Bayonne Bridge to be open holiday weekend
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced that the Bayonne Bridge will open the whole Labor Day weekend.
The authority also listed the final closures for the week that are part of the “Raise the Roadway” Navigational Clearance Project.
The remaining multi-hour closures for this week are: Wednesday, Sept. 2 from 8:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3; Thursday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4.
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City announces streets which will be paved
The city of Bayonne has released the list of 11 streets, or sections of streets, which will be paved as part of the first phase of its 2015 Road Improvement Program. The contract was awarded at the Aug. 19 City Council meeting, according to Chief of Staff Andrew Casais.
The streets are: Isabella Avenue (Oak Street to East 5th Street), the East 5th Street Connector Roadway (bend portion); West 52nd Street (Avenue B to Avenue C), West 45th Street (Broadway to Avenue C), East 21st Street (Prospect Street to Avenue F), West 28th Street (Avenue A to JFK Boulevard), Broadway (5th Street to Dodge Street), Broadway (West 12th Street to West 17th Street), East 49th Street (Broadway to Avenue E), Marion Court (Broadway to Terminus), and West 2nd Street (Trask Avenue to Humphrey Avenue).
The city has a pre-construction meeting with paving contractor Top Line Construction Corporation and others on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Casais said, and the roadwork should start soon after.
Nature walk at Mill Creek Marsh Trail scheduled
Nature lovers can enjoy a free late summer walk on Sunday, Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon,
at Mill Creek Marsh Trail in Secaucus to look for raptors, waterfowl, and fall migrants.
“Perhaps the most enduring impression of this 209-acre natural area is the view of dozens of Atlantic White Cedar stumps in one of the marsh’s tidal pools,” said spokesman Brian Aberback. “They are last vestiges of a primeval forest that once covered a third of the Meadowlands for hundreds of years.”
The walk is two hours long.
For information and to register, email greatauk4@gmail.com or call (201) 230-4983.
Volunteers wanted for Hudson Medical Reserve Corps
If you would like to volunteer during public health emergencies and natural disasters in Hudson County, the Hudson Regional Health Commission Medical Reserve Corps is looking for you.
MRC units are made up of locally based volunteers. They include medical and public health professionals such as physicians, nurses, pharmacists, mental health professionals, dentists, veterinarians, and epidemiologists. Other community members, such as interpreters, chaplains, office workers, and legal advisers, fill vital support positions.
Volunteers give a minimal amount of time and have the choice to respond locally only or to be deployed outside the county.
Volunteers participate in various trainings and drills throughout the year, enhancing their preparedness skills, and heightening their ability to respond to many different types of events.
For more information, visit the HRHC website at hudsonregional.org and click on “Medical Reserve Corps” on the menu bar on the left. Interested individuals can also call Christina Butieb-Bianco, MRC coordinator, at (201) 223-1133, or email mrc@hudsonregionalhealth.org.