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The City of Jersey City Presents Two New Exhibits Featuring:Gaia Studio and the Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance

Opening Tuesday, November 12th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

JERSEY CITY

–JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGO Mayor Steven M. Fulop and the City of Jersey City are pleased to announce the opening of two new art exhibits at the City Hall Rotunda Art Gallery, 280 Grove Street. The exhibits will feature artwork from Gaia Studio and the Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance, on the second and third floors of City Hall throughout the month of November.

“Jersey City has one of the most vibrant arts communities in Jersey City and we are always pleased to showcase the work of our local artists,” said Mayor Fulop. “The art work on display is a direct reflection of the talented art community that works and lives in our great City.” Continue reading The City of Jersey City Presents Two New Exhibits Featuring:Gaia Studio and the Jersey City Reservoir Preservation Alliance →

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Community Pillar- St. Dominic Academy to Honor Maryanne Kelleher, Director of Jersey City Cultural Affairs

By Sally Deering

MaryanneKelleherheadshotOn Thurs, Nov. 21, Saint Dominic Academy (SDA) will honor Jersey City Cultural Affairs Director Maryanne Kelleher, Class of ’90, with the Dominican Pillar Award, the highest honor given to “outstanding individuals whose personal and professional lives reflect the values of Saint Dominic.” The 15th Annual SDA Leadership Awards Gala will be held at Nanina’s in the Park in Belleville and the money raised will to go to SDAs scholarship fund.

“It is a special thing to be honored by the community that I serve,” Kelleher says, “but to have SDA reach out to me to say, ‘You’ve done well, kid,’ twenty-three years after graduation is a whole other experience all-together.  This is very touching and a personal honor which I will cherish for years to come.”

Jersey City’s Director of Cultural Affairs since 1996, Kelleher has worked for several administrations including Mayors Bret Schundler, Glenn Cunningham, L. Harvey Smith, Jerramiah T. Healy, and the newly-elected Mayor Steven M. Fulop. Her primary mission as a public servant, she says, is to remain keenly aware of the needs within the creative, ethnic and preservation communities and advocate on their behalf to realize their goals. She encourages Jersey City artists — dancers, actors, writers – to contact her office if they need help with their projects.

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Events

”Honoring Our HEROES” Veteran’s Day November 11, 2013

A Military & Musical     Veteran’s Day Tribute

         Monday–NOV 11th– 1 pm  

Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Memorial Park

435 NEWARK AVENUE, JC
www.jerseycitycemetery.org

A free public event with Special Guests, Military & Civic   Associations & Musical Tributes. Kindly
Sponsored by AT&T, the Office of JC Mayor Steve Fulop, the JC Council
& Office of   Cultural Affairs, & Volunteers of HJCHC.

Our Community

Jersey City ‘Sandy’ Related Research Project Receives $210,000 in Federal & Regional Grants

Grant to  Help Prepare Coastal Communities for Climate Change; Funding Includes $100,000 from NOAA

JERSEY CITY SEAL LOGO JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop announced today the City of Jersey City has been selected by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association (NOAA) to receive a $100,000 grant to fund a groundbreaking project that will identify flood-risk pathways into Jersey City as well as potential mitigation strategies with the Stevens Institute of Technology and the NJ Sea Grant Consortium called “Collaborative Climate Adaptation Planning for Urban Coastal Flooding.”

In addition to the NOAA grant, the City of Jersey City also received funding from Together North Jersey for $110,000 to supplement the work of the NOAA grant with visualizations and data collection for a cost-benefit analysis.  The NOAA grant is one of four given out nationally and total funding for the project is $210,000. Continue reading Jersey City ‘Sandy’ Related Research Project Receives $210,000 in Federal & Regional Grants →

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Smith Program Will Slash Your Energy Bill,Savings Could Be Up to 20%

            City of Bayonne SealMayor Mark A. Smith announced that the City of Bayonne will be rolling out a program called municipal aggregation that will cut residents’ electric bills.  Mayor Smith said, “Recent changes in state law allow the municipality to negotiate on behalf of all energy customers in Bayonne and to receive a reduced bulk rate for electric bills.  At its June meeting, the City Council passed my proposal to enable the City of Bayonne to start energy competition through aggregation. We are excited about beginning this new, cost-saving program that will help our entire community.” Continue reading Smith Program Will Slash Your Energy Bill,Savings Could Be Up to 20% →

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Event Happenings from the City of Bayonne for the end of October 2013

City of Bayonne Seal  Medicare Open Enrollment event

Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that the City of Bayonne will host a Medicare open enrollment event on Wednesday, October 30, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, at 630 Avenue C.  The event will give Medicare patients the opportunity to compare plans, and make sure that they have the right health and prescription drug coverage.  It is time for Medicare patients to review their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.  It is also time to consider health insurance that works with Medicare, including Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans. Patients may stay with their current plan if they are happy with it, or look for a new one with better coverage, higher quality, and lower cost.

The Medicare Open Enrollment period began on October 15 and runs through December 7, 2013.  New enrollments will take effect on January 1, 2014.

