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The following Hudson County municipalities will be holding memorial services.
Unless otherwise noted, all events will take place on Sept. 11.
• An Interfaith Memorial Service and Candlelight Vigil will be held at the 9/11 Memorial in Harbor View Park, 51 Port Terminal Blvd., at 7 p.m. The event, coordinated by the Rev. Joseph Barbone, will include prayers, readings, reflections and music. The program will also feature color guards from Bayonne, the Bayonne High School Marching Band, Bayonne Interfaith Clergy, students from all the Bayonne schools and Mayor Mark A. Smith. Shuttle buses to and from the event will be provided at West 23rd Street and Del Monte Drive beginning at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (201) 823-4890.
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• Tomorrow, an event will be held at 1 p.m. in front of the Empty Sky Memorial at Audrey Zapp Drive in Liberty State Park.
• A memorial service will be held along the waterfront, at the foot of Grand Street, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
• At 5 p.m., there will be the 9/11 Ceremony and Circle of Honor Induction at the 9/11 Memorial Fountain in Journal Square. For more information, call Pat O'Melia at (201) 963-6700.
• Tomorrow, Our Lady of Grace Church, 400 Willow Ave., will hold its annual 9/11 Tribute at the 10:30 Mass. Elected officials and the Hoboken Honor Guard will be attending.
• Hoboken's annual September 11th Interfaith Memorial Service will take place in the southeast corner of Pier A Park at 6:30 p.m.
• The 12th annual Candlelight Ceremony will be held in front of the Municipal Building at 7 p.m. Representatives from all of North Hudson's police agencies and North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue will be in attendance.
• A small service and readings with Mayor Michael Gonnelli will take place in front of the Public Library, 1379 Paterson Plank Road, at 8:30 a.m.
East Newark
• At 10:30 a.m., a memorial ceremony for residents and schoolchildren will be held in front of Borough Hall.
• In partnership with the Elks Club, the town will hold a ceremony at Library Park in front of the Harrison Public Library, 415 Harrison Ave., at 7 p.m.
North Bergen
• Mayor Nicholas Sacco will host the township's annual 9/11 Memorial and Remembrance Service at 10 a.m. in front of North Bergen High School, 7417 Kennedy Blvd. Also expected to attend are township commissioners, school district officials and members of the Police Department.
West New York
• There will be a flag-raising at 8:46 a.m., the time that the first plane struck the World Trade Center, at Donnelly Park at 60th Street and Boulevard East.
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BANGOR TOWNSHIP, MI — A new chief is preparing to take over the reins of his departing predecessor as the lead brass of the Bangor Township Fire Department.
Robert "Rob" Glenn, 50, is replacing Rick Donahue as the fire chief, the latter retiring Tuesday, June 17. Glenn, who currently lives in South Lyon in Oakland County, retired as a battalion chief with the Canton Township Fire Department in July 2013. Shortly thereafter, he was hired on by the South Lyon Fire Department until he could acquire a full-time chief position, he said.
"It's been a personal goal of mine to get a fire chief position, to serve in a leadership position and kind of direct a department a little bit," Glenn said. "It's something I've trained for my whole adult life. I'm looking forward to the opportunity. I'm very humbled and appreciative that Bangor decided to give me a chance."
Glenn started in the firefighting service in 1983, first working in a paid on-call position with the Plymouth Community Fire Department.
"I was in school for engineering, and about the first day I was with the department, I decided that's what I wanted to do," Glenn said on what compelled him to pursue firefighting as a career. "I enjoyed the work, I enjoyed helping people. Once I got in there, I thought, 'Wow, I really enjoy it.'"
In 1985, he was hired into the Canton Township Fire Department. To achieve his goal of being a chief, Glenn pursued his education in the relevant fields, earning a bachelor's degree in emergency medical services with a minor in fire science from Madonna University and a master's degree in public safety emergency management from Eastern Michigan University. He is also a paramedic, trained in HazMat operations, has been a paramedic instructor coordinator for many years and served as chairman of the Wayne County Medical Control Board of Dispatchers Committee.
