PERTH AMBOY — Mayor Wilda Diaz invites the Perth Amboy community to the 10th Anniversary of September 11 Memorial Ceremony. A mass/worship service will be taking place at noon on Sunday. A memorial ceremony and monument unveiling is to follow at 1 p.m. All events will be held at the City Hall Circle.
Naples & Krum Pick Up Union Endorsements
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CARTERET-On the heels of a Labor Day holiday celebrating the American worker, Carteret Councilwoman Susan Naples and Councilman Randy Krum welcomed the endorsement of their re-election campaign by local labor unions in the borough.
Business Group Calls On Obama To Abandon Plans For Any Tax Increases
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TRENTON – The best way for President Obama to revive the U.S. economy is to tell Congress and the nation Thursday night that he will abandon plans to raise taxes and start chopping back the jungle of red tape that is choking off investment, growth and jobs, according to the local chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
State Files Complaints Against Businesses That Allegedly Offered Unauthorized Immigration Assistance
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NEWARK – The State Division of Consumer Affairs has filed complaints against four businesses that allegedly advertised immigration assistance services that they were not authorized to perform, Attorney General Paula T. Dow announced today.
Cathedral International To Hold 9/11 Memorial
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PERTH AMBOY – Cathedral International will host a sacred memorial service remembering Sept. 11, 2001, the day the United States was attacked and innocent victims died at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and over Shanksville, Pa.
Clark School Board Holds Special Meeting To Appoint New Staff Members
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CLARK – To make sure that newly-hired teachers were able to start their employment with the opening of the school year, the Clark Board of Education held a special meeting last night to officially appoint new staff members.
A Job Plan That Works
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Here’s a message for Congress and the President both need to hear now: Americans are done with the politics of mean. They want to put people back to work solving our nation’s problems. We’ve rebuilt enough countries halfway round the globe. Let’s bring the troops home, and let’s get to work rebuilding our own nation.
Middlesex County Residents Eligible For Federal Assistance After Hurricane
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SAYREVILLE — Middlesex County Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) remind residents of Middlesex County impacted by Hurricane Irene that federal assistance is available.
Medicare Steps Up Enforcement Of Equal Visitation And Representation Rights
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new steps today to protect hospital patients’ right to choose their own visitors during a hospital stay, including a visitor who is a same-sex domestic partner.