Bayonne Community Action League » mobile post http://www.tbcal.com Community, Charity, Advocacy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:46:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 On the upcoming election http://www.tbcal.com/2010/04/16/on-the-upcoming-election/ http://www.tbcal.com/2010/04/16/on-the-upcoming-election/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:00:30 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=1430 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

Sometimes we lose perspective on what our civic responsibility is when we vote not just thee upcoming election but all elections. I leave it to our second President to remind us -

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” – John Quincy Adams

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2010/04/16/on-the-upcoming-election/feed/ 0 Camden Mayor Dana Redd considers homeless summit, citywide cleanup, wellness campaign | – NJ.com http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/31/camden-mayor-dana-redd-considers-homeless-summit-citywide-cleanup-wellness-campaign-nj-com/ http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/31/camden-mayor-dana-redd-considers-homeless-summit-citywide-cleanup-wellness-campaign-nj-com/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:55:36 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=1320 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

Camden Mayor Dana Redd considers homeless summit, citywide cleanup, wellness campaign | – NJ.com.

We here at bcal usually just scour the web to find information that we think would be useful to the people of Bayonne and the citizenry as a whole.  This story caught my eye so I felt compelled to comment. My time in the legislature has made me fairly familiar with the legislators. My time in the Department of Community Affairs gave me that same familiarity with Camden. Without going into the detail, the state pours a lot i mean a lot of money into Camden, and in my opinion Mayor Redd is Camden’s last hope. She is an intelligent politician but yet she is also a policy wonk that couple with her pragmatic style makes her the ideal person to lead Camden out of the darkness. My only hope is that the city embraces the Mayor and allow her free hand in making some of the tough  decisions that face that city.

-Jim Dugan, Jr.

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/31/camden-mayor-dana-redd-considers-homeless-summit-citywide-cleanup-wellness-campaign-nj-com/feed/ 0 Health Care and Joe Vitale http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/08/health-care-and-joe-vitale/ http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/08/health-care-and-joe-vitale/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:18:53 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=1250 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

There are many voices in the senate and its easy for one to get lost in the crowd. However I would like to highlight one Senator who I think deserves to not only have his voice heard but to be applauded for his tireless effort in his efforts in reforming health care in our state. That Senator is Joesph Vitale. In my time following the legislature I haven’t seen anther senator who has with laser like focus on our health care. Not only today but the health care system we will be living with for years to come. So today I would like to applaud Senator Vitale. Below is a link to his Bio and his legislation.

Legislation

Bio

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/08/health-care-and-joe-vitale/feed/ 0 2 bills of note up in committiee today http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/04/2-bills-of-note-up-in-committiee-today/ http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/04/2-bills-of-note-up-in-committiee-today/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:49:27 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=1230 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

I have to say that one of the most ardent advocates for their constitutions and for good common sense legislation is Senator Ron Rice from Essex below is an example of such legislation. Also although I wasn’t an aide in the legislature when Senator Stack became a Senator I would him in the same category, the Senator’s bill is below as well

S103 Requires Commissioner of Transportation to publish notice of certain transportation-related infrastructure projects and activities on single, searchable Internet website, and directs State Comptroller to monitor publication of those notifications.
Transportation

S286 Permits use of excess municipal construction code fee collections for property tax relief.
Community and Urban Affairs

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2010/03/04/2-bills-of-note-up-in-committiee-today/feed/ 0 The bipartisan assembly leadership http://www.tbcal.com/2010/02/03/the-bipartisan-assembly-leadership/ http://www.tbcal.com/2010/02/03/the-bipartisan-assembly-leadership/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:38:47 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=1042 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

I listened to the the assembly hearings and I came away with a sense of pride in being a resident of our state. I applaud the bipartisan assembly leadership for holding the hearings. Being a skeptic I assumed that this would be a dog and pony show, but for the many residents who showed up on short notice to have their voices heard was a real credit to our state. Most residents showed up in the spirit in which the event was meant to foster a dialog between the public and their representatives in Trenton. Speaker Oliver was right on when she opined that legislators in Trenton get caught up in a bubble where they lose focus of what the people they are sent to Trenton to represent are feeling, not only were many creative ideas from the citizen’s who attended presented, citing examples from other states, federal legislation that was in the works and other creative ideas, it was remarkable. I want to leave my thoughts at praising the public and the legislators to getting off to a good start. What will come of this we shall see. I encourage you to listen to some of the hearing it can be found on the legislative website

