Weehawken Elks seek vendors for Vendors Night
Weehawken Elks Lodge No. 1456 is having a Vendors Night on April 21. Vendors wanted. Please contact MaryAnn at weehawkenelks@optonline for full details.
Weehawken Recreation announces Health & Wellness Clinic
Weehawken Recreation is offering a Health & Wellness Clinic for Weehawken residents ages 25 and up from Jan. 27 through Feb. 24 at the Roosevelt School every Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Classes will provide students of all fitness levels with information on fitness and wellness in a comfortable and safe environment. Classes will use weights, medicine balls, and core strength and conditioning exercises. The goal is to educate and motivate those seeking to develop an overall healthy lifestyle.
Registration is required. To register for this seminar, call the Recreation Department at (201) 319-6061. There is a $25 registration fee.
Sires reappointed to Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Rep. Albio Sires (D-13th Dist.) announced Thursday that he was reappointed as a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in the 112th Congress. As a member of the Committee, he will also serve on the Highways and Transit Subcommittee and Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. Sires has been a member of the Committee since 2008.
“The transportation needs in New Jersey and particularly in the 13th Congressional District are great,” said Congressman Sires. “At a time when traffic is getting worse and studies show that congestion cost Americans $115 billion in 2009, it is imperative that Congress pass a long-term comprehensive transportation bill.”
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation including aviation, bridges, highways, maritime transportation, mass transit, and railroads. Additionally, the Committee has jurisdiction over matters relating to oil spill laws, economic development for economically distressed areas, transportation of hazardous materials, environmental restoration, and projects for flood control.
“I am eager to work with my colleagues on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee,” said Sires. “Transportation touches every facet of our lives, and investing in transportation will create jobs and stimulate the economy.”
Rising Tide Capital announces upcoming orientations
Rising Tide Capital assists entrepreneurs in the preparation of setting up, operating and improving small businesses. The following are upcoming orientations that are open to the public: Jan. 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at CEUS, 4511 New York Ave., Union City and Feb. 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Hoboken Business Center 50 Harrison St., Hoboken. Call 201-432-4216 for more information.
Hudson County Bar Foundation to offer scholarships to law school hopefuls
The Hudson County Bar Foundation will award scholarships to students who are attending law school or who have been accepted to law school for the September 2011 – May 2012 term.
The Hudson County Bar Foundation Scholarship Fund is one of the oldest providers of financial assistance to Hudson County law students. Esteemed members and families of the Hudson County legal community have funded these 43 scholarships.
Students must be a resident of Hudson County, must demonstrate financial need, must provide two current Letters of Recommendation, and must account for appropriate academic standards.
Interested applicants can write to the Hudson County Bar Foundation Scholarship Committee, 583 Newark Ave., Jersey City, New Jersey 07306 or call (201) 798-4708 or send an e-mail to hcba.law@verizon.net to request an application. All applications must be received on or before April 15, 2011.
NJMC presents ‘Revolutionary War Re-Enactors Show and Tell’
New Jersey Meadowlands Commission and the Meadowlands Museum will present a free “Revolutionary War Re-Enactors Show and Tell” program on Sunday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. The program features revolutionary re-enactors dressed in period costume who will discuss Bergen County’s role in the Revolutionary War and discuss the uniforms and equipment used by Continental Army soldiers.
The program will take place at Meadowlands Environment Center, 2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst. For more information, call (201) 460-8300 or go online at www.njmeadowlands.gov/ec.
NY Waterway offers traffic-free cruising to NY boat and motorcycle shows
NY Waterway now offers a traffic-free way to cruise to the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City for both the New York National Boat Show from Jan. 19 – 23, and the NY Progressive International Motorcycle Show from Jan. 21 – 23.
After parking at the Port Imperial terminal in Weehawken for $10 per day, riders take an eight-minute boat ride to the NY Waterway terminal at 39th Street and the Hudson River, across the street from the Javits Center.
During the week, boats depart Port Imperial starting at 6 a.m., with ferries returning regularly from Manhattan until 12:10 a.m. Weekend service starts at 8 a.m. in New Jersey with the New York return runs extending until 1:10 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
In addition to Port Imperial, NY Waterway also offers ferry service to the 39th Street terminal – and easy access to the Javits Center – from Hoboken 14th Street. The service is offered weekdays only from Edgewater, Paulus Hook, Newport, Lincoln Harbor, and Belford.
Parking is available at the Belford and Port Imperial ferry terminals, and NJ Transit rail and bus connections are available at Port Imperial and Paulus Hook.
For more information, call (800) 53-FERRY or click on www.nywaterway.com.