Mayor -Elect Jimmy Davis greets his supporters at Casa Maria Restaurant on election night
Photo of Mayor -Elect  Jimmy Davis by Ricardo Kaulessar Â
Mayor Mark Smith and Team election night at Chandelier Restaurant
 Photo of Mayor Mark Smith and Team by Steve A MackÂ
James Davis walked into the Villa Maria restaurant in Bayonne on Tuesday night like the conquering hero, with hundreds of supporters cheering him on as soon as he entered the place.
There was good reason for the elation as Davis won the mayoral runoff election in his hometown over the incumbent Mark Smith by a 51% to 49% margin as of election night.
Davis greeted the numerous tired and sweaty followers like himself who were energized by seeing their leader give his victory speech.
“Tonight we enjoy but tomorrow we get to work,†said Davis to raucous applause. “It’s going to take everybody in this city to change this city, whether they voted for us or against us.†Continue reading BAYONNE ELECTS A NEW MAYOR→
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop announced today that Jersey City was ranked as one of the top ten cities for singles by Rent.com and as reported in Huffington Post. Jersey City was ranked ninth in a list of the largest and most notable American cities.
Who will be the next Bayonne Mayor will be decided by a runoff between incumbent Mark Smith and challenger James Davis on June 10.
Smith, who has been mayor since November 2008, is running for a second four-year term. Before becoming mayor, Smith served In the Bayonne Police Department for 25 years where he rose through the ranks to deputy chief. He is married and has two daughters.
Davis has been on the police force for over 25 years, currently holding the title of captain. His work has included leading a task force from 2007 to 2008 that made a number of arrests while dismantling a burglary and motor vehicle theft ring, and later helping to shut down cocaine distribution network operating partly out of Bayonne. He is married and is the father of three sons.
The River View Observer posed questions to both candidates about dealing with a prolonged campaign season in the Peninsula City, strategies the city’s highest office, and their respective plans for governing their hometown if one of them prevails.
Why do you think you ended up in a runoff with your opponent rather than had won the election outright?
Mayor Mark Smith
 Smith: We always knew this was going to be a challenging race. While we won the popular vote, there’s still some lingering effects from the national recession. People are still struggling. The outcome may have reflected a bit of that. We heard their concerns. Some people are still restless and we need to communicate our plan with them. We’re going to show them that our team has the plan and the ability to continue revitalizing or community.
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop announced today that Jersey City has been ranked the 8th Most LGBT-Friendly City in America by the financial website Nerdwallet.
On December 6, 2013, six hundred and seventy three High School Seniors in New Jersey, dotted their “Iâ€s and crossed their “Tâ€s and turned in their scholarship applications for the Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship. Those applications, which included counselor’s reports, scholastic achievements, civic and after school activities, were rigorously judged at the local Lodge, District and then State level. Continue reading The Elks National Foundation Most Valuable Student Scholarship program recognizes Taylor Muller with Award→
CenterPoint Harbor LCC Acquires Property, Leases 54,000-SF Space to Iron Mountain Information Management
 JERSEY CITY, N.J. (May 30, 2014) – NAI James E. Hanson, a leading New Jersey-based commercial real estate firm, today announced the $4.6-million sale of 106 Harbor Drive, a 65,000-square-foot, single-tenant warehouse property in Jersey City, N.J. The NAI team of Senior Vice President Tom Ryan and Vice President Barry Cohorsky represented the property’s seller, a family investor. Continue reading NAI Hanson Facilitates $4.6-Million Sale of Jersey City Warehouse and Subsequent Lease Signing→
 (Bayonne) The Bayonne City Council recently approved a request by the Administration of Mayor Mark Smith to authorize a redevelopment study of the southern portion of a city block bounded by East 21st Street, Broadway and Library Court. The redevelopment study is a pre-cursor to designating the area as “an area in need of redevelopment†which would permit the city to use all available redevelopment tools to spur redevelopment of the area. Included in the study area is a vacant parcel of land that was the site of a proposed movie theater but has been a vacant construction site for many years.
From patrolling the streets of Jersey City as a Jersey City Police Officer to surviving in Cagayan on CBS Survivor Season 28. Tony Vlachos has  emerged as the winner this season
. Starting out as one of 18 castaways on the Phillippine Province of Cagayan, Vlachos went on to win the million dollar prize.
The winner was announced from the CBS Lot in Studio City, California in front of a live audience.
Vlachos went into the final two with fellow castaway Woo Hwang  a Martial Arts instructor.
Over the Years 350,000 Babies Were Born at Margaret Hague Hospital…
WERE YOU ONE?
By Ricardo Kaulessar  Photo by Ricardo KaulessarÂ
Reunions usually happen due to a shared experience: graduating from the same school, serving in the same military unit or working in the same job. But it is almost unheard of to hold a reunion for those who were born in the same hospital.
That is, unless you first came into the world at the Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital.
The legendary facility in Jersey City that for over 40 years, until its closing in 1979, had more than 350,000 babies delivered there was in the spotlight on May 16 when some of those “Margaret Hague Babies†– now full-grown adults – gathered at Zeppelin Hall in the city’s Downtown section.
The event, organized by the Jersey City Medical Center and the LibertyHealth Foundation, was attended by over 200 guests including well-known figures such as former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, now the executive director of the Jersey City Employment & Training Program, who was born at the Margaret Hague in November 1957, and Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, who was not born at the Margaret Hague. Continue reading Born at the Margaret Hague→
More than 925 students will graduate on Thursday evening; Dr. Rod Risley, Executive Director of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society will deliver the Keynote address.              Â
 Hudson County Community College (HCCC) President Dr. Glen Gabert;  Chairman William J. Netchert, Esq. and other members of the HCCC  Board of Trustees;  keynote speaker Dr. Rod A. Risley, Executive Director of Phi Theta  Kappa honor society;             Heritage Award recipient, Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise; invocation leader Fr. Michael L. Braden, S.J., Vice President for Mission and Ministry at St. Peter’s University;
  Valedictorian Diana Angelo and the more than 925 members of the Class of 2014;  and members of the HCCC faculty, administration and staff.
 Hudson County Community College 36th Annual Commencement ceremonies.
 Prudential Hall at New Jersey performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ.
 Thursday evening, May 22, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
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