NA Health Department announces upcoming programs

North Arlington Health Department,10 Beaver Ave., announces the following programs scheduled for this month: Blood Pressure / Health Risk Assessment is available on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 1 to 2:45 p.m No appointment is necessary. The next dates are Oct. 13 and 27.
Child Health Conference, Free Immunization and Well Baby Care will be available or infants and pre-school children, by appointment, on Thursday, Oct. 15.
A free Women’s Breast Health Program is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Senior Center in conjunction with Clara Maass Medical Center and the North Arlington Women’s Club. A light dinner will be served. Registration is required.
A flu vaccine program is also being planned. The dates to be announced.
For information and appointments call the Health Department AT 201-955-5695.

Turkey dinner and auction set for this Friday

KEARNY –The Fair Committee of Grace United Methodist Church, 380 Kearny Ave., Kearny will be serving a turkey dinner on Friday, Oct. 9 from 5-6:45 p.m. in the church’s Fellowship Hall. The dinner will consist of turkey with all of the trimmings, dessert, coffee or tea. The cost of the dinner will be $10.
There is no charge for those who want to attend only the auction, which will begin at 6:45 p.m. Dinner tickets may be purchased at the door. Take out orders will be available. For more information, call the church office at 201-991-1132.

Update on Egoavil murder case

John DeRosa

Edmir Sokoli

Elvis Feratorvic

Third suspect turns himself in yesterday afternoon

JERSEY CITY – Bloomfield resident Edmir Sokoli, 23, turned himself into the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Squad yesterday at 2:15 p.m. at 555 Duncan Avenue, according Hudson County Prosecutor's Office spokesman Paul Laroquet
All three suspects are currently in Hudson County Correctional Center in South Kearny. The arrests were made by timely and intensive work by the Kearny Police Department and the Homicide Squad.
Judge Kevin G. Callahan set John DeRosa's bail at $2 million cash, (he was convicted of manslaughter in Essex County in 1987 for a murder committed in 1980, serving 14 years for that offense;) Elvis Feratorvic and Sokoli 's bail was set at $750,000 cash each.
Sokoli has retained Newark Attorney Richard Roberts of Frank Lucas (American Gangster) fame, according to Laroquet.
Sokoli will go to Central Judicial Processing Court today. Next comes the scheduling of the Grand Jury trial. There is not yet a scheduled date set.

DeFazio says Rachel Jewelers shooter found

Xavier Egoavil's murderer charged

JERSEY CITY – John DeRosa, 51, was arrested and charged today at approximately 5:30 a.m. with the Aug. 18 murder of Xavier Eoagvil, and the armed robbery of Rachel Jewelry on Kearny Avenue, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio. DeRosa was apprehended while riding in a taxi in Belleville, DeFazio said. His last known address was in Newark but he is believed to have been a resident of Kearny at one time.
The arrest was based on the extensive investigation by the Kearny Police Department and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Squad. DeFazio said, “It’s been a cooperative effort and a lot of work.”
“Based on various facets of the investigation it led to DeRosa being charged. It’s our theory that he is the gunman – the shooter in the case,” he explained.
There is a warrant out for the third individual in the homicide/robbery who is believed to have been in the store at the time of the shooting of Egoavil, Bloomfield resident Edmir Sokoli, 23, who is not yet in custody of police.
Getaway car driver Bloomfield resident Elvis Feratorvic, 24, was arrested and charged with felony murder on Sept. 3 after he was found at an auto repair shop in Passaic ready to change the appearance of the car that was used in the Aug. 18 incident. Feratorvic is currently in Hudson County Correctional Center in South Kearny.
DeRosa will have his first appearance, in person, at the Jersey City Central Judicial Processing Court. Because of the early morning time of arrest he was brought straight to the Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Squad at 555 Duncan Ave.

St. Dominic Academy’s Leadership Awards Dinner

Carol Higgins Clark to be honorary guest

JERSEY CITY -Carol Higgins Clark, award winning author of twelve best-selling Regan Reilly mysteries such as Decked, Iced, Snagged and most recently Cursed, is the honorary guest at Saint Dominic Academy’s Leadership Awards Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Puccini’s Restaurant in Jersey City.
Ms. Clark, daughter of America’s #1 best-selling suspense writer, Mary Higgins Clark, will pay tribute to the Academy’s Mothers’ Club and all Alumnae Mothers for their years of dedication and service to the all-girls, private high school and will, no doubt, give homage to her own famous mother.
“Involved mothers have played a large role in the Saint Dominic Academy community and we are thrilled to have Carol Higgins Clark as our guest,” Petrina Watkins, the current president of the SDA Mothers’ Club, said. “I’m sure Carol’s mother took great interest in all her children’s affairs while raising them. Mary and Carol must have a very special mother/daughter relationship to have co-authored five books together.”
The annual dinner includes an open bar from 6-7 p.m. and will feature the Academy’s awarding winning glee club, “The Dominoes,” as entertainment. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Academy’s Scholarship Fund which supports the school’s offering of approximately $300,000 in both financial aid and academic scholarship each year. More information can be obtained by calling the SDA Advancement office at 201 434 5938 ext. 33 or by emailing advancement@stdominicacad.com.
Saint Dominic Academy, an independent secondary school for young women in Jersey City, is an ethnically and religiously diverse community. Founded in 1878, the Academy provides a strong college preparatory curriculum along with an award winning athletic program and varied multicultural activities. Its mission is to empower women for leadership roles in the global society.

At the wheel with Wheeler

Remember Wheeler Antabanez from the special issue of Weird New Jersey "Nightshade on the Passaic" reviewed in a July 2008 issue of The Observer? You may find it interesting that he recently filmed a roundtrip from the Kearny boat launch, aka Frank Vincent Marina, instructing the viewer how to navigate using Google Maps.
From a distinctly different point of view, a resident filmed from the same boat launch in January of this year:

Shakin' a leg for the Arthritis Foundation

Join in the "Show Us Your Moves" contest

ISELIN - The Arthritis Foundation has introduced the Show Us Your Moves Contest to encourage physical activity as part of its campaign to fight arthritis called, “Let’s Move Together.”
The importance of overall good health and empowerment gained through every day movement has numerous benefits, one of which is to prevent and treat arthritis. Today, more than 46 million people in the U.S., including 1.7 million in New Jersey are affected by arthritis. Even more alarming is the fact that the prevalence of osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis, continues to rise even though it can often be prevented by staying active through enjoyable physical activities.
To raise awareness about the benefits of physical activity the Show Us Your Moves contest is an opportunity to show your support in a fun, interactive way class.
“It’s about overcoming the obstacles of arthritis and in some cases, preventing the disease by taking the first step toward a lifetime of physical activity,” Linda Gruskiewicz, president of the Arthritis Foundation New Jersey Chapter, says. “Show us your moves gives individuals and communities an opportunity to make a difference in the fight against arthritis for both themselves and their loved ones with the disease.”
People can enter the contest by submitting a short video of yourself or a group of your friends showing off your best moves; this can include exercising, dancing, gardening or any other activity that shows movement. Each month a winner will be chosen to receive a Flip Camera and have a chance to win the grand prize of a vacation package for two. To view submissions or enter Show Us Your Moves, visit the Web site at http://lmt.arthritis.org/
For the New Jersey Chapter's Web site go to http://www.arthritis.org/chapters/new-jersey/.