CAPTION: (from left) Jersey City Planners Maryann Bucci-Carter and Tanya Marione-Stanton, Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, Press Secretary Jennifer Morrill, City Planner Robert Cotter and City Engineer Chuck Lee.
Awards are for Sustainability, Municipal Engineering &Communications
The City of Jersey City was awarded the “Collaboration Award” from the Sustainable Jersey organization. The Collaboration Award recognizes a municipality that worked in partnership to implement a program or project. This award recognizes that many sustainability issues must be addressed on a regional scale or require the pooled resources of more than one partner.
The panel awarded the award to Jersey City for partnering with several entities (City Green, Washington Park Association, the Jersey City Food Co-op, and Garden State Urban Farms) to actively address food system issues by amending ordinances to allow local food production and sales, establishing and promoting a community gardening program (Adopt-A-Lot), developing a demonstration rain garden, and supporting the school gardening program. Continue reading City of Jersey City Recieves Three Awards at Annual League of Municipalities Conference→
 (NewsUSA) – Coming home for the holidays gives busy adults an excuse to celebrate with their families and show their national pride. National pride signifies something different for everyone. Some might take the time to send holiday care packages to U.S. troops overseas, some may volunteer in homeless shelters, while others may simply whisper a prayer of thanks.
Not Clear Why the Bayonne Police Department Was Considered a Target By Suspect, 27 year-old Jose Pimentel, a resident of Manhattan considered a “Lone Wolf ” Terrorist
City of Bayonne City of Bayonne Department of Public Safety
(Bayonne) The New York City Police Department on Saturday arrested An “al-Qaida sympathizer” accused of plotting to bomb police and post offices in New York City and U.S. troops returning home as well as Bayonne Police Headquarters.
Public Safety Director Jason O’Donnell said that the Bayonne Police Department is working with the NYPD and other agencies involved in connection with the continuing investigation.
JERSEY CITY (NOVEMBER 2011) – The Iron Monkey Bar & Restaurant will host its 15th annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 24, 2011. Since 1996, the Iron Monkey has opened its doors to the Jersey City community and offered free Thanksgiving meals to anyone in need of a place to celebrate the holiday.
Last year, the Iron Monkey served 350 meals, and hopes to increase that number to 500 meals served this Thanksgiving. While many of our guests join us from local retirement communities and the Jersey City area, everyone in Hudson County is welcome to participate.
Bayonne, NJ – On Saturday, November 19, 2011 Marist High School will honor some of the very best from among the entire Marist High School Community who have either gone on to rewarding family, business and professional careers in all disciplines, or who have actively supported MHS through the years, at the Seventh Annual Marist High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
November 26th, the day after Black Friday, is the Second Annual Small Business Saturday®. It’s a day to Shop Small and celebrate the small businesses that make our communities special. a day when we all “shop small”, coming together to celebrate America’s small businesses.
American Express wants to help small business owners turn Small Business Saturday into what could be their biggest sales day of the year. So we’re providing free tools and social media help to make the day a success—everything to help them get the word out and bring in customers. Small Business Saturday. November 26th. Join the day. Visit http://www.facebook.com/ShopSmall to get started.
    Each year thousands of young people across the United States signup to join the Armed Forces, many are of college age and instead of heading off to college they head out to war. Some of these young soldiers are receiving their college degree while fighting for their country. In an effort to bring to light, give back and showed their gratitude a group of Stevens Technology students set out to make a difference by creating a venue entitled “Project Eleven”.
    Project Eleven is a non-profit venture created by Steven’s music and technology students in conjunction with Stevens Multimedia (SMM) a student run company. Its purpose is to create awareness and to show gratitude to all of the young veterans who are out at war fighting for this nation’s freedom. The idea for the project was first introduced to Stevens Music and Technology Professor David Musial by a music industry contact, Professor Musial then shared the idea with students involved with Stevens Multimedia. The result, a compilation of students creating a way to show their gratitude to soldiers their age who are out protecting our country, so that the students back home can continue to get an education. In retrospect it is “students helping the students”. Continue reading Hoboken’s Steven Technology Students Give Back to our Young Veterans through Music→
 Peter Perrotta, AKA Tony Roman on “Gene Simmons “Family Jewels” Keeps His Toes in Show Business and His Eyes on Wall Street
By Sally Deering
Take a drive with Peter Perrotta and he’ll sing in the car. Visit his New York office on the 50th floor overlooking Manhattan and he’ll burst into song working at his computer. Perrotta sings like some people talk – it’s a reflex, he just can’t help himself – the guy’s a natural.
And he’s great at it, too. On a CD he recently recorded, Perrotta sings tunes from the Great American Songbook and his voice has soul, passion and ranges a couple of octaves. He can sound like his heroes Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra, yet his sound is pure Perrotta, big, robust and full of life.
On Thursday, November 10th the newest Johnny Rockets Restauant opened at Newport Mall in Jersey City our photographer Steveamack.com was there to document the event…
Ribbon Cutting for Johnny Rockets Newport Mall, Jersey City
Photo (L to R) Alex Sabatino;  Mall Mngr.-Denise Ipsen, Jersey City  Council President-Peter Brennan, Franchise owner Al Tafro, Acting Jersey City Mayor Armando Roman, Chairman Norm Chirte, Franchise owner Bill White, Franchise owner partner Sal Divino, Server Janea Brown, Lorenzo Richardson
Celebrity look-alikes at the Johnny Rockets opening: Elton John, Lady Ga Ga and Rod Stewart
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JERSEY CITY (NOVEMBER 2011) – The Iron Monkey Bar & Restaurant will host its 15th annual Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 24, 2011. Since 1996, the Iron Monkey has opened its doors to the Jersey City community and offered free Thanksgiving meals to anyone in need of a place to celebrate the holiday. 
By Evelyn Bonilla
