North Bergen Public Library offers test preparation courses
The North Bergen Public Library is currently offering free online courses for elementary, middle, and high school preparation; college preparation; software tutorials; GED preparation; U.S. citizenship preparation, and more.
Visit the website at www.nbpl.org, and register with a library card number to get started.
North Bergen meetings
North Bergen Town Hall at 4233 Kennedy Blvd. will host a Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Condo/Co-op Board meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9. Following the meeting, a Rent Leveling Board Meeting will take place at 7 p.m.
A Board of Commissioners meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 11 a.m. in Town Hall.
Hudson County seeks foster advocacy volunteers
Hudson County Court Appointed Special Advocate group (CASA) seeks volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. Hudson County has nearly 700 children in foster care; most have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.
CASA uses trained community volunteers to provide assistance to children while helping to move them toward safe and permanent homes. CASA and its volunteers speak for children in court, serve as fact-finders for judges, and safeguard the interests of children in the foster care system.
An informational session will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in room 400 of the Hudson County Administration Building at 595 Newark Ave., Jersey City for those interested in learning more about the program and the role of its volunteers.
For further information, please call (201) 795-9855, e-mail mgarcia@hudsoncountycasa.org or visit www.hudsoncountycasa.org.
Princeton University holds Summer Journalism Program
Princeton University will hold an all-expenses-paid summer program for high school student journalists from low-income backgrounds. The program, in its 11th year, will take place for 10 days from July to August on the Princeton University campus.
To be eligible, students must currently be juniors in high school, must live in the continental United States, have an unweighted grade point average of at least 3.5 (out of 4.0), have an interest in journalism, and have a combined parent/guardian income of no more than $45,000.
The deadline for the application, available at https://fs4.formsite.com/pusjp/form1/secure_index.html, is 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Finalists will be interviewed by program directors, and will be asked to provide an official transcript, an income-tax return of their parent/guardian, a teacher recommendation letter, and clips from their high school newspaper or other publication (optional).