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L ad ies A ux ilia ry fo r th e L vndhurst Fire D ep artm en t will sp o n so r an o u td o o r Ilea m arket a n d collectib le show o n Sunday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m . to 5 p .m ., in th e NJ T ran s it L ot (in S h o p R ite p a rk in g lo t) , New York A venue, L vndhurst.

T h e event will fea tu re new m e rc h a n d ise , crafts, co llec tib les a n d a g a ra g e / ta g sale sec tio n . Call 201-997- 9535 fo r m o re in fo rm ation .

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T h e N o rth A rlington Elks will h o ld a Friday N ight Fish Fry on Nov. 19, from 5 p.m . to 8 p .m ., at 129 R idge Rd., N o rth A rlington . D onation is $9 p e r p e rson , an d will inc lude com ple te d in n e r with M anhattan clam chow der.

C lam s on th e h a lf shell o r shrim p cockta il w ill also be available fo r $3 per one-ha lf d ozen , $6 p e r dozen.

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Episcopal C h u rch , 128 West Passaic Ave., R u th e rfo rd , celeb ra tes its 33rd Holly Fair on Friday, Nov. 19 from 6 p.m . to 9 p .m ., a n d on Saturday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m . to 4 p.m .

J o in in g th e B ook B arn , C h in e se au c tio n , toys, G ra n d m a 's T rea su re s ,C h ris tm as b o u tiq u e , Sw eet T reats and silent auction will be the re tu rn o f th e jewelry b o o th , an A ngel b o o th and th e new N eedleN ook.

A dm ission is free on bo th days. Call 201-438-8623 for in fo rm ation .

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T h e regu la r m eeting o f the N o rth A rlin g to n B oard o f H ealth originally sch ed u led fo r W ednesday, Dec. 1, has b e en ch an g e d to W ednesday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m .

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Photo by Bill Allen-NJ Sport/ActionM em bers of the N orth Arlington High School volley-girls team revel in the rhapsody of earn ing the first State G roup 1 cham pionship in the Lady Vikings program 's history See Page 6 for details.

NAHS servesBy Jane ChiecoReporter

N O R T H A R U N G T O N —T h e diverse cu ltu re s o f the N o rth A rling ton com m unity w ere b ro u g h t to g e th e r fo r th e a n n u al N orth A rling ton H igh School In te rn a tio n a l D in n er h e ld Nov. 10.

W ith a $600 g ra n t from the New Jerse y E d u ca tio n A ssociation , L o rie P e re ira , h e ad o f th e NAHS la n g u a g e and H istory D ep artm en t, p u t to g e th e r an even ing o f d in in g with th e p rem ise o f celeb rating diversity.

T h e In te rac t C lub and the N a tio n a l S p an ish H o n o r S ociety also p a rtic ip a te d in m aking th e d in n e r possible.

T h e 20 m e m b e rs o f th e N a tio n a l S p an ish H o n o r Society cooked , c le an ed an d d e co ra ted fo r th e event.

‘T h e In te rn a tio n a l D in n er is a g rea t o p p o rtu n ity fo r p a ren ts to m ee t o th e r paren ts, an d it brings th e com m unity toge ther. Diversity exists in o u r school, an d we sh o u ld ap p rec ia te e v e ry o n e ’s c u l tu re ,”P ere ira said.

WTiile th e seed o rig in a ted m o re th a n 10 years ago w hen Lorie P ere ira tau g h t bilingual at th e e lem en ta ry schools o f N orth A rlington , th e intensity d id n o t pick up un til seven vears later. "I u sed to ru n a special ev en in g fo r my sm all g ro u p o f b ilingual s tu d en ts an d th e ir fam ilies, b u t o n e day

[school s u p e r in te n d e n t] Dr. S tr in g h am a p p ro a c h c d m e with a new idea. H e an d I dec id ed it w ould Ik* m o re b e n eficial an d a lo t o f fun to do this with th e e n tire co m m u n i

ty, on a large scale,” she said.P e re ira said she is also

p ro u d o f the en thusiasm she receives every year from h e r fr ien d s an d colleagues, and S tringham .

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LY N D H U R ST — T h em ayor a n d co m m issio n e rs in tro d u c e d an o rd in a n c e au th o riz in g th em to e n te r in to a Paym ent in Lieu o f Taxes (P IL O T ) a g re e m en t th a t w ould create a $2 m illion surp lu s “fo r a rainy day,” said M ayor Jam es G uida d u rin g the Nov. 9 com m ission m eeting .

“W e’ve b een nego tia ting a long tim e. T h e last two a n d a h a lf years have b een a lo t o f h a rd work, but it’s b een a good tim e, n ego tia ting this deal with E nC ap . T h e m oney w e’re g o ing to in tro d u ce to n ig h t will be $2 m illion, an d I ’m go ing to re c o m m e n d th a t th is b o a rd p u t th a t in surp lus to k eep for em erg en cies dow n th e ro a d ,” G u ida said. “W e’ re also g e tting many, m any o th e r th ings from E nC ap th a t I d o n ’t n e ed to list to n ig h t — the fields, the gymnasium , the police eq u ip m en t. T h is is th e fu tu re off o u r tow nsh ip * ■ '

T h e P IL O T also inc ludes a g u a ra n te e th a t E nC ap will pay la n d taxes o f n o less th a n $200,000 a year. “T h a t lan d will now be taxable, a n d o n c e it’s built o n , we’ll ge t even m o re ,” G u ida said. In a dd ition to th e

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ER cracks down on illegal apartmentsBy Cindy CapitaniEditor-in-Chief

EAST R U T H E R F O R D —T h e m ayor a n d council dec id e d a t th e Nov. 15 m eeting to fo rm a special com m ittee to investigate th e best ap p ro ach to crack dow n on illegal a p a r tm en ts in th e bo ro u g h .

C ouncilm an J o e l Brizzi will h ead th e co m m ittee an d be jo in e d by C ou n cilm an Kevin S e tte m b rin o a n d B oro u g h A tto rn ey P e te r M elch io n n e . “L et’s look to have a progress re p o r t befo re th e D ecem ber m e e tin g to m ove fo rw a rd ,” said M ayor Jam es Cassella.

Brizzi b ro u g h t th e m a tte r u p , s ta tin g h e th o u g h t a depu ty zon ing officer shou ld a tta ck it, o r a c o m m itte e shou ld be p u t in to place righ t away. “A lo t o f these issues we have in fro n t o f us everyday ... p a rk in g p ro b lem s, schoo l crow ding, garbage p ickup ,„ all o f o u r services ... stem from this issue,” h e said.

D uring th e h e a rin g o f citizens, re s id e n t M ichael H om aychak said h e was glad Brizzi was b rin g in g u p th e

p ro b lem so soon a lte r th e electio n . “You said you w ould crack dow n on illegal ap a rtm en ts ... g lad to see you are m ak in g g o o d o n th a t cam paign p rom ise ,” he said. H e n o ted tha t he suspects th e re a re a n u m b e r o f s tu d en ts in th e sch o o l system w ho a re th e re illegally.

C assella a g re ed th a t th e b o ro u g h ’s two biggest d ra in s a n d inconven iences — school c row ding and pa rk in g — are partially d u e from illegal ap a rtm ents.

A fter th e m ee tin g , Brizzi said th is issue is o n e th a t’s b e en o n his list fo r a w hile. “It com es u p a lo t in discussions with p e o p le ,” he said, no tin g th a t h e o ften hears b o u t two family houses be ing used as illegal th ree-fam ilies. “Every n e ig h b o r can tell you w here so m eo n e is living in a basem e n t o r attic. I t’s a p ro b lem o f excessive p a rk in g ... i t ’s a s tra in o n all o f o u r services. P eop le a re n ’t paying th e ir fair share o f taxes.”

Brizzi said th e com m ittee will likely m ee t som etim e n ex t week.CindycapQLeaderNewspapers. net

Photos by Cindy Capitani And justice for all — O n Nov. 11 a t 11 a .m ., Lyndhurst M ayor Jam es G u ida an d the Commissioners, local veterans' groups an d residents assem - Dled a t Veteran's P laza on Delafield Avenue to join veterans across the nation to com m em orate Veteran's Day. The cerem ony began with an invocation by Rev. Stanley Kostrzomb, followed by the Pledge of A llegiance led bv

f VHledaiLyndhurst Girl Scouts and C u t Pack 96 . Lyndhurst High School b u g le s played 'T aps" an d everyone joined in the singing of the national anthem an d "A m erica the Beautiful." G u ida gave the open ing rem arks, a n d Com m issioner Tom G raffam , C om m ander VFW Post N o. 3 5 4 9 , an d Anthony J. Celia, C om m ander Emeritus LVA, p laced the w reaths a t the monum ent. G eo rg e VonRapacki w as the O fficer of the Day a n d introduced the guests.

“ P u ls e o f t h e M e a d o w l a n d s ’

By Michelle Rosa RaybeckNews Editor

C arls tad t • East Rutherford • Rutherford • Lyndhurst • N o rth A rlington

Lyndhurst rakes in big bucks

A n d t h e w i n n e r s a r e . . . .Congratulations to ourfour winners who each won 6 tickets to see uFinding JVemo” on Nov. 24: May Gagliardi of Rutherford; Carolyn Roche of North Arlington; Barbara Moore of Rutherfordand Rosemary Cronin of Cl\fton.

