NJ BOY MISSING -AMBER ALERT FOR 8 YEAR OLD -Terry Dusseault Jr

August 25, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Police: Boy Taken By Father, Who Is A Sex Offender

Have you seen this man? If you have please call 911

An Amber Alert has been issued for 8 year old Terry Dusseault Jr. who was taken by his father Terry Dusseault Jr. a registered sex-offender according to police in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Â 38-year-old Terry Dusseault according to state police, took his 8-year-old son, Terry Dusseault Jr., sometime Tuesday from a residence on the 300 block of Canal Circle in Lumberton New Jersey.

The father was described as being a white male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 210 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He has a tattoo on his left arm of “NY,” and a tattoo on his upper chest with the words “Schaney.”

He was last seen wearing tan short sleeve shirt and khaki shorts and was driving a black 2001 Hyundai Sante Fe registered to his girlfriend with New Jersey plates of LXB61U.

The son was described as being 4 feet 8 inches tall, 80 pounds, with brown eyes and brown hair.

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Source: myfoxphilly.com

Cooking at home

QUICK DINNER TIPS

August 25, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Â (Family Features) When your family is short on time, there’s no need to shortchange them when it comes to a wholesome dinner. The key to getting dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less is to plan ahead. Here are some tips to help you do just that.

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Live On Stage, Music Views, Our Community

ACCLAIMED SINGER SONGWRITER JENNIFER KNAPP CONTINUES TOUR ACROSS THE COUNTRY -Will Play Maxwells In Hoboken

August 25, 2010 admin Leave a comment

LETTING GO

FIRST ALBUM IN SEVEN YEARS

Singer songwriter Jennifer Knapp returned from a seven-year hiatus with her new album Letting Go (Gravlin/RED), released on May 11th 2010. The Grammy nominated, Dove Award winning artist is currently on a cross-country tour, which included performances at SXSW and the re-vamped Lilith Fair.

Recorded in Nashville, Letting Go was produced by Paul Moak (Mat Kearney, Martha Wainwright, and Amy Grant) and features ten intimate folk, country-tinged rock songs showcasing her astonishing straightforwardness and spirituality.Â

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Education, Our Community

Hudson County Community College Named to â€˜2011 Military-Friendly Schoolsâ€™ List

August 24, 2010 admin Leave a comment

HCCC rated in top 15% of all trade schools, colleges and universities throughout the USA for best education, value and welcome to military members, veterans and spouses

â€œHudson County Community Collegeâ€™s inclusion on the G.I. Jobs Military Friendly Schools list was announced at the Board of Trusteesâ€™ meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 10. Pictured from left for the plaque presentation are William J. Netchert, Esq., Chair of the Board of Trustees; Nelson Vieira, Director of Admissions; Willie Malone, Enrollment Records Assistant; Dr. Paula P. Pando, Vice President for the North Hudson Center/Student Affairs; Dr. Glen Gabert, President of HCCC; and Peter Vida, Associate Dean of Enrollment Services.â€

Â Â JERSEY CITY, N.J. / August 24, 2010 – Hudson County Community College has learned that the College will be named to the “Military-Friendly Schools” List. The College was chosen from 7,000 institutions of higher education across the country to be included on the list, and the official designation will be made in September. Only 15% of all of the nation’s schools of higher education make the list.

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Our Community

Puerto Rican Day Parade in Jersey City Marks 50th Anniversary

August 22, 2010 admin Leave a comment

As they have been doing for the past 50 years,theÂ crowds came to see a parade rain or shineÂ on Sunday August 22nd as thousands of spectators waited patiently for the 50 Annual Jersey City Puerto Rican Day parade to get underway. Just after 1 pm it began at Lincoln Park and KennedyÂ Boulevard Â and it ran for over 2 hours long as it made its way along Montgomery street to its final destination -City Hall on Grove Street in Downtown Jersey City.Â While the rain came down hard at times the spectators and parade marches waved Puerto Rican flags and yelled back and forth to each other “Puerto Rico”Â “Puerto Rico.”Â

Our River View Observer photographer Newsboi was there to capture the days event.

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Our Community

Holy Rosary Feast Brings Out Large Crowds Last Week

August 17, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Former Â Parishoners of Downtown Jersey City’s Oldest Parish Come back in Record numbers Â for this years La Festa Italiana

August 11 to August 15th Holy Rosary Church located on 6th Street between Monmouth and Brunswick Street in Downtown Jersey City held itâ€™s annual La Festa Italiana.
The following are images from the five day event which is celebrated each year in August.
What made this years street festival special was Holy Rosaryâ€™s upcoming Anniversary of 125 years as a downtown, Jersey City Parish.
Over the yearâ€™s the feast has become a meeting place for old
friends, class mates, and neighbors who have since moved away and come back to attend the feast.

