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i ae Seo Se NEW JERSEY INFORMATION CENTER new perspective on city living Vol. 19, No. 33 August 14-20, 2002 Upcoming Eger a aE reel By George E. Curry From time to time, an issue that’s been sound for a while sdddenly leaps to the forefront of public attention and takes on a new, energized life of its own. In the early stages of the anti-apartheid demonstrations in Washington, no one knew that minority.- rule.in South Mee was about to come.to an end. And few thought. that ifN elson Mandela were evera y sg In the past, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations N COBRA), Rep. John Conyers adia ctivists such as Richard America have been among the lonely voices a gi for the nm ore than two centuries of slavery and Er century of volsa ne ~ aw and sa i : of the al Come of Negro Women, ron Law Professor@hiaslés Ogletree and William Lucy, of the American i Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Randall Robinson, the former head of TransAfrica, sparked more pub- ligd abat aswr iting a book on the me titled ,L he De bt: Wat A merica Owes to Blai cks Ganada has made financial amends with Japanese Canadians, Aust has doled oo u0t 925 million for Holoca even the United States has ‘paid n$1 h Japanese Americans wrongly interned during World War II. Unlike countries that have embraced their African links, such as Cuba and Brazil, the United States still has difficulty owning up to its exploitation of Africans brought here against their will. With people such as Ward Connerly willing to carry their water, they prefer to pretend that racism doesn’t exist anymore. If it does exist, some argue, its racism against e0- ple. And they make:those specious arguments by using the very statues dammed to assist blacks, such as the ee! protection clause of the constitution, and turn them against African-Americans. So, it’s no surprise that some Americans are unwilling to even discuss the merits of1R i tes: Bony ‘introduces :a bill every year—HR40 (as in 40 acres and a mule)—that would establish a commission to study possible legislation at the federal level. But the measure never gets out of committee. While there appears to be growing Suppa for eerotionsp eo African- Arican few White- politici discuss the subject. k > _ “This is the subject that at the national level ss od wants tot alk about,” cauer Guid at1 years ago. “This is America’s secret and, at the same ; v comes tog when we raise questions of reparations that leadm any peoplee to move toward the door, to exit asi ta as they can. Not all Whites are moving toward the door. One group is called CURE—Caucasians United for Reparations and Emancipation, Acting ii n the tradition of White pel sonists, the soun statement of belief and or the Jim Grax laws in the United States are extraordinarily serious human rights violations. If conten today these would be crimes against humanity.” 5 resorte - i a Dn vat BREE ms n ci NEe owacrakl :Pu blDiec ptL ibrary e 5 Washington St.-PO Box 630 €Newark, NJ 07101-0630 l. Page 2 Crry News / Crry PEOPLE Aug1u4 -s Atugu st 20, 2002 x Proud Graduate — Stacy Hammond of Plainfield was among the graduates of the 102nd class of Gill St. Bernard’s School in A Diverse N i — P infield h its third | Ethfest Gladstone, N.J. Stacy was the at Cedarbrook Park. This city sponsored event was an opportu- recipient of the prestigious nity for citizens to experience different and exotic foods and wit- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority ness a variety of foreign entertainment. There were over 14 dif- Prudential Interns Volunteer — Approximately 75 bright, young, Award. In addition, she will ferent countries and cultures repr ted at the celeb p attend Rutgers University. and talented associates from INROADS, one of Prudential Financial’s internship programs, and bers of the pany’s fi Curious Observer Accelerated Development Program (ADP) gave back to their cc ity by participating in volunteer projects in both Newark and Hillside. Volunteer activities are an integral part of the INROADS and ADP programs. The duties of the interns consist- Ever notice how most banks give such poor service in black ed of painting and landscaping at the Greater Newark and urban communities, and then give no service when it comes Conservancy and sorting grocery items at the Hillside to making loans to residents in those same communities? Community Food Bank. Can you believe that WNBC actually accidentally aired a photo of Governor James E. McGreevey to promote their upcoming story on the so called “Preppie Killer” Robert Chambers? Did you notice that there was little mention of how success- fully Newark hosted the 2002 U.S. Youth Games recently. The four-day event ended without a hitch, so city’s critics, naysayers and fear mongers kept quiet. Newark must be doing something right, so far two candidates have begun raising funds to support their mayoral campaigns for 2006, not bad for a city that some say they would not set foot in. Verizon Scholarship — Verizon is itted to C y Are you concerned that elections are increasingly determined and Education. From left to right, Hope Harley, director of not by who is the best candidate, but by who can raise the most community affairs, Verizon; special interest money. How will poor people get representation? Kristen Harden, Verizon scholarship recipient; and Dennis Employee of the Month — Licinio Carvahio (right) accompanied Walcott, Deputy Mayor of New Share your observation to share? bbeyg aMna yohri s Sheamrppleo ymJeanmte s wiits h emtphle oyCeiet y ofo f thNee wmaornkt h.a s Caar vaLheiaod York. Harden is one of five Send it to: recipients that will receive Poisoning Inspector with the Division of Environmental Health. Curious Observer y for college to i Later in his career, Carvahlo was transferred to the Bureau of her education as she enters City News, 111 Mulberry St., TH-C, Newark, NJ 07102 Food and Drug as a y Inspector. R tly, he was promot- her freshman year at Clark- ed to the position of Coordinator of Bioterrorism in the Atlanta University in Atlanta, or email it to Edi@t Ciotynrewsinetaworlk.c om Department of Health and Human Services. Ga. 