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Tips for a safe holiday seasonER PBA seeks donations for troopsBy Michelle Rosa RaybeckNews Editor

EAST R U T H E R FO R D —Sm all co m fo rts grow ever m o re p rec io u s as A m erican m ilitary p e rso n n el serving in Iraq face ever-longer periods o f dep loym en t. E ager to send a m essage o f su p p o rt. Police B enevolent A ssociation (PBA) Local 275, East R u th e rfo rd , has te a m e d u p w ith th e A m erican Red Cross Bergen- H u d so n C h a p te r to co llect d o n a tio n s o f co m fo rt item s requested by A m erican service personnel.

Fast R u th e rfo rd Po lice b egan d is tr ib u tin g fliers to a rea businesses, v e te ra n s ’ groups a n d service o rgan izations o n Nov. 8 to get th e w ord ou t on what is n eeded . It's just basic s tu ff thev n eed . People d o n ’t have to go out and sp en d $100. Five dollars

will buv a few travel-sized toiletries, som e razors o r a p h o n e card ," said FRPD O fficer Stan Rymarz, Local 275 P resident. “Som e of these p o o r guys have been awav for so long, and they ’re going to Ix.* awav from th e ir families over th e holidays. We just want to let them know we c are .”

It was Det. Sgt. J e f f Y annacone , h im self a G u lf W ar ve te ran o f th e U.S. M arin e C orps, w ho p u t R vinar/ in touch with th e Red Cross. “I knew he h ad been over th e re , so w hen I first c am e u p w ith th e idea , 1 picked his brain. H e suggeste d the Red Cross, an d thev have a list o f item s they 're requesting from hom e."

D onations o f care package item s are being accep ted at th e Fast R u th e rfo rd Police 1 Icadquartcrs. Rvmarz was surp rise d at th e im m ed ia te response. "We re g e tting a lot

o f support. I have to th an k the m e m b e rs o f Local 275. I haven ’t had to ask for th ings to be d o n e . I ge t calls every night, with offers o f h e lp — boxes, drivers, w hatever has b een n eed ed — and they’re o u t th e re sp read in g th e w ord ,” he said.

Sgt. Paul C ece , FR PD ’s sch o o l re s o u rc e officer, b ro u g h t large co llection boxes to th e schools fo r s tuden ts to deco rate . ‘T h e schools w anted to get involved, so th ey ’re go ing to d o a one-dav collection an d bring everyth ing to head q u arte rs ," Rvm arz said.

Local 275 is shying awav from a cc e p tin g m o n e ta ry donations. "We d o n ’t w ant to be re sp o n sib le fo r p e o p le ’s m oney,” Rvmarz said. C itizens in te re s ted in su p p o rtin g troops with a m o n e ta ry d o n a tion mav wish to d o n a te d irec tly to the1 Red ( t o s s .

D onations will be accep ted

at FRPD th ro u g h Dec. 1, w hen they will be b rough t to th e Red C ross fo r packing an d ship- ping.

T h e A m erican Red Cross lists th e follow ing item s as b e in g frequen tly requested by A m erican m ilitary perso n n el serv ing in Iraq: “trave 1-size” shaving cream , h and sanitizer, h a n d lo tio n , m ou thw ash , un sce n ted baby powder, foot pow der, sham poo an d c o n d itioner; eye d ro p s (no t con tact lens supp lies); sun block (SPF 45 o r h ig h e r); bath soap; wet wipes; insect repe llen t; d o u ble-edged w rapped disposable razors (n o loose razors); chew in g g u m ; fem in in e hyg iene item s; sm all cans o f fru it; Tw izzlers (ind iv iduallyw rapped ); g rano la bars; black ink pens; w riting tab le ts; envelopes; new DVDs a n d new m usic CDs.

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LY N D H U R ST —L yndhurst Police C h ie f Jam esB. O ’C o n n o r has som e holiday advice fo r a n y o n e d riv ing th ro u g h th e tow nship.

“Like every year, m any p e o ple will be ce leb ra tin g with friends a n d family th is holiday sea so n ,” said O ’C o n n o r. ‘T h a t ’s a w onderfu l th ing as long as th e ce leb ra tio n d o e sn ’t include im bib ing in alcohol an d th en g e tting b eh in d the wheel o f a m o to r vehicle. ”

T h o se n o t h e e d in g th e c h ie fs advice will likely pav the p rice . O n c e ag a in , th e L vndhurst Police D ep artm en t is stepp ing u p th e ir im paired driving en fo rce m en t as p a rt o f th e state-sponsored You D rink an d Drive, You L ose 2004 Holiday E n fo rcem en t Project.

T h e p ro g ram will be set in m o tio n Nov. 22 a n d ru n th ro u g h J an . 2. W ith a goal o f raising aw areness o f the d a n gers o f driv ing while im paired , increased police o n th e roads

will resu lt in th e a rre s ts o f m otorists u n d e r th e in fluence o f a lcoho l o r d rugs.

D rinking a n d driv ing is no t a p ro b le m lim ited to New Jersey. W hile 39 p e rcen t o f all m o to r vehicle fatalities in o u r sta te a re a lc o h o l re la te d , im p a ire d d rive rs kill nearly18,000 peop le across th e co u n try each year.

O ’C o n n o r says he d o e sn ’t want to see L yndhurst add ing to those statistics.

“It's a very sim ple message. D on’t d rin k an d drive. If you do , y o u ’ll be caugh t and arres ted ,” he said. “Be responsib le. If you p lan to d rin k , choose a designa ted d river in advance, o r take a taxi. A nd if you suspect so m eo n e o n the ro ad is im p a ire d , re p o r t it to th e po lice . T h e ho lid ay season sh o u ld be a tim e w hen we co u n t o u r blessings, no t cause pa in to o u r loved o n es th ro u g h tragedy.”

P o lic e f i l e s . . .Assault

I.Y N DH U RST — O n Nov.7, police re sp o n d ed to a disp u te at .> S tuw esant Avenue residence . A 25-vear-old man was ch a rg ed with disorderly c o n d u c t, assault and being u n d e r the influence- o f CDS. His 22-vear-old b ro th e r was ch a rg ed with disorderly con d u c t an d assault. T heii 55- year-old fa the r was charged with d isorderly conduct. All w ere released on sum m ons.

LYN D H U RST — O n \o v .8. po lice tra ce d an a b a n d o n e d 9-1-1 call to a New York Avenue residence*. David Bam brick, 20, o f that address, was charged with aggravated assault on a policc officer, tei- roristic th rea ts and crim inal mischief. His bail was se t at $30,000, n o 10 peTcent o p tio n , and he was rem an d ed to B ergen Countv Jail.

R U T H E R F O R D — O n Nov. (i, po lice re sp o n d ed to R o u te 17 S o u th , w h e re a m o to rist from jersev City had re p o rte d be ing shot at from a passing vehicle. M inor dam age was d o n e to the vic tim 's vehicle. The* vic tim was able to p rovide a vehicle descrip tion an d license p late n u m ber, w hich was b roadcast ove r th e S tatew ide Police E m ergency Netw ork (SPFX ). T h e vehicle was s topped in Kearny by Kearnv Police, who fo u n d a plastic pellet gun inside. A 17-vear-old Kearnv m ale was ch a rg ed in R u th e rfo rd with aggravated assault an d possession o f an im ita tio n fire a rm fo r an un law fu l p u rp o se . H e was re leased to his m other. Paul W alsh, 18, of Kearny, and S teven R odriguez , 18, o f Belleville, w ere ch a rg ed in Kearnv with possession of a firearm for an unlawful pu rpose.

CDSCARLSTADT — O n Nov.

3, po lic e re sp o n d ed to a H oboken R oad residence on a d ispu te . Weslev Janke*, 51, of C arls tad t, was a rre s ted foi possession o f CDS, and f o u n d to have a $50 R u th e rfo rd warran t. He* was released on sum m ons.

EAST R U TH ER FO R D —O n Nov. 5, police reportedlv s to p p ed a b lue 1989 Nissan M axim a on R oute 3 West a fte r a ran d o m license plate in q u iry revealed th e plates n o t o n file. T h e driver, C hevon C. H enry, 22, of West O ra n g e , was allegedly found to b e in possession o f two glassine bags, one co n ta in ing m arijuana, a n d the o th e r con ta in ing m arijuana debris. I Ie was c h a rg ed with driv ing w hile su sp en d ed and driving an un re g is te re d vehicle. He was fo u n d to have two warran ts from O range. O range re leased H en ry on recogn izance; he was re leased on su m m o n s from Fast R u therfo rd .

