 To Celebrate, Bart Jackson Authors “Garden State Wineries Guide” San Francisco, CA: The Wine Appreciation Guild is pleased to announce that a new book entitled “Garden State Wineries Guide” is now available, based on the overwhelming love for New Jersey wines. Bryan Imelli, Marketing Director for The Wine Appreciation Guild says, “Our mission is to promote wine education and to acknowledge outstanding vineyards, so we are pleased, for the first time, to publish such an extraordinary directory specifically for New Jersey wineries and vineyards.”
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Machine Gun Pistol, Hollow Points Highlight Haul of Weapons in Jersey City
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- Jersey City Mayor Jerrimiah Healy(L) holds a “Street Sweeper” automatic gun with a 30 round clip and Jersey City Police Chief Thomas J. Comey (R) holds a “Pump Action Shotgun” which can kill as many as the street sweeper within three rounds being fired.
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Jerramiah T. Healy and police officials displayed 65 firearms taken into custody today, including a dangerous machine gun pistol called a “Street Sweeper”, all of which were gathered during Day 1 of the city’s gun buyback program.
Dubbed Operation LifeSaver II, police officials were thrilled that 65 firearms were turned in to churches and city community centers that participated in the first of consecutive weekends where police give amnesty and cash to residents turning in firearms. The big catch during Saturday’s haul, a Mac 10 machine gun pistol and another semi-automatic handgun that was loaded with deadly hollow-point bullets.
Bayonne Opens Cooling Centers
 Mayor Mark A. Smith and Municipal Services Director Joseph A. Waks announced that Bayonne has opened three cooling centers this week, due to the severe heat. The cooling centers will be open this week from Monday, July 18, through Friday, July 22, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The cooling centers will allow people who do not have air conditioning a place to cool down during the heat emergency. The three cooling centers are Bayonne’s three senior citizen centers. They are located at 16 West 4th Street, 597 Broadway (between 27th and 28th Streets), and 56th Street (at 329 Avenue B).
           Mayor Smith and Director Waks advised residents to check on elderly relatives and neighbors for signs of heat exhaustion. Those signs include dizziness, weakness, tiredness, heavy sweating, paleness, nausea, vomiting, and fainting. Heat exhaustion may be treated with cold liquids, rest, and air conditioning. If untreated, heat exhaustion may progress to heat stroke, which is a medical emergency. In cases of suspected heat stroke or other medical emergencies, please call 9-1-1.       Â
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Hell’s Kitchen-Cooking for the Chef of Wrath!
 Two Hudson County Chefs Face Turbulent Chef Gordon Ramsey of “Hell’s Kitchen” in their Quest to win the Top Prize on Season Nine
 By Sally Deering
 He screams, breaks plates and throws food – three fabulous reasons to watch Chef Gordon Ramsey, the King of Reality Cooking Shows as he sets ablaze Season 9 of the hit competitive cooking show
“Hell’s Kitchen.” (Premiering Monday, July 18 at 8 pm on FOX)Â
Here in Hudson County, we’re lucky to have two local chefs to root for — Brendan Heavey of Hoboken, and Will Lustberg of Jersey City – who with 16 other chefs from across the U.S. chopped, seared, boiled and broiled behind the stove and under the piercing eye – and sometimes brutal tongue — of Chef Gordon Ramsey for the top prize of head chef at BLT Steak in New York City. Continue reading Hell’s Kitchen-Cooking for the Chef of Wrath!
During this Extremely Hot Summer, Chill Out and Have a Blast at any of Jersey City’s Cooling Sites for Residents
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announce sites throughout the city for residents to beat the heat when temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit 90 °
 All residents, especially the elderly, disabled people, pregnant women and children under the age of two are encouraged to stay indoors or take advantage of the facilities if necessary. Continue reading During this Extremely Hot Summer, Chill Out and Have a Blast at any of Jersey City’s Cooling Sites for Residents
State Program Cleaned Bayonne’s Shores
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  Bayonne  Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that a crew from New Jersey’s Clean Shores program has finished clearing debris this summer from several waterfront locations in Bayonne. The clean-up spanned a period of three weeks in June and July. Staffed by minimum-security prisoners who work under state supervision, the Clean Shores crew removed wood and other solid materials from shorelines across the state. Continue reading State Program Cleaned Bayonne’s Shores
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Dog Wash to Benefit Bayonne K9 Unit-Dogtopia of Bayonne
Sunday July 17th  Dogtopia of Bayonne BIG charity dog wash from 11am until 3pm. Donation $10 to benefit the Bayonne Police K-9 units. There will be raffle prizes just for participating. Grand prize includes a FREE 5 day pass & goodies valued at $225. 2nd prize worth $75 and 3rd prize worth $25. Can’t make it tomorrow, please stop in to donate or call 201-437-9663 to donate to a wonderful cause. Dogtopia would love to see all dog lovers to stop by.
Komegashi Too in Jersey City, Just As Fine As The Original
Komegashi Spinoff Brings Restaurateur’s Passion for Fine Japanese Cuisine to the Jersey City Waterfront
By Sally Deering
Restaurateur Johnny Leung is a self-proclaimed “Foodie” who opened Komegashi on Montgomery Street near Exchange Place in Jersey City in 1990. He made a successful splash as the only fine-dining Japanese restaurant in town and in 2000, Leung opened Komegashi Too on the Jersey City Waterfront at a time when the waterfront had little to offer as a dining destination and there were few hi-rises beyond the restaurant’s floor-to-ceiling windows.
 As the waterfront developed, so did the restaurant’s cadre of devoted patrons, some who have eaten at Komegashi Too practically every day since it opened. On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Komegashi Too was packed, as usual, with patrons dining on exquisite Japanese dishes beautifully plated and popping with fantastic flavors. Continue reading Komegashi Too in Jersey City, Just As Fine As The Original
Fashionista Water Vitaminwater Flavors Inspire Unique Fashions at Runway Competition in Hoboken
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By Sally Deering                  Photo’s by Steveamack.com
 Glaceau’s “vitaminwater zero” is a naturally sweetened bottled-water drink put out by Coca-Cola that’s nutrient enhanced, flavored with a mix of familiar and exotic fruits and branded with names like “Glow,” “Squeezed,” “Drive” and “XXX.”
 On a recent Wednesday evening, the National vitaminwater Color Collection Competition was held at the W hotel in Hoboken where vitaminwater made a huge splash as the inspiration for five up-and-coming fashion designers who created couture dresses that exemplified their take on the flavors, tastes and vibrant colors of the vitaminwater line The New Jersey-based designers – Thomas Layone, Liz Fields, Devon Thomas, Ralph Thurin, and Elena Vasilevsky — put on a beautiful show of dazzling, edgy, and elegant dresses, pantsuits and evening gowns – as they competed for a $1,000 prize and the chance to have their designs strut the runway at October’s New Jersey Fashion Week.
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