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Bayonne Firefighters participate in Mock Terrorist Disaster Drill
Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that Bayonne Firefighters participated in a Metro Urban Search and Rescue disaster drill at the Newark Fire Department Training Academy on April 15 through April 19. Over 400 firefighters and Emergency Responders from ten Fire Departments and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey gathered to participate in this year’s drill. It was the sixth annual of drill of its kind. Continue reading Bayonne Firefighters participate in Mock Terrorist Disaster Drill
Popular Children’s Book Author R.L Stine Visits Jersey City’s Tachair Bookshoppe
Goosebumps in Jersey City
Popular children’s book author R.L. Stine stopped by Tachair Bookstore in Jersey City on April 25th to read to an SRO crowd of children and parents who came to hear Stine read from some of his bestsellers. Author of hundreds of children’s horror books including GOOSEBUMPS, ROTTEN SCHOOL, MOSTLY GHOSTS and THE NIGHTMARE ROOM series, Stine is known in literary circles as the “Stephen King†of children’s books selling over 500 million copies since 2008. Stine is seen here with Paul Valleau, son of Tachair owner Aleta Valleau and her mother Carol Valleau minutes before Stine read to a very eager and loyal audience.
ARREST DETAILS CLARIFIED ON JERSEY CITY MAN MYKYTA PANASENKO
JERSEY CITY- Law enforcement officials clarified tonight details regarding the arrest of a local man who had materials that could be combined to make an explosive in his home.
Mykyta Panasenko, 27, Jersey City, appeared in court recently after he was charged with possession of destructive devices and creating a risk of widespread damage. A search of his residence led to the recovery of explosive components, according to Jersey City Police Officials. There were no completed explosive devices recovered during the search of his residence or any train, officials stated.
The Jersey City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, the lead agency on the case, is working in conjunction with New Jersey Transit and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in the ongoing investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal and state agencies have been notified about the case.
Arrested on April 15, Panasenko is charged with two counts by JCPD, third and fourth degree crimes of possession of a destructive device and creating a risk of widespread damage, respectively. NJ Transit Police also Panasenko similarly. Due to the degree of the alleged crimes, Panasenko was charged on a summons complaint and released on his own recognizance.
There is no indication at this point of the investigation that he intended to detonate a device in his building or on the transit system. Police recovered components of an explosive device at his home, not a completed device. However, the investigation revealed that he did transport completed devices from his home at some point, officials said.
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Hudson County Improvement Authority to Have Mobile Paper Shredding
Event in Bayonne on Saturday, April 27
Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that the Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) is holding a free, mobile paper shredding event in Stephen R. Gregg-Bayonne County Park on Saturday, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event will offer people the opportunity to bring personal, confidential, and sensitive papers to be shredded by the HCIA. This event is for residents’ personal documents, and not for businesses. Those bringing documents may watch as their documents are shredded, or they may drop off documents and depart. Smith said, “I would like to thank the HCIA for offering this shredding event again at a Bayonne location. I urge residents to take advantage of this useful service provided by the Hudson County Improvement Authority.â€
Anyone carrying documents for the mobile shredding event should enter the park at 37th Street and Kennedy Boulevard, drive down to the parking lot, and look for the HCIA vehicles and equipment.
The HCIA offers this shredding program each year at various locations around Hudson County.
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Earth Day 2013, Jersey City April 20th Liberty State Park
EARTH DAY 2013, Jersey City April 20th from River View Observer on Vimeo.
Sponsored by the Hudson County Improvement Authority, Norman Guerra, Executive Director and in collaboration with Liberty State Park and the Friends of Liberty State Park, Earth Day has become a huge event in Jersey City with many earth friendly activities, enviornmental exhibits, health screeings, safety workshops, free rides, arts and crafts, kids contests and strolling and stage entertainment. And a 5K Run/ Walk.
A wonderful way to celebrate the earth and have a great time in Jersey City on April 20th.
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Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev Sister Hudson County Resident
According to a report on TV station  New York’s Pix11, Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s sister Alina Tsarnaev  lives in West New York.
Questioned by The FBI and West New York  police the suspects sister said she had not had contact with her brothers in years.
Pix `11’s report said that the investigators took her computer, cell phones, plastic bags and other items. Dsarnaev’s sister and husband  gave the police permission to search their home and no search warrants were used to gain access to the home.
They are not suspected of any crime but rather gave up their computers and cell phones to collobrate the fact that they had nothing to do with her brothers and have not seen or talked to them in years saying “She remembered them being great people and has no idea what could of happened since she saw them.”
West New York Mayor Felix Rogues told the PIX reporter that West New York residents are not in any danger.
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The Fourth Prinicpal for a Day Program in Jersey City Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Jersey City Public Schools –Area Business Leaders Reporting to the Principals’ Offices Next Thursday Morning
Prominent Jersey City business and community leaders are signing up to serve as Principals for a Day in the Jersey City Public Schools on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Last year 39 Principals for a Day made lasting impressions on the school children, teachers and administrators. The business and community leaders shared a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm. This year Jersey City business leaders and community leaders are asked to do the same. Sign on to become a Principal for a Day.
In partnership with Jersey City developer Paul Silverman, the event marks the fourth Principal for a Day program in Jersey City. The Principals for a Day will spend their morning shadowing principals as they go about their daily routines in the JCPS. In doing so, they will experience first- hand, the success stories and challenges facing the educators and students in the schools.
The participants and their principals will attend a luncheon in the latter part of June to turn the one-day experiences into long-term, productive partnerships with the schools that will support student achievement.
Please contact Susan Firth with questions, 201-714-2339.
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Make ‘Em Laugh- Stand Up Comedy at Art House Productions, Jersey City
by Sally Deering
It’s April and maybe you could use a few good laughs to cheer up those IRS blues. Then why not head over to Art House Productions in Jersey City on Sat, April 27 for a night of stand-up comedy featuring Mike Britt. Host Rich Kiamco, who runs the comedy nights at Art House Productions, promises it will be an evening of topical comedy not “Photoshop commentaryâ€.
“The show is great,†Kiamco says. “This is almost our third year at Art House. The show has a following; it’s a good time. There’s always a headliner from ‘The Tonight Show’ or Comedy Central.â€
Living in Hudson offers plenty of resources to inspire laughs, Kiamco says, especially when the comedy is based on natural disasters.
“We had two disaster shows, one right after Hurricane Sandy and one after the blizzard,†Kiamco says, “The place was packed.†Continue reading Make ‘Em Laugh- Stand Up Comedy at Art House Productions, Jersey City