EAST R U T H E R FO R D — O n Nov. 9, police s topped a re n te d , w hite 2004 C hevrolet o n R ou te 3 East fo r speeding . T h e driver, E dw ard L. R ansom , 27, o f Newark, was ch a rg ed with possession o f an o p e n c o n ta in e r o f alcoholic beverage in a m o to r Vehicle, a n d fo u n d to have a w arran t

for S I ,000 out ol M ontclair. Inc iden ta l to a rre s t, police found Ransom in possession of one large* and two sin,ill bags con ta in ing g reen vegetation believed to Ih* m arijuana. Ransom was fu r th e r charged w ith possession of a eon- tro lled dange-rous substance* and tu rn e d over to Monte lair Police.

LYNDHURST — O n Nov. 9, following a dispute* al B urger King, police* arreste'd J a n e t A lbano, 1 I. at hei Sum m it A venue home* for possession o f CDS. two glass vials of su spec ted crack cocaine*. She was re leased on recognizance*.

LYNDHURST — O n Nov. (j. po lice s to p p ed Andrew (livens, 20, o f N orth A rling ton , at R u th e rfo rd Avenue* and Ke-arnev Street. He- was charged with posse ssion of m arijuana an d possession of CDS in a m oto i vehicle*. He* was re le ased on sum m ons.

LYNDHURST — O n Nov. (j, po lice s to p p ed Stef an ie M iliner, 24, o f C lifto n , at R u th e rfo rd a n d Park avenues. She* was c h a rg e d with possession of a syringe an d driving while* suspended . She* was re leased o n su m m ons.

Criminal MischiefLYNDHURST — O n Nov.

t>, a P ark Place* re s id en t re p o rte d tha t h e r h o m e had b een van d alized with Paintball pellets. She* signed a com p la in t of c rim in a l mis- e■hie*! against a 13-ye*ar-e»ld bov who lived in the* n e ig h b o rhood .

LYNDHURST — O n Nov. (). a m otorist reportc*d that a brick was throw n th ro u g h his w indsh ield while* he* was s topped at the light at Ridge* Road a n d Page* Avenue*. A ccording to police* reports, he* said lie* obsc*rved a g ro u p o f juveniles flee ing in a red sports car but cou ld give no fu rth e r in fo rm ation .

DWICARLSTADT — O n Nov.

7, police* re s p o n d e d to Paterson Plank R oad an d the C h arlie B row n’s lo t o n a re p o rt o f a disabled vehicle. F inding a red Ford F cono line van with two flat passenger side tires an d a dam ag ed rim , and the* w indshield b roken from inside, as well as an op en Belvidere Vodka o n the d a sh b o a rd , po lice in te r viewed th e two m en w ho w ere w ith th e vehicle. Initially, B ogdan N ie radka, 29, of W allington, to ld po lice lie* was driving and the van was h it with a rock . H e soon a d m itte d th a t h is b ro th e r , W ieslaw N ie radka, 38, o f G arfield , had called h im for he lp with th e d am a g ed van before a passing m o to rist had ca lled po lice . W ieslaw N ieradka failed field sobriety tests and was c h a rg ed with DWI an d possession o f an o p e n co n ta in e r o f a lcoholic beverage in a m o to r vehicle. H e was re leased to a responsib le party.

EAST R U T H E R FO R D — O n Nov. 7 a t 3:27 p .m ., police re s p o n d e d to P a te rso n Avenue an d E n o ch S tree t on a re p o rt o f a m o to r vehicle

acc id en t. A cco rd in g to reports , T im othy K. ('onbov, H>, o f N orth Brunswic k, had me*rgc‘d his beige* 2004 Nissan M axim a o n to P aterson Avenue from Route* 17 South, faile d to yield and collided with a 1998 Ford W agon driv- e*n bv Je-rlv F.che*verrv. 22, o f Jctsc'v Citv, causing the* Ford to collide with the- Maxima. C onbov an d his passenger. Rie hard Landrv, 38, o f N orth B runsw ick, were* u n h u r t. F.che*vc*rrv was taken to I Iackensack I diversityM edical C en ter bv the* Fast R u th e rfo rd Fme-rge-ncv Squad. C onbov failed field sobrietv te sts and was a n es tc d for DWI. He was released to a re sponsible* partv.

LYNDHURST — O n Nov. 5. po lice s to p p ed A nthony Jiovenetta, 30, o f Fairfield, at R u th e rfo rd an d Livingston avenues. A lter fa iling fie-lel sobrietv te-sts, Jiovenetta was ch a rg ed with DWI an d re lea sed to a re sp o n sib le partv.

LYN D H U RST — O n Nov5 at K ingsland an d Riverside* avenues, police* a rre s ted Gil Barbe>sa, 23, o f Belleville, for DWI. H e was also found to have w arrants from multiple- jurisdictions. He* pe>sted bail , po lice s to p p ed M ario D eiudicivus, 21. of N o rth A rlington, at R u th e rfo rd and Park avenues. H e was c h a rg ed with DWI and re lea sed to a re sp o n sib le partv.

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( )n Nov. 4 at 5:05 a.m ., police- re sp o n d ed to M cG regor Realtv Sam sung at 25 East U nion Ave. for an activated w ater flow alarm . Lt. D ennis Rivelli rad io ed in to h e ad q u arte rs that he was o n scene*, with a fire a la rm sound ing an d a heavy sm oke cond ition in the fron t o f the building. Fast R u th e rfo rd Fire D ep artm en t re sp o n d ed , and requested W elling ton’s FAST team be d ispatched . At 5:21 a seco n d a la rm was sen t to R u th e rfo rd , C arlstad t and W alling ton . T h e FRFD L adies’ A uxiliary was called at 5:45 a.m . to p rovide on-site* com fort services for the* firefighters. Fire Official D ennis M onks la te r d e te rm in e d that a heat gu n h ad b een left on an d p laced on a desk, and ignited th e desk. T h e building sp rink ler system had con ta in e d th e fire, w hich was quickly ex tin g u ish ed bv FRFD.

MotoristsLYNDHURST — O n Nov.

10, po lice s to p p ed H e c to r C ruz , 25, o f Passaic, on R u th e rfo rd Avenue*. H e was ch arg ed with possession of s to len p la tes, u n re g is te re d driv ing , s u sp e n d e d license a n d sp ee d in g , a n d was re leased o n $560 bail.

LYN D H U RST — O n Nov. 5, po lice s to p p ed G ilb e rto R am os-H ered ia , 42, o f Passaic, a t K ingsland A venue an d Cassidy C o u rt. H e was ch a rg ed with driv ing on a susp e n d ed license, n o registration o r in su rance , a n d ficti

tious plates. Unable* to make* bail, he* was taken to B ergen Countv Jail.

Stolen VehicleCARLSTADT — O n Nov.

8, police* responded to 111) Sm ith C o., w here a 2005 Nissan Altima was re p o rte d stole n from the- lot.

EAST R U T H E R F O R D - O n Nov. 8, a Lewistown, N.Y, m an re sp o n d ed to h e a d q u a rters to rep o rt the* theft o f a beige* 1994 F ord C row n V ictoria from the* lot at 299 M urray Hill Parkway som etim e since Sept. 24. An h o u r la te r the* co m pla inan t re-ported locating the- vehicle* in a d iffe ren t area o f the lot.

TheftLY N D H U RST — ( >n Nov.

5, a c u s to m er at Heavenly Exit o n Valiev Brook Avenue* re p o rte d p lacing his c lothes, with his wallet, in a lockc*r w hile he* received a m assage. U p o n re tu rn in g Lei th e locker, he fe>und h is wallet m issing.

Vehicle BurglariesCARLSTADT — O n Nov.

7, police* re s p o n d e d te> Wonde*r M eats o n B road S tree t, w here a T h u m an n s truck was reportedlv b roken in to a n d $602 w orth o f eleli- catc*sse*n foods stolen.

CARLSTADT — O n Nov.9, police* responded to the* C harlie B row n’s lot, w here an e*mplovee* re p o rte d fin d in g the* re a r lift window ope*n on his 1987 C hevrolet. He said the* d river's side* d o o r lock was d a m a g ed . S to len w ere an Alpine* TV rad io , an H P laptop an d $450 in cash.

EAST R U TH ER FO R D — O n Nov. 9, police* re sp o n d ed to H o m e ste a d Village* on R oute 3 Fast, where* a Passaic m an re p o rted th a t the* d river’s side* d o o r lock on his 2005 C hrysler m inivan had be*e*n p u n c h ed , a rad io am plifier sto len , the d river’s side a irb ag ta m p e re d with, and the* ign ition tu m b le r rem oved in an unsuccessful a ttem p t to take the vehicle.

EAST R U TH ER FO R D — O n Nov. 9, police re sp o n d ed to C&W on Fast U n io n Avenue, w here a M anasquan m an re p o rte d finding the* d river’s side* d o o r han d le b roken on his 2003 gray BMW 745 LI. T h e vehicle had b e en ra n sacked b u t n o th in g was sto len .

EAST R U T H E R FO R D —O n Nov. 9, police* re sp o n d ed te> 360 M urray Hill Parkway, w here two vehicles had b een burg larized . Both had th e ir d r iv e r’s s ide d o o r locks p u n c h e d ou t. N o th ing was s to len fro m a silver 2003 Infin iti be lo n g in g to an O ld B ridge m an . A du ffe l bag co n ta in in g tenn is eq u ip m en t was stolen from a re d 2003 ( Chevrolet C orvette.

