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Weehawken officials will hold last neighborhood meeting in May
This month, the Weehawken administration of Mayor Richard Turner held two neighborhood meetings to discuss issues on the minds of residents prior to the municipal election day.
According to Turner, he and the members of the Town Council – Councilman-at-Large Robert E. Zucconi, 1st Ward Councilwoman Carmela Silvestri-Ehret, 2nd Ward Councilwoman Rosemary J. Lavagnino, and 3rd Ward Councilman Robert J. Sosa – do not want to the residents to feel taken for granted even though the officials are running unopposed in the May 11 election.
The final meeting will be held on May 6 at the Senior Citizen Center, 201 Highwood Ave. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and will be attended by all of the town’s department directors as well as the public elected officials. Coffee, tea and cookies will be served. It is open to all residents.
It’s not too late to turn in Census forms
Mayor Richard Turner and other Hudson County officials held a press conference Monday along with representatives from the regional U.S. Census office to urge local residents to mail back their 2010 U.S. Census forms. Although the deadline to mail the forms was April 1, the Census Bureau will still accept forms through the end of this month.
Households that don’t return the forms may get a knock on their door from personal Census takers next month.
The one-page Census questionnaire began arriving in homes in March and asks the number of residents in each household, their ages, and ethnicity.
Beginning in May, enumerators will begin going door to door throughout Hudson County to any residences that did not respond. And they say they’ll keep coming back until someone responds.
With the tremendous recent cuts at the state level, local officials are saying that federal aid is more important now than ever.
Census information is confidential and cannot be used for any other purpose.
For more information, contact the nationwide census information line at (866) 872-6868. Information is also available in Spanish at (866) 928-2010.
Lincoln Tunnel Fun Run set for this Sunday
More than 3,000 people will run through the Lincoln Tunnel on April 25 to raise funds for Special Olympics New Jersey. Approximately 3,500 runners and walkers have already registered and although online registration is closed, participants can still register onsite.
A USATF certified 5K race, the Lincoln Tunnel Challenge begins at the south tube of the tunnel in Weehawken. Participants then run or walk through the tunnel to NYC and back.
Runners with 5K finish times of under 25 minutes will start at 8 a.m.; all other participants will start at 8:45 a.m.
Free parking is available at the NJ Transit Bus parking lot adjacent to the Lincoln Tunnel Administration Building at 500 Boulevard East and at 1200 Lincoln Harbor Boulevard in Weehawken.
The event, in its 24th year, benefits the more than 21,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities that train and compete in New Jersey year round. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, contact Doreen Pustizzi at (609) 330-5363 or visit www.2010ltc.org.
Free legal workshops offered for Hudson County residents
Free legal workshops will be available as part of this year’s Law Day community education program. The program will include interactive information sessions on identity fraud prevention, immigration, landlord/tenant disputes, juvenile offender prevention, divorce, child support, and expunging a criminal record.
Sessions will be conducted by attorneys and court representatives who will be available to answer questions about specific subject matters.
The sessions will be held on April 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. at Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Courthouse, 583 Newark Ave. in Jersey City.
These interactive sessions are free of charge and are open to all residents of Hudson County.
Space is limited and a reservation is needed so that sufficient material is available. Participants are welcome to attend both sessions. Please indicate your first and/or second choice for each session when calling or emailing.
For more information and to reserve a space contact CariAnn Gingerelli at (201) 217-5109 or send an email to hudson.reservation@judiciary.state.nj.us. Please include your name, telephone number, and the best time of day to reach you.