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Thomas O. Mineo, P.E., the County of Union Engineer, received a certificate of appreciation for his outstanding public service from the New Jersey Alliance for Action at their recent “Salute the County Engineers” breakfast at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel.
L. to R. Philip K. Beecham, President of NJ Alliance for Action; Thomas O. Mineo, P.E. Union County Engineer (holding certificate), and George Laufenberg, Chairman of NJ Alliance and Administrative Manager of the NJ Carpenters Fund.
Union County Public Works crews remove snow from Pearl Street in Elizabeth to free up parking and improve traffic flow around Elizabeth High School. In a continued effort to share services, Union County has assisted Elizabeth, New Providence, Summit, Linden and Springfield, among the municipalities requesting assistance with snow removal, carting away more than 300 truckloads of snow to improve driving and parking conditions. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
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The Volunteers Guild of RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital of Union County will feature a sale by Cellular Needs on Monday, March 28th. There will be cellular phone and IPod accessories, cases, chargers and more. It will be held in the facility’s multi-purpose room at 40 Watchung Way, Berkeley Heights from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
The public is invited to attend RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital product sales. A percentage of all purchases made at these sales is credited to the Volunteers Guild. Funds raised are used to enrich the lives of residents and patients by obtaining items that may include prizes for bingo games and paying for entertainment. The Guild, which makes product sales possible, also sponsors a holiday party/gift distribution in cooperation with the Berkeley Heights Lions Club.
“Purchases at the Guild sales of RUNNELLS Hospital are win, win situations,” stated Union County Freeholder Mohamed S. Jalloh. “You enjoy great savings while supporting the patients and residents. This sale should answer some of your cellular needs including popular hands free items.”
The Volunteers Guild and the Office of Volunteer Services of RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital are always interested in recruiting volunteers. Flexible hours and a variety of opportunities exist with resident contact as well as performing other tasks. Anyone who would like further information should call the Office of Volunteer Services at 908-771-5847.
Residents of Union County who are 60 years of age or older are invited to exhibit an original work of art – completed within the last three years – in the annual Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit. Sponsored by the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, the exhibit is open to entrants who are either amateur/non-professional or professional in status.
The Union County Senior Citizens Art Exhibit, which starts with an opening reception, will be on display from June 8 to July 16 at the spacious enclosed atrium of the Elizabethtown Gas Company, located at 1085 Morris Avenue in the Township of Union.
Any person who meets at least two of the following criteria is considered a professional: sold the type of art entered in the exhibition through commercial channels; exhibited in a professional gallery; and held professional membership in a guild or association.
Following are the 11 categories of eligible work: oil, acrylic, watercolor (includes gouache), pastel (including chalk, charcoal and oil pastel), print (such as etching, engraving, lithograph, woodcut, monoprint, monotype, silkscreen), drawing (including pencil, pen, ink, graphite, and markers), mixed media (combines two or more media, no one of which clearly predominates; includes collage and assemblage), sculpture (designed in three dimensions, carved or constructed in any medium, abstract or figurative, painted or unpainted), craft (one-of-a-kind creations only, no craft kits or molds), computer imagery (artwork created by computer only, using a pixel-based painting or graphics program, such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator or Corel Painter), and photography. Please note: photos taken by a digital camera, digitally-altered photos, and images made using a scanner must be entered in the Photography category.
Guidelines require that hanging artwork, crafts and photos must be no more than 36 inches and no less than 11 inches in height and width, including matting, from outer edges of the frame. Standing sculptures or 3-D crafts may not exceed 18 inches in height, width or depth, including the base. All works must be properly labeled and delivered “show-ready” with screw eyes ready for hanging. Where necessary, pictures must be protected with glass, Plexiglas, Mylar or other clear material. Plexiglas is strongly recommended on pieces over 24 inches.
Three professional artists will judge the entries. Awards will go to first, second, third place and honorable mention winners in each category. First place winners in all categories go on to compete in September at the New Jersey State Senior Art Show which will take place at the Meadow Lakes retirement community in East Windsor.
To obtain an application, call Teya David, Senior Art Coordinator, at the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs: 908-558-2550, or e-mail: culturalinfo@ucnj.org. Relay users dial 711.
Applications must be returned via mail to the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, 633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202; by fax to 908-352-3513; or by the e-mail address, on or before Monday, May 23, to be eligible.
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For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at https://ucnj.org, on Facebook at https://ucnj.org/facebook, and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/countyofunionnj .
Union County, NJ – If you are seeking ways to improve your savings and achieve financial stability, please join the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County for a free workshop titled “Saving, Investing and Surviving Tough Times.” The interactive class will be conducted by Dr. Barbara O’Neill CFP, a professor and financial expert from Rutgers University. Topics include strategies, goals and methods, overcoming obstacles, budgeting, education planning, and future planning. The workshop will be held on Thursday March 3, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., at the new County building in Westfield. The event is free but pre-registration is required by contacting Digna Torres at the Extension offices, 908-654-9854 or dtorres@ucnj.org.