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Emotionally, Jackson has to be between a couple of multi-mega-mil- “Tour” views Newark bottoming out right about now. lionaires where one is making the silly "Tommy Mottola, the president of Tragically, after undergoing countless suggestion that the case be decided, not through a truer prism the record division [Sony] is a mean -- surgical procedures, Michael's doctor on the facts, but in the court of public he's a racist and he is very, very, very concluded that there's nothing more he opinion and in favor of the one with Have you ever made a significant devilish. The record companies really do could do to make him look normal. How more melanin. This is a particularly change in your life due to increased conspire against their artists. They steal, cruel! So, when I heard that Jackson was nutty suggestion when it's the lighter maturity, resources or enlightenment they cheat, they do whatever they can, headed to Harlem to hold a big press party who's claiming to be black. only to find some people insisted on not especially to the black artists... conference with Attorney Johnnie Nobody's lily-white here. Sony is a only clinging to their old concept of And Tommy Mottola is a devil. I'm Cochran and activist Reverend Al Japanese company. Mariah Carey is who you are, but reminding you publi- not supposed to say what I'm going to Sharpton at his side, I figured that he half-black and half-white. Michael has a cally. say right now, but I have let you know must have finally decided to sue the crap couple of bi-racial kids. Tommy Mottola It seems that the City of Newark is this...Mariah Carey, after the divorce of out of the butcher responsible for mak- is darker than Jackson, whose lifelong caught in a conundrum of that type in Tommy, came to me_ crying, ing a joke of his head. But Jackson's hobby was turning himself white. Talk the minds of far too many New crying.....crying, she was crying so misplaced anger had him taking his about pathology. So, I'm not gullible Jerseyans who live outside her borders, badly I had to hold her. She said to me, beaded glove off to attack Tommy enough to fall for the incendiary racial and still cleave to old realities, fears and ‘This is an evil man, and Michael, this Mottola, President of Sony, the record- angle, even though the music industry biases. Why else would a loca! televi- man follows me’. He taps her phones, ing company that has paid him over a has an ugly legacy of exploiting African- sion writer describe A Walk Through and he's very, very evil. She doesn't trust hundred million dollars. American musicians. Go ask Little Newark, the latest edition of WNET’s him. We have to continue our drive until Michael earnestly demonized Richard about that, not wacko Jacko. walking tour series as “a valentine” he is terminated. We can't allow him to Mottola, referring to him as a racist and The love of money, not Tommy from the producers and make veiled, do this..." — Michael Jackson a white devil. And by prominently play- Mottola, is the root of all evil. And prejudicial references to “a city’s prob- ing the race card, he has turned his Midas Jackson better worry about rais- lems.” patently personal beef into a potentially ing his own children black before Previous walking tour series by The person who coined the phrase, explosive ethnic issue. manipulating and mobilizing mine in the WNET’s David Hartman and historian "You never get a second chance to make For Jackson is close with Mariah name of his bottomless pit of a pocket- Barry Lewis have featured Harlem, a first impression," might have been Carey, Mottola's, ex-wife, another book. Otherwise, Mike, Jr. and Paris Greenwich Village, Central Park and Michael Jackson's plastic surgeon. But estranged, embittered Sony artist. I real- might follow in their Daddy's ill-fated Brooklyn — all New York City neigh- lucky for the 43 year-old Michael, first ly don't know whether Mottola is a footsteps and end up that other white borhoods that have problems just as impressions last, and most people can racist, as alleged, or not. But I wouldn't meat, too, crazy mixed-up zombies lost Tokyo, London, and even Bedminster still think of him as the attractive, ado- be surprised if he took his gloves off, in Neverland. has problems. This is not to compare lescent of his early, teenybopper days too, and grandstanded by calling Newark’s problems with those of with the Jackson Five. Jackson an ungrateful, loony, effemi- Bedminster. The ‘socio-economic Nonetheless, the botched nate, odd-looking albino. Lloyd Williams is a member of the NY, NJ, PA, dynamics are greatly different to be attempt to perform a radical blackendec- Race ought to have a declining sig- CT, MA and US Supreme Court bars sure. But then again, WNET is not tomy on the self-hating icon backfired nificance in an accounting squabble daoniynwgh era e waleklsien g int ouNre wo f BJeerdsmeiyn staet r thiosr Some lenders still impede homeownership time. In fact, their Newark tour represents the first time that team Hartman By Julianne Malveaux nearly half (49 percent) of African because they have had so many negative and Lewis have ventured outside of Americans, 30 percent of Hispanics and experiences with conventional lending New York City. Why, because, in the 28 percent of Native Americans get sub- that they shy away from seeking credit words of Lewis, who is also a professor Not a week goes by when I don't get prime loans. from them. Instead, they respond to the at the New School for Social Research, e-mail from someone peddling home The disparity actually grows for television and radio ads that seek them “There is a great city across the river.” loans, or home loan refinancing, on the upper-income borrowers. Higher- out, help them to consolidate their cred- The tour, which aired on Monday, fea- Internet. The rates are going down, they income African-American homeowners it or improve their homes and charge tured the richness of Newark, including scream, exclamation points all over the do comparatively worse than their them interest up the yin-yang. Military Park, Trinity and St. Philip’s place. Loan guaranteed, they shout, cast- lower-income counterparts. Lower- This is important because homeown- Episcopal Cathedral, The Newark ing the net as widely as they can to get income African-Americans were only ership is often the way that lower and Museum, Lincoln Park, NJPAC and me to respond. twice as likely to get subprime loans as middle — income families amass wealth. Penn Station to name a few of the treas- With the mortgage interest rate ures here in the nation’s third oldest city. down to 6.42 percent for 30 year loans, whites, but upper-income African A much higher proportion of whites pos- Americans were three times as likely to sess homes than African Americans and Sometimes it takes an outsider to see and even lower for shorter-term mort- get subprime loans. Latinos, with 71 percent of white fami- the good results of hard work. So we gages, financial planners say this is a Most lenders say the supreme mar- lies owning their homes in 1999, but just wait, impatiently, for New Jerseyans to great time to buy or to refinance. But, ket is a function of the risk they take 46.5 percent of African-American and view Newark through a prism that rec- unlike me, too many African— American ognizes her strengths, not only those borrowers find the doors to convention- wwhhoesne tchreeyd itp roisv indoet pmroinsteiyne . toB ubto rFrroewdedrise 4th5e.i2r s,p earccceonrtd ionfg Ltaot icneon sufsa midlaiteas. owning areas that are opportunities for improve- al lending shut in their faces. ment. The hardworking, decent resi- A new report from the Center for Mac, one of the publicly chartered sec- Many people of color can't partici- ondary mortgage market enterprises, pate in the American dream except at dents and businesses deserve no less. Community Change says that African says that as many as 30 percent of those high-interest, supreme rates. This Americans and Hispanics are dispropor- City NEws who get supreme mortgages could bene- inequality must end. tionately represented in the supreme fit from conventional mortgages and home refinance market. That means they Publishing