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Mayor Healy & Mayor-Elect Fulop to Attend Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Event With President

JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGOMayor Healy & Mayor-Elect Fulop to Attend Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force EventJERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and Mayor-Elect Steven Fulop will attend a Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force event with President Barack Obama and Governor Chris Christie at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 at the Convention Hall in Asbury Park, 1300 Ocean Avenue.

President Obama and Governor Christie will tour the Jersey Shore, view the rebuilding efforts and speak with homeowners and business owners impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Following the tour, President Obama will deliver remarks at the Convention Hall, where Mayor Healy and Mayor-Elect Fulop will be in attendance. Continue reading Mayor Healy & Mayor-Elect Fulop to Attend Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Event With President →

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City of Bayonne Announcements

Mini-Golf Course to Open

mini_golf  Mayor Mark A. Smith has announced that the Bayonne Mini-Golf Course will open for the season on Memorial Day weekend – Friday, May 24, from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday, May 25, Sunday, May 26, and Monday, May 27, from 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m., weather permitting. The Mini-Golf Course will also be open on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) in June from 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m. until school gets out for the summer. When the school year is over, the Mini-Golf Course will be open daily, weather permitting, through Labor Day, Monday, September 2.

           The cost to go around the nine-hole course is $3.00 per player. Continue reading City of Bayonne Announcements →

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Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark Joins National Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes

Thousands of Catholic Cemeteries across the Country Unite for National Program

MobileCatholic-Cemeteries logoCatholic Cemeteries, NJ, May 27, 2013 – As the country prepares to celebrate Memorial Day, Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark will join thousands of Catholic Cemeteries across the United States in a national celebration, “Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes.” This national program, developed by the Catholic Cemetery Conference, will honor those men and women who died while serving in the armed forces, as well as recognize both our active military and military veterans who have served our country.

“Serving God and Country: A Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes,” we invite our active military and veterans to participate in a Memorial Day Mass, and/or other cemetery-related activities throughout the weekend at Catholic Cemeteries. Veterans and active military are invited to serve as flag or candle bearers during the opening and closing processions at Mass, and will also be invited to serve as Lectors, participate in the Presentation of Gifts, and recite uniform intercessions followed by a moment of silence.

Continue reading Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark Joins National Memorial Day Salute to Our Heroes →

Education

Hudson County Community College Announces Bayonne Resident David Tadros Is Valedictorian

 Hudson County Community College’s Class of 2013

 

hccc-logo300dpiJERSEY CITY, N.J. / May 15, 2013 — Hudson County Community College President Dr. Glen Gabert announced that David Tadros of Bayonne has been chosen as Valedictorian for the College’s Class of 2013.

 David Tadros is not what many people would consider a “traditional” college student, insomuch as he is older — 26 years of age — and had postponed pursuing a college education until just two years ago. What’s more, he is “surprised” by the fact that he has been chosen as Valedictorian, despite the fact that he carried a 4.0 grade-point average throughout the two years he was studying at the College. Continue reading Hudson County Community College Announces Bayonne Resident David Tadros Is Valedictorian →

Education

Hudson County Community College to Hold Ceremonies Thursday Evening May 23rd, 2013

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Approximately 1,000 students expected to graduate in the Class of 2013

              

 On thursday evening approximately 1,000 students are expected to graduate in the class of 2013. At the ceremony will preside Hudson County Community College (HCCC) President Dr. Glen Gabert; Hudson  County Executive Thomas A. DeGise; HCCC Board of Trustees Vice Chair Bakari  Gerard Lee, Esq. and members of the Board of Trustees; Keynote Speaker J. Noah   Brown, President and CEO of the Association of Community College Trustees; 2013  Heritage Award Recipient Kenneth Lindenfelser, Sr.; Major Charles Kelly of The Salvation Army, who will lead the invocation; HCCC Class of 2013 Valedictorian   David Tadros and the students graduating in the HCCC Class of 2013; members   of the HCCC administration, faculty and staff.

  Hudson County Community College 35th Annual Commencement Ceremonies. will take place at  Prudential Hall at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) in Newark, NJ.

 

Our Community

Gather Gardening Tips, Landscaping Ideas on the Hoboken Historical Museum’s 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour, Jun. 2

Hoboken, N.J. – May 21, 2013 – Behind Hoboken’s brownstones and former factory façades is a worNOLA 3ld of lush gardens and unusual courtyard spaces, as diverse as the city’s residents. Gardeners and non-gardeners alike are invited to indulge their curiosity and pick up urban gardening ideas on the Hoboken Historical Museum’s 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour, Sunday, June 2, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Rain date: June 9).

This year, a total of 8 residential gardens (plus four bonus not-so-secret garden spaces) will welcome tour goers to support the Museum’s fundraising efforts. It’s the public’s chance to peek behind Hoboken’s late-19th and early-20th century row houses to see how gardeners’ creativity and landscapers’ skill can integrate nature into an urban setting. Continue reading Gather Gardening Tips, Landscaping Ideas on the Hoboken Historical Museum’s 16th Annual Secret Garden Tour, Jun. 2 →

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Palisades Medical Center’s Releases Schedule of Upcoming Maternity Classes

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(North Bergen, NJ) – The following is a schedule of upcoming Maternity Classes at Palisades Medical Center.  To register or for more information, please call Robin Petrick at 201-295-4823.

 

Child Birth Classes – Cost is $125 per couple if delivering at PMC; $150 if delivering elsewhere. The more you understand about the process of labor, the better prepared you and your support partner will feel.  Classes include: understanding the labor process, breathing and relaxation techniques to work with your body, the role of the support person, options for pain medications and medical interventions, Caesarean birth, understand your changing body after birth, newborn appearance and procedures after birth.  The childbirth class also includes a tour of Palisades Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit.

June 15, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

July 20, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

August 10, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

September 14, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Continue reading Palisades Medical Center’s Releases Schedule of Upcoming Maternity Classes →

Bayonne Observer insidebayonne.com, Out Door Events

Bayonne Farmers’ Market is Back Again for Second Season

         CITY OF BAYONNE SEAL   Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that the Bayonne farmers’ market opened  for its second consecutive year on Tuesday, May 7, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Mayor Smith said, “The City of Bayonne and the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone are happy to bring back farmers’ produce and other farmers’ market merchandise to our community for another year.  We are proud to provide Bayonne consumers with a great opportunity to purchase the produce that made New Jersey the Garden State.” Continue reading Bayonne Farmers’ Market is Back Again for Second Season →

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Garden Revival

 by Melinda Myers

beautiful gardenSpring floods, summer droughts and temperature extremes take their toll on gardens and the gardeners who tend them. Help your gardens recover from the crazy temperature and moisture extremes that seem to occur each year.

Start by assessing the current condition of your landscape.  Remove dead plants as soon as possible.  They can harbor insect and disease organisms that can infest your healthy plantings.  Consider replacing struggling plants with healthy plants better suited to the space, growing conditions and landscape design.  You often achieve better results in less time by starting over rather than trying to nurse a sick plant back to health. Continue reading Garden Revival →

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