Trick or treaters: Look for orange pumpkin sign
Children looking for treats from Broadway merchants on Halloween should look in the shops’ windows for an 8½-by-11-inch orange sign with a pumpkin and the words “Trick or Treat” in black in the center.
Any business displaying the sign has treats for those scouring the neighborhood, according to the office of Terrence Malloy, head of the Urban Enterprise Zone in the city.
Election Day is Tuesday
Bayonne voters go the polls on Tuesday to elect a United States Senator, U.S. Representative, County Surrogate, and County Freeholder.
Also on the ballot will be four referenda, including two that pertain directly to Bayonne; those on rent control and whether to switch to an elected school board.
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fire extinguished at Bayonne Medical Center
The cause of a four-alarm blaze on the roof of the Bayonne Medical Center on Oct. 24 – which reportedly caused the evacuation of 31 patients from the hospital’s fifth floor – is still under investigation, a fire official said
Firefighters responded to the fire on the facility’s roof at 10:33 p.m. and had it under control within one hour, according to Fire Chief Gregory Rogers.
Firefighters were able to confine and extinguish the flames that had damaged the rooftop and multiple rooftop ventilation points, Rogers said.
Hospital management reported that there were no injuries to any of the 82 patients who were in the building at the time of the fire.
The preliminary investigation determined that the fire originated on the roof. Fire damage was isolated to that area.
High school’s STEM program receives state honor
For the second week in a row, a crowd gathered at Bayonne High School to honor the school’s STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) track, part of the school’s Academy of Fine Arts and Academics which opened last year.
On Oct. 23, U.S. Representative Albio Sires joined Mayor James Davis to honor the STEM program, which had its official opening two weeks ago.
The high school received the 2014 STEM Education Certificate, sponsored by We Work for Health New Jersey in conjunction with the Mayors’ Committee on Life Sciences and the New Jersey League of Municipalities.
Davis is a member of the Life Sciences Committee. Bayonne is the only town in Sires’s district represented on the body.
Bayonne High School has been recognized with seven other high schools in New Jersey that are making STEM education a priority.
‘Watercolors’ art show draws crowd to Bayonne Museum
Nearly three dozen local artists showcased their creative side at the “Bayonne Watercolors” art show held on Oct. 25 at the Bayonne Museum.
The show was sponsored by Deb Peveler and Lou Segura of the Beautify Bayonne group, dedicated to demonstrating Bayonne as a beautiful place, through the arts and grassroots cleanup efforts.
Artists exhibited oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, mixed media, photography, and more. Each artist was requested to include at least one piece depicting any of the bodies of water that comprise Bayonne’s three shorelines.
A steady stream of visitors attended the show throughout the day, Peveler said.
All exhibited works were also to be posted on the Beautify Bayonne Facebook page.
Hudson-area state legislators give update in Bayonne
South Hudson state legislators held a community meeting on Oct. 22 at Bayonne City Hall to update area constituents about recently passed and pending legislation.
About 30 people attended to hear State Sen. Sandra Cunningham, Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell, and Assemblyman Charlie Mainor talk about several topics.
The contingent discussed alimony reform and “Ban the Box” and expungement measures, written to give individuals second chances after having made mistakes in life.
Sen. Cunningham also addressed the bail reform referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot, and Assemblyman O’Donnell detailed the “Pulse Ox” measure, which mandates a hospital test which can be a life-saving measure for newborns.
Sacco/Stack measure urging tourist-helicopter prohibition over Hudson River approved
A resolution sponsored by State Sens. Nicholas Sacco and Brian Stack urging the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit tourist helicopters from flying over the Hudson River in New Jersey was approved last week by the Senate.
“The sheer number of tourist helicopters flying over the Hudson River poses a considerable public safety risk to New Jersey residents, not to mention the noise that affects people living in the local communities,” said Sen. Sacco. “We need the FAA to take action to ban tourist helicopters over the Hudson. This is a public safety and quality-of-life issue for our residents.”
Each day, approximately 700 tourist helicopters fly over the Hudson River into New Jersey to view the New York City skyline.
The FAA, as the only entity that can regulate the airspace over the Hudson River, is urged under this measure (SCR142) to consider the health, safety, and welfare of New Jersey residents along the Hudson River and to prohibit tourist helicopters from flying over the river in New Jersey.