTMM THC TOWWUlMF O* lYNOMWRST COVWTY O» BEAOCNSTATE OF NCW JERSEY. PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS

OF PUBLIC LAW 1BT1 CHAPTER « 1

__.. . of aacrt rnonVi rn thaCaucua Room* Town Han al 5 00 PM OFFICIAL ACTION MAY BETAKEN DURING THESE SESSIONS

MARCH 25 JUNE 24 SEPTEMBER 23APRIL 22 JULY 22 OCTOBER 21MAY 20 AUGUST 26 NOVEMBER 25

DECEMBER 23" " P t a a n nota Tha maaangs « * ba hatd m tha Caucua Room

Adoptad March 11 2000HatanPoMo RMC

Townahv CiartPUBLISHED tFt* 117 SO

_ . , . of LyndhunM a naad tor thaof a Managarrwnt Taam Tralnar and

auch aarvtcaa «vol*a maHars partwrartg to tha TownatMp of

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M l . M IT R tSOLwS by tta Board of ComnMaorariBf Lyndhunt Naw Jaraay. m M o w *aaaona a M aaflaao • <a naraoy oaavwwtao w

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TM£ FOCLOW1NG V E H l a l WAS ABANOONfiO ANO INPOSSESSION Of THE TOWING COMPANY FOR MORE THANTHIRTY DAYS AND REMAINS UNCLAIMED IN ACCORDANCE WITHTHE ABANDONED VEHICLE L A W 3 8 10A-1 THE FOLLOWING WILLBE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON THURSOAV APRIL 10TH 200« AT1000 AM AT NICKS TOWING COMPANY 1M EAST PASSArCAVENUE RUTHERFORD NJ 07070

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DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED IN CASH OR CERTIFIED CHECK BALANCEMUST BE PAIO WITHIN 46 HOURS AFTER THE SALE THESUCCESSFUL BIDDER MUST REMOVE ALL VEHICLES AT HIS OWNEXPENSE WITHIN TEN <10i DAYS AFTER CLOSE OF SALEPUBLISHED Apm 3 2008FEE St250

BOROUOH OF RUTMtRFOftD

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE PERSONNEL POLICIES OF THEBOROUOH OF RUTHERFORD. CHAPTER XM ENTITLED

SEPARATION *7fr42 RCOULATKMS 00VERMN0TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

Tna tubjaci ordmancs aataMsna* procaduras for Mparation ofamptoyrnaniTha foragomg ordmanc* was mlroducad at a ragutar maa«ng of tha Mayorand Councn of tha Borough of Ruthariord m tha County of Bargan NawJarsay hatd Marcn 25 2006 and w* ba funhar consider act for Analpanaqa aftor pubfcc haanng at a aacond maatmg of sa4 Mayor andCounal to ba haU in tha Municipal Buttling m sa«l Borough on TuaiApm 29 2006 at 8 00 pm

MARY P KRISTONBorough Dark

A copy of Vra ordananca may t» otMinad without coat batwaan tha hour*of 8 SO a m and 4 30 p m ai ma ofka of tha Borough Clark 1 /6 ParkAvanua Ruthartord Naw JarsayDatod March 27. 2006

arford NJPUBLISHED Apm 3. 2006FEE $t5 00

Tha bond ordnanoa. tht tunvnary t a m of which ara Mdudad hwas nkoducatf and paaaad upon Arat t d N f tof Comrwaaaonari of tha Town f LS

c a a dudad a a .aaaad upon Arat taadang at • rnaaNng of tta Board

o C o a a o a i tha Townsnap of Lyndhunt. n tta County of Baman.Stata of Naw Janay. on March 25 2008 It wM ba funhar oonaldaradtorfinai | m i u i attar pubac haanng haraon, at • maaana ol tha Board ofComNaMonart to ba haM at Counoi Chambars m lha Town Hal. 307VaMy Brook Avanua. Lyndhurat. Naw Jaraay. on Apm 10. 7006 at 7 00PM During ttta waak prior to and up to and wttiumq «*• data of aucfcmaabns copkN of Via M ordkianoa « i ba avartabia at no coat and

i V C t V fft to h fs copkN of Via M ordkianoa « ba a a a b a at o coat a d

during raguiar buiinill hours, at Vta CtanVa offtca tor tha mamban oflha oanaraj pubtc who thai iagM—I tia aama Tha aurnmary of Vtatorrna of »uch bond ordwanta toaow*

