Clark and Garwood Week in Review: Garwood Votes No on Bulk, Sal Waters Gets Purple Heart, Parti-licious Now Open

At Tuesday night's Garwood borough council meeting, councilmembers voted three to two against resolutions that would have established an opt-in bulk pickup program. The opt-in program would have been a self-funding program in which residents could buy a $95 permit and have their bulk waste (up to 750 lbs.) picked up. This program was created to fill the void left after Garwood eliminated taxpayer-supported borough-provided pickup in 2010. After asking that the resolutions be removed from the consent agenda, Councilmember Keith Sluka led the debate on the program arguing that since Garwood had gotten out of bulk pickup, it should stay out of it. Read more on this, .

During the event, Lance presented Waters, who served in the 101 Airborne Division of the United States Army, with the prestigious Purple Heart.

From crafts to cake, Garwood's now-open Parti-licious does it all so parents don't have to. (They'll even help bring the gifts out to your car.) The shop throws elaborate theme parties, specializing in girls' birthdays but also catering to bridal and baby showers, milestone celebrations, networking events and more. Read our story on Parti-licious and check out photos of some of their parties, .