"He's highly educated, a trained professional who has been in the business since 1985," said Bangor Township Supervisor Terry Watson. "His credentials and education are impeccable. We were very, very impressed with his education. He has every kind of fire degree I think you can have."
Watson said the Bangor Township Board of Commissioners approved Glenn's hiring on Tuesday, May 13.
"We advertised for a month or six weeks and got nine very good candidates," Watson said. "We conducted interviews and because of several reasons, Mr. Glenn was our pick and the board approved the selection."
Glenn said that the Canton Fire Department had about 6,700 runs last year — compared to Bangor Township's 1,785 — and he's looking forward to a little slower pace.
"We are anxious and excited to get started," Glenn said. "We're actively looking forward to getting into the community and getting involved."
Glenn is going to relocate to the area with his wife, Brenda, to whom he will have been married to for 30 years this July. He has five adult children and eight grandchildren. He is to start on Friday, May 30, giving a couple of weeks of overlap time with Donahue.
"We believe it would be perfect to have him available to us to shadow the chief for two weeks before the chief leaves, to meet and be part of the operation before the chief rides off into the sunset," Watson said. "Chief Donahue's boots are going to be a huge pair to try to fill, but we've got all the faith in the world in Mr. Glenn, soon to be called Chief, that he'll come in and take over on the run.
"He can't do anything but be an asset to Bangor Township."

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Why does my cat like to suck my eyes?
One of my cats like to suck my eyes, hes always done it since a few weeks after we got him.
He was only about two weeks when we rescued him and his brothers and sisters, and I had to handfeed him, could this be the cause?
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I don't have a clue why he would do that, but I think I would start trying to break that habit if I were you. I assume you close your eyes and he only licks your eyelids, but if he licks his rear end and then licks your eyes you could be in for a serious eye infection if any fecal matter ends up in your eyes!
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Cats that to too early taken from their mothers sometimes develop "nursing" fixations. I knew a barn cat who was found abandoned at 3wks and likes to suck on earlobes and pinky fingers.
I agree with WhiteKitties that you need to stop your cat from sucking on your eyelids. It puts you at major risk of infection. I would gently but firmly remove the cat from your lap when it sucks on you and walk away. Your cat should figure out quickly that it is the unwanted behavior that is causing this.
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If I had to guess I would imagine it would have to do with how young he was separated from his mother. I've often heard of kittens separated young having suckling issues, although this is the first time I've heard of eye balls lol. Not all suckling cases are because of an early separation, but a good portion are. I had to be a surrogate for Cloud at 4 weeks of age, and he often tries suckling/nibbling my nose.
Suckling and kneading are instinctual behaviors and often the very first thing a kitten does when out of their mother's womb. They are usually fed by mama kitty until 4-6 weeks of age where she will begin to start weaning them. Sometimes mother cats will let them nurse longer, usually for comfort and reassurance. Nursing is a very special and tender time for mothers and kittens, and it fills a kitten with nothing but happy feelings.
A lot of kittens that are taken away from mother cat too early will suckle, it is usually for comfort. The cat sees you as its mother, so he is approaching you with the same awe that a kitten has towards a mother cat. Typically a cat will suckle their human when they are feeling happy, safe, and content. See, it's a compliment Being around you brings out those same feelings that the kittens have around mother cat, and he is instinctually responding to those feelings by suckling. Usually kneading is also accompanied with this, but I didn't see mention of it in your post.
Most cats that suckle like this will continue this behavior for the rest of their lives. I wouldn't consider the eyeballs an ideal suckling place at all. This could cause you some serious problems. But the suckling is an instinctual thing that you won't be able to stop. I would recommend trying to transfer you kitties suckling ways onto a new object. It needs to be something non toxic and safe with nothing on it that can cause the cat to hurt itself while suckling (like plastic beads). It can be a cat toy or non furry stuffed animal. Make sure to rub it on your arms that way it carries your scent. It is you that your cat finds comfort in, so your scent being on the object is important. Whenever the kitty starts suckling you give him the object. It will take time and patience doing this transition. But it is a compromise that will eventually leave both you and your cat MUCH happier
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"At this time, there have been no reports of any serious injuries, but there are reports of damage to numerous structures," Cuomo said. "I have dispatched the state police as well as state urban search and rescue personnel, who were in the area for Hurricane Irene assignments, to lead the state's response and to assess the damage. Power crews are also on the scene to restore electricity to any customers who may have been affected."
