Another arrest in Strucinski beating
Police arrested the 18-year-old brother of a suspect in the July 3 beating of Dawid Strucinski, charging him with hindering an investigation by allegedly lying to the police about the location of his 15-year-old brother while he was being sought.
The 15-year-old apparently left the United States shortly after the beating that left Strucinski in a coma.
“We arrested the brother on Aug. 17 at about 9:27 p.m.” said Deputy Police Chief Ralph Scianni.
Nine people have been charged with direct involvement in the early-morning fight that resulted in Strucinski’s injuries. This is the second arrest against someone for allegedly trying to protect suspects in the case.
Train derailment in Hook Road area
An evening rush hour derailment of three CSX cars on Aug. 17 stranded workers who were leaving the industrial area for several hours.
Deputy Police Chief Ralph Scianni said the cars blocked a critical intersection of Avenue J and Hook Road at about 6:27 p.m. While nobody was hurt, industrial workers in the area found themselves stranded on the wrong side of the blockage.
As officials from CSX worked to get the train cars back on the tracks, police arranged for traffic to be diverted through IMTT property, which is normally off-limits to the general public.
Scianni said Bayonne police and Fire Department personnel were on the scene.
Local performers to appear
The Beeman, Bannon & Parrott Band will play on Sat. Sept. 3, 2011 at The Networking Cafe, 418 Broadway, Bayonne from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Beeman, Bannon & Parrott use their own music time machine to draw on folk, blues & jazz tunes from the last 100 years of popular music. Original compositions are usually created by John Parrott who has over a 1,000 songs to his credit. Bill Bannon also has original compositions to his credit. They have played together on and off through the last 30 years.
New York Lottery awards $10K to Bayonne Powerball winner
The New York Lottery announced the name of a Bayonne Powerball player who won $10,000 in the drawing held on Aug. 10. The winner, Thomas Szymanski, purchased the winning ticket at the Friar Tuck at 675 East St. in Rensselaer, N.Y.
Two kitchen fires last week
On Aug. at 7:30 p.m., the Bayonne Fire Department responded to 77 East 21st St. on the report of a fire in a three-story frame dwelling. Residents exiting the building reported a fire in the second floor kitchen. Firefighters spotted flames burning around the ceiling light fixture, and the fire was quickly extinguished. The damage was minimal and none of the tenants were displaced. The fire investigator’s preliminary report indicates that the fire was accidental, and likely electrical.
On Aug. 14 at 3:50 p.m. firefighters responded to 67 West 26th St. for a blaze in a second floor kitchen. Firefighters quickly extinguished a refrigerator that was on fire. They said the fire originated in the appliance, and extended minimally to an adjacent counter. The damage was minimal and none of the tenants were displaced. The fire investigator’s preliminary report indicates that the fire was accidental, the likely result of an electrical malfunction.
Paving preparations to start on several streets in Bayonne
Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that preparation work for paving is starting this week on several streets, weather and construction-related factors permitting. Tilcon, the paving contractor, issued a tentative schedule:
On Wednesday, Aug. 24, Tilcon is expected to install storm water drains on West 57th Street between Avenue B and Avenue C; West 45th Street from Kennedy Blvd. to Avenue B; East 46th Street from Broadway to Avenue E; East 30th Street from Prospect Avenue to Route 440; Parkview Terrace from West 26th Street to West 27th Street; West 9th Street from Avenue A to Newark Bay, and from Kennedy Blvd. to Avenue C; Humphreys Avenue from West 2nd.
On Thursday, Aug. 25, and Friday, Aug. 26, Tilcon is expected to mill the existing pavement on the parts of East 46th Street, West 19th Street, West 9th Street, and Humphreys Avenue.
On Monday, Aug. 29, Tilcon is scheduled to reset manholes on East 46th Street, West 19th Street, West 9th Street, and Humphreys Avenue.
On Tuesday, Aug. 30, Tilcon is scheduled to pave East 46th St,, West 19th St, West 9th Street, and Humphreys Avenue in the sections mentioned above.
The contractor will hand-deliver information to residents on the streets that will be paved. “No Parking” signs will be posted as needed.
The schedule listed above is subject to change, due to weather and construction-related issues. Other announcements will be made concerning the streets mentioned here and other streets as information becomes available.