Saint Augustine School schedules scholarship dinner
Saint Augustine School will have its third annual scholarship dinner on April 29, at 6:30 p.m. at The Fiesta, 255 Route 17 South, Wood-Ridge, to benefit the Sister Roberta O’Hea Scholarship Fund. The event will honor Sister Rosemary Moynihan, general supervisor of the Sisters of Charity; Rosemary Carroll, director of associates of the Sisters of Charity; and Richard Wolff, president of Chip in for the Children Foundation. Business attire, please, and a silent auction will be conducted. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased before April 17 by calling (201)865-0072 or by email at joquinto@optonline.net. Checks should be made out to Saint Augustine School, 3920 New York Avenue, Union City, NJ 07087.
Free information at Hudson County Court Night on May 27
Come to Hudson County Court Night at Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Courthouse, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. Court Night is an evening of free information sessions open to the residents of Hudson County. These sessions will provide practical information and resource material designed to assist residents in navigating the court system. Attorneys and court representatives will conduct the sessions and will be available to answer general questions from the public concerning each subject matter.
While Court Night is free, pre-registration is highly recommended. To pre-register, email hudson.reservation@judiciary.state.nj.us or call (201) 217-5109.
Pre-St. Patrick’s Day dinner-dance on March 14
The pre-St. Patrick’s Day dinner-dance sponsored by the Steinau Club will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 14 at the Schuetzen Park Crystal Ball Room, 3167 Kennedy Blvd.
The festival will include a corned beef and cabbage dinner, including Irish soda bread, German beer, wine and soda for four hours, plus coffee, tea, or decaf and butter cake. The cost is $55 per person.
The general public is invited to attend along with the members of the Steinau Club, and everyone can look forward to an evening of music by Barry Adler and entertainment for the first time by the Marie Moore School of Irish Dance.
For further information and reservations, contact Fed Hansen at (917) 680-3942 or Ingrid Berner at (201) 854-4906.
Free health screenings upcoming in local communities
Free health screenings will take place at various locations in Hudson County over the coming months courtesy of Palisades Medical Center. The screenings will include information on blood pressure, heart rate, percentage of oxygen in the blood, peak flow/respiratory, Body Mass Index – BMI, certificates for mammography, prostate screening, HIV testing, and more. For more information, call Joanne Riggs at (201) 854-5793. Free screenings will take place at the following times and locations:
– March 15, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Immaculate Heart of Mary Chapel, 7615 Broadway, North Bergen
– March 21, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Grove Reformed Church, 4615 Kennedy Blvd., North Bergen
– April 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 654 Ocean Ave., Jersey City
– May 3, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. – First United Methodist, 407 23rd Street, Union City