Company are paying at least 1 to 6 more percent- from great savings. Julianne Malveaux, who holds a Ph.D. in eco- Founded in 1983 age points than their white counterparts yourF urltohaenr , isi n a mafnunyc ticaosne s oft hew hquoaml ityy oouf nToemcichsn oflroomg yit,she a Massnaatiocnahlluy setsytndsica ted Institcuotel uomf - pay. Data from 331 metropolitan areas know. Some people with "good" credit nist and a popular author and lecturer sought Jan M. Edgenton Johnson show that while 17 percent of whites end up with costly supreme products after as a commentator and expert panelist by borrow money in the sub prime market, major media outlets. President & Publisher NJ should follow Florida on voucher ‘sham’ City News Publishing Group Shanda-Joy Laws Director of Advertising Dear Editor, ring the diversion of taxpayer dollars to guage in state constitutions barring gov- religious institutions. Coming on the ernmental support of religious instruc- M. Scheryl Gant On Monday, August 5th the Florida heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s tion will be strictly enforced. Editor trial court ruled that the state’s school Zelman decision in June, which held We hope that the Florida ruling will voucher program is in violation of the vouchers permissible under the federal dissuade New Jersey and other states Henry C. Johnson, Ph.D. Florida constitution. constitution and appeared to breathe life from adopting school voucher programs. President and CEO We are gratified that the court saw into the pro-voucher campaign, the City News Publishing Company through the sham of voucher programs. Florida trial court’s ruling holds up a Sincerely, Public monies funneled to religious stop sign and highlights Zelman’s limit- 111 Mulberry Street, Townhouse C schools through parental vouchers does ed impact. Roger L. Manshel ` Newark, NJ 07102 constitute state aid to religion. In striking down the nation’s first 973.642.4400 973.642.5444 Fax Like many states, Florida’s constitu- statewide voucher program, the trial RogerL . Manshel is president of the A CustomerService @Citynewsnetwork.com tion contains a specific provision bar- court sent a clear signal that explicit lan- Jewish Committee, Metro NJ Chapter in Milburn. August 14 - August 20, 2002, Crry News / BusINEss Black Chamber members win international award, recognition NEWARK— Although yet in its infancy, members Earlier this summer four BCCNJ firms were} of the Black Chamber of Commerce of Northern New among the B.E.100s, a listing of the nation’s largest} Jersey (BCCNJ) are making their presence known in black businesses that is issued annually by Blac the state, the nation, and the world since its formation Enterprise magazine. 16 months ago. The BCCNJ companies on the Black Enterprise} Last month the International Association of Web list were Integrated Packaging Corp. in Ne Masters and Designers (IAWMD) selected the Brunswick; Freehold Chevrolet in Freehold; City} Chamber’s website for its Golden Web Award. The National Bank of New Jersey in Newark; and Powell website was designed by BCCNJ member ‘Capital Markets, Inc. off Christopher Devine who is vice president “They reflect the standard Roseland. and CTO of InterWide Solutions, an infor- and caliber of businesses ing Commenting on mak Í mation technologies consultation firm the Black Enterprise BLACK CHAMBER ‘OF WINNERS — Shown here (from left based in Newark. The IAWMD was that we (BCCNJ) are alliist Nat Bell, executive to right) are Christopher Devine, VP and CTO of InterWide founded in 1997 and is today supported by »» administrator, of Integrated Solutions and Dr. Henry C. Johnson, president, BCCNJ. 135,000 members and affiliates in 145 striving to form. Packaging said, “We're munity. Notable speakers have included Glenn counties worldwide. —Henry C. Johnson, Ph.D. pleased. We only hope to Cunningham, Mayor of Jersey City. The Chamber has “This award is a testament to the ease President, BCCNJ live up to the expectations sponsored a gubernatorial candidate’s forum last fall, and cooperation of working with, of our forerunners on the hosted a reception for incoming NJ Commerce and Christopher Devine, of InterWide B.E. 100 list. We trust that Economic Growth Commission Secretary of Solutions,” Dr. Henry C. Johnson, president of the we will continue to strive to be the kind of minority Commerce William D. Watley, and helped sponsor a BCCNJ said, noting that the award has an internation- enterprise that would keep in such fine company. recent reception for the Black, Latino and Asian al scope. “We are pleased that we were able to team Integrated celebrates its’ 10th year in business this Legislative Caucus.. with a Chamber member to construct our site. This month. The manufacturer and supplier of corrugated “It makes us proud as chamber members that such represents the first class work that our members are containers and displays moved up from 47 on the a young organization is already on the right track to doing.” Industrial/Service 100 list last year to position number becoming something greater,” said Devine, whose The IAWMD’s Golden Web Award is based_on 33, and had an estimated $100 million in sales. four-year old firm joined the BCCNJ last year. overall site design, functionality, content, and usability, “We're really excited and pleased that said Devine whose six-year-old firm received three members of our organization continue to other awards this year. stand out, and we’re certainly proud of those “We (InterWide) are on target with our develop- members who made the Black Enterprise ment, and processes. 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In just three years, thUe.S . SSmaBllA B usihnaesss Adamipnipstrraotivone d 4,000 loans expected to attract a diverse sec- for $1 billion to New Jersey small business owners. If tion of the business community, THERE WILL BE A PRESENTATION ON THE you think we can help contact us at (973) 645-2434 or is being organized by NJ visit our Web site at www.sba.gov/nj NEW SCIENCE AND CENTRAL HIGH Commerce in partnership with the New Jersey Economic SCHOOLS Development Authority, Prosperity New Jersey and the FORMAL ACTION WILL BE TAKEN Economic Development AT THIS MEETING Association of New Jersey. Marion A. Bolden For more information, call State District Superintendent (609) 777-0885. August 14- August 20, 2002 Page6 Crry News/ HEART BEAT Headaches during back to Health & science: Preparing for back to school: school time taking on the weighty issue of CHICAGO — As Summer the common misconception is backpacks draws to a close, many parents that headaches are an adult will again fall into the routine disease. According to the of having kids back in school. National Headache TRENTON — When you In some communities, textbooks What these parents may not Foundation (NHF), signs your hear today’s schoolchildren school officials have conducted used by know is that their child might child may be suffering from complain about homework meetings with students and par- children in primary and sec- be suffering from headaches migraine or chronic headaches being a pain, they may not be ents to address the issue. Rather ondary schools. The legislation, due to this transition. include: