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In the midst of something bad is a good story …

Remember the big fire on St. Paul’s Avenue last week on Mother’s Day (May 11, 2008)? The fire started in an apartment at 272 St. Paul’s Avenue, and authorities found some building violations.

Yesterday morning, the owner of the apartment – Sabit Youseff (together with a certain Fayez Khellah), went to the office of Fire Inspector Matt Barrett and handed him a folder that contains copies of the infractions, eventhough Barrett already had some copies. “This will help to make things go away.” Youseff said when he insisted Barrett take the folder.

As our hero suspected, there was money inside the folder – $500. And right then and there, Barrett called the cops who then arrested Youseff and Fayez.

It’s always nice to hear stories of Jersey City people with integrity, so way to go, chief!

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The incumbent Jersey City Fire Chief William Sinnott will be retiring due to age. And he will be replaced by the 47-year old Deputy Chief Michael O’Reilly.

Among the 6 deputy chiefs, O’Reilly got the top mark in a state-administered test they took last January.

The Fire Director Armando Roman is the one in-charge of picking the next chief. In nj.com, he said: “I told the mayor from the beginning, whoever comes out No. 1 has paid his dues, applied himself and deserves it,” Roman said.

(See? You pick the one who deserves the job, not a relative who failed to display qualifications. *cough* *Flood* *cough*)

Meanwhile, JC Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy sings praises to the outgoing chief: “Hes been a great leader and a great role model for the younger firefighters,” Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy said of Sinnott, who joined the force in 1966 and has been chief for the past 15 months.

(If you remember, Sinnott’s Department saved the life of a 2-year old boy who nearly died in fire on Orchard Street last week)

Good luck on the retirement, chief William Sinnott! And Congratulations to the new chief, Michael O’Reilly! *clap*

Source: nj.com

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