The ceremony honored by citation more than 30 remarkable Hudson County women who have made a difference in our community and our world in the field of education or in support of expanding educational opportunity. The evening also celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts of America and that organization’s efforts to grow mentally, physically and spiritually.  Â
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March 14, 2012
(Names of Honorees not in seating order)
BAYONNE -Molly Massarelli,  Lisa Cerbone, Sally Mason, Lindsay Wanko, Priscilla Ege ,Alice Lotosky , GUTTENBERG Betty Jo Lamar, HARRISON:  Mary Ann Dunphy, HOBOKEN: Eileen Carvalho, Francine Yu-JERSEY CITY: Patricia Bryant, Johnia Charles, Cynthia Harris, Marsha Hill, Gwendolyn L. Jackson, Eileen Markenstein, Sister Roseann Mazzeo, Barbra Mendola, Sister Barbra Moran, Felicia Palmer ,Diane Pistilli, The Honorable Joan Quigley, Dr. Edith Phillips, Maryilyn Roman, May Rosa, Jane Steurwald, Dr. Frances O . Thompson, KEARNY: Sandra Mcleaster, Kathy Moss NORTH BERGEN: Grace Crandall Dowd, SECAUCUS: Joan Cali, UNION CITY: Dr. Paula Pando, Susan Powers, WEST NEW YORK: Pastor Tania Fuentes
7. Kansas City, Missouri: Kansas City has been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day as a city since 1873. Its population is 10.4% Irish according to city-data.com and their parade is one to be reckoned with. Drawing a crowd of approximately 200,000 people, the grand prize winner of the parade procession in Kansas City wins an all expenses paid trip to Ireland. That’s some serious parade marching! Their night life consists of many Irish pubs including haunts like O’Dowds Little Dublin and Lafferty’s.
Lily of the Feast, directed by Federico Castellucio and written by Michael Ricigliano, will begin at 7:00 pm. In Lily of the Feast, Castelluccio plays a former bookie turned banker with a special gift for memorizing numbers, who is unwittingly thrown into the forefront of an aging wise guy’s bid for power, who is portrayed by Paul Sorvino. Also starring in this film are John Bianco and Damien DiPaola. 
It’s a busy time for Emmy-winning actress Tammy Blanchard. She’s featured on Broadway in “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying,’ where she earned a Tony nomination for her comedic turn as Hedy LaRue and on Mar. 2nd she’s in the season finale of the CBS Drama “The Gifted Manâ€. On Mar. 10th, TV viewers can tune in to see Blanchard play Elizabeth Baby, a schizophrenic in the upcoming TV movie “Of Two Minds†with “Sex in the City’s†Kristen Davis as her sister Billie. The film airs at 8 pm on the Lifetime Channel. (For more info go to 
Students at Bayonne High School recently participated in a Cablevision Power to Learn Black History Month event that explored the legacy of the Greensboro Four. Participating in the event, which was presented in conjunction with the Smithsonian Channel, was original Greensboro Four member Joseph McNeil who spoke with students about the civil rights movement, along with Assemblyman Charles Mainor, Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell and Mayor Mark Smith. Pictured (l. to r.) with participating students are Bayonne NAACP President Al Strickland, New Jersey NAACP President James Harris, Assemblyman O’Donnell, Principal Richard Baccarella, Mayor Smith, Teacher Deidre Hurley, National Museum of American History Director of African American Culture Christopher Wilson, Greensboro Four Member McNeil, Assemblyman Mainor, Cablevision Vice President of Education Trent Anderson, Bayonne BOE Director of Language Arts, Social Studies and Service Learning Dan Ward, Smithsonian Channel Representative Lakeisha McCoy and Cablevision Director of Government Affairs Don Viapree.