Woman falls against outbound PATH train
A 23-year-old woman was not seriously injured when she was struck by a moving train at the Newport PATH station during the morning rush hour on Nov. 17.
The call came in at about 9:02 a.m., according to Emergency Medical Services and paramedics from Jersey City Barnabas Health who responded to the scene.
Although she received treatment on the scene for what has been described as non-life-threatening injuries, she was transported to Jersey City Medical Center for evaluation, according to a spokesperson for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
“The victim is undergoing tests and her condition is stable,” said hospital officials.
The woman is believed to have fainted and fell against a train just then departing the station. She did not fall onto the track area. PATH service was delayed for about 15 minutes but was fully restored by 10:15 a.m., Port Authority officials said.
Donations needed for new homeless warming center
Hudson County recently helped set up a warm center for homeless people on cold nights. The county was able to transport more than two dozen homeless residents to the center on one for the first cold nights this year. Most came from the Journal Square area. Homeless activists will be going to the Hoboken train terminal shortly to bring people from there as well.
But clothing is needed to distribute to them. Items needed are coats, gloves, hats, scarves, shirts, and jeans and other kinds of pants. Garden State Episcopal is doing outreach to get donations.
For more information call Riaz Wahid at (201) 669-7608 or email riazonroad@yahoo.com.
Liberty Humane teams up with Hudson Subaru for pet adoption promotion
Liberty Humane Society will join The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and Subaru of America for the annual year-end Subaru “Share the Love” event and celebration. As part of this national effort, Liberty Humane and Hudson Subaru have teamed up to create an adoption event at Liberty Humane Society’s facility on 235 Jersey City Blvd., Jersey City, allowing approved adopters to decide how much to give Liberty Humane Society as an adoption fee for dogs or cats adopted on Friday Nov. 28 from 2 to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 29 -30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Some exclusions may apply to the Name Your Price Event. Please visit the shelter or log ontowww.libertyhumane.org for more details.
To learn more about the “Share the Love” campaign, visit www.aspca.org/subaru.
Hudson County chamber honors local legends
The Hudson County Chamber of Commerce will hold its Seventh Annual Legends Ball at Casino in the Park on Thursday, Dec. 11. More than 300 guests will join the chamber to honor distinguished leaders in Hudson County for their long-term commitment and outstanding contributions to the business, cultural and educational life of the region. This year’s honorees are Gary Greenberg, Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County; Gerard McGraw, President, Fidelity Institutional, Fidelity Investments; and Karen Davis-Farage and Eyal Farage, owners of Pole Position Raceway Jersey City/New York. For the first time this year, the chamber is also honoring a Corporate Legend, Provident Bank.
For tickets to the Seventh Annual Legends Ball, taking place from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Dec. 11, or for more information about the event, please call (201) 386-0699, x270, or visit the Hudson County Chamber of Commerce website at www.hudsonchamber.org.
Former arts manager at NJCU pleads guilty to theft
Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman said last week that the former production manager for the Music, Dance and Theater Department at New Jersey City University pleaded guilty to embezzling $87,587 in box office receipts from university performances.
Kathleen Peet, 37, of Rochelle Park (formerly Kathleen Sarmiento), pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree theft by unlawful taking before Superior Court Judge Mitzy Galis-Menendez in Hudson County. In pleading guilty, Peet admitted that she stole a total of $87,857 from 2004 through 2013 while employed as the production manager for the Music, Dance and Theater Department.
Under the plea agreement, the state will recommend that Peet be sentenced to three years in state prison. She will be permanently barred from public employment and must pay full restitution. Peet previously paid $34,000 back to the university, so she owes a balance of $53,587.
Deputy Attorneys General Cynthia Vazquez and Jane Khodarkovsky took the guilty plea for the Division of Criminal Justice Corruption Bureau.
Peet is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 23.