exaggerating. The heavy loads than having children take an A2440, is currently in the For children, the start of e Experiences car or in their backpacks, according to entire book home, teachers Assembly Education school can be a time of both motion sickness. doctors, might cause their sometimes provide copies of Committee. California law- anticipation and anxiety. The e Wakes up because of aching backs and necks. the material needed for the makers are also addressing the stress of new teachers, friends headache. The issue first gained atten- night’s assignment. In addition, issue. A proposal, now in the and classes along with Headache severity increas- tion three years ago with an an increasing number of school California state Senate, would changes in daily routine, are es or headaches occur more American Academy of districts offer textbooks on require school boards to dis- both common triggers of frequently Changes in tem- Orthopedic Surgeons report. computer disc or ensure that the tribute surveys to find creative, migraine and _ tensiontype perament or personality The Academy found that more books are available at local costeffective measures to headaches. Nausea, vomiting or stomach than half of the physicians it libraries. reduce the weight of student More than 10 million chil- pain Headache goes away with surveyed reported seeing stu- The issue continues to gen- backpacks. dren between the ages of 517, rest Pain increases with physi- dents whose back and shoulder erate research. The Alfred I. Meanwhile, NJSBA’s 20% of all young people, cal activity Other family mem- pain came from carrying back- Dupont Hospital for Children Edwina Lee stressed the role of experience chronic headaches. bers experience migraine. packs that were too heavy. The in Wilmington, Delaware, is parents in helping students to In fact, 20% of people who If your child experiences AAOS recommended that stu- nearing the end of a twoyear avoid injury due to overweight currently suffer from migraine one or more of these signs, the dents carry loads no greater study of the effect of heavy backpacks. or tensiontype headaches NHF recommends that you than 15% of their body weight. backpacks on more than 1,000 “Parents should consider report that their headaches schedule an appointment with Also that year, the U. S. teenagers in Pennsylvania and what their children are carrying began before age 10. the child’s healthcare provider Consumer Product Safety Delaware. Researchers are to school and back home,” she Unfortunately, young children to specifically discuss the Commission reported that more reviewing numerous factors said. “They may find that, in are oftentimes unable to effec- headache problem. Your best than 3,400 pupils between ages such as how children walk, addition to books needed for tively communicate their ally in helping your child cope 5 and 14 were treated in hospi- how they carry backpacks, the homework, the backpacks symptoms, thus making it very with headache is a doctor who tal emergency rooms for distance they walkand even the might contain personal items, difficult for parents to recog- knows your family and is will- injuries related to backpacks or effect of obesity, which is often electronic gadgets and non- nize that a recurring problem ing to spend sufficient time to book bags. the culprit in the lower back school items that only add might exist. diagnose and treat the prob- “There’s a growing recog- pain that many children experi- weight.” Many parents are not lem. nition that weighty textbooks ence, according to Dupont doc- * Backpacks should have a aware that kids may be sus- and overstuffed backpacks may tors. waist belt designed to evenly ceptible to headaches, because lead to real health problems for “NJSBA will be very inter- distribute the weight of the growing bodies,” said Edwina ested in the results of the contents. M. Lee, executive director of Dupont study,” said Lee. Even though some children Reach the $47 Million the New Jersey School Boards “Some local school boards are believe it looks “cool” to allow Association. calling on textbook publishers backpacks to hang off of one NJ African-American School districts have to produce lighterweight books, shoulder and below the waist, responded to the concern by and there is proposed legisla- students should use both shoul- Health Consumer Market calling on teachers to coordi- tion to set state standards for der straps and position the nate the homework given to maximum textbook weight. pack above the waistline. children, establishing longer The study may have an impact Children should not overload in the City News HEARTBEAT section breaks between class periods to on state policy.” the backpacks. Your guide to healthy living allow students to go to their Assemblyman Peter J. Children should keep good lockers to retrieve books, and Barnes Jr. of Middlesex County posture; hunching over while Who should advertise even by purchasing two sets of is sponsoring a bill that would walking with a backpack booksone for students to keep require the New Jersey State increases stress on the spine. in the City News at home and one for the class- Board of Education to adopt room. maximum weight standards for HEARTBEAT section? Health Equipment Hospitals cells to metastasize, or grow in other Health Care Providers Lung disease rising in women organs: They believe drugs designed to PPhhyasrimcaicainess The rate of emphysema is growing rapid- block the action of the molecule could pre- Counseling Services ly, especially among women, report federal —v enRte uctaenrcse rH efarlotmh spreading. HMO's health officials. And for the first time, Health Insurance Providers women have edged past man in deaths Health Care Workers’ Training Programs form the debilitating lung condition. Immigrant kids in US less likely to get The death rate is increasing dramatically vaccines — especially among women — because so Sone: Tanger Marker News, jne. 1906 many took up smoking after the 1940s. In Foreign-born children are less likely than 1980, emphysema killed 16,000 women their US-born peers to receive immuniza- Published every Wednesday and 37,000 men. In 2000, it killed 60,000 tions against hepatitis B and a type of bac- women and 59,000 men. teria that can cause life-threatening, poten- City News takes a look at tially brain-damaging illness, researchers the health issues on the minds Scientists find new clues about how can- with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. of African Americans in a cer spreads Their study compared rates of vaccina- special section titled Scientists at Glasgow's Beatson Institute tion among US-born and foreign-born chil- “Heartbeat.” | in London have discovered how a key pro- dren aged19 to 35 months. Parents of youngsters applying for US citizenship are tein helps cancerous cells spread through the body in a finding that could pave the required to have documents that show the For advertising information or to place your way for new drugs to slow the progression child has been immunized. If documentation space reservation, call of the disease. is unavailable the child is scheduled to 973.642.4400 The molecule, called Src, loosens the tis- receive the first