Bedbugs bite in yet another Jersey City school
JERSEY CITY — A Jersey City school has confirmed that it suffers from bedbugs and would not be able to exterminate until the winter break.
The Associated Press reported on Sunday: “The Jersey City Board of Education says officials are trying to confine the critters to the third floor of School 23 on Romaine Avenue. Until school lets out for the holidays, they will disinfecting areas on a spot basis. Parent George Wendt says his 13-year-old son spotted the bloodsucking bugs in his classroom a couple of weeks ago and told the principal right away. His son has since been moved to another classroom.”
As reported in the Reporter two months ago, three schools aleady have dealt with the problem.
The report came two weeks after the Bayonne schools confirmed that a student came to school with bedbugs on his backpack, as reported in the Bayonne Community News.
Hoboken acquires deed for uptown waterfront park
HOBOKEN – The city of Hoboken has announced that they have acquired the deed for the Maxwell Place Waterfront Park located near 11th and 12th streets after “extensive negotiations and approval from the City Council.”
“I want to thank Community Development Director Brandy Forbes, City Council Quality of Life Subcommittee Chairman Nino Giacchi and members Peter Cunningham and Beth Mason, and the entire City Council for working together to make this happen,” said Mayor Dawn Zimmer in a press release.
The waterfront park was originally opened in 2007. The city closed on the deed transfer on Friday, Dec. 17.
Holiday Hudson Reporter advertising deadlines
Because of the holidays the next two weeks, the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising and editorial deadlines. It will also be publishing special issues: The Year in Review dated Sunday, Dec. 26, and the Year in Pictures, dated Sunday, Jan. 2.
For the Sunday, Dec. 26 editions of the Reporter newspapers, the display ad and classified deadline is noon on Tuesday, Dec. 21.
The office will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 23, and Friday, Dec. 24. It will reopen Monday, Dec. 27.
For the Wednesday, Dec. 29 edition of the Bayonne Community News and the Thursday, Dec. 30 edition of the Midweek Reporter, the classified and display advertising deadline and editorial deadline is noon on Monday, Dec. 27.
For the Sunday, Jan. 2 editions of the Reporter newspapers, the editorial deadline is Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 9 a.m., and the advertising and classified deadline is noon.
That week the office will be closed on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31.It will reopen on Monday, Jan. 3.
If you have questions about these deadlines or any other issue, please call (201) 798-7800. Also check www.hudsonreporter.com.
Time to renew Hoboken residential parking permits
HOBOKEN – If you see a letter from the city of Hoboken in the mail, don’t worry, it’s not tax time come early. It’s probably a renewal letter for the residential parking permit program from the Hoboken Parking Utility.
The documentation for the new permits is due by Jan. 15, 2011, which is different from what appears in the letter. For new permits, residents should “simply submit or bring in the proper documentation indicating your apartment/unit number as well as the appropriate fee for all vehicles in [the] household.”
The fee for the first vehicle in a household is $15. The second car costs $30, and the third and all additional vehicles are $90.
“Please note that it is the resident’s responsibility to make sure that the Parking Utility has all current information, including the apartment/unit number of the household. If a resident’s vehicle documentation issued by the State of New Jersey does not specify an apartment/unit and you believe that your household does not include the vehicle(s) on the list you received, please contact the Hoboken Parking Utility to learn what additional documentation may be necessary,” according to a city release.
If you currently hold a residential parking permit and you do not receive a letter of renewal in the next days, contact the Parking Utility at 201-653-1919 or e-mail parking@hobokennj.org.
Sires supports president’s tax compromise
Rep. Albio Sires says he will support President Barack Obama’s middle class tax relief package.
“While not perfect, this compromise represents the most realistic path forward to ensuring that middle class Americans do not see an increase in their taxes come Jan. 1,” he said.
Sires said that in addition to the tax relief that it will provide to the 96 percent of New Jerseyans making under $250,000, this proposal also represents the best opportunity in the foreseeable future for assisting the millions of laid off workers through a 13-month extension of unemployment benefits.
“Given that the holiday season is upon us, this relief could not come at a better time,” he said. “The two percent payroll tax cut will also be a vital component of our economic recovery over the next year by placing money back in the pockets of workers to infuse money into the economy.”
This package also extends important tax credits for American families, including the Child Care Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit, as well as the American Opportunity Tax Credit to help make college more affordable.
NJMC offers third-Tuesday-of-the-month nature walk
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with a nature walk and talk Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. at DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst, which will begin with a 90-minute walk near the Meadowlands Environment Center, and follow with a talk about the Sun by Laura Venner, a NASA solar system ambassador and Meadowlands Environment Center educator, at 11:30 a.m. Check meadowblog.net for last-minute weather updates. You will have to sign a standard liability release for this event. To rsvp, contact Don Torino at greatauk4@aol.com or (201) 636-4022.
New education pavilion to be named in honor of NJMC executive director
The Meadowlands Conservation Trust announced at its Monday, Dec. 13 meeting that it will name a new education pavilion in honor of MCT Trustee and New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Executive Director Robert Ceberio. The Robert Ceberio Environmental Education Pavilion will be part of the NJMC River Barge Park and Marina in Carlstadt, which is scheduled to open late next summer.
Ceberio is retiring from the NJMC on Dec. 31 after a nearly 30-year career at the Commission, including the past eight years as executive director.