Free vaccine dates for adults
Upcoming dates for the Adult Free Vaccine Program have been posted on the North Bergen website (northbergen.org). The vaccines are sponsored by the public health department servicing Guttenberg, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, and West New York.
The goal is to provide free adult vaccines to residents in the service area who meet the listed requirements. The program will be one day per month per site. Residents who meet the listed requirements may visit other sites on their scheduled day/time.
Register for North Bergen Children’s Christmas Party 2015
Mayor Nicholas Sacco, Commissioner Hugo Cabrera, and Santa Claus invite boys and girls, ages infant to 9 years old, to the North Bergen Children’s Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Recreation Center, 6300 Meadowview Ave. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. and the party begins at 9 a.m.
Attendance is limited to the first 500 children. You must register to attend. Registration takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, Nov. 9, 10, and 12, at the Pop Warner Building, 6302 Meadowview Ave. Must show proof of residency; child’s birth certificate required. No driver’s license or passport accepted; current utility bill only. Child must be present in order to participate in raffle. One adult per family allowed. No exceptions.
Free skin cancer screenings at Palisades Medical Center on Nov. 7
Palisades Medical Center is teaming with the Bergen-Hudson Chronic Disease Coalition to offer free skin cancer screenings on Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Current estimates are that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.
The health screenings and evaluations are open to the public and will be provided free of charge at Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Road in North Bergen. Free shuttle bus transportation is available from 60th Street and Boulevard East to the hospital and back during the day. For more information call Joanne Riggs at (201) 854-5793.
Author signing book about terrorism on the Hudson – in 1916
When terrorists obliterated the World Trade Center in Manhattan on 9/11, it was not the first time the area was visited by death and destruction. A century ago, there was an island known as Black Tom on the Jersey City waterfront. There in 1916, German saboteurs – including one from Bayonne – destroyed a huge railroad munitions depot, killing four, injuring hundreds, panicking millions on both sides of the river, and causing damage estimated at a half-billion dollars in today’s money.
Former newsman Ron Semple will make a presentation at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 4 at WORD bookstore, 123 Newark Ave., Jersey City, and sign copies of his new novel, “Black Tom: Terror on the Hudson,” dealing with events surrounding the 1916 terrorist attack. Much of the action takes place in Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, Weehawken, and Union City, and involves the rise of the Hague organization, which dominated New Jersey Democratic politics for more than a generation, and the intertwined lives of the ordinary people of immigrant Jersey City in those extraordinary times.
For eight long years, the horrific events at Black Tom were said to be an accident, until Germany was accused of sabotage in 1924 by the Lehigh Valley Railroad. After decades of litigation, the railroad ultimately collected $50,000,000. Semple’s novel suggests there was a political cover up reaching from City Hall in Jersey City to the White House, designed to help re-elect Woodrow Wilson as president. With Wilson’s support, his old political enemy, Frank Hague, was elected mayor of Jersey City the following year.
Semple is a fifth generation Jersey City native and a longtime newspaperman. He was a reporter for the old Hudson Dispatch and city editor for another local newspaper before heading west to become editor, general manager, or publisher for four other newspapers during a 30-year career.
“Black Tom” will be published on Oct. 30 and distributed worldwide in paperback and as an e-book.
Health seminar on lung cancer on Nov. 12 at Palisades Medical Center
Lung cancer is responsible for the most cancer-related deaths for both men and women throughout the world. Come to this free seminar to learn the symptoms, treatment options, and ways to prevent lung cancer.
Featured speakers are Harry D. Harper, M.D., and Martin E. Gutierrez, M.D., from the John Theurer Cancer Center, plus TBD. The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 at Palisades Medical Center, 7600 River Rd. Admission and parking are free, and free food and refreshments will be provided. Free transportation will also be available from 60th Street and Bergenline Avenue starting at 5:30 p.m. Registration contact: Nikki at (201) 854-5702.
Acoustic soloist Jason Liebman plays the library on Nov. 4
The North Bergen Public Library proudly presents acoustic soloist Jason Liebman on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m., performing the music of Matchbox Twenty, U2, Coldplay, The Beatles, and more. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Admission is free.
Tax collector’s office hours extended on Nov. 10
The hours for the North Bergen tax collector’s office will be extended from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
‘Everything You Want to Know About Diabetes’ at the library on Nov. 11
Get the latest information on managing diabetes and take the opportunity to ask questions about treatments, strategies for glucose control, prevention of complications, and other issues related to diabetes. The speaker for this free bilingual event on Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. is Hilda Hernandez-Sepulveda, RN, BSN, CDE, Holy Name Medical Center. Call (201) 833-3336 to register.
2015 recreation basketball registration going on now
Boys and girls ages 5 thru 16 are invited to register for North Bergen Recreation Basketball. Registration will be held at the North Bergen Recreation Center, 6300 Meadowview Ave, on Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12. There will be no sign-up on Nov. 11.
A $35 non-refundable registration fee is required, along with birth certificate and proof of residency. Cash or money order only. Call (201) 861-9601 for more information.
Sign up online to receive alerts of town events or emergencies
Get alerts about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for NB Connect or Guttenberg’s Code Red. These notification systems enable the municipalities to provide critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons, and evacuation of buildings or neighborhoods.
Visit the town websites and fill in the appropriate information to be notified by your local emergency response team in the event of critical community alerts or emergency situations. You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, cell, or business phone, email, text messages, hearing impaired receiving devices, and more. You pick where, you pick how.
North Bergen residents visit northbergennj.org and click on NB Connect in the top banner. Guttenberg residents visit guttenbergnj.org and click on Reverse 911: Code Red in the top banner.
How to report a heat complaint in Guttenberg
With the winter approaching, Guttenberg residents are encouraged to take the following steps if they experience a situation without heat. Between now and April 15, call the numbers below and an inspector will call back.
Weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., call the Health Department at (201) 868-2315, ext. 149. From 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekdays or anytime on weekends or holidays, call the Police Department at (201) 868-3300.