EAST R U T H E R FO R D — O n Nov. 10, police re sp o n d ed to 66 East U nion Ave., w here a Fort l e e m an re p o rted fin d ing th e d riv e r’s side d o o r lock b ro k e n o n his black 2003 Ie x u s . N o en try was gained .

R U T H E R F O R D — O n Nov. 10, police re sp o n d ed to 201 R oute 17, th e M eadows O ffice C om plex , w h e re a c o m p la in a n t r e p o r te dobserv ing th ree m en b reak ing in to his Cadillac Escalade

af te r he was a le rted bv his kev- eh a in a la rm . The* victim called police , a n d b u ild ing security em erg ed to con fron t th e thieves, w ho fled in a silver Acura. T h e vehicle was p u rsu ed u p R oute 3 West a n d dow n Route* 21 S ou th , until po lic e lost sight o f it in Ne*wark. I he* E scalade’s h ead lights had b een pu lled free of the* vehicle fron t en d , and the* ste reo had b een sto len . Four o th e r vehicle's were* bu rg la rized in th e sam e lot: two BMW’s a n d two Acuras. F.ntrv was g a in e d to o n e A cura, w hose s te reo was sto len , and the* sam e k ind o f fron t-end dam age done* to it as to the* Escalade.

WarrantsCARLSTADT — O n Nov.

2, police re sp o n d ed to the* E conolodge to serve a warran t. M ichael W. Jackson, 47. a n d C a rm e n M adrigal- Jackson, 40, bo th o f C arlstadt, w ere a r re s te d a n d tu rn e d over to N o rth B ergen Police.

EAST R U T H E R FO R D — O n Nov. 8, H udson Countv C orrec tions re leased Sean J. Reilly, 33, of Kearnv, to Fast

R u th e rfo rd on a $248 warran t. He- was tra n sp o rte d to Bergen C ountv Jail in lieu of bail.

N O R T H A R L IN G T O N —O n Nov. 8, police recognized M iriam Soto, 33, of N orth A rling ton , on foot in the- Park Avenue area. She* was a rres ted on a Newark w arrant and tu rn e d over to Newark Polic e*.

R U T H E R F O R D — O n Nov. 10, Det. N unziato recognized a person for w hom he* knew th e re was an arres t warrant. Flic* m an iden tified h im self as A n d re P ea rso n of P a te rso n , fo rm erly o f R u th e rfo rd . At h e ad q u a rte rs , the* m an was p roperly id en tified as A n d re E dw ards of Hac kensack. He- was issued a sum m ons for h in d e rin g and was tu rn e d over to Passaic Police* an d th e ir $3,500 warrant fo r burglary.

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West E nd Shop-Rite in R u th e rfo rd is a freq u en t co n trib u to r to th e R u therfo rd C om m unitv Food Pantry. S tore rep re sen ta tives w ere invited to th e recen t recogn ition d in n e r, bu t were u n ab le to a ttend .

RCC hosts holiday concertR U T H E R F O R D — T h e

R u th e rfo rd C o n g re g a tio n a l C h u rch , located at 251 U nion Ave., will host a holiday co n cert o n Sunday, Nov. 28 at 1 p .m . T h e p rog ram will fea tu re th e ad u lt choir, o rgan solos, m usic fo r o rg an w ith brass q u a r te t a n d co m m u n itv ( Christmas carol singing.

D enn is T ru n c e li t to on tru m p e t will lead th e Festival Brass Q u a r te t, w ith guest o rg a n is t K aren S c h m id t o f Ramsey. P e te r B aratta Jr.. d ire c to r o f m usic fo r th e chur< h, will lead th e concert.

D onation is $10 in advance o r at the door. R efreshm ents will follow. For m o re in fo rm ation, call 201-4384)321.

‘Cool’ ideas fo r funLYNDHURST — I t’s tim e

to get excited abou t w inter at th e New Jersey M eadow lands C o m m iss io n ’s M eadow lands E n v iro n m en t C en ter , w here ch ild ren can both m ake crafts c e leb ra tin g th e season and lea rn abou t the m agical world o f bubbles over th e course o f o n e w eekend.

At “C ool W eather C reations” on Saturday. Dec. 1 at 10 a.m ., ch ild ren will make several d ifferen t seasonal deco ra tio n s , Kids will tu rn p in eco n es in to w reaths and m ake “W inter in the W etlands" snow globes.

All m aterials will be provided. T h e p rog ram is for child re n 8 an d u p accom pan ied by an adult. T h e $10 fee covers o n e adult a n d o n e child . Preregistration is req u ire d for this event.

T h e following dav, Dec. 5, sc ience e d u ca tio n will kick in to high gear at 1 p.m . with a p ro g ram on bubbles. Did vou

ever w o n d e r w here bubb les to m e from o r want to learn how to m ake vour own b u b bles.-' Ii so, th en “B ubbleologv” is th e p ro g ram for vou. d o m e learn abou t th e life of a bubb le th o u g h in te ra c tiv e le a rn in g stations, as well as cool bubb le facts. I he bubble recipe and b u b b le p a in tin g activity a re su re to m ake young m inds P °P

“B ubbleo logv” is for ch ild re n ages 5 to 7 accom panied by .tn adu lt. Pre-registration is re q u ire d fo r this event. T h e S I0 reg istra tion fee covers o n e adu lt a n d o n e child .

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I lie M eadow landsE nvironm ent C en te r is loc ated at I wo D eK orte Park P la/a, l . M i d h u r s t . For m o re in fo rm ation, call 201-460-8300.

Sarlo and Scalera secure tax relief for Lyndhurst

VFW 4697 to hold meetingN O R T H A R U N G T O N —

Fresh from th e ir ce leb ration of V eteran 's Day, d ie V eterans of F o reign W ars o f th e Calo-Sass Post 4697 co n tin u e th e ir plans fo r th e im m inen t fu ture.

C o m m an d er G eorge Lewis will discuss p lans d u rin g the1 business m eeting o n Thursday, Nov. 18 at 8 p .m ., in th e h ead q u a rte rs at 222 River Road, N o rth A rlington .

P lann ing will c e n te r on the observance o f the anniversary o f th e b o m b in g of Pearl

H a rb o r on Dec. 7, 1941, which led us in to W orld W ar II.

A re m in d e r has a lso be issued fo r th e m em bersh ip to b rin g in food fo r the needy, as well as m o n e ta ry donations.

A c o n tin u in g n e ed exists fo r e ligibles of all conflicts, past a n d p resen t, to join in effo rts to p reserve and fu rth e r v eteran benefits. Junior Vice C o m m a n d e r Edw ard Leach, m e m b e rsh ip c h a irm an , may b e re ach ed at 201-991-9597 for m o re in fo rm ation .

LY N D H U RST — S en a to r Paul Sarlo an d /Vssemblvman F red Scalera a n n o u n c e d a $200,000 p ro p erty tax relief g ran t to Lyndhurst u n d e r the S ta te 's E x tra o rd in a ry Aid Program .

“T h is m u c h -n ee d ed g ran t will he lp ease tlie* p roperty tax b u rd e n on th e p e o p le o f L vndhurst,” said Se n. Sarlo, D- 36th.

Assem blym an Scalera said approval of the* E xtraord inary Aid G ran t d em onstra tes that tin* sta te strong ly believes L yndhurst deserves add itional h e lp id ler m aking e ffo rts at the local level to provide p roperty tax savings.

“W hen th e state approves an E x trao rd inary Aid G rant, it does so a fte r con firm ing that an app lican t like L vndhurst has m ade goo d efforts to p ro vide* p ro p erty tax savings, but still w arrants add itional lu*lp because- of c ircu m stan ces b eyond its co n tro l," said Assem blym an Scalera, also D- 36th.

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R U T H E R FO R D — 55 Kip(-en te r will sponso r a trip to W o o d b u ry C o m m o n s on Friday. Nov. 19, for a dav of sh o p p in g and early lunc h at G ash o ’s Jap an ese R estaurant. T h e bus will d e p ar t at 9 a.m.; cost is $25.

T h e c en ter will also ho ld a H oliday Breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m . to noon . D ona tion is $6; ch ild ren u n d e r age 5 a re free . T h e R u th e rfo rd /L y n d h u rs t Rotary C lub sponsors this event, and m oney raised goes to the* Kip C en ter to he lp su p p o rt its p ro g ram s an d activities.

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T oastm asters F airleigh Earlv B irds will h o ld a special m eeting on Saturday, Nov. 20, from 9 a .m . to 11 a .m ., at the R u th e rfo rd Pub lic Library. T h e public and m edia a re cordially invited.

T h e m eeting will fea tu re an ex p lan atio n o f what the- m em bers o f T oastm asters achieve, b e in g part o f this g roup . Foi m o re in fo rm a tio n , call J e a n n ie Z o lo to r at 201-507- 8410.