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Some Newport School District taxpayers have been clamoring for the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Kerry W. Helm since word of the district's million dollar budget shortfall leaked out in September.
Well into November, Helm insisted he had no plans to resign.
Now, the man many have blamed for the district's budget woes has decided to resign, effective Dec. 31. School board members accepted the resignation at a special Dec. 22 meeting, with Jill Deimler as the only dissenting vote.
The board did not reveal any plans on a temporary or permanent replacement for Helm.
Helm, superintendent since 2006, will receive $100,000 in two installments: $80,000 to be paid the first week of January and $20,000 to be paid by Oct. 1, 2010, according to the settlement agreement and release.
Also, the district, on Helm's behalf, will make $981.63 in COBRA health insurance payments through June 30, 2010. He also will be legally immune from claims related to his tenure as superintendent.
Helm, 44, signed a new three-year contract in February. According to the terms of that contract, the district would have had to pay more than $258,000 to buy Helm out of the $99,302 annual position.
"In some of the meetings we had ... we came to the mutual decision it would be better for (the school board) to go in a different direction with new leadership," Helm said during a Dec. 23 phone interview.
District solicitor David Jones said the settlement was the best possible resolution.
"I think it got the district to a final resolution to the matter with the least amount of litigation and conflict, which would have its own costs, so to speak," Jones said.
"I have a new contract and there's a certain amount owed," Helm said. "We made the decision to settle on a lower sum and I believe that's fair.'
When asked if the situation is fair, board member Cheryl Capozzoli said "fair' is a subjective term, but she added that the entire situation is "unfair.
"What has happened to taxpayers is unfair," Capozzoli said. "We need to solve this and move on.'
Business manager Richard Meily said there is $55,000 left in the superintendent's salary fund, which can be used to pay for a bulk of the $80,000. The other $25,000, Meily said, likely will come from the salaries of employees who recently resigned.
None of these details were revealed to the public during the meeting. Heeding Jones' advice, board President Ken Ewing told those attending that he could not reveal the details, but that those interested could request a copy of the settlement through the Right To Know officer.
"I can assure you, we have been working on this for months and this is the way it has to be solved for the best of the district," Ewing said.
That explanation did little to satisfy the audience.
"In my personal opinion, I think there was enough to fire the man without a financial benefits package," Newport resident Lorrie McNaughton told the board.
"In other words, you're telling the public that whatever (the public has) to say has nothing to do with (the board's decision)," Buffalo Twp. resident Jay Whitmer said.
Deimler requested twice for the information to be made public. Jones told her she could reveal the information, but Deimler said Ewing should have been the one to read the agreement.
"The people of our district should not have to finance or reward pay for a job done poorly," Deimler said when reached by phone. "The settlement agreement appears to be in the best interest of Mr. Helm and not in the school district."
It was a familiar tone at the meeting. For months, Helm has been the target of the public's rage over the budget deficit, now projected at $1.1 million for this year.
Helm has not attended the last two meetings. He said he and the board had an agreement about his not attending. Despite the venom spewed against him during the meetings, Helm said he has received support from those who don't attend the meetings.
"I call them the 'silent majority,"' Helm said. "They don't make public spectacles and have talked to me personally to express their support.'
Helm came to Newport in 2000 as a high school principal. In 2006, he was named superintendent after the retirement of Steven Messner.
He was instrumental in the $25 million middle/high school renovation and addition project. Helm cited this as the highlight of his tenure.
As for the future, Helm said he's not sure of his future plans, or whether he'll continue a career in education or stay in the Newport area. He said he has learned from mistakes made that resulted in the current budget crisis.
"There are things I would have done differently," Helm said. "If stepping down helps the district move forward, I'm happy to do that.'


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PLAINWELL -- A competitive dance team at Plainwell High School ended its sophomore season by entering two competitions and bringing home two trophies.
"I'd say we've got a pretty decent program started," coach Kate Clark said.