set of required vaccina- sue around a tumor and allows cancerous tions. — Reuters Health aA Dage9 August7 - August 13, 2002 Crry News Ba October anthrax probe ends at a lone, blue, government issued mailbox in Princeton; suspect (s) remains at large NEWARK The 10- The exact location of the Department of Health and month probe into the origin of Princeton mailbox that tested Senior Services, said a depart- the deadly biological agent, positive for Anthrax was not ment survey of 240,000 emer- anthrax, that closed down revealed during the press con- gency room visits and 7,100 Capital Hill, unnerved national ference, because "the details stays in intensive care units in new anchors, took the lives of are part of a pending investiga- and around the state following five Americans and left 13 f tion", according to Governor. the October infections turned other persons seriously strick- f The anthrax-laced postal box up no new anthrax cases. en may be narrowed to a sin- was discovered last Thursday On Sunday Dr. Steven J. gle, standard blue mailbox in during an ongoing examination Hatfill, a bio-weapons scientist tony, erudite Princeton. by NJ state health officials. held a press conference in Governor James Ei The mailbox in question is Virginia declaring his loyalty McGreevey, said Monday in a believed to be located near for America. Hatfill, whose guarded, cautious statement at Princeton University, however Maryland apartment and a joint law enforcement press official declined to comment on Florida storage unit were conference that the suspicious whether or not the cope of the searches in June and earlier this mailbox was removed last investigation would be month, said he “had nothing to week when state health offi- widened. The investigation do in any way, shape or form cials detected the anthrax centered on 600 mailboxes, of with the mailing of these spores. which all but 39 have been test- anthrax letters." Investigators The risk to the public's ed for traces of anthrax. The in New Jersey not mention health and safety is "exceed- remaining mailboxes are sched- Hatfill during the press confer- ingly small". Last year the ule to be tested by the end of ence. Hatfill’s name surfaced anthrax related death resulted the week, according to state and more than a month ago, and is in a national panic as people federal investigators. one of approximately 30 people rushed to seek antibiotic pro- "No new cases have been who are under investigation by tection from the threat. detected beyond the original federal agents. Law enforce- Anthrax tainted letters were cases in October 2001," ment officials describe Hatfill even mailed to news outlets McGreevey said. “With the as “a person of interest” but and Capital Hill. The anthrax subsequent removal of the have not declared him a crimi- letters were mailed a month f mailbox, no further threat nal suspect. after the September 11 terror- * exists." The anthrax sample found ists attacks, and were at first Photo by Scheryl Gant Dr. Clifton Lacy, NJ com- in Princeton has been sent to a believed to be related. Governor. James E. McGreevey di: anthrax in i missioner of the state U.S. Army facility. Since 1865 advocates have said reparations for slavery must be given to their descendants in some form By Nayaba Arinde into organizations such as the One is for the cancellation of $32 million for the 1836 Against Racism held in Durban The Challenge Group National Ex-Slave Mutual the ‘Third World’ debt; another Treaty; in 1985 the Chippewas last year issued a resolution Relief, Bounty and Pension is to set up a Marshall Plan for of Wisconsin received $31 mil- declaring the obvious; that the NEW YORK (NNPA)—On Association, which was to gar- the inner cities; to have a mas- lion; and in 1985, Florida’s trans-Atlantic slavery and colo- Saturday hundreds of thou- ner hundreds of thousands sive response to the health cri- Seminoles got $12.3 million nialism was a crime against sands are expected to converge dues-paying members from the sis in the inner cities; similarly and the Sioux of South Dakota humanity. America refused to on Washington for the August late 1800's to about 1915. to have a massive advance in got $105 million. participate in the conference. 17 rally to demand reparations. On January 16, 1865, Gen. urban education-through the In a case brought against But, reparations was part of the Movement is always better William T. Sherman issued his building of schools and, sup- the German government and international discussion in than stagnation, and the age-old Field Order No. 15 setting aside porting traditional black col- certain industries in March Durban, and other parts of the reparations call surely is strid- “the islands from Charleston, leges, which need help; and to 2000, negotiators in Berlin Diaspora are looking to other ing along like a wronged per- south, the abandoned rice fields have economic developments agreed to distribute monies European governments to son on a mission. From back along the river for 30 miles “Gen. Sherman, from a $5 billion fund to com- cough up money and- accept- room to large hall meetings; back from the sea, and the pensate Nazi-era forced labor- able deals. Next week’s rally is from national grass-root debate country bordering the St. John’s who had his scorched- ers. Reportedly, the cash would expected to be a show of reparations may have become a River, Florida,” for settlement be given to between 800,000 to strength and commitment, no new axiom for commercial by blacks exclusively. His earth policy after he 2.3 million Europeans, many one is expecting the George journalism, but it is increasing- order provided that “each fami- conquered the South, from Eastern Europe who had Bush government to immedi- ly becoming a point of focus ly should have a lot of not more been living behind the Iron ately respond. for many black folks navigating than 40 acres of tillable announced his Field Curtain. Forced factory labor- Probably the best known of the epic history of the Diaspora. ground.” ers were scheduled to get up to all the groups pushing for repa- “We must have repara- The Freedman’s Bureau Order 15, whereby he $2,500 each. Those who rations has been the National tions,” long-time civil rights was a government group estab- wanted to break up worked in concentration camps Coalition of Blacks for activist Rev. Herbert Daughtry lished to provide housing, land, were to be given up to $7,500 Reparations in America. They said recently. As people pre- legal and financial resources to plantations and give each. Another $350 million demand “Our just inheritance: pare for next week’s repara- the more than four million fund (financed half-and-half by the trillions of dollars due us tions rally, Daughtry pointed freed enslaved Africans. Gen. the land to enslaved the German government and for the labor of our ancestors out, “Reparations is legally just Rufus Saxton, the Bureau’s Africans.” industry) was earmarked for a who worked for hundreds of and morally right, and has a South Carolina director, settled foundation to sponsor research years without pay.” historical precedent, other peo- some 40,000 blacks on forty- and educational projects ple have received reparations, acre