IK.' _ . _ IMPROVEMENT OFdrtHUfi TO O M N T AVENUEl M. BYlYNDHURST • . THC COUNTY OF< TO A*a*OI>«ATt T X SUM OF

. THfUtOf. TO MAKE A OCMIH_ ISSUANCE Of aONOS TO FINANCE

SUCH AJ>PPX>PlllAf ION ANO TO PftOVBE FOR THE ISSUANCE OFBONO ANTrCrPATtON NOTES M ANTICIPATION OF THE ISSUANCEOF SUCH BONOS

|: Mamaarnara of Fam «Mrua ( ton Waan Ava. b» a M fcr «a bairaMp wnalaana of road

> Hgnang and c u t anrTranang

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112 LOCutl Ar<WaWmgton NJ 07057

WHEREAS, tnara axists

TOWNSHIP OF LYNDHURST1aU>4wlynyndhurst a -)*»o lor tna

aarvcas J' SpaciBl Counaal to prov»da profasaional Wgai sarv>cas wraganl to anstmg Davatopar's and PILOT Agraamants. andWHEREAS tucti sarvicas rnvotva such quakftad sarvica* andknowtadga that ipaaricalions cannot raatonabry ba formuiaiad anopubhc biding it not iaaaabta. andWHEREAS. N j S A 40A 11 -5 of tha Local Put*c Contracu Law

tnarafora t nol subfact to tha provanons of tha Naw Jarsay Local UnPay-lo-Play Law H J S A 19 44A-20 4 at wqMOW THCREFOU. BE IT RESOLVED, by Vw Board of Comm.ss«narsOf tha Townshap of Lyndhunw. Naw Jartay at fouowm

1 DaniM McCarthy, of tha firm of Rogut McCarthy LLC 37 AldanStraat Cranford Naw Jaraay 07016 * haraby appotniad to parform aUtacassary lagai sarvicaa and any and aN advtca and aaawtanca ratabnglo such sarvicas Tha coat of such aarvtcaa thaN not aacaad $17 500 00

2 it is naraby ctatarmmad that such sarvaoa* mvohra tuxh quaktatiyaand profaMionai sarvicas thai spaaftcabom ara not practical and pubicboding t not appropnala faawbta or raqmrad

3 Such appc«ntmant »n»M ba tubiact to tha preparation andaiacubon by tha Townahip and D a n * McCarthy of an agraamant ormemorandum of undanUandmg on tarma tTt f r t l t f * U tha Township

4 A copy o» thas RaaotuMn shaM ba pubkahad m tha n*#w» Laadartha offtoai nawspapar of tha Township of Lyndhurst withai w#> (10) days,according to «w

Adoptad March 25 2008Halan Pcato. RMC

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North Arlington Middle School Citizenship Project - The students in Persa Tzakis' an IElizabeth Clarke's classes at the North Arlington Middle School recently worked on a citizenshi >test in their social studies doss. The students researched many questions on a citizenship lest an Ideveloped in-class assignments with discussions. Eoch student contributed to the research an Ihelped develop a hallway display of the questions researched. Many students who observed tfi >display were surprised or how many different diverse questions average citizens did not knov .Pictured, left to right, top: Robert Manella, Mike Sorino. Joe Reiff, Matt Beyer, Mary Smykowsk ,Nermine Karimi, Israel Rivera, Kiana Ortega, Paul Mora and Heidy Mora; bottom: Ke 1Karwoski, Kevin Almeida, Nicole Enriques, Carrie Barrington and Destiny Russo.

NAHS featured on Classroom Close-upNORTH ARLINGTON —

(Mass room Close-up, NJ, aseven-time Emmy-winningshow produced bv the NewJersey Education Associationand NJN Public Television, willbe visiting North ArlingtonHigh School on Tuesday, April8 to tape a story about VirtualHigh School.

This is the first vear the pro-gram is being offered in NorthArlington, and it has proven tobe very successful. Studentscan take elective courses com-pletelv over the Internet thatwould not be availablethrough the existing courseofferings.

The show will air Mondaysat 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9a.m. on NJN, Oct. 6 and 11;Nov. 12 and 15.