Clark, an instructor at the Patti Herm School of Dance and co-captain of Western Michigan University's dance team, helped 10 students form Plainwell's competitive dance team during the 2007-08 school year with support from athletic director Bill Andrew.
This year, 12 girls joined the team, which performed during football games last fall and basketball games this winter before placing second in a Feb. 9 competition sponsored by the semipro dance team that performs at the Rampage games in Grand Rapids and placing first at a Feb. 16 invitational in Rockford.
"It has been so very exciting and exhilarating to be involved as this program got started at Plainwell," said senior team captain Courtney Merritt. "I'm just anxious now to introduce even more students to this activity."
Merritt said she joined the team looking for another way to use the skills she has developed during 15 years of study at Patti Herm's studio.
"I get a chance to show what I can do," she said. "It's also a fun way to show spirit for my school."
Dancers tried out for spots on the team and then participated in two- or three-hour practices several times each week to prepare jazz, pom-pom and hip-hop routines for various athletic competitions, Clark said.
Clark and the team members choreograph routines to catchy popular tunes with appropriate lyrics.
"We try to perform a different dance at every game," Clark said.
"The Michigan High School Athletic Association does not yet recognize competitive dance as a sport," she said. "But our group is labeled as a varsity group because these teams are just as competitive as any sport (team)."
Many schools in eastern Michigan, and now several in western Michigan, have enough dancers to field varsity, junior varsity and freshmen dance teams with 15 to 25 members each, said Clark, who was an assistant coach for the Otsego High School dance team three years ago.
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A long time ago, longer than I care to disclose, my cousin Ellis was the first of 11 grandchildren in our family to have a child, a beautiful girl named Samantha.
He was 25 at the time; I was older and I remember admiring him for being such a great father, how it all came so naturally to him. I wondered if I would ever be able to do it.
I was single and childless at the time, and I'd put myself in his position but had none of the answers that seemed to come so easily to him.
As they say children do not come with a manual; parenting is part instinct, common sense, and what you're able to read in books and magazines.
Over the years, once I got married and had children, I realized I did have some innate parenting instincts but my wife seemed to have so many more answers than I did.
At first I wrote it off to women's intuition and the natural instincts of a mother.
Over the years, though, I came to realize there was something else going on: as much as men tease women about spending so much time talking, emailing and texting each other - much of that time is spent discussing their children, parenting, and solutions to endless childcare challenges.
As women talk, they realize they're not the only mother in the world that has a picky eater, a child that won't sleep or one that hates to share.
Mothers discuss parenting, anecdotes, and advice.
For the most part, many men don't have those networks or conversations during nights out with the guys; they're talking sports not sibling rivalry, or current events not kids.
One time I asked my wife why she seems to have all the answers and she said she doesn't, but collectively she and her friends do and thankfully, their collective wisdom trickles down to me.
By talking with her friends my wife stays in touch with what's best for our children — a 13-year-old boy and 11-year-old girl — and I listen, take her advice, and try to learn as much as I can from her.
It's no secret that guys don't talk like women; I'm not being sexist, some of us just don't. I can flip my friends a long email and receive a four-word reply.
And it takes my wife a half hour on the phone just to make plans to go out with her friends. I can set up a night out for coffee with a friend in thirty seconds and a dozen words, not that that's a good thing.
That last thing I'm trying to set-up is a battle of the sexes — chatty women versus silent men.
I hate stereotypes and I'm not trying to reinforce one.
But in fact some women can be more communicative, more willing to share personal information and accept advice — and that has immense benefits for both mother and child, and in my case, dad.
The majority of men have great parental instincts and are dedicated fathers; but it's also important to have a pipeline to your peers and get another dad's perspective; guys can learn a lot from their friends between innings, at half-time, and across a poker table.
Staasi Heropoulos enjoys writing on parenting for The Republican. He can be reached at staasi.heropoulos @gmail.com
Staasi Heropoulos' Dad's Den: It's time for a guy-to-guy parenting pipeline
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A long time ago, longer than I care to disclose, my cousin Ellis was the first of 11 grandchildren in our family to have a child, a beautiful girl named Samantha.