June 14, 2006

Union County Freeholders to host “Union County Day”

The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders will host “Union County Day” in Rahway on Thursday, June 22, featuring a collection of programs that the county provides for its residents and concluding with public meetings of the Freeholder Board at Rahway City Hall.

Union County Freeholder Chairman Alexander Mirabella has reintroduced the practice of “mobile meetings”as his first initiative for 2006 with the aim of inviting greater participation in county government.  The year’s first mobile meeting was held in Berkeley Heights on February 22.

“Since some residents have difficulty attending meetings in Elizabeth, we want to make every effort to increase community connections and increase participation in our programs,” said Mirabella.

All events are free and open to the public.  The schedule of events is as follows:

Child Safety Seat Inspection/D-Chip/Fingerprint Program

Provided by the Union County Police Department

7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Rahway Branch YMCA, 1564 Irving Street

Union County Public Information Van

7:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. Train Station Plaza

11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Rahway River Park

Senior Seminar/Program

11 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Rahway Senior Center, 1306 Esterbrook Avenue

• 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.  Runnells Hospital Blood Pressure/Grip Strength/Cholesterol/Diabetes

• 11:30 a.m. – noon: Surrogate Jim LaCorte presentation on Wills/Probate

• Noon – 12:30 p.m.: Sheriff Ralph Froehlich presentation on Senior Medical Alert

• 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Division on Aging – Senior Outreach Program

• 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.: Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs Presentation

• 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.: Senior Scholar Program – 30 minute class

Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders Mobile Meeting

7:00 p.m. Agenda Meeting

7:30 p.m. Regular Meeting

Rahway City Hall Council Chambers, 1 City Hall Plaza

            For more information, visit the Union County Web site.