Elizabeth Taylor passes away at 79

Elizabeth Taylor, beautiful, talented two time Academy Award winner has died at 79 years old of congestive heart failure. Ms. Taylor was pronounced dead at L.A.’s Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with her children by her side. Her son Michael Wilding best summed up his mother’s life by saying, “My mother was an extraordinary woman who lived [...]

Women Take a Bow- In Her Strenght- Photography Exhibit Now to March 25th -Jersey City’s Brennan Court House

Metropolitan-area Photographers Spotlight Women’s Strength and Hudson County Dignitaries Honor Women who make a Difference By Sally Deering On March 8th, on a visit to my cell phone provider to pay my bill, the young man behind the counter handed me my receipt and said with a smile, “Happy Woman’s Day!” Not sure I was [...]

Bayonne’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade- Sunday, March 20th, 2011

  Photo’s from the Bayonne St. Patrick Day Parade March 20th, 2011    see more on our RIVER VIEW OBSERVER FACEBOOK PAGE

Award Wining Writer Sally Deering’s First Novella, “The Apple that fell from the Orange Tree” Now Available on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com

A River View Observer best pick” Ebook” about -A girl’s life in a Brooklyn Orphanage and the journey she takes  to find her way home. To read this book go to www.amazon.com/dp/BOO4QOAY7K  or http://www.bn.com and download your copy for $2.99

Cake Boss keeps them waiting, but to the crowds its worth the wait

This was the line in front of Carlo’s Bakery on Washington Street in Hoboken at 5pm on Saturday, March 19th. Home to Buddy Valastro and the CakeBoss Family. Some folks told the River View Observer that they were on line for 3 hours and that is was “Worth the wait.”

Your Pictures needed for contest that depicts Jersey City-People, Neighborhoods and more

Jersey City Greenville resident Elizabeth Deegan is organizing a Jersey City photo contest that will end in a group exhibition tentatively scheduled for May, and she’s currently looking for entries. “The contest is open to all, whether you live in Jersey City or not, so long as the images submitted are of Jersey City,” she [...]

Bayonne Women’s Club Celebrates the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day

By Evelyn Bonilla   On Tuesday, March 8, 2011 the Bayonne Woman’s Club-BWC; celebrated “International Woman’s Day” in Bayonne Park. The event which was organized by the BWC celebrates the many strives and achievements of women throughout the years. On this day, women from all over the world stood on bridges to acknowledge, International Women’s [...]

Louis Calamito Way Dedication Ceremony

On a beautiful Saturday morning with the tempatures in the high 50s, Mayor Jerrimiah Healy of Jersey City, along with Peter Brennan City Council President and Steven Fulop Ward E Councilman of downtown Jersey city officiated over the dedication for the naming of 5th and Monmouth as Louis Calamito Way. Over 50 people both family [...]

Jersey City to Honor Louis Calamito with Street Dedication Saturday March 5th

 Intersection of Monmouth and 5th Streets as Louis Calamito Way  -Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and members of the Municipal Council will dedicate the intersection of Monmouth Street and Fifth Street as Louis Calamito Way on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.  ” In dedicating the intersection of Monmouth and 5th Streets to Louis Calamito,” [...]

CRIME FALLS AGAIN IN JERSEY CITY

2nd Straight Year of Crime Decline   JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and Police Department officials released official crime statistics for the year of 2010 that show for the second consecutive year both violent and non-violent crime decreased in city limits. There were two (2) percent fewer violent crimes in 2010 compared to 2009, [...]