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For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online atwww.ucnj.org, on Facebook at www.ucnj.org/facebook, and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/countyofunionnj.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity program provider and employer. Contact your local Extension Office for information regarding special needs or accommodations. Contact the State Extension Director’s Office if you have concerns related to discrimination, 732-932-5000, ext. 584.
Union County Freeholder Daniel Sullivan today announced his strong support for the Amtrak’s proposed Gateway Project, which would greatly expand capacity for Amtrak and NJ Transit trains traveling to midtown Manhattan.
“The Gateway Project would have a huge positive impact on Union County and the entire region,” said Sullivan, who also serves as Chairman of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). “Its construction would have immediate benefits by creating much-needed jobs, and in the long run, the improvements to our rail infrastructure would fuel economic development in the County and beyond.”
The proposed Gateway Project was announced earlier this week by Amtrak President and CEO Joseph Boardman and U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez. Amtrak plans to spend $50 million to begin preliminary engineering and design on two new rail tunnels from New Jersey to New York City that would increase NJ Transit’s train capacity and allow for development of regional high-speed rail on the Northeast Corridor. The announcement comes in the wake of the cancellation of the Access to the Region’s Core (ARC) rail tunnel project late last year.
“ARC may be gone, but there is still a very real and compelling need for more trans-Hudson transit capacity,” Sullivan said. “We’re now vying with other regions around the country and the world for economic activity. World-class transit service for New Jersey and real high-speed rail for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will make us truly competitive.”
Sullivan also pointed out that the project would have strong economic benefits at the local level by boosting home values along the lines and creating development opportunities, especially in areas near train stations.
“Make no mistake about it,” Sullivan said. “The Gateway Project would be a true investment in the future of our county and region, with very real and positive impacts for our residents.”
The new tunnels would allow for an additional 13 NJ Transit trains per peak hour and increase the number of Amtrak trains into the city by eight per hour. It would provide connections to Moynihan Station and a new Penn Station South, which would be connected to the existing New York Penn Station. The project also would replace and expand the Portal Bridge, a vital component of the Northeast Corridor.
Amtrak projects that the project could be completed in 2020 at an estimated cost of $13.5 billion. It will take a lead in finding ways to pay the cost and will look for contributions from local, regional and state governments, as well as private investors Jersey, and New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), as well as private investors.
Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Alexander Mirabella (L) and Freeholder Christopher Hudak (R) congratulate Union County Baseball Association President James Iozzi of Scotch Plains on being honored at the group’s 75th Annual Hot Stove League Dinner on February 13 in Mountainside. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org
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Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Alexander Mirabella (L) and Freeholder Christopher Hudak (R) congratulate Robert Brewster (2nd L) of Westfield and Jack Byrnes of Roselle on being inducted into the Union County Baseball Association Hall of Fame at the Union County Baseball Association’s 75th Annual Hot Stove League Dinner on February 13 in Mountainside. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org
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Union County Freeholder Vice Chairman Alexander Mirabella (L) and Freeholder Christopher Hudak (R) congratulate Allie Zazzali of Scotch Plains and Jonathan Jones of Linden on being honored as the outstanding athletes of 2010 at the Union County Baseball Association’s 75th Annual Hot Stove League Dinner on February 13 in Mountainside. (Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union)
For more information on any Union County press release, please contact Sebastian D’Elia, Communications Director for the County of Union, or a designee listed at the top of this press release. Please join the County of Union online at www.ucnj.org
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Tuesday, March 15th the Volunteers Guild of RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital of Union County will feature the extensive collection of “In the Bag.” The sale, which includes designer handbags, briefcases, luggage and small leather goods, will be held in the facility’s multi-purpose room, 40 Watchung Way, Berkeley Heights from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visa and MasterCard will be accepted as well as cash.
The public is invited to attend RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital product sales. A percentage of all purchases made at these sales is credited to the Volunteers Guild. Funds raised are used to enrich the lives of residents and patients by obtaining items that may include prizes for bingo games and paying for entertainment. The Guild, which makes product sales possible, also sponsors a holiday party/gift distribution in cooperation with the Berkeley Heights Lions Club.
“You support the residents and patients at RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital while saving on a variety of merchandise at the RUNNELLS Volunteers Guild sales,” stated Union County Freeholder Mohamed S. Jalloh, liaison to RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital.
The Volunteers Guild and the Office of Volunteer Services of RUNNELLS Specialized Hospital are always interested in recruiting volunteers. Flexible hours and a variety of opportunities exist with resident contact as well as performing other tasks. Anyone who would like further information should call the Office of Volunteer Services at 908-771-5847.