Holiday Hudson Reporter editorial and advertising deadlines
Because of the Labor Day holiday, some of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising deadlines.
For the Sept. 8 edition of the Bayonne Community News, the display ad deadline is 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2. The classified deadline is noon on Friday, Sept. 3.
For the Sept. 9 edition of the Midweek Reporter, the display ad deadline is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2 and the classified deadline is noon on Friday, Sept. 3.
The office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 6 for the holiday. It will reopen on Thursday, Sept. 7. If you have questions about these deadlines or any other issue, please call (201) 798-7800. Also check www.hudsonreporter.com.
Secaucus Animal Hospital crawling with kitties after weekend rescue
Last weekend dozens of cats were in need of immediate homes after they were removed from a residence in Hudson County.
Although exact details weren’t released to the press due to privacy concerns, volunteers from throughout Hudson County banded together to make sure that the formerly-feral cats were relocated safely.
Local volunteers from Weehawken and Union City worked throughout the weekend to relocate the cats to Secaucus Animal Hospital, which graciously donated their space for the cause.
Though originally 40 cats were thought to reside at the home, by Monday night volunteers reported that 38 cats had been extracted from the residence and they expected that there were approximately 15 left.
Volunteers said that cats too sick or feral to be relocated were scheduled to be put down by the ASPCA per the owner’s request.
All of the cats will be temporarily housed at the Secaucus Animal Hospital, but their ultimate fate has not yet been determined. The “indoor ready” cats will be up for adoption from the hospital, but others (who are determined to be outdoor cats) may be headed for cat colonies or barns.
There are plenty of cats available for adoption – according to one volunteer, there are literally cats in the offices and conference rooms at the Secaucus Animal Hospital!
All of the cats up for adoption have been spayed or neutered, and all are adult cats.
For more information on adopting one of the cats at the hospital, please call (201) 867-4795.
Life ain’t easy for a boa in Secaucus
In more animal news, a seven-foot boa constrictor found on Aug. 23 at the Century 21 distribution warehouse will get a new home in Ridgefield Park after several local zoos and animal shelters said they didn’t want the reptile.
Employees of the fashion warehouse located at 70 Enterprise Avenue North found the seven-foot boa in a drainage pipe and called Secaucus Animal Control.
For several hours, animal control and other town officials tried in vain to get someone – anyone – to take the seven-footer away. (If only the snake had been a cat.)
Around 1:45 p.m., local resident and reptile aficionado Angel Marra came to the rescue. Marra picked up the snake, and has told animal control that it will be given to well-known state-licensed conservationist Joseph D’Angeli.
D’Angeli, who runs a number of educational programs featuring bats, snakes, and other animals, runs a wildlife center in Ridgefield Park.
So, how exactly did the reptile make its way into a drainage pipe in Secaucus? Town officials point out that boas are not indigenous to the area and that the animal was almost certainly someone’s abandoned pet who got dumped somewhere nearby.
Correction
In an article that ran in the entertainment section last weekend about Beth Rooney and Anthony Picone, the title of their film should have been “The Long Road Home,” not “The Long Way Home.”