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Mayor Fulop and Director of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Region II to Open Enrollment for Affordable Health Care

Residents Can Apply On-Site for Coverage & Receive Health Screenings by JCMC/Barnabas Health

 

ACAJERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop and the Jersey City Depatment of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, will mark the opening of enrollment for 2015 coverage under the Affordable Care Act at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 15, 2014, at City Hall, 280 Grove Street. Enrollment specialists will be available from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Continue reading Mayor Fulop and Director of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Region II to Open Enrollment for Affordable Health Care →

REAL ESTATE PROFILES

Advance Realty, DeBartolo Development Form Joint Venture Partnership to Develop Centerpiece Mixed-Use Project in Hudson County Town

JV will create 1,000 luxury multifamily residences and 20,000 square feet  of retail space in town’s Riverbend District

 Harrison, NJ, (Nov. 12, 2014) – Advance Realty and DeBartolo Development, LLC, have formed a joint venture partnership to develop six buildings on three blocks within the Riverbend District of Harrison, N.J. The large-scale mixed-use project will serve as the centerpiece in the continued revitalization of the Hudson County town.

The first block to be developed, located at the corner of Cape May Street and Frank E. Rodgers Boulevard, is slated for vertical construction to begin in early 2015. The building will feature 286 luxury multifamily residences, an onsite parking deck and extensive indoor and outdoor amenities. When completed, the project will include 1,000 apartments and 20,000 square feet of premium retail space on the three blocks.

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In the News

Operation Christmas Child Gets Underway

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Over 160 local youth spent their school holiday volunteering with OCC in honor of U.S. veterans. Here they are in action! ‪#‎VeteransDay‬

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Art Views

LANDSCAPES, SCULPTURES AND SKYLINE PHOTOS AT CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT CASA COLOMBO

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Three Artists Exhibit Personal, Playful Works at CACC in Jersey City

 

By Sally Deering

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Abbey Levine and her whimsical wood sculptures
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Jacqueline Falconi and her painting
“Explosione in Ble”
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Alina Oswald presents her work at Casa Columbo

Three women artists make the walls of the Center for the Arts at Casa Colombo in Jersey City their own in OF THE MIND, an exhibit of dreamy Italian landscapes, whimsical wood sculptures and moody photographs of the Manhattan Skyline.

Artists Abby Levine, Alina Oswald, and Jacqueline Falconi’s art works reflect their personal interests, things that inspire them and that also have a little whimsy, like Levine’s painted wood sculptures. Levine, who resides in Union City, is a graduate of the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and has exhibited her art work throughout the U.S.

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Education

Hudson County Community College Welcomes Actor, Producer, and Director Giancarlo Esposito 

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The star of the TV dramas ‘Revolution’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ will speak at the College on Thursday evening, November 13th.

 

Giancarlo Esposito source IMDBThe acclaimed actor, producer and director, Giancarlo Esposito will speak at Hudson County Community College this Thursday evening, November 13th. The event will be held at 6 p.m. in the Scott Ring Room of the College’s Culinary Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City – just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Transportation Center.

The event is open to the entire Hudson County Community and there is no charge for admission.

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River View Observer "Best Picks"

VIMEO ORIGINAL SERIES HIGH MAINTENANCE PREMIERES GLOBALLY , NOVEMBER 11th 

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Acclaimed Series Returns with New Episodes on Vimeo On Demand

Creators Katja Blichfeld & Ben Sinclair / Photo by Paul Kwiatkowski

 (November 11, 2014 | New York, NY) Today, Vimeo premieres a new round of episodes of married couple Katja Blichfeld and Ben Sinclair’s heralded seriesHigh Maintenance. Three new episodes are available now at HighMaintenance.tv, followed by another set of three in early 2015. Continue reading VIMEO ORIGINAL SERIES HIGH MAINTENANCE PREMIERES GLOBALLY , NOVEMBER 11th  →

Dining

Dine, Dance, Romance – La Nueva Elegancia, the Hot New Place to Dine and Dance  

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By Sally Deering

Dining room La Nueva Elegancia River View Observer La Nueva Elegancia Dance Floor West New York River View Observer  A restaurant with a big dance floor is as rare in Hudson as the Cake Boss making sushi.

Until now.

You may want to get out your dancing shoes, tie on an appetite and head over to 57th Street in West New York where you’ll find La Nueva Elegancia, a Cuban-Italian restaurant/supper club with two chefs in the kitchen with 50 years cooking experience; and a glorious dance floor where DJs spin hot tunes on weekends. Continue reading Dine, Dance, Romance – La Nueva Elegancia, the Hot New Place to Dine and Dance   →

Art Views

100 Artists to Show their Work at Hoboken Artists’ Studio Tour 2014

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Artwork by Robert Piesanti

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Home Plate by Joyce Finn map of US crates with souvenir plates for all 50 states

A 10-foot map of the U.S. made of souvenir plates from all 50 states; candy-colored 1960s-inspired pop art paintings; spray painted murals; all this and more goes on exhibit this weekend at the Hoboken Artists’ Studio Tour.

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Artwork by Lou Carbone
will be featured at the Hoboken Historical Museum

The Hoboken Artists’ Studio Tour is a free, self-guided walking tour of artists’ studios, galleries and group exhibitions that begins Fri, Nov. 7 and runs through Sun, Nov. 9, with more than 100 local artists participating. City Hall, Monroe Street Arts Center, Hoboken Historical Museum and Maxwell’s bar and restaurant are some of the 24 venues where artists will be exhibiting their work. Many will share their process; others will share interesting conversations; it’s all what makes this yearly event so interesting. (Jersey City had their studio tour last week!)

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