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Summer Fun Jersey Style


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Just for you Free Shows, Movies and Other Happenings on the Jersey Side

By Sally Deering

Well, its summertime and that means blowing up beach balls and dashing to the sandy Jersey shore to slather on sunblock and frolic in the Atlantic’s waves. But for urban dwellers who can’t slip away for some beach blanket bingo, there are plenty of fun and free activities in Hudson to help you enjoy the sunny days and balmy nights ahead

 Hoboken’s Cultural Affairs Department offers movies, kids’ shows, even Shakespeare in the park

 Family Fun

Free Outdoor Performances 

Shipyard Park, 13th Street & McFeeley Drive

June 28 – Mother Goose, rhymes, songs and stories, www.after3theatre.org; July 12 - The Hey Ya Brothers, slapstick comedy, www.heyyabrothers.com; July 19 - Yosi, kids sing-along, www.yosimusic.com; July 26 – The Fuzzy Lemons, family-friendly rock band, www.thefuzzylemons.com; Aug 2 – Music Together, music and movement for babies and toddlers, www.musictogether.com; Aug 9 - Big Jeff & the Bouncy People, singer-songwriter, www.bigjeffmusic.com; Aug 16 - Starfish, kids/family band, www.myspace.com/rockwithstarfish; Aug 23 – Americana Family Jamboree, bluegrass and folksongs, www.facebook.com/americanafamilyjamobree

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Real Estate for sale

Real Estate – OPEN HOUSE – Uptown Realty -Jersey City 3 Family – 227 8TH STREET


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OPEN HOUSE JUNE 25TH    1pm to 3pm

3 Family
227 8TH STREET
JERSEY CITY
Asking …$760,000

Beautiful 3 family brick row house one block from historic Hamilton Park. Four floors of living space plus unfinished basement good for storage. Ground floor offers Garden level duplex with 2 bedrooms, laundry room and private spacious backyard. 2nd and third floor offers alcove bedroom with windows giving plenty of natural light. High ceilings, hardwood floors large eat in kitchen and full tile bath. Short walk to PATH, Newport.

ELIZABETH FLYNN-201-923-6673

UPTOWN REALTY INC

Office: (201) 656-8100

[email protected]

117 WASHINGTON STHOBOKEN NJ 070

Education

Hudson County Community College to Hold Information Sessions for College Graduates Interested in Becoming Teachers

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 JERSEY CITY, N.J. / June 23, 2011 – Hudson County Community College is continuing to conduct information sessions to acquaint college graduates with a program that will enable them to become licensed teachers. The next session will be held on Tuesday, July 12, at 6 p.m. at the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City. Please pre-register by calling HCCC’s Non-Credit Office at (201) 360-4255.

  Additional sessions will be held on: Tuesday, August 23, at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, September 21, at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, November 9, 6 p.m., and Wednesday, December 7, at 6 p.m. Continue reading Hudson County Community College to Hold Information Sessions for College Graduates Interested in Becoming Teachers →

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Real Estate – Bayonne-Open House June 26th at 170 W. 17th Street, Bayonne, New Jersey


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Exit on the Hudson Realty will present an Open House on Sunday, June 26th

170 w. 17th Street, Bayonne

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808 Broadway Bayonne, NJ
  201– 437-0411
Call Nancy D    Cell 201-988-7802 
www.exitonthehudson.com

                  2 Family on Desirable Bay Block                                    
1st floor 2 bedroom one bath rental
2nd floor owners duplex apartment.
Eat in Kitchen, modern appliances, new 1/2 bath.
Kitchen has sliding glass door leading to a trex deck for  “Al Fresco” dining and relaxation.
Formal dining room and large family room/living room. 3rd floor has Master Bedroom with full bath plus 3 other bedrooms and another full bath. Home is 5 minutes from Municipal Pool, playground, basketball court, boat launching pad and fishing pier in
 waterfront park. This could  be your “STAYCATION” HOME!!
You will not be disappointed

Asking $449,000

                Call Nancy  Mazzilli D’Antonio nancy-d-photo
Cell 201-988-7802
[email protected]

 

Live On Stage

Union City’s Donna Bostany Appearing in Polaris North’s “Plays For A Summer Night”


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Union City actress Donna Bostany appearing in a play at New York City's Polaris North
Union City actress Donna Bostany appearing in a play at New York City's Polaris North

Union City Actress Donna Bostany will appear in a play “Sammy and Delilah”  on Sunday June 26, 8pm – Monday June 27 , 8pm and Tuesday June 28th 8pm as part of Polaris North’s “PLAYS’ FOR A SUNNER NIGHT.”