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2010/02/03/the-bipartisan-assembly-leadership/feed/ 0 Happy New Years http://www.tbcal.com/2010/01/01/happy-new-years/ http://www.tbcal.com/2010/01/01/happy-new-years/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:32:30 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=779 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

Here’s to great 2010

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2010/01/01/happy-new-years/feed/ 0 State of the Legislature http://www.tbcal.com/2009/11/07/state-of-the-legislature/ http://www.tbcal.com/2009/11/07/state-of-the-legislature/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:25 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=523 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

Now that the election results are in and we have a new legislature, We are curious to see how people voted and what they voted for. We are not asking of course for who you voted for but what made you pull the lever for that particular candidate we would love to hear back either email us or leave a note

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2009/11/07/state-of-the-legislature/feed/ 0 Former Governor Brendan Byrne thinks Chris Daggett can win! http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/28/former-governor-brendan-byrne-think-chris-daggett-can-win/ http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/28/former-governor-brendan-byrne-think-chris-daggett-can-win/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:05:42 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=471 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

In an interview with NJN the former governor told Kent Monahan that he thought gubernatorial Candidate Chris Daggett could win the election.  Adding to the ever growing sentiment that Mr. Daggett is a viable candidate and could change the state’s reputation of corrupt two party systems that anoint candidates, leaving voters with limited options, if elected Mr. Daggett could lead an insurgency of third party candidates around the country who are trying to bring the promise of change the country looked for in electing President Obama………This time next week we will know

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/28/former-governor-brendan-byrne-think-chris-daggett-can-win/feed/ 0 JAMES A. MAHON http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/23/james-a-mahon/ http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/23/james-a-mahon/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:08:34 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=453 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]>

Jim, was one of the most decent caring and honest people I have ever met, my time with him in city hall is time I will cherish. His wise counsel, and entertaining stories as well as his love for the city are all things that will always be with me. below is the information about jim and the arrangements

-You will be missed Jim

-Jim Dugan, Jr.

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JAMES A. MAHON BAYONNE James A. “Sonny” Mahon, 75, passed suddenly on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. James was the son of James and Margaret (Lukac). He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Ann Hoppey and two loving sons, Christopher and his wife Robin and John; cherished grandfather to Avery, Katherine and Hudson James. He is also survived by many other loving and caring family members. James is predeceased by his sister Diana Welter. James graduated from Bayonne H.S. and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He worked as a Fund Administrator for Tile Local #7 until retiring in 2000. At the same time he was a Mayoral Aide for the City of Bayonne for the past 30 years and Legislative Aide for Joseph Doria for 20 years. He was member of the Knights of Columbus for 25 years and on the Board of Trustees for B. E. O. F., the Hudson Health System Agency, National Conference of Christians and Jews and the Holy Name Society of St. Andrew Church. The funeral will be conducted from the Dzikowski, Pierce & Levis on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. A 9:45 a.m. Catholic Funeral Mass will be at St. Andrew Church. Friends may their respects to the family on Friday, from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and from 8:30 a.m. on Saturday; Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. The family requests in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the “Seeing Eye Foundation”, 10 Valley Road, Morristown, NJ 07963. Dzikowski, Pierce & Levis Funeral Home 24-32 East 19th Street Bayonne, NJ 07002 (201) 436-4408

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]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/23/james-a-mahon/feed/ 0 The Bayonne Columbus Day Parade will start at 1 p.m. on Sunday http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/08/the-bayonne-columbus-day-parade-will-start-at-1-p-m-on-sunday/ http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/08/the-bayonne-columbus-day-parade-will-start-at-1-p-m-on-sunday/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:59:18 +0000 BCAL http://www.tbcal.com/?p=382 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.tbcal.com/2009/10/08/the-bayonne-columbus-day-parade-will-start-at-1-p-m-on-sunday/feed/ 0