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Bayonne Firefighters participate in Mock Terrorist Disaster Drill
Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that Bayonne Firefighters participated in a Metro Urban Search and Rescue disaster drill at the Newark Fire Department Training Academy on April 15 through April 19. Over 400 firefighters and Emergency Responders from ten Fire Departments and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey gathered to participate in this year’s drill. It was the sixth annual of drill of its kind. Continue reading Bayonne Firefighters participate in Mock Terrorist Disaster Drill
Popular Children’s Book Author R.L Stine Visits Jersey City’s Tachair Bookshoppe
Goosebumps in Jersey City
Popular children’s book author R.L. Stine stopped by Tachair Bookstore in Jersey City on April 25th to read to an SRO crowd of children and parents who came to hear Stine read from some of his bestsellers. Author of hundreds of children’s horror books including GOOSEBUMPS, ROTTEN SCHOOL, MOSTLY GHOSTS and THE NIGHTMARE ROOM series, Stine is known in literary circles as the “Stephen King†of children’s books selling over 500 million copies since 2008. Stine is seen here with Paul Valleau, son of Tachair owner Aleta Valleau and her mother Carol Valleau minutes before Stine read to a very eager and loyal audience.
ARREST DETAILS CLARIFIED ON JERSEY CITY MAN MYKYTA PANASENKO
JERSEY CITY- Law enforcement officials clarified tonight details regarding the arrest of a local man who had materials that could be combined to make an explosive in his home.
Mykyta Panasenko, 27, Jersey City, appeared in court recently after he was charged with possession of destructive devices and creating a risk of widespread damage. A search of his residence led to the recovery of explosive components, according to Jersey City Police Officials. There were no completed explosive devices recovered during the search of his residence or any train, officials stated.
The Jersey City Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, the lead agency on the case, is working in conjunction with New Jersey Transit and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in the ongoing investigation. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal and state agencies have been notified about the case.
Arrested on April 15, Panasenko is charged with two counts by JCPD, third and fourth degree crimes of possession of a destructive device and creating a risk of widespread damage, respectively. NJ Transit Police also Panasenko similarly. Due to the degree of the alleged crimes, Panasenko was charged on a summons complaint and released on his own recognizance.
There is no indication at this point of the investigation that he intended to detonate a device in his building or on the transit system. Police recovered components of an explosive device at his home, not a completed device. However, the investigation revealed that he did transport completed devices from his home at some point, officials said.
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Hudson County Improvement Authority to Have Mobile Paper Shredding
Event in Bayonne on Saturday, April 27
Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that the Hudson County Improvement Authority (HCIA) is holding a free, mobile paper shredding event in Stephen R. Gregg-Bayonne County Park on Saturday, April 27, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The event will offer people the opportunity to bring personal, confidential, and sensitive papers to be shredded by the HCIA. This event is for residents’ personal documents, and not for businesses. Those bringing documents may watch as their documents are shredded, or they may drop off documents and depart. Smith said, “I would like to thank the HCIA for offering this shredding event again at a Bayonne location. I urge residents to take advantage of this useful service provided by the Hudson County Improvement Authority.â€
Anyone carrying documents for the mobile shredding event should enter the park at 37th Street and Kennedy Boulevard, drive down to the parking lot, and look for the HCIA vehicles and equipment.
The HCIA offers this shredding program each year at various locations around Hudson County.
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Earth Day 2013, Jersey City April 20th Liberty State Park
EARTH DAY 2013, Jersey City April 20th from River View Observer on Vimeo.
Sponsored by the Hudson County Improvement Authority, Norman Guerra, Executive Director and in collaboration with Liberty State Park and the Friends of Liberty State Park, Earth Day has become a huge event in Jersey City with many earth friendly activities, enviornmental exhibits, health screeings, safety workshops, free rides, arts and crafts, kids contests and strolling and stage entertainment. And a 5K Run/ Walk.
A wonderful way to celebrate the earth and have a great time in Jersey City on April 20th.
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Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev Sister Hudson County Resident
According to a report on TV station  New York’s Pix11, Boston Bombing Suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s sister Alina Tsarnaev  lives in West New York.
Questioned by The FBI and West New York  police the suspects sister said she had not had contact with her brothers in years.
Pix `11’s report said that the investigators took her computer, cell phones, plastic bags and other items. Dsarnaev’s sister and husband  gave the police permission to search their home and no search warrants were used to gain access to the home.
They are not suspected of any crime but rather gave up their computers and cell phones to collobrate the fact that they had nothing to do with her brothers and have not seen or talked to them in years saying “She remembered them being great people and has no idea what could of happened since she saw them.”
West New York Mayor Felix Rogues told the PIX reporter that West New York residents are not in any danger.
Registration Is Now Open for Courses at Hudson County Community College This Summer
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. / April 19, 2013 — Hudson County Community College announces that registration is now open for summer term and fall semester courses. Registration is currently underway at 25 Journal Square in Jersey City.
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Classes for the Summer I and Summer II terms will begin on May 28 and July 15, respectively, and fall the semester will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at the Journal Square campus and North Hudson Higher Education Center. Classes are also being offered in off-campus locations including Bayonne and Kearny during the fall. In addition, several courses will be available in online format for the summer and fall terms. Continue reading Registration Is Now Open for Courses at Hudson County Community College This Summer
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HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACTS UP!
 Playwright and Professor Joseph Gallo Initiates New Theater Arts Program at Hudson County Community College
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By Sally Deering
 
In September 2012, Hudson got a little more artsy when professional playwright Joe Gallo brought Hudson County Community College to a new stage – or rather, brought the stage to HCCC.
 Gallo, whose plays have been performed in Hoboken, New York and other cities throughout the country, is a theater arts professor at HCCC who helped institute a new theater arts degree program. The new curriculum – which began in the 2012-2013 school year – is designed to provide students with a broad-based liberal arts education with core curriculum classes in theater that include Acting, Playwriting and Drama. Students who successfully complete the two-year program earn an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts – Theater, that prepares them to transfer to four-year colleges and universities where they can earn Bachelor of Arts degrees in theater and related programs.
 A theater professional – he’s a producer and Associate Artist at Mile Square Theater in Hoboken – Gallo earned an MFA in playwriting from Ohio University and his plays have been produced Off-Broadway, at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and at other theaters throughout the country. Gallo has taught Playwriting, Acting and other theater-related courses at the School of Visual Arts, Drew University and Kean University.
 Recently, Gallo spoke with Riverview Observer about how he initiated the new Theater Arts program and what prospective students can look forward to if they decide to enroll.
 RVO: Joe, can you share with our readers how the new theater arts program began?
JG: In 2007 HCCC hired to teach creative writing and because I have an MFA in playwriting, I was asked to revamp its Introduction to Acting class. I did that for the college and when I asked why the college doesn’t offer more theater classes, I was told, ‘because we don’t have a theater.’
