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BAYONNE MERCHANTS AND UEZ SHARE THE FUN

Bayonne Bergen Point Festival to Ring in Halloween

River View Observer Staff Writer

As Halloween approaches, many of us are gearing up to have some bewitching fun as witches, goblins and things that go bump in the night. In Bayonne, the UEZ and Bergen Point merchants are preparing to scare up some local fun at the Bayonne Bergen Point Festival to be held on Sat, Oct. 18, from noon to 5 pm.

A community celebration, the festival, which will be held on Broadway from 5th to Cottage Streets will feature entertainment, more than 30 food vendors and lots of fun things for the kids like rides, balloon sculptures, temporary tattoos, sand art, face painting and more. Continue reading BAYONNE MERCHANTS AND UEZ SHARE THE FUN

Jersey City Fashion Week announces the designer that will be featured September 24-28.  

Jersey City, September 2014: Jersey City Fashion Week (JCFW) announces the designer line up for the week:

9/24 Wednesday (Opening Night)

Rue 114 – Serwah Asante

LeVirage Fashion – Nadu Lawson

9/25 Thursday (VIP Night)

Vampire Life – Jim Jones

DLM – Darrell Reid (Former NFL Player and Give to Live Board Member)

Planet Zero Motor Sport – Kenya Smith

House of Sadia - Sadia Hussain

Helen Castillo (preview)

9/26 Friday (Children’s Show)

P.S. Aeropostle

Pinky Sez

Victoria Gibbs

Tyrone Chablis

Kendra Law Bella Bebe

Keystone Club Designers

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21st Annual BATS Global Markets Newport Liberty Half Marathon Sunday, September 21, 2014

newport race 1 jersey city

Racers take their mark at 8:30 a.m. Registration opens at 6:45 a.m.

Newport Town Square
100 Town Square Place
Jersey City, NJ 07310

Jersey City’s popular half marathon championship marks its 21st year! Recreational and elite runners from around the country can compete for $3,000 in prize money on a USA Track & Field-certified course that interweaves with the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway from Newport to Liberty State Park.

The open-air race, sponsored this year by BATS Global Markets, has been called the most beautiful course in the Tri-State area with spectacular views of Lower Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty and the Verrazano Bridge. Continue reading 21st Annual BATS Global Markets Newport Liberty Half Marathon Sunday, September 21, 2014

With a New Location Washington Park LIVE! Takes Over Jersey City’s Palisade Avenue.

Union City/Jersey City, NJ – On Saturday, September 20, 2014 from 10 am to 6 pm Washington Park Association of Hudson County, Inc. (WPA) unleashes an amazing lineup of entertainers, visual artists and more at the fifth annual Washington Park LIVE! Arts & Music Festival.

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4th annual ALL ABOUT DOWNTOWN Jersey City Street Fair Kicks Off Sept 20th- Let the Fun Begin 

 JC FESTIVAL SEPT 20The Historic Downtown Special Improvement District (HDSID) will turn Newark Avenue & Grove Street Plaza into a lively festival of all that’s great about Historic Downtown Jersey City when ALL ABOUT DOWNTOWN brings local retailers, restaurateurs, artists and entrepreneurs out into the streets for a day of food, food and pizzazz.

.On Sat, Sept. 20, from 11 am to 6 pm, Grove Street Plaza & Newark Avenue will be bustling with 125 local vendors; over 15 food and fashion trucks; live music performances; fun activities for kids, cool trinkets from local retailers, and art from area artists.  It’s a little bit of everything that makes Historic Downtown Jersey City a very exciting place to be these days. The event is hosted by HDSID led by executive director Rachel Sieg.

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Born at the Margaret Hague

Over the Years 350,000 Babies Were Born at Margaret Hague Hospital…

WERE YOU ONE?

By Ricardo Kaulessar  Photo by Ricardo Kaulessar 

Reunions usually happen due to a shared experience: graduating from the same school, serving in the same military unit or working in the same job. But it is almost unheard of to hold a reunion for those who were born in the same hospital.

That is, unless you first came into the world at the Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital.

The legendary facility in Jersey City that for over 40 years, until its closing in 1979, had more than 350,000 babies delivered there was in the spotlight on May 16 when some of those “Margaret Hague Babies” – now full-grown adults – gathered at Zeppelin Hall in the city’s Downtown section.

The event, organized by the Jersey City Medical Center and the LibertyHealth Foundation, was attended by over 200 guests including well-known figures such as former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, now the executive director of the Jersey City Employment & Training Program, who was born at the Margaret Hague in November 1957, and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who was not born at the Margaret Hague. Continue reading Born at the Margaret Hague

The Town of Secaucus & Jon D’Amore Presents BOBBY MESSANO

Friday, May 23rd at 8:00PM The Buchmuller Park Amphitheater

Bobby and john Former Secaucus resident, Jon D’Amore, who returned 2 years ago for a Standing Room Only reading at the Secaucus Public Library of THE BOSS ALWAYS SITS IN THE BACK, his book that chronicles, “…some interesting things that took place in town a few decades ago,” had a conversation with Mayor Michael Gonnelli a couple of months ago about the free concerts Jon put on in Buchmuller Park and Kane Stadium in the early 1970s. Continue reading The Town of Secaucus & Jon D’Amore Presents BOBBY MESSANO

Mayor Steven M. Fulop, the Department of Recreation & the Jersey City Free Public Library to Celebrate National Library Week with Ray Robinson II

JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGOThe City of Jersey City,  the Department of Recreation, and the Jersey City Free Public Library are proud to celebrate National Library Week with special guest author, Ray Robinson II at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Middle School #7, 222 Laidlaw Avenue.