Representatives of the Bayonne Office On Aging and the Hudson County Senior Health Insurance Plan will be on hand to assist the public.

For more information, please call the Bayonne Office On Aging at 201-858-6119.

 

City to Hold Meeting on Special Needs Sports Program

Continue reading Event Happenings from the City of Bayonne for the end of October 2013 →

General, In the clubs

In the Clubs at Willie Mc Bride’s in Hoboken NJ

Willie Mc Brides HobokenWillie McBride’s is a local Irish styled Bar & Grill in Hoboken. It exudes fun. A place to unwind from a hectic day over a Willie Mc Brides Hoboken River View Observercold beer, or cocktail before dinner. On Fridays, and Saturdays McBride’s offers live bands and dancing. If you, and some good friends want to listen and rock to some of the best bands around call McBride’s, and their limo shuttle will pick up you, and your friends for free.
The staff is very congenial at Willie Mc Bride’s, and the weekend crowds are an interesting mix of young professionals.
This bar/club is off the beaten path but worth the taxi ride if you can’t get the free limo. It’s a wonderful place to relax, mingle and meet new people. McBrides features a full bar serving a variety of drinks for your pleasure and you will find them to be delicious and reasonably priced.
If you want a deal get the $19. Special per person and get a 3-hour open bar with cover charge included.
McBride’s is one of the few remaining venues that offers live music, and dancing with an incredible sound sytem and a eclectic mix of live bands. Continue reading In the Clubs at Willie Mc Bride’s in Hoboken NJ →
General, Live On Stage, Local Happenings

LIVE THEATER -A FROG, DETECTIVE AND HAMLET, TOO!

   Kooky Characters Come to Life as Local Live Theaters Begin New Seasons

 BY SALLY DEERING

 

Clay and Sandy Cockrell Production Director at J CITY Theater rehearse a scene from APARTMENT 3 A
Clay and Sandy Cockrell Production Director at J CITY Theater rehearse a scene from APARTMENT 3 A

Culture flourishes in Hudson with art, music and dance performances happening throughout its cities. We also have some terrific live theater groups putting on shows for adults and kids and the new season is now kicking off, like J CITY Theater’s production of APARTMENT 3A. Along with J CITY Theater, the Attic Ensemble in Jersey City is celebrating 43 years as a community theater and the Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken opens its season with a wink to the kids in its production of the Broadway play A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD.

Here’s a closer look at some local theater companies and their upcoming shows. Why not check out a performance or two? You’ll be supporting local theater and those artists who may work in the cultural milieu of New York City and who also nourish the cultural fabric of Hudson’s  community

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Producing Director of the J CITY Theater Clay Cockrell and his wife Sandy Cockrell, who is the company’s Artistic Director are thrilled to be back on the boards after almost a year-long hiatus brought on by Hurricane Sandy. (See our interview with Clay Cockrell following this story.)

This marks J CITY Theater’s 8th season of presenting popular and contemporary plays on the stage of the theater which is located in the basement of St. Michael’s RC Church facing Hamilton Park in Jersey City. The company recently opened its season with APARTMENT 3A, a romantic comedy about a public television employee who loses her faith in God, men and public broadcasting.  As the heroine takes a ride on the romance rollercoaster, she eventually has an on-camera meltdown during a pledge drive which leads to pandemonium and hilarity. The play runs through Oct. 26 and features Sandy Cockrell, Stephen Hope, Randall Marquez and Clay Cockrell. Stage Manager is Jack Vandewark and Tech Director is Nick Probst; Jacquelyn Bird is choreographer. Continue reading LIVE THEATER -A FROG, DETECTIVE AND HAMLET, TOO! →

Interesting People, Our Community

Operation Christmas Child 2013

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   Michelle Mandaro and her Family fill Shoeboxes with Holiday Gifts for Underprivileged Children

 By Sally Deering

Michelle Mandaro and family
Michelle Mandaro and her children Alexander 9 and Emilie 7 collect items all year long for Christmas Shoeboxes

 

Not all shoeboxes are the same; some hold heels, some hold sneakers; while still others hold toothbrushes, combs, socks and a whole lot of love.

Since 1993, more than 100 million children have received shoeboxes through Operation Christmas Child, a project from the Christian organization Samaritan’s Purse (www.samaritanspurse.com) with more than 100,000 volunteers creating and distributing the shoeboxes  filled with trinkets to put a smile on a child’s face Christmas morning.

Operation Christmas Child brings shoeboxes filled with trinkets – both the necessary and the fun kind – to underprivileged children throughout the country. Participating for the fifth year are Michelle Mandaro – owner of Amelia’s Bistro in Jersey City – her 9 year-old son Alexander, and 7 year-old daughter Emilie.

“My sister-in-law Fortune Mandaro has been doing it for 20 years,” Michelle Mandaro says.  “This is my fifth year doing it with my my children. Last year we created 54 shoeboxes and this year we’re making 60. My kids love shopping for the boxes they love stuffing the boxes, they write letters to the children and they receive letters back.”

Continue reading Operation Christmas Child 2013 →

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