5th Annual Local 825 Poker Run

Get ready for the fifth annual MOTORCYCLE POKER RUN.

Once again we will ride for fun and to benefit the Local 825 Scholarship Fund.

Sunday, Sept. 24. Registration is from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Local 825 Training Center, 338 Deans Rhode Hall Road, South Brunswick. The ride begins at 11. The destination is a great BBQ at Moose Lodge, 1240 East Veterans Highway in Jackson, NJ. A band will entertain.

The ride is $25 per rider and covers the food, band and a contribution to the scholarship fund. It’s always been a great time, guaranteed!

If you need additional information, contact Melissa at 973-671-6911.

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Washington Post: Senate approves FERC nominees, restores voting quorum

The U.S. Senate has approved two Republicans nominated by President Donald Trump to serve on FERC, which oversees the nation’s power grid and natural gas pipelines. The unanimous vote yesterday restores a voting quorum that will now allow American energy companies the ability to move forward with projects that will create jobs and improve our security. Among them is the $1 billion PennEast pipeline in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Read more at the Washington Post.

Operating Engineers Local 825 Awards $90,000 in Scholarships to Nine Grads

Members of the IUOE Local 825 presented $10,000 scholarships to nine graduating high school seniors Tuesday at the East Brunswick Hilton.

The scholarship money was raised by Local 825 members over a 12-month period through a series of fundraising activities, including a golf outing, a sporting-clays rifle shoot; a dinner dance; and a motorcycle “Poker Run.”

“We hope that these awards will help students reach their potential through higher education,” said Greg Lalevee, Local 825’s Business Manager.  “Given the ever-increasing costs involved, these scholarships mean a lot to the families who receive them.”

Six scholarships were awarded on the basis of academic performance and three were awarded for achievements in athletics, service and understanding of union values.

The winners were:

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Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council AFL-CIO Scholarship Fund

The Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council offers eight $1,000 scholarships for 2017. Members of local unions affiliated with Bergen County Central Trades and Labor Council and their dependents are eligible to apply.

Four of the scholarships are offered in memory of Ed Purtill, valued at $1,000 each; an additional four $1,000 scholarships are offered in memory of Abe Solomon. Applications must be returned by April 15.

Bergen County Central Trades Labor Council AFL-CIO Abe Solomon Scholarship Fund 2017