Holiday Hudson Reporter editorial and advertising deadlines
The Hudson Reporter newspapers will be closed on Monday, July 4. Thus, some of the Hudson Reporter newspapers will have special advertising deadlines.
For the Wednesday July 6 edition of the Bayonne Community News, the display ad deadline is 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 30. The classified deadline is noon on Friday, July 1.
For the Thursday, July 7 edition of the Midweek Reporter, the display ad deadline is 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 30 and the classified deadline is noon on Friday, July 1.
The office will be closed on Monday, July 4 for the holiday. It will reopen on Tuesday, July 5. If you have questions about these deadlines or any other issue, please call (201) 798-7800. Also check www.hudsonreporter.com.
NB Boxer Danny McDermott sets his sights for WBU title
Lightweight up-and-comer Danny McDermott of North Bergen will get a shot at the World Boxing Union title on July 16 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta, Ga.
McDermott hopes to live up to the legacy of James J. Braddock, a former world heavy-weight champion boxer who also hailed from North Bergen.
“It’s an amazing opportunity, it’s a once in a lifetime shot that I didn’t think would come this soon,” said McDermott. “I’m just gonna train hard and try to make the best of it and become a world champion. Every morning, I wake up at dawn and run in Braddock Park and it gives me a lot of motivation, knowing that he had previously blazed the trail.”
McDermott, 32, has a record of 8-3 (3 KO). The WBU has been held by boxers such as George Foreman, James Toney, and Mickey Ward, who was recently featured in the Academy Award-winning film, “The Fighter.”
Tickets are priced at $250 ringside and $150 for reserved seating, or $100 per ticket reserved seating for a group of four. VIP tables of nine are also available for $1,500 and include a free bottle of champagne. To order, call (404) 808-2400 or e-mail tickets@bigtimefights.com
Palisades Medical Center to host casino night
Palisades Medical Center’s fifth annual casino night will be held on Thursday, Aug. 25 at The Waterside Restaurant in North Bergen.
The event will kick off at 6 p.m. with an hour dinner, followed by gambling from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. A raffle will take place afterwards.
Admission is $100 per person, which includes a buffet dinner with beer, wine, and soda, as well as $150 in casino chips. Table games will include Blackjack, Texas Hold ‘Em, Craps, Roulette, and more. Additional chips may be purchased throughout the evening, and guests will be able to redeem chips at the end of the event for raffle tickets.
Casino night is planned and organized by the Palisades Medical Center’s Auxiliary, a group of volunteers that works throughout the year to support the Palisades Medical Center Foundation. For tickets or information, call Denise Whitley at (201) 854-5011 or visit www.palisadesmedicalfoundation.org.
Revival of Xanadu project may not be as easy as governor thinks
Even though Gov. Chris Christie pledged last month that the state would revive the Xanadu entertainment complex on Route 3 and provide $200 million in state tax breaks, it may not be as easy as it seemed.
The state’s Economic Development Authority does not yet have the ability to issue the tax breaks, according to a report in the Star-Ledger last weekend.
Christie’s administration asked Democratic legislators to push through a bill so that the breaks can be issued, the story said.
In the past, various companies that tried to build the project ran into financial roadblocks. A new company that owns the Mall of America plans to spend $1 billion to turn it into “American Dream at the Meadowlands,” with the state’s help.
PSE&G grants available for customers not eligible for low-income assistance
The Temporary Relief for Utility Expenses (TRUE) program is available for people struggling to pay electric and natural gas bills who would normally not be eligible for the existing low-income program. The maximum amount an applicant may receive is $750 for electric and $750 for gas service.
Information is available in Spanish and English at www.pseg.com/help or www.pseg.com/ayuda or by calling 855-465-8783.
Court Appointed Special Advocates are recruiting volunteers
Hudson County’s Court Appointed Special Advocacy group is currently recruiting interested individuals to advocate for the best interests of neglected and abused children. Volunteers work closely with the court system making sure kids are taken care while in the foster care system, while trying to move them to permanent housing.
An information session will be held Tuesday, July 5 at the Hudson County Administration Building at 595 Newark Ave., Jersey City from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in room 400. For further information call 201-795 9855 or email mgarcia@hudsoncountycasa.org or visit www.hudsoncountycasa.org.