Live On Stage, Local Live Theater, Our Community

Carnegie Hall “Just Too Marvelous For Words” For Two Talented Youngsters From Bayonne, New Jersey

November 28, 2009 admin Leave a comment

” Just Too Marvelous For Words” was how two talented youngsters from Bayonne where feeling after being two of the one hundred performers from sixteen states to join Camp Broadway in A Johnny Mercer Centennial Concert on Friday Nov 20 at Carnegie Hall.Â

Â Taylor Purzycki, Horace Mann and Marc Wright, School 14 students have had the chance to personally experience and perform Johnny Mercer’s music this week at Carnegie Hall. The Mercer concert is the latest event celebrating the late, great lyricist and composer. Continue reading Carnegie Hall “Just Too Marvelous For Words” For Two Talented Youngsters From Bayonne, New Jersey →

Our Community

PROVIDENT EMPLOYEES DONATE TO LARGEST FOOD PANTRY IN HUDSON COUNTY

November 27, 2009 admin Leave a comment

The Spirit of Giving

Reverend Jessica Lambert, president of The Sharing Place food pantry and pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, was pleased to accept a $650 donation from The Provident Bank President and CEO Chris Martin, just in time for Thanksgiving. In place of their annual food drive, Provident employees opted this year to make financial contributions to the food pantry, so that needy families would have the pleasure of choosing their own holiday favorites. Bank employees purchased Provident VISA gift cards for the food pantry to hand out to those in need, enabling pantry patrons to follow their individual family traditions. Continue reading PROVIDENT EMPLOYEES DONATE TO LARGEST FOOD PANTRY IN HUDSON COUNTY →

Live On Stage, Local Live Theater, Our Community

Holiday Events in New Jersey

November 24, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Enjoy Holiday Events fromÂ JerseyArts.com

Cooking at home, Dining, Holiday cooking ideas

Holiday Dining at Home-Celebrate the Season With Starters and Sides

November 23, 2009 admin Leave a comment

(Family Features) Whether entertaining a large group, or hosting a small gathering, holiday cooks can showcase their culinary flair with a sumptuous spread of starters and sides. And, with timesaving ingredients, such as cream soups, store-bought mashed potatoes and prepared pastry sheets, it’s a cinch to complement the main dish with appetizers and side dishes that look and taste elegant. Using these simple recipes, holiday hosts can impress family and friends and still have time to enjoy the party. Continue reading Holiday Dining at Home-Celebrate the Season With Starters and Sides →

Education, Our Community

Volunteers Needed for Casa -Helping Children

November 23, 2009 admin Leave a comment

CASA (court appointed special advocate)

Â Information sessions regarding the program and the role of its volunteers will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Are you interested in helping children in the foster care system?Â If so, Hudson County CASA is currently recruiting volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children.Â CASA works through trained community volunteers to insure that needed services and assistance are made available to children while helping to move them toward safe and permanent homes. Continue reading Volunteers Needed for Casa -Helping Children →

Education, Our Community

Mayor Healy & State Officials Announce Success of â€˜Live Where You Workâ€™ Program in Jersey City

November 22, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Over $1M in Mortgage Loans Secured for Jersey City Residents

Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, along with the New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Executive Director Marge Della Vecchia announce that the City’s participation in the state’s Live Where You Work program has resulted in over $1,000,000 in mortgage loans secured for those wishing to own homes in Jersey City.

New Jersey’s Live Where You Work program is a special home mortgage incentive program that provides a low-interest 30 or 40-year fixed-rate first mortgage for people who will live and work in Jersey City. The program also provides Smart Start down payment assistance in an amount equal to 5 percent of the first mortgage loan for qualified purchasers. Continue reading Mayor Healy & State Officials Announce Success of â€˜Live Where You Workâ€™ Program in Jersey City →

Holiday decorating ideas

Quick and Inexpensive Holiday Decorating Ideas

November 21, 2009 admin Leave a comment

The Holidays are justÂ around the corner, with its festive tasks of buying and wrapping gifts (and sometimes having to hide them from snoopy recipients) and decorating your home for the holidays.

Â While gift-buying consumes the lionâ€™s share of most budgets, holiday decorating doesnâ€™t have to be expensive. A little ingenuity goes a long way!

Here are a host of ways you can decorate your home without spending a bundle this year:

Continue reading Quick and Inexpensive Holiday Decorating Ideas →

Celebrity Interview, Cover Story

Cover Story -CAKE BOSS- Buddy Valastro -Our River View Interview

November 19, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Cake Boss Star on the Rise- How Bitter- Sweet It Is…

TLC Monday Nights …10pm

By Sally DeeringÂ Â Photos by David Bayne

No disrespect to Frank Sinatra, but Hoboken’s bouncing a new favorite son on its knee, a charismatic cake baker who followed in the floured footsteps of his father to become the star of his own reality TV show.

Buddy Valastro is TLC’s “Cake Boss,” the guru of cakes and the driving force behind Carlo’s Bake Shop on Washington Street in Hoboken, an Italian pastry empire he runs with his mother, Mary, and four older sisters – Grace, Maddalene, Mary and Lisa. On “Cake Boss,” (TLC, Monday nights at 10,) cameras trail Valastro as he wrestles with the demands of a thriving bakery business and the antics of his kooky, close-knit, hard-working family and crew. Continue reading →

Education, General, Jobs, Our Community

Jersey City to Kick-Off Global Entrepreneurship WeekLocally Spearheaded By Rising Tide Capital to Help Local Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Artists, Leaders, and Non-Profit Organizations

November 16, 2009 admin Leave a comment

Jersey City to Kick-Off Global Entrepreneurship Week
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy is proud to announce the Global Entrepreneurship Week in Jersey City Kick-Off Celebration took place on Monday, November 16,at 10:00 a.m. at the Jersey City, City Hall Council Chambers, 280 Grove Street. Continue reading Jersey City to Kick-Off Global Entrepreneurship WeekLocally Spearheaded By Rising Tide Capital to Help Local Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Artists, Leaders, and Non-Profit Organizations →

"Site Seeing", Education, General, Health Views, Pet Views, Views and Facts

Are those Cute Little Piggies- Big Problems?

November 11, 2009 admin Leave a comment

River View Observer “Site Seeing” Bringing you interesting posts from around the web

A craze that started in England “Tea Cup Pigs”Â is begining to find its critics. Read what a recent article hasÂ has to say about owning one of these pint size porkers. “Do good things really come in small packages”? You decide!