In a series of firsts a new Pope was choosen by the Cardinals  today in Vatican City   His given name Jorge Mario Bergoglio will forever be known as Pope Francis.
Pope Francis, 76 years old of Buenos Aires, Argentina a Jesuit and Latin America’s first Pope.
Rome time 8pm, the new Pontiff gave his first blessing to the thousands that jammed St. Peter’s Basilica and the watching world.
(Next tournament: March 15th 7:30 PMHudson Catholic High School 790 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City
)Middletown, NJ (March 7, 2013) – More than 350 boxers will compete throughout the state in the 2013 New Jersey Golden Gloves (NJGG) Amateur Boxing Championship. A tournament schedule includes nine preliminary bouts with ages ranging from 8 to 34 in their respective age divisions. This marks the first year to include the Junior Golden Gloves division into the tournament so that the younger athletes have the opportunity to compete on a much larger scale. Last year, approximately 200 boxers competed in the age range of 17 to 34 years old, which proves that the popularity of boxing continues to grow. The open class boxers and selected up-and-comers from the other three divisions will advance to the state finals on Saturday, April 20th at the Prudential Center’s AmeriHealth Pavilion in Newark.
Visit www.njgoldengloves.com for ticket information. Tickets for each event range from
$15 to $35 for general admission seats. Continue reading New Jersey Golden Gloves Announces Tournament Schedule for the 2013 Amateur Boxing Championship
by Evelyn Bonilla
 On March 1st the program was introduced to Bayonne business owners and Bayonne residents at a special luncheon hosted by the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone and the Bayonne Special Improvement District.  And a special mailing will go out to Bayonne Businesses and Bayonne residents explaining how the program works.
 “Shop Bayonne†is a program initiative that provides a tax credit to residents who make purchases from local businesses in town. Once you enroll in the program, you are assigned a property tax card similar to the reward cards you get in other stores; you’ll use it when you make your purchases with local merchants who are participating in the program. Residents who use their PTC-Property Tax Card will accumulate property tax dollars towards their tax bill.
Continue reading Shop Bayonne! Introducing a Property Tax Reward Program
If you know anything about Downtown Jersey City, you know that it has changed dramatically in the last 4 decades. Gone are the broken down piers that once faced New York City, making way for tall residental and commerical buildings with the influence of developers like Donald Trump and Simon LeFrak, the Siverman Brothers; and others.
The footage you are about to see reflects the old Jersey City from the 1970s.
In particular, the Village Section which was primarily made up of Italian Americans.
We don’t know who to credit for this film but it is a wonderful look at a Jersey City long gone and we are happy it was taken.
Pay close attention to the camera angle as the camera pulls close ups on building being offered for sale at the time.
Enjoy and The River View Team thanks the person or persons who took this film.
JERSEY CITY  – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, and the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management, are asking that the residents of Jersey City take the necessary precautions in the event of dangerous weather conditions.
by: Maureen Wlodarczyk
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When I was five years old, we moved from Jersey City to Union Beach, a place where my parents could afford to purchase a small ranch house with carport. For many years after, I spent two to three weeks each summer back in Jersey City, visiting my maternal grandparents at their apartment on Rose Avenue in Greenville. I loved staying with them and being the center of my grandmother’s attention. My grandparents never owned a car so my grandmother and I would take the bus to Journal Square to shop or see a movie. One summer I unexpectedly came down sick, very sick. My grandmother tucked me in up to my chin in her own bed and called for the family’s faithful physician, Dr. Front. He was what used to be called a (very) “tall drink of water,†and had to duck his head when coming through the doorways of the apartment. When he appeared at my bedside, I am told that my eyes opened wide like saucers. No doubt. Looking up from my sickbed to take in the whole of him was quite an experience. His diagnosis: the grippe.
Today, the word grippe, coming from a French word meaning “seize suddenly,†has been replaced by the modern term “influenza,†the two words being essentially synonymous. For decades before that summer I took sick in Jersey City, Hudson County residents had been stricken by periodic grippe outbreaks including in 1889 and 1892. The most serious of those was the 1918 “Spanish†influenza pandemic that first broke out in Europe and killed thousands of soldiers on the battlefields of World War I before making its way to the United States.   Continue reading Hudson Then . . . Again- INFLUENZA
Aereo’s technology is now available to more than 19 million people in 29 counties across the New York City greater metropolitan area, providing consumers increased access to free-to-air, local broadcast television
 
New York, NY (February 28, 2013) – Aereo, Inc., today announced that its groundbreaking television technology is now available to the more than 19 million people living in the New York City metropolitan area. The New York City metropolitan region,  commonly referred to as a designated market area (DMA), includes 29 counties across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Previously, Aereo was only available to residents of New York City’s five boroughs. The expansion into the NYC metropolitan area comes less than two months after the company’s announcement in January of its intention to expand to 22 additional markets in 2013.
 Aereo’s innovative remote (cloud-based) antenna/DVR technology makes watching television simple and user friendly. Using Aereo’s technology, consumers can pause, rewind and fast-forward any program that they are watching live, or save a program for future viewing. Continue reading HUDSON COUNTY RESIDENTS: AEREO ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF CONSUMER ACCESS TO ITS GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY ACROSS THE NEW YORK CITY GREATER METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING HUDSON COUNTY
 JERSEY CITY, N.J. / February 26, 2013 — Hudson County Community College Foundation will present another segment in “Arts Talk Series†on Friday morning, March 1, 2013 when the very accomplished and productive artist Mark Beard appears. The event will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the Follett Room of the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center at 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City — just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station. The event is FREE and open to the entire community.
 Born in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1956, Mr. Beard has worked in many media. His prints, paintings, sculptures and handcrafted books have been exhibited throughout the world and are included in collections at the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, MA), the Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford, CT), The Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City), The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City), the Museum of Modern Art (New York City), Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München (Munich, Germany), Albertina (Vienna, Austria), at Harvard, Princeton and Yale Universities, and at Hudson County Community College (NJ). Continue reading Noted American Artist Mark Beard to Appear at Hudson County Community College Foundation’s Next Arts Talk Series Presentation
Fabulous Uptown Music (FUM: https://www.facebook.com/FabulousUptownMusic) is presenting a rock and blues showcase for JC Fridays this coming Friday, March 1, at Moore’s Lounge (aka Bill + Ruths), 189 Monticello Avenue, in Jersey City. This is the ninth JC Fridays that FUM has brought live music by artists with Jersey City roots to Moore’s.
Singer-songwriter Malcolm Marsden (https://www.facebook.com/malcolm.marsden.3) opens the evening with a set of original songs.
Up next are The Sensational Country Blues Wonders (https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Sensational-Country-Blues-Wonders/404169299642111?fref=ts) who play Amercana, roots rock, with a bit of gospel thrown in.
Next on the bill are Sea of Otters (http://www.frigginfabulousradio.com/seaofotters.html, https://www.facebook.com/seaofotters) with great lyrics, lyrics, vocals and all-around high-octane rock.
Last up are AMINAL (https://www.facebook.com/AminalMusic), a progressive rock combo that offers long-form jams and solid rock and roll.
All of these bands are from Jersey City and most of the musicians are too. Fabulous Uptown Music (Nicholas Ciavatta, Trish Szymanski and Neva Wartell) strive to create entertaining live music opportunities for both artists and audiences. They have been producing showcases at Moore’s Lounge since March 2011, and all three producers create other arts events around NJ and NY, including theater and educational programming.
CONTACT:
TrishSzymanski@gmail.com
917-536-2682
A very short list on who won…
BEST PICTURE Argo Grant Heslov, Ben Affleck and George Clooney, Producers
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
