LYNDHURST – Above is one of the acts that juggler Greg Kennedy performed at the Meadowlands Environmental Center at DeKorte Park on Tuesday. See our Entertainment section of the Oct. 28 issue of The Observer.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Hackensack Riverkeeper Milestone Benefit
This evening at the Hilton Hotel in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, Hackensack Riverkeeper hosted its Tenth Annual Awards Celebration & Sustainable SeafoodFest. Before an audience of over 200 supporters and friends – which included several members of the New Jersey State Legislature, Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and mayors and councilpersons representing numerous Hackensack River Watershed communities – Captain Bill Sheehan bestowed honors upon two special awardees.
Andy Willner, Baykeeper Emeritus and founder of New York/New Jersey Baykeeper received Hackensack Riverkeeper’s Lifetime Achievement Award – only the second ever awarded by the group – in recognition of his visionary environmental leadership, his mentoring of Captain Sheehan, and the critical role he played in the founding of Hackensack Riverkeeper. Says Sheehan, “Andy’s support and guidance over the years has been central to the growth and success of Hackensack Riverkeeper.”
The City of Jersey City & Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy received the 2009 Friend of Hackensack Riverkeeper Award for taking the lead in urban sustainability, green initiatives, and open space and historic preservation. Over the past five years the city administration has held polluters accountable, championed brownfields redevelopment and stopped a controversial development scheme – in the process preserving the city’s Reservoir Number Three as public open space. As at previous benefits, the event featured sustainably harvested seafood hors d’oeuvres provided by Whole Foods Market and tasty after-dinner treats from Elegant Desserts. This year’s main course included Halibut from sustainably managed Alaskan waters. Also, benefit tickets were priced $25 less than in 2008 in order to make it easier for more people to attend the event.
In addition to the cocktail hour, awards presentation, dinner and dessert, the evening featured both Chance and Silent Auctions. Among the items whose sale raised critical funds for the environmental watchdog organization were: a limited-edition, autographed Baron Wolman print; a Shadowing Day with Brian Thompson of NBC-TV News; a kayak complete with full accessories, sports memorabilia, tickets to events at the Bergen Performing Arts Center, and a $250 gift card to Iron Chef Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill – one of New York’s hottest restaurants.
“In the decade that we’ve hosted this event, we have had some memorable parties honored some real heroes,” said Captain Sheehan. “This year’s event means even more to us as we celebrate the good work going on in Jersey City and the legacy of my ‘brother’ and mentor Andy Willner.”
Hackensack Riverkeeper greatly appreciates and extends its sincerest thanks to the sponsors of this year’s Milestone Event: Xchange at Secaucus Junction, Bergen County Utilities Authority, Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Whole Foods Market, The Chronicle of Hackensack & South Hackensack, Public Service Energy Group, Hatch Mott MacDonald, Kearny Federal Savings, Otterstedt Insurance Agency, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Shop Rite of Hackensack/Inserra Supermarkets, Inc., Jet Aviation Teterboro, and The Puffin Foundation.
“We’re still tallying the final results,” said Development Director Diane Saccoccia, the event’s coordinator. “But by all indications so far, it was a very profitable evening for Hackensack Riverkeeper – and one that will certainly help keep us on the job and on patrol.”
Andy Willner, Baykeeper Emeritus and founder of New York/New Jersey Baykeeper received Hackensack Riverkeeper’s Lifetime Achievement Award – only the second ever awarded by the group – in recognition of his visionary environmental leadership, his mentoring of Captain Sheehan, and the critical role he played in the founding of Hackensack Riverkeeper. Says Sheehan, “Andy’s support and guidance over the years has been central to the growth and success of Hackensack Riverkeeper.”
The City of Jersey City & Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy received the 2009 Friend of Hackensack Riverkeeper Award for taking the lead in urban sustainability, green initiatives, and open space and historic preservation. Over the past five years the city administration has held polluters accountable, championed brownfields redevelopment and stopped a controversial development scheme – in the process preserving the city’s Reservoir Number Three as public open space. As at previous benefits, the event featured sustainably harvested seafood hors d’oeuvres provided by Whole Foods Market and tasty after-dinner treats from Elegant Desserts. This year’s main course included Halibut from sustainably managed Alaskan waters. Also, benefit tickets were priced $25 less than in 2008 in order to make it easier for more people to attend the event.
