Refueling New Jersey’s Economy

By Assemblyman Joseph Vas
Over the past month, economic woes have become the central issue of concern, both locally globally, and of course nationally. With the interconnectivity of today’s global marketplace, this concern is more than justified.  What we do or fail to do, in the case of the rejected federal economic bailout package by Congress, [...]

Read Full Post »

Suicides Point To Need For More Mental Health Funding

By Assemblyman John Wisniewski
We were all truly saddened to learn that yet another person had chosen to jump off the Victory Bridge and end their life.  It is nearly impossible to imagine the pain and sorrow felt by a family when a loved one decides to take their own life, and my heart goes out [...]

Read Full Post »

Senate Approves Amtrak Funding Authorization

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate voted 74-24 to approve legislation boosting funding to improve and expand intercity passenger rail in New Jersey and across the nation last week.
The bills, authored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), will increase funding for Amtrak over the next five years, require new safety controls on trains that help reduce [...]

Read Full Post »

Clark Fire Department Plans Open House

CLARK—The Clark Fire Department will be hosting an open house on Saturday, Oct. 4, from noon to 5 p.m. at its fire headquarters located at 250 Broadway.
Fire Chief Robert Venturella enthusiastically said, “This event builds upon our 2005 Open House experience. A number of new opportunities have been built into the schedule including a hands-on [...]

Read Full Post »

“Miracle at St. Anna” Lacks Movie Magic – 2 & ½ popcorns

by Michael S. Goldberger, film critic
Though challengingly long at two hours and forty minutes, a bit more convoluted than is digestible and a mite derivative at junctures, Spike Lee’s “Miracle at St. Anna” is rarely boring. It is, in the very least, a tension-filled WWII movie, Italian campaign, circa 1944. At most, it is a [...]

Read Full Post »