News (Noticias) for New Jersey

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez doesn’t seem to be gunning for vice president. But he won’t completely rule out the prospect either.

“I am just focused on two things: standing up for the families of New Jersey in the Senate, just as we’re doing with the stimulus package where we got higher rates for the rebates, and secondly making sure Hillary has a big win on Super Tuesday and beyond and becomes the candidate of the party,” he said. “Everything else beyond that is so speculative. I appreciate the flattering comments.””*

*From: http://www.politickernj.com
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There are no plans to get Hillary Clinton back in New Jersey for Super Tuesday, but her campaign made the best of their New Jersey resources to start their final push towards the primary.

With the Barack Obama campaign gaining momentum in the state, Clinton’s New Jersey all stars began their statewide bus tour this morning at the Brownstone Diner and Pancake Factor in downtown Jersey City - deep in the territory of Mayor Jerramiah Healy, one of Obama’s chief backers. “*

*From: http://www.politickernj.com
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Along French Street, a heavily Hispanic enclave near Rutgers University, the mention of Barack Obama’s name brings blank stares from most people. But Hillary Rodham Clinton’s name evokes broad smiles and unwavering enthusiasm from most Spanish-speaking residents of this central New Jersey city.

“I think she’ll win and she’ll give Hispanics a lot of help,” said Jose Manuel, who was washing the windows of a jewelry store.

Trinidad Galvez, who works in a shop that sells first-communion dresses and other gifts, said the New York senator would defend the rights of immigrants and Hispanics.”*

*From: http://www.chron.com
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After examining the plight of young women and Latinos in New Jersey, Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago wanted to design a summer internship program that would encourage more minorities and female students to attend graduate school.

“I saw a decline in the number of minority students, particularly Latino students, who were going to graduate school. My work has really been about social justice and really building leadership and capacity building for minority communities in the area of leadership development,” says Bonilla-Santiago, the Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor of Urban Studies at Rutgers University’s Camden campus. “The vision was to really create a pipeline program for Latino leaders. A lot of our Latino young leaders were not really entering into positions of influence.””*

*From: http://diverseeducation.com
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Chalk up another prominent New Jersey politician who thinks Bob Menendez would be a fine vice-presidential pick in the extremely improbable event that Hillary Clinton chooses him as a running mate.

“I think it’s a great idea,” said state Sen. Loretta Weinberg.”*

*From: http://www.politickernj.com
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Discrimination needs to be eliminated within the Latino community before it can be eliminated outside of the community, Moses Santizo, chairman of the Latin Reform Youth Council said Saturday night.

“We have to put a check on the way we look at Latinos, the way we look at ourselves,” he said. “Before blaming other people we need to look at what our vision is.”"*

*From: http://www.nj.com
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) attended a Presidential campaign rally in North Bergen Wednesday night, in a Schuetzen Park ballroom that was packed primarily with Hispanic people, trying to maintain her popularity with the ever-growing Latino voting group.

More than 2,000 people jammed into Schuetzen Park to hear Clinton speak, some after having to wait more than an hour outside to get through the security metal detectors at the front door - then wait about 90 minutes after the scheduled 7 p.m. start time to see the former First Lady make her Presidential campaign promises. “*

*From: http://www.hudsonreporter.com
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In the windswept parking lot of a supermarket here on Saturday afternoon, most people seemed more eager to head for the grocery aisles or head back to their cars than to talk about Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

Still, for every person who walked right past the dozen or so campaign volunteers stationed outside the Pathmark on Park Avenue, someone else would stop to grab a Spanish-language leaflet promoting the candidacy of Mr. Obama, the senator from Illinois.”*

*From: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
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Hillary Clinton was stumping for votes in New Jersey on Wednesday night, courting a largely Hispanic audience.

But the verbal sparring with rival Barack Obama rages on.

While feuding went on, on the campaign trail Sen. Clinton focused on immigration before a crowd of Latino voters in North Bergen. “*

*From: http://wcbstv.com
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City Councilman-at-large Ruben Ramos Jr. - who also was recently sworn in as the 33rd District Assemblyman - has been named to the Assembly’s Appropriations Committee. He also will serve on the Education Committee.

Serving on the two powerful committees is a nice double-whammy for Hoboken, though it sure doesn’t make up for losing state Sen. Bernard Kenny, who retired from office rather than face a challenge for his seat from Union City Mayor Brian Stack.”*

*From: http://www.nj.com
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The former Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Action Board, Guillermo “Guillo” Beytagh-Maldonado, is building a grass-roots operation to stop Governor Jon Corzine from appointing state Personnel Commissioner Rolando Torres as a Superior Court Judge.”*

*From: http://www.politickernj.com
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On Wednesday, at least 100 Hispanic small-business owners will hit the Holiday Inn in Totowa for a trade show, and corporations like HSBC Bank, Bank of America and Prudential will be waiting for them.

As major corporations look to tap the Hispanic market, North Jersey business organizations hope to help local Latino entrepreneurs capture some of the growing economic action.

Decades ago, Paterson business owners spearheaded a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to help its members form partnerships, obtain financing and network in English and Spanish. As it grew by the hundreds, the group spread statewide.”*

*From: http://www.northjersey.com
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A crowd of at least 150 people marched through the streets of Asbury Park Sunday to call for an end to attacks against the town’s Latino community, according to a report in the Asbury Park Press.”*

*From: http://www.nj.com
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Each morning, dozens of men gather on the sidewalk along a three-block stretch of Plainfield’s business district and wait for work. They are immigrants, most of them from Central America, and many of them are here illegally.

When a pickup truck pulls to the curb on West Front Street, its driver will usually signal for two or three men to get in for a landscaping or construction-related job. In winter, the men wait out in the cold, starting around 7 a.m., sometimes for hours. They don’t have ready access to a bathroom and have little protection from the elements.”*

*From: http://www.nj.com
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Basking in his senate colleague’s victory in the New Hampshire primary, Sen. Bob Menendez said he is scheduled to travel to Nevada to stump for Clinton on Friday.

“Nevada is one of the states that has the largest percentage of Latino voters,” said Menendez, who sees his mission in part on the weekend trip as a way to discuss what he says is the respect Clinton enjoys in the Latino community.”*

*From: http://www.politickernj.com
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Today, Senator Teresa Ruiz was officially sworn-in to serve as State Senator from the 29th Legislative District, and said she is looking forward to contributing a new voice to the issues affecting New Jersey.

“When a Legislative body becomes more inclusive, the quality of public discourse can only gain,” said Senator Ruiz, D-Essex and Union. “By injecting a healthy dose of diversity to the New Jersey Senate, I will help to ensure that we meet the needs of our State’s residents – no matter what race, creed or ethnic identity. By bringing together different perspectives and diverse ideas, we will achieve successful, tangible results for the people of New Jersey.””*

*From: http://www.politickernj.com
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At the meeting, Councilman David Rodriguez was honored in a noteworthy manner by his peers. Rodriguez told the Herald, “I was honored by my colleagues and named Borough Council President. I was informed that this is history in Cape May County to be the first Hispanic council president in our county.”*

*From: http://www.capemaycountyherald.com
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The Hispanic Alliance of Atlantic County will hold the 14th annual Three Kings Day celebration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

Three Kings Day, or The Epiphany, is the celebration that honors the three kings that visited baby Jesus. The local event is geared toward children in kindergarten to sixth grade. Activities will include face-painting, story-telling and the singing of Villancicos Navideños, or traditional Christmas songs. Each child accompanied by an adult could also get a free toy.”*

*From: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com
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Proponents of easing restrictions on illegal immigrants urged a governor’s panel on Monday to support policies allowing the children of undocumented immigrants better access to health care and education, especially lower in-state college tuition rates.

But at the first of several public hearings on immigration to be held around the state, those who favor a strict approach to illegal immigrants argued against programs that would benefit the undocumented and their children. They said such services and programs would be tantamount to rewarding law-breakers.”*

Of the 2,079 people arrested on immigration charges during the fiscal year, 270 had criminal histories in addition to being in the country illegally, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. “*

The Paterson native buys his herbs and holy beads at a corner botanica — an alternative medicine pharmacy that sells bottles of “dragon blood” and snake oil, religious statuettes, or natural remedies like honey-based skin cream and herbal tea.

As Latinos settled into New Jersey towns, so did botanicas. Their products — from tiny bottles of snake oil used to treat asthma, to long and thin vials of purified sheep placenta used as hair conditioner — are so popular, particularly among recent immigrants, that even a few traditional neighborhood pharmacies have been stocking the items.

“It’s like the grocery store,” said DelValle of Caridad Botanica on River Street in Paterson. “You’ve got the corner bodega and now you have the corner botanica — it’s become part of the community.”"*

In Peru, Gustavo Chavez worked as a radio journalist for eight years, interviewing eminent politicians and celebrities.

But threats against Chavez from Peruvian Maoist rebels forced him to leave the country and seek asylum in the United States.

When he arrived in 1994, Chavez could not find a job working in radio. Instead, he cleaned medical offices for five years. In 1999, he met the publisher of a Spanish weekly newspaper who helped him ease his way back into journalism.”*

The Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (HBA-NJ) swore in new board members at its 28th Installation Ceremony held in the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City on Nov. 2.

The HBA-NJ, Inc. is a 501 (c)(6) statewide organization of attorneys, judges, law professors and law students with an interest in issues affecting Hispanics within the legal community.”*

When Menudo was well on its way to becoming the first truly big-name group among the pop boy bands of the 1980s, Henry Escalante wasn’t even thought of.

But back then, Escalante’s mother, Jacqueline Cubillos, was a huge fan of Menudo when she was growing up in her native Union City.

“My mom loved Menudo,” Escalante said. “She used to go to the Menudo concerts and jump up and down and cry. She told me a story that she was at a concert and even fainted once. It was pretty funny. She was really into it.” “*

Latino leaders in Dover today announced their opposition to extending aldermen’s term in office from two to four years, saying residents of the Morris County community haven’t yet had a chance to discuss the idea.

At a late-morning news conference in front of town hall, they urged citizens to vote “no” on the town’s Nov. 6 ballot question addressing the issue, calling the referendum “undemocratic.”

While the leaders, who in July formed the activist group Dover Citizens United for Responsible Government, say they are not opposed to the general idea of four-year terms, they argue this is not the time for such a change.”*