Cooling centers open through Saturday
North Bergen’s three designated cooling centers will be open this week due to the forecasted high temperatures. The centers will be open Thursday, Sept. 8 through Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at all locations. The three cooling centers are the uptown library on 8411 Bergenline Ave., the downtown library on 2123 Kennedy Blvd., and the Recreation Center on 6300 Meadowview Ave.
9/11 ceremony at Braddock Park honors departed heroes
The town has decided to change the location of the 9/11 ceremony from the usual spot at the high school because it falls on a weekend. The 9/11 ceremony will take place at the new veterans memorial at James Braddock Park on 88th Street and Bergenline Avenue. Students and residents are invited to the 15th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 11 a.m.
The service will honor the memory of North Bergen residents and North Bergen High School graduates who lost their lives on Sept. 11.
They include then-29-year-old Port Authority Officer Christopher Amoroso, then 39-year-old Port Authority Officer Robert Cirri, and David LeMagne. Also, World Trade Center employee Sal Edward Tieri, then 40, and high school graduate Marcos Gorra, who lost his life in Afghanistan on Feb. 21, 2010, will also be honored.
Join local family and walk for suicide prevention in Braddock Park
On Sunday, Sept. 18 the Out of the Darkness Walk will take place in Braddock Park at the Bruins Stadium Football Field. The Out of the Darkness Walk is an effort to raise awareness and funds for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, or AFSP, to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.
Check-in and registration time begins at 12 p.m. Walk begins at 1 p.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m.
The money raised for the AFSP has as it’s goal to reduce the annual suicide rate 20 percent by 2025.
For more information, please contact Maria Sanchez and Jeannette Sanchez at (917) 755-4877 or (201) 978-1115. Both Maria and Jeannette are lifelong residents of North Bergen. They started the Out of the Darkness walk in North Bergen last year. Jeannette said when her brother passed away in 2014 North Bergen didn’t have any suicide walks, and started this one last year.
Online registration closes at noon the Friday before the walk. However, anyone who would like to participate can register in person at the walk from the time check-in begins until the walk starts. Walk donations are accepted until Dec. 31.
For more information you can also email nboutofthedarkness@gmail.com.
Senior picnic coming Sept. 14
It’s that time of year when Mayor Nicholas Sacco presents North Bergen’s annual Senior Citizen Picnic. The festive event takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14 in the main ballroom at Schuetzen Park.
Admission is free with a valid North Bergen senior card or proof of residence. To register, contact your club president, senior building representative, or the Office of Community Services at (201) 392-2157.
Volunteers needed to help foster children
Learn how to become a Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer and help foster children find safe and permanent homes. An information session is scheduled at the Hudson County Courthouse on 595 Newark Ave in Jersey City on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m. An additional information session will be held in Weehawken on Wednesday, Sept. 21 in the community room of Riva Pointe Condos on 986 River Road at 7 p.m. For further information, visit www.hudsoncountycasa.org.
Come see ‘Dante’s Home,’ a love story
For two weekends only, Mayor Nicholas Sacco and the North Bergen Mini Players present a spirited love story, “Dante’s Home,” at the North Bergen Mini Theater on 8411 Bergenline Ave.
Admission to the live performance is $15. Show times are 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16; Saturday, Sept. 17; Friday, Sept. 23; and Saturday, Sept. 24. There will also be performances at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 25.
For more information contact Maurena Luzzi at (201) 854-7074 or (201) 401-9722.
Register for fall programs at the library
Registration for the library’s annual fall programs for both the Main Library and the Kennedy Branch begins on Monday, Sept. 12 at 9 a.m. The programs begin Monday, Sept. 19. Registration is open to North Bergen and Guttenberg residents. Register in person at both the Main Library and the Kennedy Branch. Proof of residency and a library card is required. Proof of age is required for children. Registration is limited. For more information call (201) 869-4715 or visit www.nbpl.org to view the program listings.
The Main Library is located on 8411 Bergenline Ave., and the Kennedy Branch is on 2123 Kennedy Blvd.
Annual back-to-school drive serves hundreds of North Bergen residents
NB C.A.R.E.S. or North Bergen Community Assistance Relief Events & Support hosted the township’s annual back-to-school drive and uniform exchange at the Recreation Center on Thursday, Sept. 1. Hundreds of residents attended the day-long event, loading up on every kind of school supply: backpacks, notebooks, binders, pens and pencils, rulers, calculators, glue sticks, markers, and much, much more.
Also available were new or gently used school uniforms for kids of various ages. All items were generously donated by caring individuals, businesses, and organizations including Walsh Pest Elimination and the Nicholas J. Sacco Foundation. Among those on hand to help with distribution were Parks and Public Property Commissioner Hugo Cabrera and Deputy Director James Avella.