Holiday Hudson Reporter editorial and advertising deadlines
Because of the holidays the next two weeks, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines.
For the Sunday, Dec. 27 newspapers, the display ad and classified deadline is 12 noon on Tuesday, Dec. 22.
The office will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Dec. 25.
For the Thursday, Dec. 31 edition of the Midweek Reporter, the classified and display advertising deadline is 12 noon on Monday, Dec. 28.
The office will be closed on Dec. 31 and Jan 1.
For the Sunday, Jan. 3 editions of the Reporter newspapers, the editorial deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 9 a.m., and the advertising deadline is 12 noon that same Tuesday.
The office will be closed Thursday, Dec. 31 and Friday, Jan. 1. It will reopen on Monday, Jan. 4.
If you have questions about these deadlines or any other issue, please call (201) 798-7800. Also check www.hudsonreporter.com.
Free parking in Union City
The Union City Parking Authority is offering free 24-hour parking at its surface municipal lots for the holiday season Dec. 11 through Jan. 2.
In a joint statement, Mayor Brian Stack, Union City Parking Authority Chairman Ulysses Isa, and Authority Executive Director Alicia Morejon said the action is being taken to bolster the local economy and help the Union City business community.
“It also represents a savings and convenience for our residents,” said Stack, “and I urge all residents of Hudson and Bergen counties to take advantage of our UEZ-reduced sales tax of 3.5 percent. We have a large variety of stores for holiday shopping as well as one of the most diverse restaurant scenes in New Jersey.”
Kid photos with Santa in West New York
During the holiday season, children can have a free picture taken with Santa Claus at nearby store locations. Today, Dec. 20, parents and children can meet and greet Santa by visiting the Bi-Vi Vitamin store, 6302 Bergenline Ave, also from noon to 5 p.m.
WNY building’s construction still in debate
Last Monday, residents from West New York and that town’s Zoning Board of Adjustments gathered at a meeting to discuss the construction proposal of a 22-story building. Park Terrace LLC has asked the board to approve the development of the building with 243 units that would be built on what are currently parking lots on 57th Street and Park Avenue.
Though the room was full of residents opposing the proposal, also in attendance were those who represented Park Terrace LLC and that insisted the construction should be allowed.
The application includes variances for height, density, parking, driveway opening, front yard, rear yard, floor area ratio, parking space size, and drive aisle width.
No decision has been made yet by the board. The next meeting to discuss the matter will be held on Jan. 28.
NJ Senators ask for $271M
New Jersey Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) announced last week that the U.S. Senate had approved legislation to invest over $271 million for New Jersey projects and programs to help improve the economy and help residents in the state. Now it is up to the Obama administration to approve it.
Approximately $200 million will be divided for transportation, housing, and urban development. Union City is expected to receive $300,000 for a traffic signal improvement project.
Statewide, labor, health, human services, and education appropriation projects in will receive over $14 million of which $150,000 will go toward the West New York Board of Education’s Alternative Fuel Education Program.
$13.9 million of the $271 million will go toward commerce, justice, and science appropriations, of which $650,000 will be reserved for improvements to Union City’s law enforcement technology.
Financial services appropriations will receive just over $1 million, of which $100,000 will be given to the New Jersey Regional Office of the Cuban American National Council in Union City to provide financial education services to low- and moderate-income residents of Hudson County and the surrounding area.