plots in the area. But, in — Rev. Hubert Daughtry regarding the issue of Nazi Editor’s Note: The Rally and from 1865 straight on 1866 President Andrew in significant ways.” labor, and to pay administrative for Reparations will be held through to now there has - Johnson confiscated all land According to her booklet and legal costs. The American Saturday, Aug. 17th on the always been a demand for repa- controlled by the Bureau and ‘Black Reparations Now!’ government agreed to send a Washington Mall between the rations. This is nothing new. returned the land to ex- Dorothy Benton-Lewis docu- letter of support in any case Capital and the Washington During the Reconstruction Confederates. ments that in 1990, the U.S. brought against German com- MToo nutmraevnetl , byb egbiunsn incgo ntaatc t nootnh.e Easr a, thwei thn e“w4 0 adcermesa nadn,d as emvuelrea”l colle“Ic tiavme tatlekrimnsg, ” priDmaaruiglhyt ryin gAmoevreircnamnesn t $1g.a2v e bilJlaipoan nesoer pthaanti easl l iNna ziU-.eSr.a croeulrattse,d cslaayiimnsg PPeroogprlees’ss, 97O3r-g8a0n1i-0z0a0t1i;o n or fthoer reparations societies were born said. but there are many ways $20.000 each; in 1986 the should be referred to the fund. Black United Fund, 201-920- and incorporated themselves that we can get reparations. Ottawas of Michigan received The World Conference 0653. Crry New/ sART Z August 14 - August20 ,2 002 Yet a Stranger: Why Black Americans still don’t feel at Home Writing by Black Men “If America still considers it a Yet a stranger: Why xe ben Ue author writes from a decidedly black that moment, relief and satisfaction self-evident truth that all men are Black Americà ans stilà l paotutseirnngs perspective but always offsets her own swept over me like a cool tide and I created equal, that they are with the corresponding average white was unable to contain my emotion endowed by their Creator with don’t feel at home and mort- person’s point-of-view in order to help despite my company.” certain unalienable Rights, that Written by Deborah gage dis- the reader understand why the country With an alternately refreshing and among these are Life, Liberty and Mathis Published by CE DELEA remains encumbered by the alarming honesty, Mathis eloquently the pursuit of WarnPenguin Press tion, by inescapable predicament of race. delineates the difference in how blacks the . epi- What makes her book most and whites feel about the same subject. demic of failed public schools, by valuable are its plethora of unique Take Allen Iverson, who she sees as transportation shortages, by job dis- observations, many of which had embraced by the African-American crimination. These restrictions auto- never even occurred to me before. For community because of his “an YETA matically restrain the pursuit of happi- example, the author certainly sur- assertive and demonstrative blackness, ness.” prised me with her persuasive argu- with braided hair and street-tinged —Excerpt from Yet a Stranger— ment against the use of the now gener- cool,” the very same characteristics for STRANGER ally accepted term African-American. which whites are likely “to pick him Why is America still largely two She prefers to use the word black, apart, looking for the hero’s holes.” worlds: one black, one white, despite because “it is my blackness that Fairly prophetic, given Allen’s current all the social inroads started in the America needs to confront, not my legal problems. “Those who conform DEBORAH Sixties during the Civil Rights continental origin. When Amadou and mirror European models are MATHIS Mwhoivteesm,e nitn ?g enerWahl,y havdeo subclha ckosp posiatned Dhiisa llAof riwcaasn isgmu nntehdat droatwtnl,ed itth ew asp olincoet rewaArndedd ,”a gMasi.n Maantdh is agcaoinnc,l udwehse.t her attitudes on subjects ranging from officers. It was his blackness.” This exploring feminism the Columbine Allen Iverson to affirmative action to idea is evocative of Malcolm X’s shootings or racial profiling, Yet a the OJ verdict? Deborah Mathis reminder that black people caught hell Stranger takes an unsettling and knows why and she discusses all of the not because they were Muslim or provocative look at America, because above and other hot-button race issues Baptist, or Democrat or Republican, Deborah Mathis is a master at tapping in Yet a Stranger: Why Black but simply because they were black. into and conveying the competing psy- Happiness... Americans Still Don’t Feel at Home. Mathis is just as intriguing when ches of blacks and whites, two peoples then poor black Americans have more Mathis, a nationally-syndicated weighing in on the OJ Simpson deci- ever at odds, yet also inextricably than a minor point of contention. The columnist for Gannett News Service sion, which she views as a sort of linked to each other now and forever. chokehold on liberty is evident in the and USA Today is a very well rea- overdue judicial payback. She national habit of quarantining people soned and entertaining writer who I recounts her reaction to the not-guilty found myself dis- verdict, witnessed among a mostly- ARTZ agreeing with about white group of colleagues, as follows, as often as I shared “Instantly, my fist punched the air and her sentiments. The a hissing ‘yes’ escaped my mouth. At Son of pop legend, Dionne Warick breaks through on his own Reach New Jerseys’ top entertainment seekers Damon Elliott knows a Elliott has joined fawn with a Elliott is all business, Tall and thing or two about divas. His wide array of stellar artists that burly, he’s a dynamic ball of each week in AR TZ! mom is one: Dionne Warwick. includes Green Day, Enmena, energy, committed and passion- So it should come as no siuprise Bone ThugsNHarmony, Keith ate about his art. “Whether it’s that the producersongwriter is Sweat, Barry White, and Ziggy malting music for anartist for an - clubs making a name for himself by Marley. But it is his work with album or hooking up with a sting music for some of the top female vocalists that has him on director for a film, it’s about the - Networki events female artists in popular music the fast track. Elliott cowrote challange of coming up with . poetry Readings tnootd ayo.n lyW hias tE lliios ttu niunsvuoallv edi s wtihtaht aPnidnk ’sp romduufctedi plaftoiurn ums ongasl bumfo,r sreoamlelty hicnagp tufrreessh , tsheo meptehrisonnga ltihtayt . ttc: some of the hottest recording “Missundaztood,” including the of the artist or the movie. That’s artists, he’s also contributing title cut. He was tapped to pro- what excites me and peps me up - Theatre performances music to blockbuster motion duce one of Beyonce Knowles’ all night in the studio.” + Movies 6 Plays pictures at the same time. songs “Hey Goldmember” and Staying up all night in the In the last year, Elliott has remix the first single “Work It studio is ewaly what Elliott will + Restaurants produced, written and/or out” far the third instrument of be doing for a while. remixed songs for Destiny’s the “Austin Powers” - Fashion Shows Child, Pink, Mya, and Kylie film franchise. Minogue as well as solo materi- Elliott — copro- - Fund-Ralsers al for all three members of duced Mya’s vocals - Parties Destiny’s Child. He’s also help- on the Grammy win- ing to shake movie theatres