W A L L IN G T O N — T h e F u n d G ro u p an d Ladies Guild o f th e W allington Presbyterian C h u rch will ho ld th e ir annual H o lid ay B a /aa r a n d Craft Show o n Saturday, Nov. 20. .it th e W allington Civic C enter, U n io n B oulevard betw een P aterson an d M aple avenues.

T h e h o m e m ad e buffet will b e he ld from 11 a.m . until I p .m . B a/aar a n d craft show h o u rs a re 10 a.m . to 2 p.m. D o n a tio n fo r the buffet is $7; re serv a tio n s m ust be m ade. T ickets pu rch ased at th e d oo r will cost $8. Call 973-478-1449 fo r in fo rm ad o n .

LY N D H U R ST — The L y n d h u rs t Elks L odge No. 1505 will h o ld a H o o p Shoot C o n test on Sunday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m . to 2 p .m ., at the L yndhurst H igh School gymn asiu m fo r boys a n d girls b e tw ee n th e ages o f 7-13. R eg istration is from 10 a.m . to 11 a.m . B irth certificates a re a m ust.

For m o re in fo rm ation , call Dave “S luggo” Peselli a t 201- 939-4009 o r 201-507-1505.

L Y N D H U R ST —C o m m issio n e r PaulPassam ano Jr., d ire c to r o f the L y n d h u rs t D e p a r tm e n t o f Parks a n d R ecreation , will host a b ru n c h fo r all tow nship senio r citizens o n Sunday, Nov.

21. from 11 a.m . to 2 p.m . Food will be served from 11 a.m . to 1:30 p.m . at th e S en ior C itizen C e n te r on Cleveland Avenue.

M enu will include bacon, sausage, h o m e fries, F rench toast, scram bled eggs, ch icken fran ca ise , p asta with vodka sauce, rolls, orange* juice*, coffee an d tea.

Call the parks de partm en t at 201-804-2482 to sign up.

R U T H E R F O R D —W om en’s Dav will be* he ld .it Mt. A rarat Baptist C hurch on Sunday, Nov. 21 at 1 1 a.m . T h e W om en of th e M ount will recog n ize th e d is tin g u ish ed fem ale basketball team , the* S ilhouettes, fo r th e ir feats d u ring th e e ra of th e late 1940s a n d early 1950s. T h e re will also be* o th e r tributes.

Special guest m inister will be Rev. S tefan ie M inatee o f the* C om m unity B aptist Churc h of Englew ood. Mt. A rarat is located at 27 Elm St., R u therfo rd . All a re w elcom e.

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C om m unity B lood Drive will be* he ld o n Friday, Nov. 26, from 3 p .m . to 6 p .m ., at the K nights o f C olum bus Hall No. 3428, River Road an d B elm ont A venue, in co o p era tio n with C om m unity B lood Services.

Any healthy individual, age 17 th ro u g h 75, an d w eighing at least 110 p o u n d s , can d o n a te b lood . D onors shou ld eat a m o d e ra te m eal before d o n a tin g a n d m ust b rin g id en tification show ing signature. A ch o le s te ro l test is d o n e for e ach donor.

T o sc h e d u le an a p p o in tm en t, call 201-251-3703.

L Y N D H U R ST — T h e L y n d h u rs t D e p a r tm e n t o f P arks a n d R ecrea tio n a n n o u n c e d a sh o p p in g trip for

L vndhurst sen io r citizens on W ednesday, Dec. 1, to Willow B rook Mail in W ayne. Seniors will leave* from the Town Hall Park p rom ptly at 9 a.m . and will leave Willow B rook at 2 p .m . To sign up, call th e parks d e p ar tm e n t at 201-804-2482.

LY N D H U R ST — T h e L vndhurst H ealth D ep artm en t will o ffer the* following tests d u r in g th e m o n th of D ecem ber: Thursday, Dec. 2 — Prostate Screenings, 6 p.m ., by a p p o in tm e n t, $25; Saturday, Dec. 11 — B lood Screen ing , 8 a.m ., by ap p o in tm en t, $20.

Call the health d e p a r tm e n t a t 201-804-2500 fo r in fo rm ation o r an ap p o in tm en t.

N O R T H A R U N G T O N — I he R osarians o f Q u e en of Peace, N orth A rlington , will c e le b ra te C h ris tm as at A rtu ro ’s o n Saturday, D ec. 4 at 1 p .m . T icket p rice is $18. T h e re will be n o re g u la r D ecem ber m eeting .

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N O R T H A R U N G T O N —T h e G F W C /N orth A rlington J u n io r W o m an ’s C lu b will sp o n so r its an n u a l Breakfast with Santa o n Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9:30 a.m . to 11:30 a .m ., at th e Q u een o f Peace G ram m ar School aud ito rium . Snow date is Dec. 11.

C ost of th e event is $5 p e r p e rso n a n d will inc lude bagels, juice, baked goods, coffee, tea, h o t cocoa a n d a p ic tu re with S an ta Claus. Santa will give a sm all gift to each child .

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PILOT, th e co n sen t ag en d a in c lu d ed a reso lu tion approving a $525,000 “tipp ing fee” from EnC ap. ‘T h e y ’re b ring ing in m ateria l to cap th e landfills, so they’re paying us a ti|>- p in g fe e ,” said G uida. “We tried to get m ore , bu t i t’s c lean fill, n o t garbage. For vears, N orth A rlington was ge tting $2 m illion a year fo r garbage, an d we w ere ge tting garbage b u t n o t co llecting anv fees. Now that land is go ing 011 the tax rolls, an d we’re g e tting this tipp ing fee .”

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state d iscretionary aid, which the New Jersey D epartm en t o f C om m unity Af fairs con firm ed onlv th a t dav, th e tipp ing fee m eans $700,000 in to th e Fiscal Year 2005 budget, thus b ring ing th e tax ra te dow n to $2.14 p e r $100 assessed value. “T h a t tax ra te is th e sam e as it was in 1997, an d we’re go ing to have o u r first surp lus in six o r seven years,” said M ayor G uida. “For th e first co u p le o f vears af te r I took office, we had a surplus and we always gave it to the sch o o l system . Now w e’re going to keep it for the citi

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T h e com m ission set th e public h earin g o n th e PIL O T o rd in a n ce for Dec. 14 at 7 p.m .

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EAST RUTHERFORD —East R u th e rfo rd Seniors, Inc. holds its m eed n g s o n th e seco n d a n d fo u rth Tuesday o f the m o n th at 1 p .m ., a t th e new S e n io r/C iv ic C en ter , 37 V reeland Ave. B eg inner line dancing is o ffered every Fridav from 1:30 p.m . to 2:30 p.m ., m em bers only.

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N O R TH A R LIN G TO N —T h e N o rth A rling ton D em ocratic C lub will m eet for business o n Fridav, Nov. 19, in th e VFW’ Hall, 222 River Road.

P res id e n t Ken L udviksen will m o n ito r th e agenda at 8 p.m . a n d call on newly e lected C ouncilm an Steven Tanelli, as

well as C ouncilm en-elec t P e ter Massa an d Philip S p an o la to express the ir c o n ce rn s fo r the en su in g year .M ayor Russell P itm an, C ouncil P res iden t J im F erriero , C ouncilm an Patrick R o ch e a n d C o u n c ilw o m an Carey Shaftan will also b e in a ttendance .

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S co tlan d , I re lan d , Po land , G erm any , C h in a a n d th e Phillipiues w ere ea ten quickly

Alice Lam , a two-vear Spanish H o n o r Societv m em ber, as well as a d ev o ted In teract m em b er enjoved h e rself. It was a lot o f fun , an d I liked m e e tin g all d iffe ren t tvpes of peop le who live in tow n" she said.

P rincipal R obert K inloch said, “It was a nice n ight, an d every th ing went well. It was clear to m e th a t everyone was e n jo y in g th e m se lve s .”

Vice P rincipal C h ris to p h er Jen n in g s was also in a tte n d a n ce . “T h e In te rn a tio n a l D in n er was a h uge success. T h e s tuden ts who vo lun teered rep resen ted o u r h igh school well «md th e food was delicious!”

O th e r faculty such as Mrs. M aresca, Mrs. G uedes, Mrs. Burns, Mrs. H ughes an d Mrs. Bratowicz co n trib u ted to the e x c item e n t o f th e even ing . Also in a tten an ce was Jeffe rson S choo l P rincipal Mr. McKeown, as well as th e p rinc ipal o f th e M iddle School, Mr. I)i( iugliem o.

P ereira also read a poem she adds on to every year, en titled “Prav For O u r C h ild re n .” She w an ted th e crow d to reflect on how m uch everyone takes fo r g ran te d on a dav to dav basis, w hether it be “a kiss from your child o r the ch o re of d o in g laundry .” She n o ted th.it o th e r ch ild ren and adults are not as fo rtu n a te in som e parts of the world.

Pereira said she would like to th an k “all o f the m em bers of bo th organ izations fo r help- ing p u t to g e th e r such a festive an d en joyab le even ing . W ithou t them , it cou ld not have g one as well. T h e stud en ts in bo th c lubs h e lp o u r sch o o l an d co m m u n ity im m ensely.”

