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Jan
18
NJ.com: CFBNJ Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
Filed Under Edward Brewer, In The News | Leave a Comment
by Michele Hujber/Community FoodBank of New Jersey
Saturday, January 17, 2009. 11:43 AM
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) is observing a National Day of Service, “Renew America Together,” with a special event, “Community FoodBank of New Jersey Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy” today. Governor Jon S. Corzine, New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells and CFBNJ President and CEO Kathleen DiChiara welcomed about 200 volunteers who are sorting and repacking food for distribution to the hundreds of charitable organizations that the CFBNJ serves in New Jersey. New Jersey Assemblyman Albert Coutinho and Hillside Council Members Edward Brewer and Shelly-Ann Bates also joined the celebration.
Sep
25
Ledger: Council, Mayor feud over budget in Hillside
Filed Under Edward Brewer, In The News, John Kulish, Karen McCoy Oliver | Leave a Comment
Another autumn brings a new budget fight to Hillside, with council leaders again blaming the mayor for the spending plan being late and, as in previous years, the mayor charging she is being shut out of the process.
The township council introduced a 2009 municipal budget Tuesday night in a 5-1 vote, with Second Ward Councilwoman Shelley-Ann Bates dissenting be cause members had received copies of the spending plan only minutes earlier.
Sep
17
LocalSource: Officials Urged to Approve Televised Meetings, Comply
Filed Under Barbara Rowen, Edward Brewer, Gerald Freedman, In The News, John Kulish | Leave a Comment
By Paul Greulich, Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 1:20 PM CDT
HILLSIDE, NJ - An ordinance to televise Hillside’s public meetings was unanimously approved at a well-attended council meeting, despite prior opposition from some council members. At least one municipal official believes the turnout clinched the approval.
The measure — Joseph T. Loeb Township of Hillside Sunshine Act of 2008 — approved during a Township Council meeting Monday night, requires officials to record all public meetings and make public records, such as agendas, minutes, ordinances and resolutions, available on the Internet.
Councilwoman Shelley-Ann Bates sponsored the ordinance, which was introduced following a petition circulated by residents last month that called for a referendum vote.
“This is something people have expressed a desire to see,” Bates said. “By keeping people informed, we have a government that works.”