NB will host annual Night Out Against Crime
On Aug. 3 North Bergen will celebrate its annual Night Out Against Crime event.
Mayor Nicholas Sacco, Public Safety Commissioner Theresa Ferraro, township commissioners, and the North Bergen Police Department invite residents to visit three different locations to celebrate the event, which promotes a partnership between law enforcement and the community.
The three locations are Grand Avenue, between Seventh and Eighth streets, at 6 p.m.; Broadway, between 73rd and 76th streets, at 7 p.m.; and in front of Lawlor Towers, located at 6121-6131 Grand Ave., at 8 p.m.
Free amusement attractions, entertainment and refreshments will be provided.
New gym to mark opening with ‘fit day’
A new gym, Pilates4Fitness, has planned a promotional event that will celebrate its slated opening on Sept. 1 at the Galaxy Mall in Guttenberg.
On July 31 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at James J. Braddock Park, in the area of the flagpole circle near the lake of the park, owner Gina Jackson will conduct a free event in recognition of First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative. Its goal is to fight the threat of childhood obesity.
Hudson and Bergen County residents are welcome.
Jackson will demonstrate several Pilates techniques she uses in her own fitness routine.
Guttenberg’s VIVAFIT owner Melissa Carias will demonstrate dance workouts, while Master Jae Kim of East Coast Fitness, located in North Bergen, will show children different Tae Kwon Do moves.
For more information, call Gina Jackson at (201) 305-0270 or email Gina@pilates4fitness.com.
Palisades Medical Center expands emergency department
Palisades Medical Center recently announced that phase one of renovating and remodeling its Emergency Department has been completed.
Last year it began the project by incorporating a new Rapid Evaluation Unit (REU) to provide immediate assessment to incoming patients, which provided faster triage and bedside registration. The Emergency Department’s nurses have been working on reconfiguring workflow and augmenting patient privacy. Treatment areas have been expanded and new technical equipment has been installed to improve patient monitoring, reduce medical errors, and facilitate telemedical capabilities.
The new emergency room also features renovated patient rooms and waiting areas, a pediatric care unit, digital radiology, Picis computer systems, Spectra Link phones that provide immediate access to other caregivers, and Vital Works computer technology, which tracks patients’ status and tests after they have been admitted. Other updates also include an expanded patient treatment area outfitted with cardiac, stroke, ventilation, and special care technologies, as well as renovated staff facilities.
“All of the renovations will provide a better patient environment, increase capacity capabilities, improve community access, and enhance patient safety and the quality of healthcare delivery,” said Bruce J. Markowitz, President and CEO of Palisades. “We are committed to ensuring that every person who comes through our doors is treated quickly and effectively.”
The next phase of renovations includes changing how walk-in patients are given access to the E.R. waiting room, additional restroom facilities, and new storage areas.
Project Linus meeting dates
The members of Project Linus want to remind the community that the organization meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Church of Our Savior, located at 191 Flanagan Way in Secaucus, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The second Thursday of the month the group meets at the Secaucus Public Library and Business Resource Center, located at 1379 Paterson Plank Road, in Secaucus from 7 to 9 p.m. For those who can’t make Wednesdays, the group also meets the second, third, and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Secaucus Senior Center, located at 101 Centre Street, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The all-volunteer group knits and crochets blankets for children who are seriously ill or living in distress. Blankets can be knitted, crocheted, sewn, or no-sew fleece and the group welcomes crafters of all levels.
Anyone with questions can contact e-mail Liz Zawacki at (201) 437-0272 or elizabeth.zawacki@verizon.net.