The New Jersey EducationAssociation is the majorunderwriter for ClassroomClose-up, NJ, with additionalsupport provided by PSE&Gand LockJieed Martin.

Classroom Close-up airs onNJN every Monday at 6:30p.m. and every Saturday at 9a.m. (Consult your local televi-sion guide for the NJN chan-nel). Now in its 13th season.Classroom Close-up, NJ, fea-tures innovative programsgoing on in public school

classrooms. Each half-hourprogram shows how caringschool professionals inspireand motivate students. Eachweek, the excitement of learn-ing comes alive a.s teachersand parents work together forsuccess.

The NJEA is the stale's'largest association of educa-tion professionals, represent-ing 200,000 public schoolteachers and administrators,higher education faculty, edu-cation support professionals,retired educators and studentspreparing to become teachers.

Thefcuhertbrd Public U b m y hasannounced in program offer

• Celebrate Nationallibrary Week

Join the Circle ofKnowledge at the library, April13-19. This u an ideal time co

by and tee everythingthe library has to offer

the best new books, featuremovies on DVD, last-minutetax forms, WiFi access to high-speed Internet network andmore.

• Music at the RPLThe library will be sand-

wiching National LibraryWeek with live music. Teensand adults take note: the staffwill "Rock the Library" onFriday, April 11, 7 p.m. to 9p.m., with Alex and theHorribles and String Theory.Admission is free.

A performance on Sunday.April 20 ai 2 p.m. will featurearias and songs by Handel.Purcell, MOZAII, Granados,Weber, along with classicalmusical theater arias fromRodgers and Hammersteinand more, featuring notedsopiaim Elena Diaz-AcoMawith piano accompaniment.

• Poetry at the libraryThe WCW Poetry

Cooperative of SouthernBergen County's monthly"Second Wednesdays" pn>-grams are being held on theTerrace of the Williams Centerfor the Arts located at 1Williams Plaza in RutherfordFeatured poet for April 9 at 7p.m will be Joel I.ewis.

Anyone who is working on apoem and or looking fot asupportive audience to readtheir work is invited to join JimKlein and other local poets foia writing workshop onWednesdays at 7 p.m. Bringcopies of your work if you'dlike to share it with othersThis is a free, drop-in pro-gram, and amateurs are vervwelcome. This program will beheld on the first, third, fourthand fifth Wednesdays of themonth in the library's GlassRoom.

• Knit One, Read TwoResidents are invited to join

the library's Thursday NightKnitting Club. Bring knitting.

crochet, spinning, tewing,needlework, etc and work onyour project white talkingabout good books: Thundapat &S0 p.m. on April 10 and84, May Sand » , and June 5and 19. Registration u recom-mended (phone, e-mail mlhtr-fimUJkwijmecU.org, or dropby). the audience will have a

Parddpanu will travel bypirate ship into the land ofimagination, for an adwrntuttunder the tea. Thk dettghtfulmarionette show featurespiraM, a •sermaid and allkinds of tea creature*, andincludes singing and audienceparticipation. After the show,

• Organizing Workshop"Organizing 101 - Back to

Basks' it the topic for the pro-gram at the Rutherford PublicLibrary on Wednesday, AprilSO at 7 p.m. Professionalorganizer Jean Marie Herronwill focus on teaching the skillsneeded to organize yourhome, possessions and time tobenefit your life. This piugi amis free, and all are welcome.For information, call thelibrary at 201-939-860(1.

ESPECIALLY FORCHILDREN:

• Children's author visitIn celebrauon of National

Poetry Month and alsoNational Library Week, thechildren's department of thelibrary announced thatrenowned children's authoiand poet Douglas Florian willpay us a visit and present a prt>-gram which will include anillustration demonstrationThis program will be held onMonday. April 14 at 7 p.m. onthe main flout of our libraryand is recommended for allchildren age n and older ( .ill201-0^9-8600, exl. 14 for spacereservation

• April Fun NightFriday Family Fun Night

will be held on April 1H ai 7p.m. Charlotte Anne Dole,who makes her home inMassachusetts, will present afabulous marionette show.Children of all ages are invitedto fake part in the piesenta-tion of T h e Sea Story."

chance to meet and greet thepuppets. Free tickets are avail-able at the library. The pro-duction will be held on themain floor of the library.