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General, Our Community

DO YOU REMEMBER OLD JERSEY CITY?

August 13, 2010 admin Leave a comment

You know you are from Jersey City if you remember…
I receivedÂ Â this in an email today. My Jersey City friends may remember many of the places and things. Have fun, I did.Â

Source:Â Truth Speaks- Icypeals Blogspot -Â Thanks Mimi

*Seeing the Three Stooges Live at the Stanley Theater
*Live Acappella Shows at the State Theater
* Hudson Boulevard had islands.
*Ferris High School
*Singing Doo-Wop under the tresstle on Monmouth Street
*Hanging out at Coletta’s Bar
* You knew how O’Hara’s gotÂ it’s name.
* You knew all the troublemakers beforeÂ they became cops.
– Martin Luther King Drive was JacksonÂ Avenue
– Christopher Columbus Drive was RailroadÂ Avenue
– Luiz Munoz Marin Boulevard was HendersonÂ Street
-Manila Avenue was Grove Street
– Roosevelt Lanes & Putney’sÂ Pub
– Annual Holy Name Parade
– What Harvard on the Blvd. and St.Â Richards on the Hill are
– The color scheme of the bus lines:Â
… Brown: Central Avenue; Red: Montgomery/West Side, Green: Bergen/Lafayette,Â Orange: Bergen Avenue
– Getting Sunday suits at Robert HallÂ
– Bettingers on the Square
– Uncle Milties/Bergen Point
– The Skyline Cabana Club
– You shopped in Woolworth on JournalÂ
Square and went to the Griddle or Driftwood after a movie.
– The Hudson Mall was a strip mallÂ
– Instead of the Hudson Mall there
was: Two Guys from Harrison; Great Eastern, and Valley Fair
– Instead of the dollar stores thereÂ was Johns Bargain Stores
– You could actually swim in the ReservoirÂ (on the sneak)
– The giant roach in the exterminatorsÂ window on Westside Avenue
– Floor shows at the Canton Tea GardenÂ Chinese Restaurant
– You’ve said “Youse”Â about 100 times in one day

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Local Happenings, Our Community

Feast of Holy Rosary A Street Festival with Heart and Spirit- August 11th – August 15th, 2010

August 11, 2010 admin Leave a comment

La Festa Italiana 2010: Â The Holy Rosary Church organizesÂ this wonderful Â street festival, celebrating Italian-American traditions, spirituality, withÂ Â evenings of music, dance and authentic Italian foods.

Since I can remember the Holy Rosary Feast has always been a downtown Jersey City tradtion. Holy Rosary was my parish and my family has lived in the Village section of Jersey CityÂ around the corner from Holy Rosary, for for over 90 years. I love the area and the people. The old time Village people and the new residents that have made it home in the lastÂ 15 years. Wonderful people all of them living and loving their neighborhoods.Â This is the fabric of the Village section of Jersey City, andÂ the Holy Rosary feast. This feastÂ gets better every year.

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Business Travel, Our Community

Business Travel-New Complimentary Shuttle Service at The Westin Jersey City

August 10, 2010 admin Leave a comment

Newport Helps Business Travelers Save on Transportation

FREE Shuttle takes hotel guests to locations within a 3 mile radius of the hotel

JERSEY CITY, NJ (August 10, 2010) – The Westin Jersey City Newport, located just 10 minutes from downtown Manhattan, has just announced a new service for its business travel guests that will help them save time and money – a complimentary shuttle service. The hotel’s new shuttle service now operates, 7 a.m. – 9.a.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. daily, and drives guests to meeting destinations within a three mile radius of the hotel including, Exchange Place and Harborside Financial area. The hotel’s shuttle is branded with a Westin logo making it instantly recognizable to guests.

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Our Community

CAKE BOSS-CARLO’S BAKERY DRAWS CROWDS EVERYDAY IN HOBOKEN

August 10, 2010 admin Leave a comment

This is a typical day in front of Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, home of the Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro’s Bakery.
Record crowds brave the sweltering heat and wait on line for one of the Cake Boss’ Lobster Claws and other sweet delights or a chance to meet Buddy’s sisters or Mother.