Anyone wishing to attend must RSVP 212-939-2361

POLARIS NORTH 245 w 29TH st 4th Floor, New York City

FREE EVENT: DONATIONS BENEFIT POLARIS NORTH REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED AFTER 

The following plays will be presented:

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Jon Huntsman Announces His Run for President in 2012 at Jersey City’s Liberty State Park


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Jon Huntsman at Liberty State Park on Tuesday June 21st to join the Republican race for the White House in 2012
Jon Huntsman at Liberty State Park on Tuesday June 21st to join the Republican race for the White House in 2012

“This is the hour when we choose our future. I’m Jon Huntsman and I’m running for president of the United States,” with those words  Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman announced on Tuesday, June 21st, at Liberty State Park in Jersey City his candidacy for President in the 2012 race thus becoming one more Republican contender to join the race for the White House. Liberty State Park is also the location chosen by  former President Ronald Reagan to announce his bid for President in 1980. 

Huntsman  was President Obama’s Amabassdor to China until this past spring.

Fox Televison Anchor Sean Hannity and Jon Huntsman share a quiet moment before Huntsman's interview for Hannity's show- Hannity's America.
Fox Televison Anchor Sean Hannity and Jon Huntsman share a quiet moment before Huntsman's interview for Hannity's show- Hannity's America.

Sean Hannity from Fox’s Hannity’s America was on hand to interview Huntsman. When asked by Hannity why the former Utah Governor and Ambassador to China decided to enter the race;  Huntsman said, “Because I love my country. And I can’t stomach the thought that we are passing down to the next generation, a country that is less viable, less good, less competitive, less compassionate than the one we got. You have a choice then, you can either stand on the sidelines or you can do as Teddy Roosevelt used to preach, and you can get in the arena and do something about it.”

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Golden Girls of Doo-Wop- The Carmelettes inspire new play








New Play at LaMama in New York based on The Carmelettes, the 1950s All-Girl Doo-Wop Group from Jersey City

The Carmelettes: Angela LaPrete, Vicky Cevetello and Virginia Verga
The Carmelettes: Angela LaPrete, Vicky Cevetello and Virginia Verga


By Sally Deering

Susan Murphy
Susan Murphy
When I think of girl groups that influenced my teen years, my mind goes straight to The Shangri-Las, four big-haired girls from Queens and their 1964 hit “Leader of the Pack.” That rocking tune about an ill-fated crush on a biker boy became the song for 60s teen-girl angst, inspiring us to iron our hair, slather our lips in Yardley pinks and Frug in white go-go boots.  
 
Before the Shangri-Las and girl groups of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond, there were girl doo- whop groups and one fondly remembered was The Carmelettes, a Jersey City trio of teen girls christened their girl-group name by their parish priest at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. In 1959, the girls Angela LaPrete, Vicky Cevetello and Virginia Verga recorded two songs, “My Foolish Heart” and “Promise Me a Rose,”  and in 1960 “Aching for You” and “Something Tells Me I’m in Love.”  They sang backup for Neil Sedaka’s hit “Oh Carol,” and Carole King’s hit “Oh Neil.” And when the group regrouped under the name “The Kittens,” (after Verga left for a solo career,) the LaPrete and Cevetello sang backup on several songs including the Top 40 hit “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” – which bombarded the airwaves during the summer of 1960. When the group disbanded in the 1961, the girls went on to start other careers and raise families. LaPrete married James Murphy (folks just know him as “Murphy”) and the couple raised their  daughter Susan, who went on to earn a BFA in Drama at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and become a singer in clubs and cabarets while performing in Off-Off Broadway plays. A drama teacher at Snyder High School, Susan Murphy continues to reinvent herself and her latest career turn is her new play, “Girl/Group:  A Daughter’s Tale” a personal piece about her mother’s life as a doo-whop singer and the affect it has had on Murphy’s life. (“Girl/Group: A Daughter’s Tale” features Murphy along with Tom Cappadona, Drew Citron, Alison Scaramella, and Jenna Smith and is directed by Mario Giacalone. It opens at LaMama’s The Club in New York City on June 17 and runs through June 26.)

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Bayonne Laces Up for Relay for Life








Local Residents Raise Thousands of Dollars for the American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is a 24-hour event that gives people across the globe the chance to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against the disease. Each year, more than 3.5 million people in 5,000 communities in the U.S., along with communities in 20 other countries, take part in Relay for Life to raise funds and awareness to save lives from cancer.

 

On Friday, June 17, beginning at 6 pm 84 Relay teams will gather at the Don Ahern Veterans Stadium on the Bayonne High School campus for the American Cancer Society’s annual fundraising event that will continue overnight and into Saturday. Throughout the event, teams – which have raised more than $84,000 so far, will be walking and/or running the stadium’s track in support of friends and loved ones affected by cancer. Continue reading Bayonne Laces Up for Relay for Life →

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65th Tony Awards- River View Observer was there!






Actress Tammy Blanchard at the 65th Tony Awards
Actress Tammy Blanchard at the 65th Tony Awards

On Sunday June 12th the 65th Annual Tony Awards were held at the Beacon Theater and our Photographer Steve Mack was there to capture all the excitement.
Hudson County Nominee Tammy Blanchard arrived at the Red Carpet as did Al Puccino, Christie Brinkley, Lynn Redgrave, Kelsey Grammer, Brooke Shields, John Legusiamo, and others.

See all the photo’s by Steveamack.com

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