Summer reading programs at library kick off this week
Summer reading programs, both new and returning, will begin at the Weehawken Public Library on July 6 for everyone from the smallest to the most senior library patrons.
Residents can visit the library to sign up for any of these free programs:
• The “One World Many Stories” summer reading program begins on July 6 at 1 p.m. At that time, parents can sign up their children ages 2 to 5 for the “Read-to-Me Program,” while children ages 6 to 12 can sign up for “Independent Readers.”
Also that day, the library will be hosting a free screening of the new movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules at 1:45 p.m.
• Teenagers 13 to 18 are also invited to join the “You Are Here” summer reading program on July 6 at 6 p.m. and stay for a showing of the movie “Red Riding Hood” at 6:15 p.m.
• Brand new this summer is “Novel Destinations,” the library’s first-ever adult summer reading program. Any Weehawken resident age 18 and up who likes to read is welcomed to participate. For every three books a library user reads, their name will be entered into a drawing to win a special prize at the end of the summer. Participants can also choose to be part of this program online. Contact the library or stop by the second floor desk for more information.
To find out more about these or other summer reading offerings and promotions from the Weehawken Public Library, call (201) 863-7823 or visit the library at 49 Hauxhurst Ave.
Space available in children’s tennis clinics
There is still space available in the two-week children’s tennis clinic at the Waterfront Complex. Cost is $40 per session and the clinic is held Monday through Thursday. Session One takes place from July 11 through 14 and July 18 through July 21; Session Two takes place from July 25 through July 28 and Aug. 1 through Aug. 4; and Session Three takes place from Aug. 8 through Aug. 11 and Aug. 15 through Aug. 18.
For further information, clinic times, and availability, call the Recreation Department at (201) 319-6061.
Meadowlands tax break approved
The American Dream Meadowlands project (formerly known as Xanadu) on Route 3 will be allowed to receive a $350 million tax break after the state legislature passed a bill Wednesday that makes the project eligible for incentives under the state’s Economic and Redevelopment Growth program.
The changes come after the state awarded a controversial $102.4 million tax break to help Secaucus-based Panasonic Corp. of North America move its headquarters just a few miles to a new building in Newark, a move which Secaucus and Hartz Mountain Industries fought.
Hartz and Secaucus both claimed the tax incentives offered to Panasonic were a misuse of the Urban Transit Hub Program.
The Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit program was modified in the bill, which outlines what a company can receive if moving within the state. In particular, a company can get a larger tax break if 500 or more jobs are at risk of leaving the state unless the state grants an incentive. A company can also get a larger tax break with an interstate move if it consolidates two facilities.