 “I am pleased to join the Recreation Department and the Jersey City Free Public Library to welcome Ray Robinson II to Jersey City as we celebrate National Library Week,” said Mayor Fulop. “This celebration recognizes the importance of libraries in our community and the importance of literacy amongst our children in schools, at home, and in their local library.”

The National Library Week of 2014 celebration will feature an entertaining and enjoyable program for adults and children. The event kicks off with a boxing clinic, and a DVD screening of “Sugar Ray Robinson’s Greatest Fights,” followed by a book signing with Ray Robinson II, co-author of “Pound for Pound: a Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson.”

 




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Bayonne Chamber of Commerce 1st Annual Wine & Food Tasting Event

wine and food tasting eventThe Bayonne Chamber of Commerce would like to invite all members, friends and associates to join them for a delicious evening of socializing while enjoying a selection of fine wines paired with exquisitely prepared Chef’s selections to complement the wines. 

Thursday April 3rd, 2014- 5:30 Registration -Event runs from 6 pm to 9pm

R &B’z Restaurant-corner of Linnet St. & Broadway, Bayonne NJ

RSVP Carlin @ 201-436-4333 or info@bayonnechamber.org

$60 / Attendee

RSVP TODAY -Tickets Are Limited!!!



RIVERWALK OUTDOOR MARKET AT PORT IMPERIAL OPENS SEASON TWO WITH A FREE FIVE BAND MUSICAL EVENT

Music from local bands plus a clown and face painting for kids round out what Is expected be a stellar showcase of music and a great shopping extravaganza.

 March 23, 2014, West New York, NJ: Thank You Scientist, Blue Food, Kill Her Smile, A Touch of Sinatra, The Jon Abel Project; sounds like the musical line up at a Madison Square Garden concert, but it isn’t. It’s the line up at the second season opening of the Riverwalk Outdoor Market & Festival this April 5th.

 Located between PF Chang’s Restaurant and the A&P on Port Imperial Blvd in West New York, the Riverwalk Outdoor Market at Port Imperial will be opening up for its second season with a rip roaring line up of rock & roll and cover bands, a NYC based Alternative Rock band, a local Sinatra Tribute Band, “A Touch of Sinatra” and a relative newcomer to the scene, Latin Jazz Pianist The Jon Abel Project who will be playing Salsa, Top 40’s, R&B and Latin Jazz.  In between the acts DJ Ray will be playing your favorite radio and club songs.

 All the above, plus vendors offering great deals on jewelry, clothing, antiques, art, collectibles, cosmetics, free ten minute therapeutic massages by a NJ Licensed Therapist and a clown and fun and games for kids should make this a great outing for the whole family. Everyone is welcome but the lucky folks are going to be the residents along the Hudson Waterfront near PF Chang’s and the A&P on Port Imperial Blvd in West New York where the market is held every year. They are in walking distance.

  “This year the Riverwalk Market is not only going to bring in vendors offering all kinds of upscale items at bargain prices, but live entertainment, informational spaces about local services and activities for children every weekend,”  said Raul Vicente Jr., operator of the market.

 Vicente said that the market and festival has no cover charge and there is plenty of reasonably priced parking available at the Port Imperial Ferry Parking lots just one block away. Vendors have free parking on site. Vicente added that there is still time to be a vendor and to apply, you only have to send an email to riverwalkoutdoormarket@mail.com and an info package will be sent back right away.

 The Market is open from April through October from10am to 6pm every Saturday and some Sundays depending on vendor participation.

The Riverwalk Outdoor Market & Festival Line-Up For April 5, 2014 Season Two opening Day….

Thank You Scientists
Thank You Scientists

 Thank You Scientist: is a seven-piece progressive rock band from Bergen County, New Jersey. Featuring a violinist and horn section, the rock group was formed in 2010 by guitarist Tom Monda. Blending genres such as progressive rock, funk, metal and pop, in January 2011, the group released their first effort, an EP titled The Perils of Time Travel, which was received positively by progressive rock outlets. Media Review: Strange sounds brew in strange places, and Thank You Scientist is no exception. With “more hooks than an old tackle box, and more time changes than a broken pocket watch,” the band belies their humble suburban New Jersey roots with a sound that is undeniably unique. Thank You Scientist has been mesmerizing live audiences since their inception in 2010. Dubbed “The Top Unsigned Act in the Tri-State Area” shortly after the release of their debut EP, “The Perils of Time Travel,” the band hasn’t slowed down a bit. On June 8th 2012, the band released their first full length record, “Maps of Non-Existent Places.” The album is a stunning collage of influences. Progressive rock, jazz, fusion, classical, metal, psychedelic, 60s pop and world music all seem to collide together at full speed and the impact demands your attention.

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