Reserve your space for the Mini-Fair
The Secaucus Public Library and Business Resource Center’s 13th Annual Mini-Fair and Book Sale is still a few months away – Sept. 25. Vendors who wish to sell goods and services at the event are encouraged to reserve their spaces now. The cost of an eight-foot vending space is $20. Larger spaces are $30. Vendors must provide their own tables and chairs. To download an application, visit http://secaucus.bccls.org/minifair.html or call (201) 330-2083 for more information. Payment must be made once applications are accepted.
Butterflies are free
Just in time for summer – and the height of butterfly season – the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission is offering a brand-new free guide to the butterflies of DeKorte Park. The pamphlet is one of a series of nature guides that have been updated recently to help visitors better enjoy the Hackensack River, its tributaries, and other Meadowlands attractions.
The colorful brochure features photos of 18 species of butterflies and two species of moths commonly seen in the Lyndhurst park and environs from late spring to early fall. Also featured are brief sections on butterfly basics, advice on watching butterflies, helpful Internet links and useful butterfly guidebooks for this region.
The guide was produced in time for DeKorte Park’s second annual Butterfly Day on Sunday, July 25.
Visitors can pick up the guides at the Meadowlands Environment Center or the NJMC’s Administration Building, both located at One DeKorte Park Plaza in Lyndhurst.
$2.7 million given to SMUA
The Secaucus Municipal Utilities Authority last week received $2.7 million from the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (NJEIT), in conjunction with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
The capital improvement funds will be used to replace existing equipment in the department’s wastewater treatment facilities and install a new solar panel system and wastewater recycling system. The new equipment will assist the MUA’s treatment capacity and make its operations more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.
The NJEIT administered the funds as part of the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Economic Recovery Plan. According to the program’s web site, it combines traditional clean water and drinking water funding sources with Recovery Act funds to provide $900 million in loans for job creation and infrastructure improvement initiatives.