She a d d ed tha t she canno t fo rget th e g e n e ro u s g ra n t monev, however. “I would like to th an k th e New Jersey E d u ca tio n A ssociation fo r help ing b rin g th e peop le o f N orth A rlington to g e th e r.”

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N O R TH A R LIN G TO N —T h e new est m em b er o f N orth A rling ton B orough C ouncil, D em ocrat Steven Tanelli, was sworn in o n W ednesday, Nov. 10 d u r in g th e m ayor a n d council m eeting . H e will fill th e re m a in d e r of fo rm e r C o u n c ilm an Jam es W ard ’s term .

Tanelli, a residen t in N orth A rlington fo r 16 years, said he d o e sn ’t see his newlv-elected position as o n e in politics. “I d o n ’t like to look at it as politics in town; I like to look at it as a na tu ra l p rogression ," he said, re fe rr in g to his involvem en t in town. H e n o ted that he has served as a coach, as well as th e b o ro u g h 's rec re a tio n com m issioner. H e cu rrently serves as the recreation d irector.

A ccording to M ayor Russell P itm an, “Steve T anelli’s strong co m m u n ity service, couplet! with his o u ts tan d in g business b ac k g ro u n d , m ad e h im an obv ious ch o ice w hen D em ocrats w ere search ing for c and idates last sp rin g .”

lan e lli said his family lias b een verv supportive of him . W hen he was out cam p aig n ing, his son was right th e re with him . "I try no t to do th in g s th a t a r e n ’t le a rn in g ex p erien ces for mv family. M\ son le a rn ed a valuable lesson. Lanelli explained.

Photo, Tanelli FamilyNorth Arlington Councilm an-elect Steven Tanelli, third from left, is shown being sworn in by Borough Attorney Joseph M ariniello, son Nicholas a n d wife Sharon.

After th e E nC ap Proposal, lanelli dec id ed it was tim e to

get involved with th e bo rough council. "I d id n ’t like the wav th ings w ere head ing . I want to m ake su re tha t N orth A rling ton gets w hat th e \ deserve from F.uCap. I feel 1 can m ake suggestions that will he lp the town." he said.

Wh.it is the new councilm an s litst o rde i l business? ‘T h e re a re so m ain issues on the table that haven 't been resolved vet,” he said, “(such as| m en d in g fences to bring

peop le back as a com m unity [a n d | starting to get peop le involved.”

O n e o f the first com m unity events p lan n ed is the lighting cerem ony on Dec. 2. T h is year th e m ayor a n d council have ad d ed a p e tting zoo to the event in hopes o f b ring ing ou t families with voting ch ild ren . I he Q u een of Peace ( Ihoir will also perfo rm .

A bout th e even t, T anelli said, “It will be an opp o rtu n ity for everybody to com e ou t in the com m unity .”

“H e is a m an that u n d e rstands and accep ts diversity, w hich is so nice to see ,” she said.

S tringham said he feels verv positive ab o u t the yearly event. “T h e in te rn a tio n a l d in n e r was a re so u n d in g success. W ord spreads every year a b o u t how m uch fun it was last year, and every year th e n u m b er o f people we get to m eet an d welcom e to o u r com m unity gets g rea te r,” he said.

I le also said lie felt it was of g reat benefit to th e co m m u n ity of N orth A rlington. “It is so im p o rtan t to celebrate as an ed u ca tio n a l com m unity, an d what b e tte r wav than th rough cu ltu ra l diversity. It is this diversity th a t m akes o u r school d is tric t a n d o u r n a tio n s tro n g .”

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Dunn on the Run —Rutherford senior captain Cory Dunn looks for room to roam during first half action in the Bulldogs' 23- 7 state playoffs game loss to homestanding James Caldwell High on Saturday, Nov. 13.

‘Great American Smokeout’ on Nov. 18

Photos by Bill Allen-NJ Sport/ActionU p ended — R u th e rfo rd s e n io r s ig n a l-c a lle r Tim Ryan a n d th e re s t o f th e sev e n th -s e ed e d Bulldogs w e re u p e n d e d , 23-7, by second-slo tted Jam es C aldw ell High in th e first ro u n d of the N orth Je rse y Section 2, G ro u p 2 s ta te p layoffs on S a tu rd ay , N ov. 13, in W est C aldw ell. That ou tcom e c lo sed R u th e rfo rd 's s e a s o n a t 4-6, w hile JCH S m oved to 8-1.

North Arlington volley-girls earn firs t ever state crow nBy W. L. Bill Allen Jr.Special to the Leader

N O R T H A R LIN G TO N —It’s been a long tim e coining. But strangely en o u g h , ii was, in fact, p red ic ted lo u r vears ago.

“W hen these seniors w ere freshm en , I to ld them that il they stuck to g e th e r for four years, w hen they w ere seniors, they w ould win a state cham pio n sh ip ," re c o u n ts N orth A rling ton H igh School s longtim e h e a d volleyball coach , D on C ooper.

A nd, indeed . C o o p e r’s p re diction cam e to fru ition , w hen th e top-seeded Lady Vikings (2.‘̂ -2) baffled Bogota, the seco n d seed, 25-17. 25-20. in the NJSIAA State C ro u p 1 title tussle on Saturday, Nov. 13, at W illiam P aterson University's Rec C en te r in Wayne-.

L ead ing tlu- locals in th e win over th e Lady Buc s (21-4) w ere P am C am p an a ro a n d K arolina Kowalski.

A 5 ’9 ” sen io r m idd le hitter, C am p an a ro to ta led 1 1 kills on 21 swings, with only two e rro rs, to go a long with n in e service po in ts an d th ree aces, while Kowalski, a 5 9 " senioi setter, re c o rd ed 25 assists, n ine service points, includ ing four ae es. an d seven kills.

R ound ing out the NA roste r a re tluc c- o lh e i 12th-

g rad e rs : 5 ’7” o u ts id e h itte r Jessica T reanor, 5 ’5 ” ou tside h itte r C hristine M elillo and 5 '3" off-side h it te r Danie-lle R om ero , along 5 ’4 ” junior setter Jill Brodv a nd a trio o f 10th- g rad e rs : 5 ’7 ” o u ts id e h itte r Janina W norowski, 5 1 ” d e fen sive specialist Allison C olda an d 5 ’5 ” so p h o m o re utility plave r Ashley M arrero .

In early ro u n d state play, N o rth A rlin g to n m au led M idland Park, th e 16th seed, 19 a n d 20, on Nov. 5, p r io r to wavlaving Waldwick, the- n in th seed, 13 an d 1 1, on Nov. 9 arrd spank ing Sec aucus, the fou rth seed, 27-25, 25-23, in a sem ifinal ro u n d show dow n last Thursday, Nov. 11.

T h is was the- th ird tr ip to tlu- finals for th e l.ady Vikings, w ho lost to Cresskill in the- title tussle- in bo th 1982 an d 2003, while it was B ogota’s e igh th trip to the- crow n contest.

T h e NA volley-girls will now take* p a rt in th e th ird annual New Jersev T o u rn a m e n t of C ham pions, w here th e locals will b a ttle C ro u p 3 w in n e r L ivingston a t 4:30 p.m . Saturday, Nov. 20, at WPU, w ith State G ro u p 2 ch am p Caldwell set to face G ro u p 4 titlist Bridgew ater-Raritan a t 3 p.m . an d the T O C final o n tap for the- following day at 2.

In add ition to th e ir first state title*, the- NA girls also e a rn e d their th ird s tra ig h t

B C S L /N a tio n a l Division crow n th is year by g o in g u n b ea ten , a p erfec t 16-0, in th e league loop, via a p a ir o f 2- 0 wins over L yndhurst, B ecton, S a in t M ary ’s, W ood-R idge, W alling ton , W eehaw ken , Secaucus a n d H arrison .

G uid ing th e c lub a re head coach Don C o o p er a n d assistan t m e n to r J im Sickinger.

T h e only h ead coach th a t th e NA volley-girls p ro g ram has ever know n. C o o p er is now in his 23rd cam paign at the c lu b ’s contre»ls.

‘T h e r e ’s never really been any p ressure to win a state title, b u t it does feel like a weight has been lifted from my shou ld e rs ,’’ adm its C ooper.

“We have won e ig h t league titles an d w e’ve always b een realistic a b o u t o u r chances o f w inning th e state a n d , usually, som e o th e r very g o o d team was in o u r way. First, fo r m any years, it was (16-tim e cham p) Secaucus an d , m o re recently, it’s b een Cresskill.

‘T h e su rrea l th in g , though , is that, we knew, fo u r years ago, tha t, unless so m eth in g w ent very w rong, th is was g o ing to a state ch am p io n sh ip team . Af te r all these years w itho u t a title, we knew back in th e fall o f 2001, that th e d ro u g h t was going to com e to an en d in 2004.”

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O n T h ursday , Nov. 18, B ergen C o u n ty Executive D ennis M cN erney encourages coun ty residen ts to jo in sm okers across th e nation an d p a rtic ip a te in th e A m erican C an c e r S ocie ty ’s “G rea t A m erican S m o k eo u t” by q u itting sm oking fo r the day. T h e event, he ld nationw ide since 1977 o n th e th ird T hursday in N ovem ber, challenges p eo p le to stop using tobacco.