FOR TEENS:• Any teen interested in

writing is invited to a PoetryWorkshop, led bv Laura Boss,poet and editor of the NewJersey poetry magazine, IjpsThe workshops will be heldWednesdays. April 2. 9 and 16from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Areading and publication willresult from the workshop fea-turing the teen poets. To regis-ter, contact Susan Rappaportat 201-939-8600 or e-mail rapptiptirtOhcrli. org.

• Teen Fridays continueafter school at 4 p.m with thelatest emphasis on crocheting.Teens are invited to comemake a scarf or anything elsethey want The library will pro\ide the beginning yarn andtools. Meet in the Glass Roomof the library.

• # The Parent Teen BookDiscussion Group will meet onTuesday, April 29 at 7 p.mParticipants will be leading"One of those hideous hookswhen- the mother dies" bySonva Sones. The Rioup willmeet in boimigll hall in theconference room of the recre-ation department Foi a cop*of the iMink (ii furthet infor-mation, contact SusanRappaport at 201-9S9-S600 ote-mail mppaport@b<il\.tir%.

Book discussion on April 15WOOD-RIDGE — Tin

Wood-Ridge Memorial Libraryhosts its Book DiscussionGroup every third Tuesdav ofthe month at 7:15 p.m

The book to be discussedon April 15 is Bill Bryson's "AWalk in the Woods:Rediscovering America on the

Appalachian Trail" {19<)H,. aprison.tl account (if the histo-ry and sights along the moun-tain trail that stretches fromdeorgia to Maine

Copies of this IxMik will bemade available t<> all those par-ticipating Contact the librarvat 201-43&-2455.

Children's programs at Lyndhurst LibraryLYNDHURST — The

Lyndhurst Library Children'sRoom announced its programschedule for April. All pro-grams require registrationprior to the event; call 201-804-2480, ext. 221.

Bedtime Tales, for childrenage 2-1/2 years old throughkiindergarten, will resume onMondays, April 21 and 28 at 7p.m.; wear PJ's. robes and slip-pers, and bring a pillow.

Toddlertime, age 5-1 / 2 , willtake place at 10:50 a.m., andStorytime, age 4, will takeplace at 1:50 p.m. onThursdays, April 3, 10 and 17.

Storytime Walk-ins will beheld at 10:50 a.m.. Tuesdays,April 8, 15, 22 and 29.

"Know Your 50 States(USA)" will be held at 3:50p.m. on Thursdays, April 3,10,17, 24 and 31, for children ingrades 2-5.

Special events during themonth will include: mother-son reading discussion group,April 5 and April 26 at 10:30a.m.; handwriting awards,April 8 ai 3:30 p.m., director'soffice; Jefferson School visit,April 9 at 9 a.m.; Using thelibrary (DVD), April 14 at3:50 p.m.; poetry reunion,April 15 at 3:50 p.m.; andSpring Break (no school),April 21-25.

RRD to hold preschool program registrationRUTHERFORD — The

Rutherford RecreationDepartment will be holdingregistration for its 2003-09Preschool program onMonday, April 7 at 8:30 a.m., atthe recreation departmentlocated in borough hall, 176

Park Ave., Rutherford.Parents/guardians should

bring proof of residency, birthcertificate, a $50 non-refund-able registration fee and thefirst bi-monthly fee (S^year-olds - $170 and 4-year-olds -$215). The preschool pro-

gram is available to allRutherford children 3 and 4years of age by Oct. 1, 2008;they must be potty-trained.

For more information, callthe recreation department at201-460-3015 or visit the Website at urww.rulherfanl-nj.com.

Durante Family welcomes baby boyCLIFTON — Christine

and Paul Durante of Cliftonproudly announce the birthof their son, Joshua PaulDurante. He was born onDec. 14,2007, at S:09 p.m. inHackensack UniversityMedical Center, Hackensack,and weighed 8 pounds, 3ounces, measuring 20 incheslong.

Maternal grandparentsare Rosemary and RonaldRacioppi of Belleville.Paternal grandparents areShirley and DominickDurante of Wood-Ridge.

Great-grandparents areU n a and MichaelCampanula of Bloomfield,Mary Racioppi of Bloomneldand Gretel Friend ofChicago, 111.

Godparents are KennethRacioppi of Belleville andNwiliePedevillinoofLodi. JothuarVnilOurantt

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