ning remake of with his music for “Lady Marmalade” - Books Signings “ScoobyDoo,” “Austin Powers: for - the Moulin - Art Shows Goldmember,” and “Down To Rouge” soundtrack Earth.” Recently Elliott was and wrote and pro- celebrations ofa ll recruited to serve as music duced a half dozen supervisor and composer for the selections for Mya’s kinds live action “Fat Albert” feature, next album. which is based on the famed “Not exactly sure cartoon series. how I ended up While his mom is best working with all To advertise your event simply call or known for siding the gentle bal- these incredible email Crry NEWS at 973.642.4400 lads of Bacharach & David and women, but I don’t his father was a jazz drummer, think too many guys or Elliott’s own musical signature would complain,” [email protected] is more alive, comprised chiefly said Elliott with a of funky beats and vibrant chuckle, But in his melodies. He’s incredibly musi- Burbank-based e cal and diverse. In recent years, recording studio, Damon Elliott a bth eh eh eb SEERGRSCERSR EC EESSR eCHESERSEEEESS S SC August 14 - August 20, 2002 Crry News / ARTZ Page 9 Kam’s Kapsules: E Vin Diesel as XXX Review by Kam Williams An Extreme Spy for the For movies opening August 16, 2002 Playstation Generation Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun ble Vin Diesel (Pitch Black) by Kam Williams Move over 007. Here comes XXX. James Bond, handles the title role, here, as BIG BUDGET FILMS arrives in town. Co-stars Michelle the dapper, debonair secret Xander, in what looks very Rodriguez, Mika Boorem and agent with a license to kill much like the first install- T h e = Faizon Love. might like to take a page out ment of a promising fran- Adventures of the training manual of chise. The film reunites Vin nominee Samuel L. Jackson of Pluto INDEPENDENT FILMS Xander Cage. with Rob Cohen, who direct- (for Pulp Fiction) in a rela- Nash (PG-13 For Cage, or Triple-X as ed him in The Fast and the tively subdued role as Agent for violence, All My Loved Ones he is known in certain cir- Furious only last year. Gibbons, Xander’s boss. sexual humor (Unrated) Schindler’s kids. cles, is an avid, extreme Courtesy of cartoon Gibbons, a mix of drill ser- and adult lan- Harrowing Holocaust tale, set in sports fanatic recruited to put physics and state-of-the-art geant and practical joker, has guage) Sci-fi Czechoslovakia, about a British his acrobatic talents to prac- special effects, XXX fea- precious little time to find comedy, set stockbroker’s bid to save 669 tical use in the service of his tures a flurry of death-defy- out if the anti-establishment in 2087, with Eddie Murphy as a Jewish kids from the concentra- country as an international ing stunts. What’s more, the slacker can be converted into man on the moon trying to keep tion camps. (In Czech with subti- spy. With plenty of tatoos action has all been edited a crime-fighter for a patriotic his lunar nightclub out of the tles) and even more attitude, into such a seamless cine- cause. The aforementioned hands of intergalactic gangsters. Xander also has the polar matic experience, you never terrorist plot is about to be With Pam Grier, Randy Quaid The Isle (Unrated) Erotic opposite personality from stop to wonder whether the hatched and a saviour needs and Rosario Dawson. murder mystery about a down- that of the understated Bond. breathtaking sequences are to be dispatched posthaste. and-out detective who meets his Brash and bad, buff and real or computer-generated. XXX isn't about the dia- B l u e match in the mute, mysterious bald, XXX almost demands You find yourself will- logue, but about a dizzying, Crush (PG- madam running a houseboat of ill attention as he goes about his ingly taking long leaps-of- eye-popping adventure, one 13 for sexual repute on a lake in a quiet fishing business. And he finds it faith right along with designed to delight the over- content, pro- village. (In Korean with subtitles) everywhere, whether para- Xander’s own leaps off a stimulated ocular lobes of fanity, party- chuting out of a car which plane, into the river, off a the Sony Play Station gener- ing and fight- Mostly Martha (PG for the- has just careened off a cliff, etcetera. Just as invinci- ation. And it ought to also ing)Kate matic elements and mild epithets) bridge, motorbiking through ble as Bond, who always was succeed in engaging a lot of Bosworth Another sensual food romantic a gauntlet of bloodthirsty, impervious to bulletry, XXX old fogeys who wouldn't stars in this comedy, this set in Hamburg, Colombian drug dealers, or adds an audacious X-factor, know a joy ride from a joy surfing teen about a rigid, restaurant gourmet infiltrating a Russian bio-ter- which the law of gravity stick. sploit as a tough and tan rebel chef, raising an 8 year-old niece, ror gang with the know-how doesn’t seem to apply to XXXcellent! Excellent without a wave who moves to who learns to loosen up and enjoy to wipe out all of humanity. him. (3.5 stars) Rated PG-13 Hawaii to hang ten but gets hung life a little from her irritating, The charming and capa- XXX co-stars Oscar- up on a pro quarterback who irreverent, new assistant from “THUMBS UPI E Dri efs Entertainment Roger Ebert, EBERT & ROEPER Michael Jackson getting new hip-hop flavor "SATISFYING AND TRULY FUNNY... “HE IS SO FUNNY... HINGTON POST/WEEKEND OUTRAGEOUS HUMOR!” ““TAWRENCE ISA inT homas, LOS ANGELES TIM! The king of pop, Michael Jackson, plans to come back to his GIFTED STAND-UP.” “HILARIOUS!” dominace with help of Hip-hop producer and CEO of Terry Lawson, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS Murder-Inc., Irv Gotti. Jackson asked Gotti to work on his “HILARIOUS, .. SIDESPLITTING. s “LAWRENCE IS A GIFTED PERFORMER... next album and production is underway. Although Jackson’s Hewitt, KNIGHT-RIDDER r Ebert, “THIS svVE RY FUNNY STUFF...’ OUTRAGEOUS " list of grievances with Sony Music has grown, he is not sign- f ISCO EXAMINI Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ing with Murder Inc. The Queen is back Recently Grammy Award winning recording artist, film and TV star, Queen Latifah shot the video for her up coming music single, “Hater Proof” in her hometown of Newark. There were cameo appearances by rappers, Lil Kim, Angie Martinez and Actress Vivica Fox. Along with Queen Latifah, The Unit a rap group under her record label, Flavor Unit were also featured on Hater Proof. Mariah on the move Mariah Carey’s first album for her new label, Island Records, has been put on the fast track, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Titled Mariah, fans can expect to see the CD on shelves in early December. The first single is expected to be released for radio play during the second week of September. 