Wine tasting and chocolate bar to benefit CASA
On March, 25 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., a wine tasting and chocolate bar will be held to benefit Hudson County CASA, an organization that helps local children in foster care find safe and permanent homes. The benefit will be held in The Atrium at Harborside Financial Center in Jersey City.
Wine will be provided by Wine Library of Springfield and chocolates by Ultramarinos of Hoboken. There will be a buffet, a raffle for an iPad and a big screen television, as well as a silent auction filled with exciting items and experiences such as tickets to see Regis and Kelly, Broadway shows, and several sporting events.
Tickets are $65 and can be purchased at www.hudsoncountycasa.org.
PMC releases schedule of upcoming community health screenings
Throughout the year, Palisades Medical Center’s staff takes an active role in the local community by partnering with North Hudson Community Action Corporation, Christ Hospital School of Nursing, and Hudson Perinatial Consortium to provide free health screenings and education programs.
Free screenings and information include blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, respiratory testing, and Body Mass Index (BMI).
Upcoming screenings will be held on April 16 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Trinity Reformed Church, 401 60th Street in West New York and on May 1 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 407-23rd Street in Union City.
For more information, please call Joanne Riggs at (201) 854-5793.
Sen. Lautenberg co-sponsors bill against ‘bath salts’
U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) announced on March 17 that he is co-sponsoring legislation that would ban the production, sale and possession of MDPV and mephedrone, synthetic chemicals that are being marketed and sold as “bath salts,” but are really used as recreational drugs.
According to a press release, the chemicals are sold legally online and in convenience stores across the country and have shown similar effects on the body as other illegal narcotics, as well as been linked to deaths and violent behavior.
“These so called ‘bath salts’ are a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” said Lautenberg. “With mounting evidence that these chemicals are harmful to our health and safety, we must move quickly to get them off the market and out of our communities.”