“B ergen C oun ty residen ts shou ld take advantage o f free c essation p rog ram s that can be in itia ted at h o m e by te lep h o n e o r c o m p u te r ,” s ta ted M cNerney. T h e New Jersey D e p a r tm e n t o f H ea lth a n d S en io r Services’ Q u itline and Q u itn e t affo rd individuals w ho are ready to q u it sm oking an o p p o rtu n ity to speak with a counselor or log on from th e ir c o m p u te r to c rea te a perso n alized cessation p la n .”

T h e cessation experts a t th e New Jersey Q u itlin e o ffer the following tips to he lp sm okers quit.

1. Id e n tify your sm oking trigge rs. K eep a re c o rd o f w hen you smoke* to identify your triggers so th e n you can m ake a p lan to m anage trig

gers w ithout sm oking.2. Ta lk to you r docto r.

C o n su lt your d o c to r b e fo re you q u it sm oking . M o d ern p h a rm a c eu tic a l tre a tm e n ts can m ake q u ittin g easier. M oreover, tobacco may im pact th e way your body processes c erta in m edications.

3. Get support fro m your fam ily and friends. Let th em know you are q u ittin g an d that you w ant th e ir help.

4. M ake a clean s ta rt. T hrow away y ou r c igarettes , h id e your ashtrays, c lean the* house, your c lo thes an d the* car if they sm ell like sm oke — any th ing to he lp m ake a b reak from th e past.

5. Make a lis t o f reasons to q u it. Look a t it every tim e you a re tem p ted to have a sm oke.

6. Keep objects around that you can pu t in your m outh. Item s such as c arro ts , h a rd candy, even straws can give you so m eth in g to d o w hen you really crave a c igarette.

7. D rink lo ts o f water. W ater will h e lp flush n ico tin e from you r system an d re d u c e the intensity o f w ithdraw al sym ptom s.

8. Exercise. N ot only will itm ake con tro lling y our w eight

easier, it also gives you m ore energy and helps k e ep your m in d off sm oking.

9. Get a ha ir cut. A nything you can d o to draw a d e a r line betw een y ou r life* as a sm oker and your new life as a non- sm oker will m ake q u ittin g easie r an d m aking you m o re like*- lv to stay sm oke-free.

10. Find a q u it program near you. Call the* N ew jersey Q u itline at 1-866-NJ-STOPS o r log o n to w w w .qu itne t.com . S u p p o rt is just a call o r c lick away.

F.ach year, tobacco use in th e U nited States kills m ore p eo p le th an suicide, m urder, fires, alcohol, AIDS, d ru g s and accidents, co m bined . An estim a ted 46 m illion L'.S. adults cu rren tly sm oke, an d ap p ro x im ately h a lf will d ie p re m a tu re ly from sm oking.

S ince sm oking is th e n u m b e r o n e cause o f p reven tab le d e a th in o u r society, M cN erney e n c o u ra g e s resid en ts to call 201-634-2707 o r th e B ergen C ounty U n it o f the A m erican C an ce r Society at 201-343-2222 for m o re in fo rm a tio n o n th e “G reat A m erican S m o k eo u t’’ a n d /o r q u ittin g sm oking.

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E a s t R u t h e r f o r d , g e t r e a d y f o r s o m e f o o t b a l l ! — W h e n t h e u n d e f e a t e d W i l d c a t P e e W e e s ( 7 - 9 y e a r o l d s ) m e e t u n d e f e a t e d S a d d l e B r o o k in a g a m e t h a t y o u m ig h t n o t w a n t t o m is s . A n o u t s t a n d i n g d e f e n s i v e p e r f o r m a n c e b y t h e W i l d c a t P e e W e e t e a m o n S u n d a y , N o v . 1 4 , h e l p e d p r o p e l th e m t o a 1 9 -0 v i c to r y o v e r E lm w o o d P a r k . F o r a s e c o n d y e a r in a r o w , t h e W i l d c a t s P e e W e e s h a v e t a k e n t h e S o u t h e r n D iv i s io n P l a y o f f t r o p h y , a s w e l l a s a n a p p e a r a n c e in t h e S u p e r B o w l. T h e th r i l l in g S u p e r B o w l m a t c h u p is s c h e d u l e d f o r 5 : 3 0 p . m . S a t u r d a y , N o v . 2 0 , a t R iq q in F ie ld in E a s t R u th e r f o r d .

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R u th e rfo rd Ju n io r Football p rogram had a lot to be p roud of this past w eekend. Besides p u ttin g th re e team s in th e 2004 M eadow lands L eague Playoffs, all th re e p layed exciting gam es th a t w ent dow n to th e wire.

I h e Pee W ees (7-9 vear olds) were dow n 144) a t half an d sto rm ed back in th e seco n d half to tie th e g am e up, 14 all. T h e B ulldogs u sed the skills of Mike ( la rev, sweeping left and righ t to p u n ch in their first score. John J. W atts con verted the ex tra po in t.

T h e second score again saw M. Carey get ou tside b eh ind th e b locking of A ustin Kauker a n d M anny M ed in a . C arey converted th e ‘D ogs’ second ex tra poin t. T h e S add le Brook Falcons on th e ir next possession drove dow nfie ld fo r their th ird and d ec id in g score.

R u th e rfo rd 's Ju n io rs (10-11 year olds) c o n tin u e d th e ir m arch to greatness. If vou had th e over in this on e , you m ade a lot of money. T h e re were e igh t touchdow ns sco red in th e first half. T h e on ly p rob lem is that W ood-Ridge had five to R u th e rfo rd ’s th ree .

T h e B ulldogs got on the b o a rd first, b lasting away o ff tackle. C ody M cC allum finished o ff th e first drive with a 5 -y a rd p lunge . R u th e rfo rd ’s offensive lin e (Sam Rentschler, J e n n a a n d Paige G oldsack. Jim Fecanin , James Travellin a n d Tyler Kauker) beat up W ood-R idge's defen sive line, while b locking backs (Kevin H u an g , M ike Paskas an d TJ H usted) tru ck ed W.R.’s linebackers o n a reg u la r basis. R u th e r fo rd ’s sec o n d score resem bled the first — en d in g with M cCallum o ff tackle from 2 yards out. T h e e n d o f the first q u a rte r h ad a 12-12 score. W ood-Ridge th e n w ent on to sco re th re e m o re tim es to R u th e rfo rd ’s o n e score, in the second quarte r.

Q u a rte rb a c k BryanG aschke hit T h o m as Allen on a slant. A llen scram bled 25 yards to the e n d zone for the touchdow n. T h e h a lf end ed w ith th e B ulldogs o n th e w rong side o f a 30-18 score.

A fter m aking adjustm ents, R u th e rfo rd cam e o u t o n fire. R u th e rfo rd took th e second h a lf kickoff a n d scored imme-

N A H S ch an ges site o f N ov. 24 fo o tb a ll gam e

NO R TH A R U N G T O N —N o rth A rlington H igh School has a n n o u n ced a ch an g e for th e site o f th e football gam e to be he ld on Thanksgiv ing Eve, W ednesday, Nov. 24 a t 7 p.m .

T h e g am e site is be ing ch a n g e d from N o rth A rling ton ’s R ip C ollins Field to th e H a rriso n S tad ium , H arrison.

diately. B. G aschke ran a shot gun draw b eh in d lead b locker Paskas from 7 yards out. M. Paskas th e n took the inside handoff, b eh in d lead blocker James Cion/.ale/ fo r the ex tra p o in t. R u th e rfo rd , dow n 5 points, th e n w ent on a m ission stuffing W ood-R idge’s offense the e n tire second half.

R u th e r fo rd ’s final sco re cam e a fte r J. Gonzalez caugh t a 20-vard fade to set up a n o th e r QB draw from 25 vards out. R u th e rfo rd th e n c o n v erte d the ex tra p o in t, m aking the score 32-30 in favor o f the good guys. In an act of d esp era tion , W ood-Ridge a ttem p ted to throw th e ball, but o n e o f th e passes was p icked off, sealing th e victory.

T h e S en io r B ulldogs w ere knocked o u t of th e plavoffs afte r a 16-6 loss to the u n d e fea ted R idgefie ld Park Scarle ts. R idgefie ld Park received th e ball to start the gam e. A nd after g a in ing a cou p le of first dow ns, Jim Mc D onough knocked dow n a pass on fou rth and th ree to give p ossession to th e Bulldogs. S ta rting a t th e ir own 20, th e ‘Dogs w ere forced to p u n t o n th e ir first series.

T h e de fen se seem ed u p to th e task , b u t a f te r th re e s tra ig h t in c o m p le tio n s , the Scarlets ran w ide right for a to u c h d o w n . T h e PAT was g o o d fo r an 8-0 lead . R idgefield Park recovered the ball o n th e ensu ing kickoff, a n d so o n c o n v erted fo u rth a n d inc hes. O n th e next play, how ever, H a rry C hew ning fo rced th e RP quarte rback to fum ble.