In addition to the cocktail hour, awards presentation, dinner and dessert, the evening featured both Chance and Silent Auctions. Among the items whose sale raised critical funds for the environmental watchdog organization were: a limited-edition, autographed Baron Wolman print; a Shadowing Day with Brian Thompson of NBC-TV News; a kayak complete with full accessories, sports memorabilia, tickets to events at the Bergen Performing Arts Center, and a $250 gift card to Iron Chef Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill – one of New York’s hottest restaurants.
“In the decade that we’ve hosted this event, we have had some memorable parties honored some real heroes,” said Captain Sheehan. “This year’s event means even more to us as we celebrate the good work going on in Jersey City and the legacy of my ‘brother’ and mentor Andy Willner.”
Hackensack Riverkeeper greatly appreciates and extends its sincerest thanks to the sponsors of this year’s Milestone Event: Xchange at Secaucus Junction, Bergen County Utilities Authority, Public Service Electric and Gas Co., Whole Foods Market, The Chronicle of Hackensack & South Hackensack, Public Service Energy Group, Hatch Mott MacDonald, Kearny Federal Savings, Otterstedt Insurance Agency, Panasonic Corporation of North America, Shop Rite of Hackensack/Inserra Supermarkets, Inc., Jet Aviation Teterboro, and The Puffin Foundation.
“We’re still tallying the final results,” said Development Director Diane Saccoccia, the event’s coordinator. “But by all indications so far, it was a very profitable evening for Hackensack Riverkeeper – and one that will certainly help keep us on the job and on patrol.”
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Breat Health program at Clara Maass
Clara Maass and North Arlington Health Department
to host breast cancer health event
to host breast cancer health event
BELLEVILLE – In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an expert panel of Clara Maass Medical Center physicians, in partnership with the North Arlington Health Department, will host a program—Breast Health: Prevention on Wednesday, Oct. 14 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Learn what steps you can take to help prevent possible breast health issues. To register for this FREE event, please call 1-888-724-7123, prompt 4. Dinner will be served.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Born to Shop night set for Oct. 14
KEARNY – The Ladies of UNICO are sponsoring a dinner “Born to Shop” Night on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at The Fiesta in Wood-Ridge. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the start of shopping. Vendors will be selling crafts, jewelry, pocket books, etc. For tickets, contact Celeste Pandolfi at 201-368-2409.
Kearny UNICO is a chapter of UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States. For more information on Kearny UNICO and UNICO National, contact President Lou Pandolfi at 201-368-2409.
Kearny UNICO is a chapter of UNICO National, the largest Italian-American service organization in the United States. For more information on Kearny UNICO and UNICO National, contact President Lou Pandolfi at 201-368-2409.
CMMC recognizes October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month
BELLEVILLE – October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) and Clara Maass Medical Center (CMMC), an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System, hopes to help in spreading knowledge about breast cancer among the members of its surrounding community.
Since NBCAM began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older and breast cancer deaths have declined. This is great news; however, there are still women who do not take advantage of early detection at all.
It is important for women to practice the elements of good breast health and it is suggested that women obtain regular mammography screening starting at the age of 40, obtain annual clinical breast exams, perform monthly breast self-exams, and obtain a risk assessment from a physician.
“If all women age 40 and older took advantage of early detection methods such as mammography and clinical breast exam, breast cancer death rates would drop much further, up to 30 percent,” says James Heimann, M.D., medical director of Radiology at Clara Maass Medical Center. “The key to mammography screening is that it be done routinely because once is just not enough.”
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month program is dedicated to increasing public knowledge about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Fifteen national public service organizations, professional associations, and government agencies comprise the Board of Sponsors, who work together to ensure that the NBCAM message is heard by thousands of women and their families.
For more information, or to schedule your mammogram, call 1-888-724-7123.
Since NBCAM began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older and breast cancer deaths have declined. This is great news; however, there are still women who do not take advantage of early detection at all.
It is important for women to practice the elements of good breast health and it is suggested that women obtain regular mammography screening starting at the age of 40, obtain annual clinical breast exams, perform monthly breast self-exams, and obtain a risk assessment from a physician.
“If all women age 40 and older took advantage of early detection methods such as mammography and clinical breast exam, breast cancer death rates would drop much further, up to 30 percent,” says James Heimann, M.D., medical director of Radiology at Clara Maass Medical Center. “The key to mammography screening is that it be done routinely because once is just not enough.”
