Friday, May 23rd at 8:00PMÂ The Buchmuller Park Amphitheater
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→
Photo by Steve Mack- On Sunday May 11th, actor Chris Mulkey of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire fame met with Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop. The two Mayors, Mulkey, who  plays legendary Hudson County Boss Frank Hague in the HBO mega hit Boadwalk Empire  ,and Mayor Fulop discussed Frank Hague,(Mayor Fulop showed Mulkey around Jersey City’s City Hall  and they also talked about the  new independent Film “The Jersey Devil,” which stars Mulkey shot in Jersey City with the assistance of NJCU film students. Pictured above  Michael Billy, Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, Chris Mulkey and Jarl Haugedal. Billy and Haugedal are partners in the  Jersey City based production companies; Humanity Pride Productions and Green Light Films which produce The Jersey Devil  Indie Film . Fulop has given the green light on seeing Jersey City become the go to place for movies in New Jersey.
On SUN, April 27th at The Historic Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery , MOTHER EARTH was celebrated  from noon to 8pm with their annual Spring Festival fundraiser featuring Live Musical performances by The Levins, The Sensational Country Blues Wonders, The Porchistas, Pocketful, Scott Wolfson & Other Heroes, The Accidental Seabirds , & other special guests!
On hand was  herder Larry Cichanek & the little goats from Green-Goats- Rhinebeck NY -their eco-friendly solution to invasive weeds!
There was also Nature exhibits, Historic Walking tours (including the underground Bunker!!), Planting activities, facepainting by Danielle! food & refreshments with Honey Bakery & Famous Cals Hotdogs,
 The Rugters HC 4-H, The Sierra Club, Frogs are Green project, guests were also privy to enjoy the “ Goats du Roam” Wine Bar by Fairview Winery, & even Starbucks was on hand to help out!
 11th Annual Newport 10,000 - Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 at 8:30 a.m.
Newport Town Square, 100 Town Square Pl, Jersey City, NJ 07310
Known as the fastest course in the tri-state area, the Newport 10,000 is a 10K road race along the Hudson River waterfront in Jersey City’s community of Newport. Recreational and elite runners will have the opportunity to compete at the highest level for their share of $15,000 in prize money. Continue reading 10th Annual Newport 10,000 in Jersey City→
By Ricardo Kaulessar    Photos by Ricardo Kaulessar
The odds of Governor Chris Christie, Jersey City Mayor
Steven Fulop, New Jersey U.S.
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.
Attorney Paul Fishman and former NBA player Jayson Williams all being at the same place seems highly unlikely. Unless the issue is prisoner reentry.
The topic of ex-offenders coming back into society was what brought the four men into the same space as they were all keynote speakers at the Prisoner Reentry: Breaking the Cycle conference held on April 17 at Saint Peters University in Jersey City.
The event, sponsored by various entities including the Jersey City
Former NBA star Jayson Williams
Employment and Training Office, Integrity House and Saint Peters University, is an extension of the policy goal of the new Employment and Training Office Director, former Governor Jim McGreevey, to help those coming out of jail to integrate back into society.
Williams, the onetime New Jersey Nets star, shared his powerful personal story of rebuilding his life after serving time in prison for several brushes with the law including the accidental shooting death of his limousine driver, Costas “Gus” Christofi, in 2002. Continue reading Prisoner Reentry from Personal Testimony to Politics→
Actors, playwrights, choreographers, musicians – artists who have longed for a new performance venue in Jersey City will be happy to learn two new spaces are opening up on Newark Ave: Merseles Studios on the second floor of the Monaco Lock building, and White Eagle Hall which is being renovated from a Turn-of-The 20th Century meeting hall to a space for rock ‘n’ roll just like Hoboken’s former icon Maxwell’s.
Together, Merseles Studios and White Eagle Hall stand under the umbrella of the newly-formed Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC), which is under the leadership of Artistic Director Olga Levina and Executive Director Ben LoPiccolo – both married to the project and each other. The couple’s dream of offering Jersey City artists new performance venues to express their art is a personal as well as professional achievement and the beginning of a journey that will likely be as interesting as the artists performing there.
College’s 36th Annual ceremonies slated for May 22nd; Dr. Rod A. Risley will deliver the keynote address; Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise to receive the 2014 Heritage Award.
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April 23, 2014, Jersey City, NJ – On Thursday evening, May 22, 2014, over 925 students will walk across the stage at New Jersey performing Art Center’s Prudential Hall as part of Hudson County Community College’s 36th Annual Commencement ceremonies. The event will begin at 6:00 that evening. Continue reading Hudson County Community College Announces Plans for 2014 Commencement Exercises→
Directed by Hudson County actor/filmmaker George Pogatsia starring Eric Roberts, Tony Sirico, Mathew Cowles and George Pogatsia the short drama FAMILY ON BOARD tells the story of a family man and biker who receives a questionable prison sentence. On his way to report to jail, he reflects on his life and anticipates what lies ahead, that’s when catastrophe strikes.
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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 