T h e B ulldogs answ ered with th e ir sh o rt passing gam e w hen q u a rte rb ack Dave M ilne hit M att K uruc an d B rendan D o lo g h an fo r consecu tive com pletions. T h e nex t pass, how ever, fo u n d a Scarle t d e fe n d e r a n d the drive en d ed .

T h e c lubs tra d e d possessions, bu t the h a lf e n d ed 8-0. Mike C avallarro re tu rn e d the second half kickoff 15 yards to

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h e lp the Bulldogs start with good field position . M ilne hit M cD onough with a short pass that he tu rn e d in to a 25-vard gain. M ilne w ent right back to M cD onough on a screen for an o th e r 20. A fter D arrin H art picked up a first dow n at the S ca rle ts ’ 27, M cD onough bu lled th ro u g h the Scarlets’ de fen se fo r a n o th e r 20-vard gain. W ith a first dow n inside the th ree , M cD onough carried th e final yards to m ake the score 84).

T h e ‘Dogs' defense forced RP to p u n t again. Now with th e ball, M ilne hit big Mike Schule on a crossing p a tte rn , on th e nex t plav; however, a Scarle t d e fe n d e r guessed the ro u te a n d re tu rn e d a n in te rcep tion for a touchdow n and the 16-6 lead. T h e Bulldogs played with intensity, bu t were* u n a b le to o v erco m e th e deficit.

T h e sen io r squad was re p re sen te d by e ig h th g raders : J o rd a n A m e rin e , S tep h en B aum ann , M ichael Cavallaro, R o b ert C avallaro , H a rry C h ew ning , Jo se p hFi u m efreedc >, Mi c keyG ard e lla , P e te r H a rtm a n n , J o h n M agda, J am e s M cD o n o u g h , C h r is to p h e r M olnar, M ichael Schule, Brian Scurti an d Jo se p h Stetz; an d by seventh graders: Patrick Barry, C h ris to p h e r D ietz, B ren d an D olaghan , N olan D olaghan , Dylan Farm er, Phil H arris , D arin H a rt, D an iel Kim, M atthew Kuruc, David M ilne, Kevin M ustac, G a rn ik O ganesyan, Patrick W alsh and David Zurla.

T h e Bulldogs w ere coached by D oug K uenzle , G len C iardner, W arren Deitz, D ragan M ustac, J o h n Ryan, A rt C ertosim o, D ennis Davis, M ike M icek a n d Steve Kuenzle.

T h e R u th e rfo rd Ju n io rs will be playing in th e S uper Bowl o n S a tu rd ay n ig h t in East R u th e rfo rd (R iggin F ield) a ro u n d 6:30 p.m .

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State C ham pions! — T h e N o rth A rlin g to n G irls Volleyball squad c o m p le ted a quest th a t had e lu d ed the school in 1982 a n d last season , a n d th e V ikings a re n u m b e r o n e in G ro u p 1. C oach D on C o o p er, w ho started the team 23 years ago w hen h e was young an d enthusiastic , never lost that drive to be a te a c h e r o f young talent.

R utgers sen io r S h aro n G uise, a V iking g ra d u a te , c red its C oach C o o p e r for he r h igh school and university volleyball success. “Coach C o o p er tau g h t m e how to play volleyball w hen I was in h igh school. H e was alwavs positive. I t’s nice to see his team win a s ta te ch am p io n sh ip ,” co m m en ted Guise.

T h e V iking success d id n o t h a p p e n o v e rn ig h t as C o o p er knew th a t a successful p ro g ram at th e varsitv level n eed ed a good feeder p ro g ra m in th e g rad e schools. Also, you n eed to keep th e s tu d en ts’ in terest w hen they ge t in to h igh school. Peer pressure , dislike of the coach, a n eed to work a part-tim e job, an d m anv o th e r co m p lica ted factors o ften disquiet s tuden ts from partic ipating in sports.

T h e 2004NJSIAA,/PSE&G G ro u p 1 C h am p io n s sw ept everv ro u n d o f the plavoffs.

T h e Vikings began their quest for n u m b e r o n e with a 25-19, 25-20 swept over M idland Park. Ih e Vikings e a r n e d th e n u m b e r o n e G ro u p 1 seed, am assing a 23- 2 record . T h e Vikings were an earlv season favorite to

win th e ir th ird BCSL N a tio n a l C row n. N o rth A rlin g to n p layed a solid sch ed u le with en trie s in to to u rn am e n ts against G roup 3 an d 4 pow erhouse schools.

C o o p er c arried only n ine players in a sp o rt th a t fields six. I visited p rac tice o n e even ing and was struck by the size o f th e team . T h e C ham pion Vikings a re relatively sho rt in a sport th a t is know n to have w om en over 6 feet. S haron Guise, a fron t co u rt blocker, w ho m easures well over 6 feet, said speed and skill can overcom e size.

T h e starting lin e u p o f the Vikings is very athletic . T h e state c h am pion starte rs are K aro lina Kowalski, a sen io r,considered o n e o f the best players in N orth Jersey, sen io r Pam C am panaro , senio r Jessica T reano r, sen io r C hristine M ellilo an d sen io r D anielle R o m ero ,p lu s und erc lassg irls J a n in a W norow'ski, Allison G olda, Jill B ury an d Ashley M arrero.

N o rth A rlin g to n ’s q u a rter-final ro u n d o p p o n e n t was Waldwick. T h e Vikings used th e ir h o m e ceiling advan tage to sweep Waldwick, 25- 13 a n d 25-11. N orth A rling ton was led bv C a m p a n a ro ’s 10 kills, T re a n o r 's 8 kills, an d Kowalski’s 7 kills.

Next up for the Vikings was th e ir a rch n em es is Secaucus. T h e Patriots have won 16 G roup 1 T itles and stood in the Vikings’ path to g lo rv on m anv occasions. Just as the* Red Socks n eeded to pu rge the Yankee curse to b ecom e W orld C ham pions, NA n e ed ed to beat Secaucus fo r th e th ird tim e to reac h the finals.

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most com petitive m atch vs. the Patriots earsing years o f frusta tion W ith a 27-25 and 25-23 sweep.

T h e V ik ings sh o w ed nerves o f steel in th e ir sem ifinal tournam ent win led by 27 assists from Kowalski, 15 kills from C am p an a ro a n d 12 • digs from M elillo. N ext up was th e S ta te F inals a t William Paterson U niversity in Wayne.

T h e Vikings m e t B ogota w ho defea ted Cresskill 25-19 an d 25-22. C resskill was th e tw o-tim e d e fe n d in g S ta te C ham pion . Cresskill d e fea ted N orth A rling ton last vear fo r th e state crowTi.

T h e V ik ings’ sec o n d c h an c e fo r a s ta te title proved to be a w inning o n e I he Vikings defea ted B ogota 25-18 an d 25-20.

T h e sen io r-lad en team fough t back from th e ir only d efic it a n d b eg an serv ing aces. T h e Vikings m ade only two service e rro rs an d played a solid d e fen se . All-state hopefull Kowalski m ad e only o n e setting e r ro r o n h e r wav to 17 assists. C am p an aro had 10 kills. C a m p a n a ro took over M atch 2 with five serving po in ts in a row. a n d the Vikings never trailed.

T h e G ro u p 1 T itle sends th e V ikings to th e T o u rn am en t o f C ham pions o n S a tu rday at W illiam P aterson against G ro u p 4 an d n u m b e r o n e ra n k e d Livingston. T h e T O C begins at 3 p.m .

T h e Q u e en o f Peace G o lden G riffin s foo tba ll team will p lay B ishop Eustace on Satu rday at h o m e at 1 p.m . in sem i-final state action . G O QP. C iOOD L U C K ...

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Area residents to perform in ‘The Cherry Orchard’

PARAMUS — A n to n C h ek h o v ’s h u m a n com edy, “T h e C h erry O rc h a rd ,” will be p e rfo rm ed in th e A nna M aria C icco n e T h e a tre a t B ergen C om m unity C ollege, Fridays a n d Saturdays, Dec. 3, 4, 10 an d 11, at 8 p .m . T h e m atinees will lx* o n Sundays, Dec. 5 an d 12 a t 3 p .m . T ickets a re $10 for gen era l adm ission a n d $5 for s tuden ts a n d seniors (65+). To pu rchase tickets, visit R oom A- 315 a t th e college o r call 201- 447-7428.

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Williams Center hosts ‘Cinderella’ performance

RUTHERFORD — H appy T im es C h ild re n ’s T h e a tre will p resen t a p e rfo rm an c e o f the p e re n n ia l favorite c h ild re n ’s classic, “C in d e re lla ,” at th e W illiam s C en te r o n Saturday, Nov. 20 a t 1 p .m . T arget aud ien ce is ch ild ren ages 2 to 7 years, th e ir pa ren ts an d g ran d paren ts. W ith a great deal o f vocal a u d ien ce p a rtic ip a tio n by th e ch ild ren , th e p e rfo rm ance is a g rea t tim e fo r all. T ickets a re $7. R eservations a re s trong ly re c o m m e n d e d and m ay be m ad e by calling th e W illiam s C e n te r Box O ffice a t 201-939-2323.

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