The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month program is dedicated to increasing public knowledge about the importance of early detection of breast cancer. Fifteen national public service organizations, professional associations, and government agencies comprise the Board of Sponsors, who work together to ensure that the NBCAM message is heard by thousands of women and their families.
For more information, or to schedule your mammogram, call 1-888-724-7123.
Bloomfield Public Library presents
Thursday noon films
Thursday noon films
Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces the following schedule of Thursday noon films for this month. Program starts at 12:15 p.m. Admission is free.
Oct. 8 – “Suddenly Last Summer,” 114 minutes, (not rated) black and white (1959) – In this gripping adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play, the only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable (Katharine Hepburn) dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine (Elizabeth Taylor). What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth. Nominated for three Oscars. Also starring Montgomery Clift.
Oct. 14 – “Lullaby of Broadway,” 92 minutes, (not rated), color, (1950) – Pretty Melinda Howard (Doris Day) has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother (Gladys George) whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. Savor the Oscar winning title tune, Cole Porter’s Just One of Those Things, Somebody Loves Me and much more. Also Starring Gene Nelson, and S.K. Sakall.
Oct. 22 – “Grey Gardens,” 104 minutes , (TV-PG), color (2009) – This riches-to-rags story is based on the lives of the aunt (Jessica Lange) and first cousin (Drew Barrymore) of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, “Little Edie,” were raised as Park Avenue Debutantes, but withdrew to their Long Island summer home, “Grey Gardens.” As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. After the tabloids published news of a Health Department raid on their home, Cousin Jackie came to their rescue. Nominated for four Primetime Emmys.
Oct. 29 – “Meet the Mummy,” 90 minutes (not rated), black and white, (1955) – Pete (Bud Abbott) and Freddie (Lou Costello) find themselves pursued by an Egyptian cult for a special medallion linked to a walking mummy.
For more information or directions, call 973-566-6200.
Oct. 14 – “Lullaby of Broadway,” 92 minutes, (not rated), color, (1950) – Pretty Melinda Howard (Doris Day) has been abroad singing with a musical troupe. She decides to return home to surprise her mother (Gladys George) whom she thinks is a successful Broadway star with a mansion in Manhattan. Savor the Oscar winning title tune, Cole Porter’s Just One of Those Things, Somebody Loves Me and much more. Also Starring Gene Nelson, and S.K. Sakall.
Oct. 22 – “Grey Gardens,” 104 minutes , (TV-PG), color (2009) – This riches-to-rags story is based on the lives of the aunt (Jessica Lange) and first cousin (Drew Barrymore) of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter, “Little Edie,” were raised as Park Avenue Debutantes, but withdrew to their Long Island summer home, “Grey Gardens.” As their wealth and contact with the outside world dwindled, so did their grasp on reality. After the tabloids published news of a Health Department raid on their home, Cousin Jackie came to their rescue. Nominated for four Primetime Emmys.
Oct. 29 – “Meet the Mummy,” 90 minutes (not rated), black and white, (1955) – Pete (Bud Abbott) and Freddie (Lou Costello) find themselves pursued by an Egyptian cult for a special medallion linked to a walking mummy.
For more information or directions, call 973-566-6200.
Columbus Day celebration planned
BELLEVILLE – A Columbus Day celebration of Italian/Neapolitan songs, Italian opera, Italian-American love ballads, musical theater and more will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. at the Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave.
Sponsored by Stephen Colucci in memory of his wife Josephine, and the Friends of the Library, the concert will feature tenor Salvatore Chiarelli as he continues his 2009-2010 New Jersey concert series tour. Chiarelli vocally trained in both Italy and New York City for the opera stage. He has been heard on TV and radio, as well as on the opera stages of both North America and Europe. Critics have described his voice as “unforgettable, fantastic and one of a kind.”
Sponsored by Stephen Colucci in memory of his wife Josephine, and the Friends of the Library, the concert will feature tenor Salvatore Chiarelli as he continues his 2009-2010 New Jersey concert series tour. Chiarelli vocally trained in both Italy and New York City for the opera stage. He has been heard on TV and radio, as well as on the opera stages of both North America and Europe. Critics have described his voice as “unforgettable, fantastic and one of a kind.”
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