June 25, 2007. Developers of the Red Bull Stadium continue to defy the law by failing to replace the slate sidewalk which existed along Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. Pedestrians and commuters are forced to walk along the street because the developers removed the sidewalk and failed to replace it. It is not clear why a perfectly good slate sidewalk was removed. Maybe the developer needed the slate for one of its other projects or simply removed it to sell the slate which is expensive. Commuter and pedestrians continue to pay the price of inaction by the Red Bulls. How long will the town allow the Red Bulls to continue without a sidewalk? One wonders, how long would a resident be allowed to maintain their property without a sidewalk? Why should the Red Bulls be treated differently?
June 25, 2007. Harrison's former Superintendent of Public Works William "Billy" Tanski pled guilty to thief and official misconduct last week. Tanski admitted that he stole quarters from parking meters in town. According to previous reports, Tansky stole over $100,000 in quarters just before his retirement. It is not clear whether Tansky operated alone or whether he had accomplices. Moving $100,000 in quarters by yourself is quite a feat. Tansky was arrested in May of last year and there have been no other arrests or indictments. According to a published report, Tansky is subject to three years in jail. It is not clear whether Tansky has to return the money he stole as part of the terms of his plea agreement.
July 7, 2007. The water main break which occurred on Thursday night may have claimed another victim. The Kearny Avenue bridge over the old Arlington train tracks is closed to vehicle traffic. It is unlikely that the bridge will be open for Monday morning traffic as structural engineers are waiting for settlement of soil around the bridge's embankment before making a decision whether the bridge is safe for vehicle traffic.
According to Editor Kevin Canessa's blog providing updates for the Observer the bridge is likely not to be open for at least two weeks as the town will be reinforcing one of the bridge's embankments and modifying the manner in which the water main that caused the problem is incorporated into the new design.
July 4, 2007. Kearny's annual 4th of July celebration will start at 7 p.m. with the Garden State Concert Band at Veterans Field on Belgrove Drive. You may want to consider walking to Veterans Field since streets surrounding the field will be closed to traffic. In addition to the patriotic music by the Garden State Concert Band, there are clowns and cartoon characters to entertain children and adults.
The Fireworks are scheduled to go off shortly after 9 p.m. Showers may however spoil the fireworks. Weather forecasters are unsure whether the showers and possible thunderstorm will arrive before 9 p.m.
August 7, 2007. Kevin Canessa, the Editor of the Observer, lamented last week in his blog that KearnyOnTheWeb has taken "another step into the abyss". KOTW can assure our members and guests that we have no intention of going "into the abyss". Our goal is actually the exact opposite.
Canessa is upset because KOTW pointed out that the Observer failed to publish a story on William "Billy" Tanski’s plea to stealing more than $100,000 in quarters from the Town of Harrison’s parking meters. In addition, that one of KOTW’s anonymous guests stated in our Discussion Board that the publisher of the Observer was "illiterate".(My Brain Hurts, Lisa Pezzolla's Rambings
Canessa’s critique of KOTW has some basis. KOTW did misspell William "Billy" Tanski’s name incorrectly (i.e. Tansky instead of Tanski). KOTW also allowed a fairly harsh comment about the publisher of the Observer through its moderator review process.
KOTW takes solace in the fact that Canessa tempered his critique of KOTW by saying "Usually, when something untrue is posted, it’s stripped from the board or edited. Not this time." The harsh comment about the publisher of the Observer was on its face untrue and therefore did not need to be edited.
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