Recall effort still alive
Last week the committees trying to recall West New York Mayor Sal Vega – led by Dr. Felix Roque and the Together We Can group – were given a trial date of April 12 to prove their allegations that Town Clerk Carmela Riccie incorrectly invalidated a number of the signatures they collected on petitions for a recall election.
Reports stated that the recall committees plan to call on a statistics expert to prove that Riccie’s error rate was exceedingly abnormal for that size. Over 30,000 signed petitions were reviewed and more than 40 percent of them were determined to be invalid.
Tax awareness seminar for small businesses
On March 3 at 8:30 a.m., the Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Council will host a seminar on the awareness of tax appeal, property tax, and filing information. The event will be held at Herten Burstein in Hackensack. For more information, directions, and registration call (201) 939-0707 or visit www.meadowlands.org to register online.
Quit smoking seminar at Palisades Medical Center
A free seminar to help people quit smoking will be held at Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Road in North Bergen on March 9 at 7 p.m. The effects of cigarette smoking are destructive and widespread. Smoking causes cancer, breathing problems, heart attacks, and stroke. Secondhand smoke causes asthma and breathing problems.
Palisades Medical Center’s I Quit Smoking Program is designed and administered by nationally renowned medical professionals in the field of tobacco addiction, board certified physicians and tobacco treatment specialists.
Registration will begin at 6:30 p.m. Free parking is available and free transportation will be available to the event from 60th St. and Bergenline Ave. beginning at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. Space is limited. To register please call Nikki Mederos (201) 854-5702.
Free health screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), peak flow, pulse oximetery, and oral cancer will be held in the coming months by Palisades Medical Center. On March 14 the screenings will be available from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at St. Augustine Church, 3900 New York Ave. in Union City.
On March 21 they will be held at Our Lady of Libra Church, 5808 Kennedy Blvd. in West New York from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
On April 18 they will be held at First United Methodist Church on the corner of 23rd Street and New York Avenue in Union City from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Palisades’ community outreach and education programs are funded in part by Abbott Nutrition, The Provident Bank Foundation, Schering-Plough Corporation, Susan G. Komen for the Cure – North Jersey, TD Charitable Foundation, and Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.
For more information on these screenings and other locations and programs available, please call Joanne Riggs at (201) 854-5793.
Registration for free classes in the Performing Arts
The Grace Theatre Workshop, Inc. is holding ongoing registrations for its professional theatre
training program for children ages 10 and up every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Jose Marti Freshman Academy, 1800 Summit Ave. in Union City. Everyone is invited to register.
Classes in ballet, jazz, Flamenco, Salsa, tap/rhythm, singing, and acting are available for children. To register, children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and present a copy of their birth certificate.
Adult classes in Salsa and acting in Spanish are also offered at no cost. No special clothing or equipment is needed. Classes are free but there is a registration fee of $25 per student. For more information, call (201) 864-7149 or visit www.gracetheatre.com.
JCPD to be guest speakers at NAMI meeting
On March 9, members of the Jersey City Police Department will be the guest speakers at the monthly meeting of NAMI-Hudson, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Hudson County chapter. They will talk about how the police handle the mentally ill, and answer questions. Monthly meetings are held at 3040 Kennedy Blvd. (entrance on Huron St. back of St. John’s church) in Jersey City at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
NAMI is a free local support and information group for family members of those with mental illness. For more information contact (201) 861-0614 or email namihudson@msn.com.