Central Jersey Daily Rundown, Tuesday, July 23
Brad Wadlow
Caritas Chamber Chorale seeks singers
Caritas Chamber Chorale invites those who wish to share their voices to audition for its 2019-2020 season. Auditions will be held by appointment in August. All voice parts are welcome; however, tenors are particularly encouraged to come forward. The 2019-2020 season begins with weekly rehearsals starting after Labor Day in the Warren/Bridgewater area. Complete audition information can be found at: http://www.caritaschamberchorale.org/images/2019-2020.AuditionNotice.pdf. For an audition date and time, contact Barbara Sanderman at director@caritaschamberchorale.org or 732-718-0775. Visit www.CaritasChamberChorale.org.
Parish Festival on July 27
The Our Lady of Fatima Parish Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, at 380 Smith St., Perth Amboy. The Gateway Neighborhood Collaborative will be tabling at the Our Lady of Fatima Parish Festival to benefit the fundraising campaign for the Claret Center, provide information on resources, and build community for residents to take active roles in managing change in their neighborhood. Activities will include carnival rides for children, a variety of Spanish food, music, karaoke and more. Proceeds will benefit the fundraising campaign for the "Claret Center." RSVP: info@partnernj.org. Visit www.partnernj.org.
Reports will be available in Spanish, more
To ensure non-English speaking residents in New Jersey are able to access and understand their credit reports, legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez and Assemblymen Jamel Holley and Gary Schaer to require consumer reporting agencies to make credit reports available in Spanish and other languages was recently signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy. The new law (formerly A-5055) requires that information subject to disclosure pursuant to the current credit reporting law be made available to consumers upon request in Spanish and any other language determined by the Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs to be the first language of a significant number of consumers in the state. The measure passed the Assembly in May by a vote of 65-7, and the Senate in March, 34-0. www.assemblydems.com.
Bilingual poll worker positions available
The Union County Board of Elections is seeking bilingual poll workers for Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. In addition to receiving a stipend of $200 for the day, poll workers perform a civic service by helping to ensure that every eligible voter can exercise their right to vote on Election Day. Poll workers are available at each polling place in Union County on Election Day. They are trained to answer basic questions that voters may have about the voting process, and to ensure everyone who is eligible to vote is afforded the opportunity to do so.Any Union County resident who is 18 years or older and registered to vote in Union County can qualify to become a poll worker. No experience is needed. Before Election Day, each poll worker attends a single-session training course. For more information and to obtain an application form, visit the Poll Worker Resources page at the Board of Elections website, ucnj.org/ucboe and download the application at the "District Board Member Application for Appointment" link. To request an application form by mail, call the Board of Elections at 908-527-4123. For all Union County Board of Elections information, visit online at ucnj.org/ucboe.
Lebowitz to present at summer institute
Jill Lebowitz, a member of law firm Norris McLaughlin, P.A. in Bridgewater, will present "Digging Deeper into the New Jersey Inheritance Tax" for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Education (NJICLE) Estate Planning Summer Institute. The two-day program, co-sponsored by the New Jersey State Bar Association Real Property Trust and Estate Law Section, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26 at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. Lebowitz will be speaking on the second day at 1:40 p.m. The Institute offers 13.4 CLE credits (including 1.0 ethics/professionalism credit) and is also available as a live webcast. For more information and to register, visit njsba.com or call the NJICLE at 732-214-8500.
Library offers digital art classes
This August, East Brunswick Public Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Drive, offers two special classes teaching library customers about digital art and design. Starting on Saturday, Aug. 3, the library begins a three-part Adobe Photoshop class. All three classes start at 9:30 a.m. Participants must have basic computer skills as well as experience using the Internet and productivity applications. The Adobe Photoshop class series has a fee of $20 for LMxAC cardholders and $30 for non-LMxAC-cardholders. The library also hosts a two-part Graphic Design Workshop on Thursday, Aug. 8 and 15. This class teaches how to use the popular free service Canva, a drag-and-drop design website. Participants must have basic computer and internet skills to take these classes. Registration is required and the course starts at 6:30 p.m. Both classes are held in the library's EB Create makerspace. To register for either class, visit www.ebpl.org/calendar or call 732-390-6767.
Bill signed into law
Legislation that Assembly Democrats James Kennedy (D-Middlesex, Somerset, Union), Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer, Middlesex), Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Bergen), Daniel Benson (D-Mercer, Middlesex) and Annette Quijano (D-Union) sponsored to prohibit telephone, cable and utility companies from charging deceased customers early termination fees was recently signed into law Gov. Phil Murphy. The law (A-1369) will require service providers to allow a deceased customer's executor, upon submission of a written request, to opt out of the customer's contract without paying an early termination fee. The executor will also be required to submit proof of the customer's death within 180 days of making the request. The legislation specifically pertains to providers of: cable service, cell phone service, satellite service, electric generation service, heating oil service, gas supply service, Internet access service, propane service, telecommunications service and Voice over Internet Protocol service. Visit www.assemblydems.com.
Free summer pool times for disabled, seniors
The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders welcomes residents with special needs, ages 5 through adult and senior adults age 60 and above, to free use of the Walter E. Ulrich Memorial Pool every Tuesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. through Tuesday, Aug. 13. This handicapped accessible pool is at 3 Parkway Drive in Rahway, within the county's Rahway River Park. For information about services and programs for senior adults, call 908-527-4807 or toll-free 888-280-8226. For information about services and programs for the disabled, call 908-527-4807.
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