Education, General, Jersey City News

NEW CITY KIDS PRESENTS: CITY SAIL REGATTA 2013

CitySailRegatta2013September 2013 – Jersey City, NJ – Over 15,000 teens in Jersey City live within 5 miles of a world-class sailing community. Few of these teens ever set foot on a boat. In 2013 City Sail provided 28 of these teens with the sailing experience of a lifetime. During the six-week program, each teen received 12 hours of classroom instruction on sailing, 27 hours of on-the-water sailing instruction,and 17 hours of swimming. Beyond the regular programming, City Sail offered fved sailing-related field trips around the state and the top participants in the program went on a three-day trip into Long Island Sound. The entire City Sail experience was free for the 28 teens who participated in 2013, only requiring a commitment from them to attend for the entirety of the six weeks.

On September 17th, the City Sail Regatta will raise  funds for the 2014 City Sail teens through an exciting afternoon event. Local professionals and businesses  will sponsor  nine boats and experienced the joy of City Sail through an afternoon of sailing instruction on the Hudson River, followed by dinner at Liberty House Restaurant. Participants will  sail with teens from City Sail and raced against each other on a beautiful fall afternoon. The event raised over $14,000, sponsoring 14 places for next year’s City Sailors.

City Sail is New Jersey’s only free sailing school, providing at-risk teens with a unique chance to learn to sail, swim, and race sailboats. City Sail was founded in 2005 with a vision for opening the waterways of New Jersey to the kids who live there. Since then, the school has expanded to include 30 teens, 10 volunteer instructors, and partnerships with both Offshore and Halcyon sailing schools. City Sail is a program of New City Kids, a teen leadership development program in Jersey City. Find New City Kids
and City Sail online at www.newcitykids.org and facebook.com/newcitykids.

Live On Stage

An Evening of Blues at the Monroe Center September 22nd

MusicThe Monroe Center in conjunction with the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation will present ‘An Evening Of Blues’ on Sunday, September 22 from 5pm to 8pm. This Blues event will take place on the second floor in The Monroe Center Theater Space at 720 Monroe Street, Hoboken N.J. Blues virtuoso Gary Wright, Roots and Blues  will perform the music of Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Mississippi Fred McDowell and many more influential Blues artists. An educational multi media presentation will be screened documenting the history of Blues artists and their influence on popular music.

Blues artists who bring their instruments and wish to jam with the band, will be admitted free.

Parking is free. Tickets: $ 40.00.

Discounted Tickets Are Available At $ 10 For A Limited Time at the Monroe Center.

For further information contact The Monroe Center: 201 795 5000

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

 

Live On Stage

Attic Ensemble Auditions for DETECTIVE STORY about Police Station

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 A fascinatingly realistic picture of routine cases brought into a bustling metropolitan police station in the course of an evening
ae-sandThe Attic Ensemble, Theater for a New Jersey City, announces auditions for Detective Story by Sidney Kingsley. The play will be directed by Billy Mitchell. Auditions are Monday, September 30 and Wednesday October 2 at 7:30 pm at the Historic Barrow Mansion, 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City. Callbacks will be held on Wednesday October 3rd, if needed.
We are casting: 16 men and 6 women. There will be doubling and multiple casting.
MEN:
PATROLMAN KEOGH/BARNES (20s-30s); CHARLIE (30s-40s) – Burglar
LEWIS (20s-30s) – Burglar; DET. McLEOD (40s); DET. DAKIS (40s-50s)
DET. CALLAHAN (30s); DET. O’BRIEN (50s); DET. BRODY (40s)
DET. GALLAGHER (30s-40s); ENDICOTT SIMS (30s-40s) – Lawyer
ARTHUR KINDRED (20s) – Former GI; DR. SCHNEIDER (40s) – Gardener/Abortionist
LT. MONOGHAN (50s-70s); JANITOR / PHOTOGRAPHER / MR. FEENEY (40s-60s)
TAMI GIACOPETTI / MR. GALLANTZ (30s); MR. PRITCHETT / CRUMB BUM (40s-50s)
WOMEN:
JO FEINSON (30s-50s) – Reporter; SHOPLIFTER (20s-30s); SUSAN CARMICHAEL (20s);
MARY McLEOD (30s);  MRS. FARRAGUT / MRS. FEENEY / LADY (40s-60s);
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Dining

HARD GROVE CAFÉ IN JERSEY CITY RAISES THE BAR

   Delicious Cuban/Latin Cuisine Ranks High Above the Norm

 By Sally Deering

Jersey City's Hard Grove Cafe  When the Hard Grove Café’s original owner Domenic Santana opened the Jersey City restaurant  on Grove Street in the early 1990s, the neighborhood was not as affluent as it is today and Santana offered locals more of a diner menu where you could get a peanut butter & jelly sandwich for a buck ninety-nine.