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Next month, NJ SAVER rebates direct and indirect property tax relief for the foundation upon which our commu- Program will provide checks up to $775 averaging $500 will be sent out to eligi- New Jersey citizens, which is more than nities and State are built. The — $25 higher than last year’s maximum ble homeowners for additional relief. half of the $23.4 billion spending plan. Homestead Rebate Program provides benefit to eligible senior and disabled The State budget provides for $514 While putting taxpayers first, the direct property tax relief for our senior citizens. New Jersey’s budget crisis and million for Homestead Rebates to Governor also held the line on overall citizens and middle class New Jersey cash flow problems slowed our normal- approximately 1.6 million residents. State spending. He limited budget families,” McGreevey said. “AS ly delivery timetable by a few weeks,” Despite a $6 billion shortfall, Governor growth to less than one percent over the Governor, I am strongly committed to Treasurer John E. McConnac said. McGreevey balanced the budget and previous fiscal year and refused to cut appropriating the necessary money to Homestead Rebate checks are one of increased rebate funding by $13.7 mil- state aid for property tax relief to munic- sustain this valued property tax relief three direct property tax relief benefits lion, boosting the rebate maximum to ipalities and school districts across the program in the current fiscal year and in sent out to New Jersey citizens within $775. 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E(arMlayn aShta n iALFndoi durti mhtseiR iovwnpeiaartlsah ,t rdeteaqhtmur oie(ner2s e0t1m(r)e3a n)t 9tey6se3d a- mr7aes3x 8yp7 ae.rb reei eoenbncteca oiunienr dat ghbee ydp claatlocl iernmgee qntuthe es toPf r otojhfee c ctoa pbyo veoM afn latgiehsrte,e d RMsFatPra.fy f TfiSsoth raes feP ftei rrnfegfos roptrShome narisnvne ict cehe etso o dfto ohAcned ummiRanenFi nPst“ t rAtasoet- nibtNvieeet elsedaduen bdd“m” Ri CteltqBeeuraidesc isastlt o fDtouhrre i PngrA uoltpehmo2oes0rna0itl3ats,ly interested AVE firms are invited to contact Joseph Clark, Modernization P“rRoepqouseaslt anfodr pPrer-oqpuoalsiaflisc atfioorn Prreoqvuiidrienmge ntSsu paprlee smeetn tfoarlth iTn etchhneid coaclu meSntatt t enotni tiaend 2004 and 2005”, a copy of which will be furnished to Coordinator, at 1-732-345-5157 if there are any questions on construction “As-Needed” Basis During 2003, 2004 and 2005", a ore of which will be interested supplemental staffing firms upon request to Ms. intent furnished to interested temporary staff firms upon request toM s. Terri Hutcherson, Laurie Spencer, by e-mail, at py Sabo dU OM: Specifications can be obtained at the Administrative Offices of the tbhye e-RmFaPil , shaatl l thbeu tcdhueer @o np aonr yonj.ngo v.S epPtroepmobsearl s 3,t o2 0b0e2 .m iran in response to Proposals shall be due on or about September 5, 2002. Morristown Housing Authority, 31 Early Street, Morristown, NJ during reg- ular business hours or can be mailed by calling 1-973-538-6343. TThwuor s(d2a)y ,co pSieesp teomf bperro po1s2a,l 20m0u2s ta t bteh es uabbmoivtet eda dmnion islattreart itvhea n off3i:ce0s0. p.m. on HOUSING NgEeW BARAK,L NAE WO.Fb J EeReSE Y h0y71 O0F2 NEWARK FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY COORDINATOR eTnhtee rpMriosrersi.s town Housing Authority encourages participation of minority REQUEVESNTT IVFEO R MPARIONPTOESNAALNSC E FOPRL ANT HEF ORD ETVHEEL OMPOMTEONRT POOFO LA PRE- Pasusbilsitc iAng ethnec ys elseecetkison Caonodr ditnraatinoirn g too fd ePvueblliocp haonuds inagd mirneissitdeern tsp raongdr amhosu st-o ing subsidy to become selt. Provide of DEaxveicdu tiGvaer dDnierre ctor fTrhoem Hoquusailnifgi edA uthCoornitsyu ltoaf ntthse Cittoy oafs sNiestw arkin (NHA) is Pray proposals services and training including vocational ettrca.i niMnug,s td ayhcaavree ,c otmrpanustpeorr tastkiiolnls,. $17.15 esiblie. gen Plan for the agency’s motor pool. Joint ct Nt are permis- Background ii n social work €o r low income housing administration a plus. Advertisement for Bids Excell. benefit package. Send resume by 8/23/02: The Housing Authority of the City of Long Branch pIonstaerle sftreodm fitrhmes Aumtahyo riotbyt'asi n tChoen ta“cGtse neDriavlis ioSnc,o p5e0 0 of BrSeoravdi ceSstr”e etf,o r Ntehew arprko,- Housing Authority of the City of Passaic Garfield Court Administrative Building New Jersey 07102, (973) 273-6528. Respondent shall present the pro- 333 Passaic St., Passaic, NJ 07055-5896 PO Box 337. posal as a Fixed Fee Lump sum cost. Attn: Sandra Ortiz Long Branch, NJ 07740 A Pre-Proposal Conterence will be held on Wednesday, August 21, 2002, Equal Opportunity Employer Sealed bids for Refuse Removal for the Housing Authority aNte w1 0:J0e0r sea.ym .0 7a1t0 25.0 0 Broad Street, 5th Floor Conference Room, Newark, Developments INTERVIEWER (TENANT) ee must be submitted not later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, September The Long Branch Housing Authority shall receive bids by Thursday Public Agency seeks individual to interview clients, certify and calculate Aunutgilu s1t0 :0290, a2m0.0 2,A t at1 0t:h0e0 Aadmm inaills tbriadtsi osnh alolf fbiec e puobf ltihcel yH ooupseinnegd Aauntdh orrietayd The Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all pro- income, and handle general clerical duties. One year interviewing experi- aloud. Bids must be submitted prior to the designated time for posals, or to waive any informalities in the proposals. ence required. Computer literacy and high school diploma or GED certifi- dapecescrisegopnnt aatnbecyde btaiindmdde e. ro peorn inhgis oafg ebnitd.s aNnod bbied ss usbhmaillt tebde eaictcheepr tebdy maafitle r ort hien R12e7s. pondents are required to comply with requirements of P.L. 1975, C. pcclaauttsie.o n.r FeuqlDule iarbdeeldni.e nfeiKt sn8 o/2pw3rl/oe0v2di:dg eed . ofS eSnedc tiroens u8m e Hoours icnogm eA sisni sttoa nficlle outP raong raapmp li-a Proposals shall be clearly titled RFP #02-P1777-1, THE DEVELOPMENT All bids shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope bearing the name of OF A PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE MOTOR POOL Housing Authority of the City of Passaic the bidder and clearly marked “Refuse Removal”. and submitted to: 333 Passaic St., Passaic, NJ 07055 The Information for bidder, form of bid and specification may be Jimmy Miller Attn: Sandra Ortiz Aruetvhioerwietdy aant d anoyb ttaiimnee d duarti ntgh e reogfuflicaers boufs itnhees sL ohnogu rsB raonfc h9 :0H0 ouasmi ntgo TDheep utHyo usEixnecgu tAiuvteh orDiitrye ctoofr the City of Newark Equal Opportunity Employer 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday starting August 12, 2002. After 500 Broad Street, 5th Floor August 12, 2002 telephone the Long Branch Housing Authority at Newark, New Jersey 07102 (732) 222-3747 ext. 110 with any questions. No proposal shall be withdrawn for a period of one hundred twenty (120) Each Bid must be accompanied by a certification by the bidder calendar days subsequent to the date of receipt of the proposals, with the regarding equal opportunity employment practice and Bid Security. consent of the Housing Authority of the City of Newark. The Authority does not obligate itself to accept the lowest bid and For further contact Tillery, NHA Coordi , at reserves the right to waive any information in the bid or to accept or (973) 273-6528. reject any or all bids if deemed in the best interest of the Authority. HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEWARK Tyrone Garrett HAROLD LUCAS Executive Director EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR $19.60 $24.50