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Little Kids Rock Raises over $160,000 to Put Music Education Back in

clarance-and-jadeClarence Clemons of the E Street Band Draws Large Crowd at “Right to Rock” Fundraising Event at B.B. King Blues Club New York

Pictured with Clarence  Clemons is Jersey City student, Jade Adams of P.S. 29, recently performed with legendary E Street Band member Clarence Clemons at a fundraiser held by Little Kids Rock on Oct. 22 at B.B King Blues Club in New York City. The “Right to Rock” benefit raised over $160,000 to restore and revitalize music education in public schools nationwide.  
Adams, 12, performed Jailhouse Rock with Clarence Clemons and a student band from the Bronx. She also performed her original song, Change, with the student band, whom she met that evening. Adams’ song was selected as a grand prize winner in the 2009 Little Kids Rock songwriting contest.
Little Kids Rock currently reaches nearly 2500 underserved students in Jersey City and Newark, and over 42,000 nationwide. Here is a high-reolution photograph of Jade and Clarence at the event:

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Thirteen is Our Lucky Number!Jersey City Ranks #13 for Best Place to Raise a Family

sign_jerseycityAccording to Children’s Health Magazine’s 100 List
This is welcoming news wether you are an old time resident (our family has been living in the downtown Jersey City area for over 90 years)  or just recently moved to  Jersey City.

Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy is proud to announce that Jersey City Ranks #13 for Best Place to Raise a Family according to Children’s Health magazine’s 100 List.
According to Children’s Health magazine, Jersey City has been named one of the top places in America to raise a family.

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Grace Church Van Vorst celebrates its 20th Annual Cathedral Arts Festival

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Grace Church Van Vorst in downtown Jersey City, NJ celebrates its 20th Annual Cathedral Arts Festival with an opening Champagne Gala on Saturday, November 14th, 2009. The Cathedral Arts Festival reaches a banner year in its long and cherished history! Founded in 1989, it is the largest and longest-running celebration of artists and the arts in Hudson County. Continue reading Grace Church Van Vorst celebrates its 20th Annual Cathedral Arts Festival

Hudson County’s Favorite Son-Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra is one of the first all round superstars of the entertainment business. A singer, actor, director and producer par excellence.

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But in Hudson County-He’s it!!    

frank-oldAlthough Frank Sinatra died over 11 years ago, his legend, and music and escapades as an entertainer on and off the stage and screen live on. Especially in Hudson County where stories about the boy from Hoboken are passed down from parents to children. In Hudson County we love Frank Sinatra .Everyone has a Sinatra story – it really is -Six degrees of Frank Sinatra here. You hear things like “Frank was at my mother’s wedding,” or “they say he use to ride the streets of Hoboken late at night in his limo, remembering the good old days. And   there isn’t a restaurant in Hudson County that doesn’t have  some kind of photo of Frank. Yep, In Hudson County we love Frank- here is a bio on Hudson County’s favorite son.       

Francis Albert Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Frank Sinatra’s father was a firefighter and amateur boxer named Martin Anthony Sinatra while his mother, Natalie Sinatra had political aspirations. Over the next eighty years Frank Sinatra was a singer, actor, director and producer who entertained generation after generation all over the world. Continue reading Hudson County’s Favorite Son-Frank Sinatra

Odd Crash On New Jersey Turnpike

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Our River View Observer’s roaming photographer caught this unusual mishap at the 14 A exit of the New Jersey Turnpike  on Sunday October 18th.

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The Bayonne  and State Police along with the Bayonne Fire Department were there to lend a hand. No one got hurt from what we hear.

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MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION ® OF NEW JERSEY ANNOUNCES 2009 WALK FOR WISHES

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey has announced their 2009 annual Walk for Wishes event on Sunday, October 18 at Liberty State Park located on Morris Pesin Drive in Jersey City, N.J. Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. and the walk will kick off at 10:00 a.m. There will be additional activities for the entire family including arts and crafts, face painting, music and refreshments. Continue reading MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION ® OF NEW JERSEY ANNOUNCES 2009 WALK FOR WISHES

Bayonne Columbus Day Parade October 11, 2009

Under a beautiful Autumn sky; Bayonne New Jersey’s, annual Columbus Day Parade was held.  And the River View Observer was there.

columbus-day-parade-7-bay-oct-2009-carmela-ali-miss-columbus1Miss Columbus 2009 Carmela Ali sits proudly waiting for the parade to begin.

Mayor columbus-day-parade-5-bay-oct-2009-smithMark Smith & his daughter Mary Kate walk along the parade route with the Bayonne City Council smiling and waving to the large crowd who attended Sunday’s parade.

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Bayonne Fire Department Receives the Sixth Highest Grant Award in the Nation $3.5.M

By Evelyn Bonilla

tnThe life of a firefighter is no easy task, skillfully trained they put out hazardous fires and immediately come to the rescue of the communities they work for, but in order to accomplish this they must have the facilities needed to do so.

In the winter of 2008 firefighters of two former Bayonne firehouses were relocated to the Peninsula and were currently responding to emergencies from a temporary facility which consisted of a tent and two trailers, Continue reading Bayonne Fire Department Receives the Sixth Highest Grant Award in the Nation $3.5.M