Times have changed and the restaurant has changed hands a couple times. In 2005, Evelyn Padin and Carmen Mendiola—two practicing lawyers and Jersey City residents – decided to try their hand at running a restaurant and purchased the Hard Grove Café. They kept on Chef Rafael Valdespino and the trio created a menu of Modern Latin Cuisine that is refined and delicious. Instead of the soupy beans and sticky yellow rice typically found at many local eateries, the Hard Grove Café’s beans are light, the rice is fluffy and both dishes are seasoned gently.

“Carmen is Cuban-American and I’m Puerto Rican and we were looking for something,” Padin says. “When we saw this place, Carmen didn’t want it closing down. Like everybody in the neighborhood, we’d known Domenic for years. So Carmen said let’s give it a go.” Continue reading HARD GROVE CAFÉ IN JERSEY CITY RAISES THE BAR →

In the clubs

BARCADE IN JERSEY CITY MIXES ARCADE GAMES WITH ITS DRINKS

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By Martin Ramone Delossantos

Barcade is an adult Toy land.  With a great selection of classic arcade games like Miss Pacman, Teenage Ninja Turtles, Tapper and much more.  At the old school cost of 25¢ per game you can play all evening if you are skilled, and without going broke like in the casinos and much more fun.  With their large selection of American Craft Beers on tap, a full bar, and sandwiches that border on gourmet you have a winning evening.  It is accessible by Path train, stopping off at Grove Street and walking a few blocks.

Inside Barcade in Jersey City  Barcade is a welcoming Night Spot because it can be a relaxing place if you’re alone, or a pumped up night competing with friends.  If you are going to unwind grab a game machine, a comfy seat, and order up a tasty treat…don’t forget the cash.

The place looks very casual, and the ambiance reflects it.  The wooden bar is the focal point where you can have your drinks, and meet new people, or just hang out with old ones exchanging who has the best scores.

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General

New Jersey Golf Foundation Golf Classic Raises Record Setting $218,000 to Benefit Youth Golf Programming Throughout Garden State

Primary Beneficiary is “Golf In Schools” Program that Impacts More than 110,000 Boys & Girls at 200+ Schools in New Jersey; Dean T. Criares Honored with Chairman’s Award

 PISCATAWAY, N.J., September 6, 2013…The New Jersey Golf Foundation (NJGF), the charitable arm of the New Jersey Section, PGA of America (NJPGA), today announced that the 7th Annual New Jersey Golf Foundation Golf Classic, the signature event on the Foundation’s calendar, raised more than $218,000 to support youth golf programming throughout the Garden State. The NJGF Golf Classic, which took place at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield Township, N.J., on Monday, August 5, 2013, hosted nearly 300 participants who came together in support of the Foundation’s breadth of programs. Additionally, Dean T. Criares, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Drew University and a partner at Sound Harbor Partners, was presented with The Chairman’s Award — given annually to an individual who works tirelessly behind the scenes to support the NJGF’s programs and initiatives. Continue reading New Jersey Golf Foundation Golf Classic Raises Record Setting $218,000 to Benefit Youth Golf Programming Throughout Garden State →

General

BAYONNE Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry Drive at 27th Street Bayonne Fire House On Monday, September 9

            Your help is needed!!!

           There will be a blood drive on Monday, September 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the City Hall Fire House, at 27th Street and Avenue C. The drive is co-sponsored by the Bayonne Fire Department and the Bayonne Police Department, and is taking place to respond to the critically low blood supply.  Area blood banks are short of all blood types, so all blood types are welcome in this drive.  Supplies of the following blood types are especially low: O negative, O positive, A negative, and B negative. Health officials  ask prospective blood donors to bring signed or photo identification and to know their Social Security numbers. Continue reading BAYONNE Blood Drive and Bone Marrow Registry Drive at 27th Street Bayonne Fire House On Monday, September 9 →

General, Our Community

Bayonne’s Third Ward Councilman Raymond W. Greaves Chosen as Bayonne’s Sicilian Clubs “Man of the Year”

Joe DeMarco, Chairman of the Bayonne  Sicilian Club  announced recently  that Bayonne  3rd Ward Councilman Ray Greaves will be this year’s  “Man of the Year”.

A Ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the elegant banquet hall, Ravello, located at 138 Eagle Rock Avenue, East Hanover, NJ 07936. Cocktail hour will begin at 6:30PM with a main course beginning at 7:30PM and a Venetian hour to follow.

Ray Greaves is a labor leader and Bayonne’s Third Ward Council Member. He serves as State Business Agent and Chairman of the New Jersey State Council of the Amalgamated Transit Union and Vice President to the New Jersey State AFL-CIO’s Executive Board and an affiliate to the Essex West-Hudson Labor Council. His previous leadership positions with the union included Recording Secretary, Legislative Director, Treasurer/Executive Officer of Division 819 Transit Employees Credit Union, and Shop Steward. He became a member of the Amalgamated Transit Union in 1985, when he went to work as a mechanic for NJ Transit. 

Bayonne Councilman Ray Greaves
Bayonne 3rd Ward Councilman Chosen as “Man of the Year.”

As a union leader, Greaves has fought for legislation favorable to working families at both the state and federal levels. He is proud of his role in passing anti-crime legislation that that increased the penalty for assaults on bus operators.

A former resident of Jersey City, Greaves attended Saint Nicholas Roman Catholic Grammar School and Dickinson High School. He received steward leadership and grievance procedure training at Rutgers University, and studied contract negotiations at the George Meany Labor College. While he was a credit union officer, he gained his knowledge of Credit Unions and finances through financial strategy courses sponsored by the Empire Corporate Federal Credit Union and NJ Credit Union League.

Greaves is a former Commissioner of Bayonne’s Zoning Board of Adjustment. He was elected Third Ward Council Member in 2010. As a City Council Member, he serves on the Board of School Estimate and the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority.

 

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General, In the clubs

In the Clubs: Chic and Craft-y 5 West Supper Club in Hoboken Serves Craft Beers and Tasty Apps in Upsale Digs

5 WEST SUPER CLUB 2Our newest feature looks at the Club scene in Hudson County 

 

By Martin Ramone Delossantos

Photos by Martin Ramone Delossantos

5 WEST SUPER CLUB 1 Five West Supper Club is one of Hoboken’s most chic nightspots.  It is on Fifth and Madison Street exactly nine blocks down from Washington Street.  They have a free shuttle you can call for pick up, and ride home for one to fifteen people!

The club used to be known as BARNONE, and reopened as 5 WEST SUPPER CLUB in 2010.  The interior is tastefully decorated with dark, tri-colored, wood flooring, tall booths, a large dance space with a great sound system, and energetic lighting.

“The real bonus is the service,” General Manager Chris Lowther said.

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Cover Story, Sports Limited

COVER STORY-Gentlemen’s Baseball: Hoboken Nine Vintage Baseball Team Plays by the (Old) Rules

By Sally Deering

Vintage baseball team Hoboken Nine play by gentlemen rules
Hoboken Nine

Hoboken gave birth to baseball? That’s right. Just take a stroll over to 11th and Washington Streets and you’ll be standing where Elysian Field used to be and where first, second, third and home bases were designated on June 19, 1846. That’s the day the first game was ever played and its cemented in Hoboken’s history and as well as those street corners – just read the plaques in the sidewalk.

Some folks disagree with baseball’s Hoboken origins, especially those affiliated with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, which throws its own  curveball claiming the first game was played in Cooperstown in 1839. To most Hudsonites, though, Hoboken is the birthplace of baseball. The city even has its own vintage baseball team.

They call themselves the Hoboken Nine Vintage Base Ball Club and they play baseball the way it was originally played – by 19th century rules. They wear uniforms designed like the ones worn in 1846 and their balls and bats are replicated from that period, too. The Hoboken Nine competes against other vintage teams to promote the history of baseball and for the sheer pleasure of playing baseball as a gentleman’s sport.

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