Meadowlands Hospital to hold anniversary open house
The public is invited to an open house at Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center to celebrate the one-year anniversary of its new ownership. The open house includes several free health screenings, giveaways, and refreshments.
Diabetes, blood pressure screenings, and flu shots will be made available to the public for free. In addition, the hospital’s administrators will be available to outline the major investments which have been made during their first year of ownership.
The open house will be held Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, 55 Meadowlands Parkway, Secaucus.
‘Kitchen Boss,’ which usually stars Buddy from Cake Boss, to be filmed in Secaucus
Filming is set to begin for “Kitchen Boss 2” out of a Secaucus studio, according to town building officials. The first season of the TLC show featured Buddy Valastro, who also stars in TLC’s popular “Cake Boss” reality show, as he took viewers through different recipes. According to the TLC website, Buddy cooks everything from pastas and proteins to sides and everyday desserts that make dinner a family event. The studio is a closed set and will not be filmed before a live audience. Valastro will appear in Secaucus at the Chocolate World Expo on Dec. 4 for a book signing of his new book “Baking with the Boss.” Fans can get his autograph and purchase the book for $30. The book signing takes place from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Meadowlands Expo Center located on 355 Plaza Dr. in Secaucus. Valastro’s main show is “Cake Boss,” filmed at his bakery, Carlo’s Bakery, in Hoboken.
Library to offer residents free civics classes to help prepare for the Citizenship Test
At the start of 2012, the Secaucus Public Library and Business Resource Center will offer civics classes to local library patrons to help them prepare for the Citizenship Test.
A series of seven classes will begin Jan. 21. The classes are offered free to resident library patrons who have begun the process toward citizenship or are ready to begin the process. If there are spots left, non-residents can take the classes as well.
The classes will be held at the library on Saturday mornings, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Those interested in attending may contact Louise Rittberg at louiserittberg@yahoo.com to register and provide their name, address, phone number and email address, if available, or can apply in person.
For more information, both Director Jenifer May and Rittberg can also be reached at the library by calling (201) 330-2083.