|
Home >
 Memorial Day Parades, Ceremonies and Events in Bergen County and North Jersey on Memorial Day Weekend 2013.
Memorial Day is a holiday that has evolved dramatically over the years. Memorial Day observances began after the Civil War to honor the Union soldiers who gave their lives in the conflict.  More than 100 investigators from the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control simultaneously entered the establishments around the state at 11 a.m., among them TGI Fridays in Clifton, The Brick House in Wyckoff and The Railroad Café in Rutherford, the state Attorney General’s Office said of the year-long probe it has dubbed “Operation Swill.”  Calling it a celebration of everyone working together to restore the community, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez joined New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Mayor Matt Doherty for the ribbon cutting of the new boardwalk just days before Memorial Day weekend. Beginning on May 20, law enforcement officials will be out in full force, taking part in the 2013 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.
“Officers throughout New Jersey are prepared to ticket anyone who is not wearing their seat belt.”  The most expensive hospital in America is not in Beverly Hills or New York's Upper East Side. Based on its bills to Medicare, the Bayonne Medical Center charged the highest amounts in the country for nearly one-quarter of the most common hospital treatments, according to a New York Times analysis of 2011 data
 New Jersey added only 3,300 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate declined to 8.7 percent.
Compared to April of last year, the unadjusted workweek decreased by 1.0 hour, average hourly earnings decreased by $0.42, and weekly earnings were lower by $36.43.  SHOUT OUT Members of the Lodi Police Department shaved their heads to raise breast cancer awareness and show support for Alicia Veri-Rodriguez, who is battling the disease. As soon as Veri-Rodriguez’s cousin, Lodi Police Officer Dominic Miller, offered to shave his head, brother officers took up the cause, as well. Handling the clippers was Alicia’s [...]  The Senate on Monday approved a number of bills that are part of a comprehensive package on gun safety. Approved today were 10 bills that will help keep weapons out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill, crack down on gun trafficking, improve reporting and tracing of illegal firearms by law enforcement and find ways to reduce violence and improve school safety, among other actions.  One World Trade Center now stands a symbolic 1,776 feet high, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and third tallest in the world
With the final section of spire now in place, One World Trade Center stands as the Western Hemisphere’s tallest icon of freedom, resilience and the indomitable American spirit,” said Port Authority Vice Chairman Scott Rechler.
The weather into Saturday will be a flat-out nasty way to start the summer season from portions of northern New Jersey, eastern Pennsylvania and eastern New York state to northern New England with a driving wind, rain and temperatures in the 50s and lower 60s in many locations. For nearly nine months, the people of this small West Virginia town saw the face of missing 16-year-old honors student Skylar Neese everywhere — beaming at them from fliers on utility poles, in gas stations, even at the local tattoo parlor. One patient with a history of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts was left alone in a waiting room inside the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where he obtained drugs from a hospital visitor and later died of an overdose. Thousands of athletes joined victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to run and walk the last mile of the race Saturday, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line. In this week’s address, President Obama commemorates Memorial Day by paying tribute to the men and women in uniform who have given their lives in service to our country.  Memorial Day Parades, Ceremonies and Events in North Jersey on Memorial Day Weekend 2013.
Memorial Day is a holiday that has evolved dramatically over the years. Memorial Day observances began after the Civil War to honor the Union soldiers who gave their lives in the conflict. National Missing Children's Day is an annual observation in the United States designed to highlight the problem of child abduction. It falls on May 25 - on that date in 1979, six-year-old New Yorker Ethan Patz disappeared on his way to school. National Missing Children's Day was first observed in 1983. Thousands of bridges around the United States may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound. At Savoy Elementary School in Washington, D.C., First Lady Michelle Obama joins Ms. Lyons Pre-K class in an exercise of Freeze Dance Treasurer Anne Marie Mulligan, who worked at the agency for 35 years and oversaw bond issuance and insurance, was fired after an internal probe, said the person, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly because the investigation was private. Assistant Treasurer Veronica Biddle and John Huxel, the agency’s risk manager, were also dismissed. Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan and the Board of Chosen Freeholders dedicated the tennis court at Overpeck County Park North in memory of Andrew Jay-Hoon Kim on May 18. “Our main concern is the safety of our students and staff,” explained Dr. Tomko, Elmwood Park’s Superintendent of Schools,. “The police are continuing their investigation and our administrative team is tending to the needs of our students and colleagues, making sure that everyone is fed, water is available, and those students with medical conditions are being continuously monitored.” It was not exactly beach weather as the Memorial Day weekend got off to a rainy and chilly start on Saturday. PUBLIC SAFETY Fair Lawn police are joining a growing number of area law enforcers who are targeting motorists who don’t yield to pedestrians — and pedestrians who put themselves at risk. And they’re telling you where they’ll be. Compared with the nation overall, New Jersey has an usually high rate of pedestrian injuries and fatalities, [...] For more than two years, GOP lawmakers have sought — and failed — to find a scandal to take down the presidency of Barack Obama.
|