UC presents self defense classes
Mayor Brian P. Stack and the Board of Commissioners will be presenting self defense classes for men and women in Union City. Participants will join members of the Union City Police Department and Self Defense Experts who will demonstrate how to protect themselves and their loved ones. Participants should wear comfortable clothing.
Upcoming classes will be held on Monday, April 4 at 7 p.m. at Bruce Walter Recreation Center, 501 West St.; on April 7 at 7 p.m. at Jose Marti Freshman Academy, 1800 Summit Ave.; and on Tuesday, April 12 at 7 p.m. at Roosevelt School, 4507 Hudson Ave.
WNY mayoral candidates say: Show me the money
West New York Mayor Sal Vega, in response to a recent campaign mailing put out by West New York mayoral aspirant Dr. Felix Roque regarding his earnings, has rebutted with a letter to Roque calling on him to release both his personal and corporate tax returns for the past five years.
Roque had alleged in a mailing that Vega was “burning through” residents’ tax dollars and getting rich by taking two salaries. In his rebuttal letter, Vega states that his only significant sources of income derive from his full-time salary as athletic director at Memorial High School and his part-time salary as mayor.
“In the spirit of transparency [Mayor Vega] is calling on his opponent to make a complete financial disclosure,” the Vega team said in a press release.
Union City man charged with murdering girlfriend has bail set at $300K
The Union City man charged with murdering his girlfriend Sunday morning had his bail set at $300,000 cash after he made his first appearance in court Monday afternoon. He is being held in Hudson County Correctional Center in Kearny.
The 29-year-old man is believed to have strangled his 29-year-old girlfriend in their residence at 1315 Summit Ave. after a domestic argument ensued between the two, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio.
Union City police were called to the couple’s third floor apartment after neighbors heard a disturbance at around 7 a.m. They found the woman dead in her bed with a wooden crucifix laid on her chest, “the inference being that [the crucifix] was placed there by the [perpetrator],” DeFazio said.
Two children of the couple were also found at the scene, and are now in the care of a relative of the deceased.
NJMC to offer Passaic River program April 6
The NJMC and New Jersey Meadowlands Museum will offer “The Passaic River: 81 Miles of History” on Wednesday, April 6 at 2 p.m. The free program follows the Passaic River through seven counties from its source in Mendham to its end at Newark Bay, with an emphasis on historic activities and structures along the river in past centuries. The focus is on topics such as: early mills, Glacial Lake Passaic, the first successful test of a submarine, extant Native American art and constructions, the country’s first industrial city, and the heroic exploits of the “great descender” Sam Patch.
Meadowlands Environment Center is located at 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. For more information, call (201) 460-8300 or go online at www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec.