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Monroe - The township hopes a green initiative will encourage more residents to consider investing in eco-friendly driving options, such as hybrid or all-electric vehicles, it said recently as it unveiled its first-ever electric car charging station.
During the annual community Green Fair, Cooper Electric donated 240-volt charging equipment for the station, which is municipally operated and maintained.
The township chose to install the station on library grounds.
Why the library?
“The library is a prime location for several reasons,” said Monroe’s mayor, Gerald W. Tamburro. "It’s centrally located in the Township.”
Safety also “weighed heavily” into the decision he added.
Moreover, the library sits adjacent to police headquarters and the parking lot is well lit.
Recently, a few other charging stations have cropped up on local roads in nearby communities like East Windsor, South Brunswick and Old Bridge, but are “still few and far between," noted township representativeour site has become a link within the county’s growing chain of stations,” Monroe Council President, Steve Dalina, said.
"Monroe is doing its part to help reduce carbon emissions.”
Local advocates have also begun the process of registering Monroe’s station with The U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center, a division that acts as a resource to help residents and commuters find alternative fueling stations along traveled routes.
Karen Polidoro, Chairwoman of Monroe’s Environmental Commission, said that if the station catches on, the township would consider more stations in the future.
The station is slated to attain "Silver Certification" by Sustainable New Jersey, an organization that provides tools, training and financial incentives to green communities.
Monroe’s electric car charging station is marked by a large green logo; you will find it in the exterior section of the library parking lot located at, 4 Municipal Plaza.
New Jersey is projecting over 2 million electric cars on the road within the next 20 years.
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Cedar Grove - Andrew J. Renda, of “Renda & Voynick,” a law firm that really wants to help you.
Renda and his partner, John S. Voynick, have virtually redefined the meaning of individual attention in personal injury law.
They are known for going beyond, and winning.
While anyone can say, “clients come first,” the two work with you closely and are there to support you in times of crises.
They do not delegate to paralegals or associates who work under them. Clients always work with an experienced personal injury trial attorney.
While they have been approached several times about merging with larger firms, they have repeatedly declined, said Renda, who formed the partnership nearly three decades ago with Voynick.
As certified civil trial attorneys, the firm leverages nearly 60-years of combined litigation experience.
The two gained invaluable experience defending large insurance and Fortune 500 companies prior to going out on their own.
This gave them an important knowledge base to draw from. They asked: “How are personal injury cases are defended by the other side?”
In short, it instilled a desire to represent the “David’s” against the corporate “Goliaths” of the world, they said.
“We are not afraid to stand up to the insurance industry, and we have done so successfully year after year,” Renda said.
It does not matter what caused your accident. Renda and Voynick thwart the strategies and tactics commonly used by insurers to minimize or avoid liability.
The firm is widely respected by judges, lawyers, and insurance companies for obtaining multimillion dollar recoveries.
Renda and Voynick were recently named as “Super Lawyers” in the area of plaintiff personal injury by New Jersey Monthly magazine for the 13th consecutive year.
Both Voynick and Renda are certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as Civil Trial Attorneys, a very small and distinguished group of lawyers.
Three years ago, Voynick was named president of the Northern New Jersey Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (Renda had already been a longtime member.)
Renda & Voynick are located at the Canfield Office Park 912 Pompton Ave., Suite B-2 Cedar Grove.
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The K.A.R.S. TEAM!!! (Umang seen in this photo on the far left) “SPECIALIZING IN ALL KINDS OF IMPORTED AND AMERICAN CARS”
EDISON--In an exclusive interview granted to www.NJnewsjersey.com we interviewed the owner Umang Soni of Krishna Auto Repair Service also known as K.A.R.S. Before we cover the exceptional quality and service of Krishna Auto Repair Service we want to let you know it is centrally located at 1699 Oak Tree Road alongside the popular Raceway gasoline station. They specialize in all kinds of Imported & American cars. Umang Soni has been an Edison resident since 1989. Prior to that Umang Soni grew up in Jersey City, NJ. Ever since his youth it was clear Umang has had huge a passion for cars. He recalled times when his parents brought their car to various auto repair shops that caused the family a lot of frustration and inevitably much stress for the family. He knew enough about auto repair at the time to know that some of these repair shops were not honest and that was when he knew one day he would treat people and their cars with honesty and integrity. Umang said,”Many times people just wanted to get their car issue resolved so they could resume their daily routine. Unfortunately, for my parents and many others in my neighborhood these repair shops fixed things that were unnecessarily replaced or repaired things that were not broken. I saw how this practice caused a lot of unnecessary financial stress on many of their customers. It was during this experience I knew I could do much better. My customers trust me because I let them know what has to be repaired. If there are issues that may be a concern in six months or a year, I tell them and they appreciate my honesty. Umang mentions "this has been my approach with my customers and the main reason they keep coming back to see me in the future is they become my repeat regular customers." Umang attended school in Jersey City and after his graduation he attended Lincoln Technical Institute in 2002 where he continued to hone his skills as an Auto Mechanic. After his graduation from Lincoln Technical Institute, Umang Soni put his master mechanic skills to work. Fast forward to 2005 Umang realized his dream of helping anyone and everyone that he could. It was in 2005 that he became the owner of Krishna Auto Repair Service. At that time it was a Gulf station. His immediate goal was to develop the business by winning over ever customer by displaying his highly talented skills in automotive repair along with his unwavering integrity and honesty. It is also worth mentioning that Umang along with his staff are very personable and friendly to their customers. If you want to experience Krishna Auto Repair Service for yourself stop in and ask for Umang and his highly skilled staff of auto mechanics after your next fill up of gas at the Raceway gas station at 1699 Oak Tree Road in Edison, or call and speak to Umang Soni.
Please call or just stop in... (732) 205-9133
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Now let's take a look at the nuts and bolts (no pun intended) of North Edison's finest auto repair shop.
*Every part that our shop installs comes with a minimum one year WARRANTY on PARTS as well as LABOR*
OIL CHANGE---4 cylinder or 6 cylinder Oil Change 5w30, 10w30, Synthetic-Full, Diesel Oil change
BRAKES-STEERING-SUSPENSION----Alignments, Brakes, Shocks and Struts, Pulsations, Noises and Wheel Bearings
AIR CONDITIONING----Service and Diagnosis of heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems
CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS----Tune-Ups, Check Engine Light, Fuel Systems, Drive ability, and Performance Issues
ENGINE REPAIR---Minor Engine Repair, Timing Belt, Drive Belts, Hoses, Cooling System and Oil Leaks
TRANSMISSION REPAIR---Diagnosis and Service Automatic and Manual Transmissions
In summary K.A.R.S. “KRISHNA AUTO REPAIR SERVICE” is far and away the best choice you can make for your car. To schedule a free estimate or to schedule a service appointment call today!!!
Contact the Owner—UMANG SONI
YOUR CAR WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!!!
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KITTATINNY MOUNTAIN--The weather has been quite frigid here in New Jersey--as it's been elsewhere in the country over the last week or so--but those (-) figures on the "live chill map" notwithstanding, I decided to start the year right by returning to the Appalachian Trail and Kittatinny Ridge today for my first solo hike since early autumn. It was surely the most challenging outdoor experience I've had since a snowstorm forced us off Mt. Rainier above 11,000' in 1997, although the hike definitely got easier as the day progressed. I arrived at Worthington State Park to find myself to completely alone. The temperature was 2 degrees F / -16 degrees C when I accessed the Appalachian Trail at Dunnfield Creek and 16 degrees F / -8 degrees C four and a half hours later when I descended the Red Dot Trail from the summit of Mt. Tammany--i.e., Gap Summit in the photograph--back to Dunnfield Creek. I saw no one at all--not a soul--for the first 10.0 miles of the 11.6-mile hike, but exactly 25 people between the intersection of the Blue Trail @ Mt. Tammany Fire Trail and Route 80--almost twice as many people as my friend Chandler and I had seen four days earlier. A few of those I encountered expressed a desire to complete the loop; however, most said they were just going up Mt. Tammany, then descending the Blue Trail to Dunnfield Creek / Route 80. Once again, I saw no bears--more on bears presently--and, in fact, saw little in the way of fauna at all, except for a squirrel, three deer--a buck and a doe together, and a desperate and solitary 100-lb. doe foraging for grass beneath several inches of snow that surprised me by allowing me to get within about 8' of it; some more black-capped chickadees, some wood ducks, some blue jays, and two woodpeckers. About 3" of new snow blanketed the ridge and trail complex, so the tracks that Chandler and I had left in the light snow last Thursday were long gone. Two people had gone up the Appalachian Trail yesterday and their tracks were still sharp. I walked in these on and off until Sunfish Pond--the 44-acre glacial lake atop the northern portion of Kittatinny Ridge--after which I did something I'd never done during the four and a half decades I've been taking this hike--i.e., I walked on thick ice across almost the entire length of the pond, staying at all times within 10m of its northern edge. Someone had done the same thing yesterday, only farther out, but I was already taking a chance with the frigid weather and decided to play it safe. One thing that struck me was that the sky was cloudless and soundless until almost the last hour of the hike. Despite the fact that bitter cold was the order of the day, I have a wicked sunburn from the bright sun reflecting off the ice and snow. One of the great advantages of hiking in snow is that it becomes easy to track the comings-and-goings of the various animals that live and move in the same places where I hike. I saw literally thousands of tracks in the new snow today, mostly deer and bird tracks but also coyote and (probably) bobcat tracks as well as large bear tracks. Of course, the latter tracks surprised me most, since it's the dead of winter and it's extremely cold on the ridge. I've seen bears up there in the winter--and even in several inches of snow--but never when it was colder than 30 degrees F or so. The bears whose tracks I saw were apparently going off the southside of the ridge to raid the snowbound cornfields and pumpkin patches in the valley. The red acorns the bears can scarcely wait to gorge on in autumn--after having consumed many thousands of blackberries and blueberries all summer--are by now a distant memory; and, if a bear's hungry enough and if frozen kernels of corn and pumpkin pulp are all that's out there for them, they will arise and go,no matter how cold it is. The vast majority of bears den above ground in winter and are more sensitive to the weather than most people presume. I guess survival trumps a good night's sleep every time. As I walked in the snow, I couldn't but think about the hundreds of animals I've seen on the ridge down the years--the eagles I saw up there; the bears I saw here and there and just about everywhere else; the eastern timber rattlesnake that Valerie and I saw right there--not to mention all of those five-lined skinks and copperheads and northern water snakes that are either underground or elsewhere or now a part of the earth.
So, this year is my 45th year of hiking the Appalachian Trail and Kittatinny Ridge and I want say to all who are still reading this missive that I'm more grateful than words could ever convey that, despite the many physical challenges I've had--and still do have--I'm still able to experience nature and the outdoors as I have over the past year, in general, and over the past week, in particular. I do not now, nor will I ever, take my ability to do so for granted. I know that the time will come soon enough when I will be unable to get about and that all I will have at my disposal are the many and diverse memories of the hundreds of outdoor experiences, both near and far, I've had down the years. I still have many dreams and many goals pertaining to the outdoors--places to visit and mountains to climb and trails to hike--and hope to share them with you as I realize them. In an exclusive email interview to www.NJnewsjersey.com this explorer/adventurer asked to remain anonymous.
An aerial photograph in which our hike is outlined in blue. The only exception is that we skirted the northside of Sunfish Pond, not the southside as shown.