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Jersey City to Host Green Drive Expo as Part of Project 365:

Jersey City to Host Green Drive Expo as Part of Project 365: Jersey City Green Week

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, in collaboration with the Jersey City Environmental Commission, the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation, the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency, the Planning Division, the Law Department, the Department of Health & Human Services/Division of Cultural Affairs, and several other city departments and agencies, as well as local businesses, will kick off the first annual Green Drive Expo recognizing eco-friendly vehicles. The Green Drive Expo will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2012, in the City Hall parking lot at the intersection of Montgomery Street and Marin Boulevard.

The expo, which is part of Project 365: Jersey City Green Week, is being held in conjunction with closing celebrations at Van Vorst Park and Pershing Field, as well as a shuttle tour of the new Skyway Park at the former PJP landfill. The Green Drive Expo will include green vehicles such as the Volt Electric, Malibu Eco, Cruze Eco, Hybrid Civic, Hybrid CRV, Hybrid Honda Insight and Jersey City’s First Police Smart car. In addition to getting an up-close look at the various vehicles, the public will have the opportunity to talk with vehicle representatives about eco-friendly car performance, purchase costs and possible maintenance issues. Jersey City has been at the forefront of Sustainability since 2009 when the administration presented the City Council with a package of four “green” ordinances.” One of those ordinances requires the city to purchase vehicles that utilize alternative fuels instead of conventional fossil fuel. “We want to continue our efforts to make Jersey City one of the greenest cities in the nation and provide opportunities for our residents to lead sustainable lifestyles,” said Mayor Healy. Please visit the Project 365: Jersey City Green Week website at http://www.wix.com/jc365daysofgreen/365-green-week. All media inquiries should be directed to Jennifer Morrill, Press Secretary to Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy at 201-547-4836 or 201-376-0699./////

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HCCC Fine Arts Students to Display Works in Gallery at Jersey City’s Brennan Courthouse

JERSEY CITY, N.J. / April 30, 2012 — Hudson County Community College’s Fine Arts Department is currently exhibiting artwork of several students now through Monday, May 7, 2012. The exhibit is located at The Brennan Gallery, in the rotunda of the Justice William J. Brennan Jr. Courthouse, 583 Newark Avenue, Jersey City. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

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HCCC to Host Alumni Homecoming Reception-April 30th

JERSEY CITY, N.J. / April 30, 2012 — The Hudson County Community College Foundation will an Alumni Homecoming Reception on Monday, April 30, 2012 at the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk St., beginning at 6:30 p.m.

 

Admission is $10 per person. College alumni of all years are invited to enjoy the evening visiting with old classmates.

 For more information on the reunion or to RSVP, please contact Mirta Sanchez at (201) 360-4004 or msanchez@hccc.edu.

 

 

 

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All Saints Episcopal Day School and Hoboken Charter School Team up to Fight Hunger with ‘Empty Bowls’ Events on April 28

Students from All Saints Episcopal Day School and Hoboken Charter School are learning about and striving to address hunger and homelessness, and on Saturday, April 28th, will ask the community to join their crusade. As part of the international Empty Bowls project, the schools will each host simple meals, with the events intended to raise awareness and collect funds, food, toiletries and other necessities for a range of local charities that help those in need.

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HOBOKEN’S UPTOWN BRANCH OF THE CHASE BANK IS ROBBED BY WOMAN

 

On Tuesday evening April 24th  around 6pm a  Chase bank was held up on Fourteenth Street  according to Hoboken Police.

Police say that a 5-foot-5   woman—of medium built—came into the bank allegedly showed the teller a note, and demanded  money. Police said she didn’t use a gun  on teller  but the woman did keep her hand on her purse acting like she had a gun.

The woman left the bank with $1000 and fled eastbound on Fourteenth Street according to the Police report.

At this time she is still at large but seen on the banks surveillance cameras (See Photos)

Dining

Biggies Restaurant in Hoboken -Just Got Bigger

HOBOKEN CHEESE STEAK KING IN NEW DIGS AT OLD CLAMBROTH HOUSE

By Sally Deering

Back in the day when I was a cub reporter at a local Hoboken weekly, the publisher would woo the crew to work on Saturday’s with one promise:  Free takeout from Biggie’s. And it worked. Work would come to a screeching halt when our takeout orders arrived in a cardboard box packed with Biggie’s Cheese Steak subs, tender strips of beef under a thick slab of gooey melted provolone cheese smothered in smoky, fried onions encased in a long sub roll.

Biggie’s has been a Hoboken tradition since 1946 when Joseph “Biggie” Yaccarino sold clams from a pushcart to the longshoremen who imbibed in the bars along the waterfront. He eventually opened Biggie’s on Madison Street and the business has been family-owned and operated ever since. In 2010, Biggie’s opened another location in Carlstadt on Rt. 17 and in 2011, just a few months before taking over the Clam Broth House; the family opened a Biggie’s in Tennessee.

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It’s the Final Week of Autism Awareness Month! You can make a difference by Dining out at Buon Appetito Restaurant in Bayonne

Please Join Us at… Buon Appetito Italian Restaurant Tuesday, April 24th 906 Broadway, Bayonne On this day, a percentage of all proceeds from dine-in lunch and dinner will be donated to Enjoy a wonderful meal and help support this important charity committed to making a difference in the lives of those affected by Autism.

For additional information, please call 201.858.9933 www.simpson-baber.org

Music Views

Movie Review: Street Corner Harmony

Source Acappella Blog -By Mike Chin on April 16, 2012 in CD Reviews

Abraham Santiago

From The Sing-Off, to The Barbershop Harmony Society’s International Contests, to the International Championships of High School and Collegiate A Cappella, there may no greater organizing force, and no greater platform for today’s a cappella musician’s than the competition stage.

Perhaps the greatest contradiction in all of a cappella rests in the fact that, despite so much of the genre revolving around competition, it still maintains one of the tightest-knit communities you’re likely to find in all of music.

The idea of community may be what’s most attractive about Abraham Santiago’s Street Corner Harmony, a documentary centered on the cadre of 1950s- and 1960s-era a cappella groups carved a unique niche New York City, Philadelphia and Jersey City. Continue reading Movie Review: Street Corner Harmony →

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THE CAMERAS ARE HERE: Jersey City Activates Additional Red Light Camera at Kennedy Boulevard and Rte. 139/Hoboken Avenue

 Warning Phase Activated at 12:01 a.m. on 4/14/2012 and Ticketing Period to Commence on May 13, 2012

Read to find out where the other cameras are posted.

JERSEY CITY – Police Department officials announced today that an additional red light camera began its trial phase at 12:01 a.m. (midnight) on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard and Route 139/Hoboken Avenue. The camera, which is part of a New Jersey Department of Transportation program, will take video and photos of red-light violators.

The trial phase or “warning period” will last until 12:01 a.m. on May 13, 2012 during which violators will receive a written warning in the mail. After that, motorists cited for running the red light will receive an $85 citation. Continue reading THE CAMERAS ARE HERE: Jersey City Activates Additional Red Light Camera at Kennedy Boulevard and Rte. 139/Hoboken Avenue →