 (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.
ACCLAIMED SINGER SONGWRITER JENNIFER KNAPP CONTINUES TOUR ACROSS THE COUNTRY -Will Play Maxwells In Hoboken
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
Hudson County Community College Named to ‘2011 Military-Friendly Schools’ List
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
“Hudson County Community College’s inclusion on the G.I. Jobs Military Friendly Schools list was announced at the Board of Trustees’ 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€
  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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Puerto Rican Day Parade in Jersey City Marks 50th Anniversary
As they have been doing for the past 50 years,the crowds came to see a parade rain or shine 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 Kennedy Boulevard  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. 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” “Puerto Rico.”Â
Our River View Observer photographer Newsboi was there to capture the days event.
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Holy Rosary Feast Brings Out Large Crowds Last Week
Former  Parishoners of Downtown Jersey City’s Oldest Parish Come back in Record numbers  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 it’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 Rosary’s upcoming Anniversary of 125 years as a downtown, Jersey City Parish.
Over the year’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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DO YOU REMEMBER OLD JERSEY CITY?
You know you are from Jersey City if you remember…
I received  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
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*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 got it’s name. * You knew all the troublemakers before they became cops. – Martin Luther King Drive was Jackson Avenue – Christopher Columbus Drive was Railroad Avenue – Luiz Munoz Marin Boulevard was Henderson Street -Manila Avenue was Grove Street – Roosevelt Lanes & Putney’s Pub – Annual Holy Name Parade – What Harvard on the Blvd. and St. Richards on the Hill are – The color scheme of the bus lines: … Brown: Central Avenue; Red: Montgomery/West Side, Green: Bergen/Lafayette, Orange: Bergen Avenue – Getting Sunday suits at Robert Hall – Bettingers on the Square – Uncle Milties/Bergen Point – The Skyline Cabana Club – You shopped in Woolworth on Journal Square and went to the Griddle or Driftwood after a movie. – The Hudson Mall was a strip mall – Instead of the Hudson Mall there was: Two Guys from Harrison; Great Eastern, and Valley Fair – Instead of the dollar stores there was Johns Bargain Stores – You could actually swim in the Reservoir (on the sneak) – The giant roach in the exterminators window on Westside Avenue – Floor shows at the Canton Tea Garden Chinese Restaurant – You’ve said “Youse” about 100 times in one day  Continue reading DO YOU REMEMBER OLD JERSEY CITY? |
Feast of Holy Rosary A Street Festival with Heart and Spirit- August 11th – August 15th, 2010
La Festa Italiana 2010:  The Holy Rosary Church organizes this wonderful  street festival, celebrating Italian-American traditions, spirituality, with  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 City 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 last 15 years. Wonderful people all of them living and loving their neighborhoods. This is the fabric of the Village section of Jersey City, and the Holy Rosary feast. This feast gets better every year.
Business Travel-New Complimentary Shuttle Service at The Westin Jersey City
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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CAKE BOSS-CARLO’S BAKERY DRAWS CROWDS EVERYDAY IN HOBOKEN
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.
 If you look close the line stretches for two blocks or more.
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Pop Tarts Theme Restaurant Opens in Time Square- Pop Tarts World Serving-Ants on a Log
Hudson County residents only have to take a 20 minute subway ride and arrive in the greatest city in the world- New York. According to Newser a new restaurant is going to open who’s main theme is Pop Tarts. Pop Tarts World, Yes, those very same treats we all enjoy for breakfast and ran home to have after school.
But this restaurant will have some variations: serving 30 kinds - like Ants on the Log for one, a combination made up of celery, peanut butter, and chunks of, whatelse, Pop-Tarts and according to Newser Pop-Tarts sushi—three kinds of tarts minced and wrapped in a fruit roll-up.
Can’t get enough of the Pop Tarts theme this restaurant will also have a six-story billboard above the store, light Shows, Pop Tart merchandise.
Hey, where’s the giant toaster?
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