JERSEY CITY, N.J. / October 26, 2012 — On Tuesday, Oct. 23, Hudson County Community College (HCCC) hosted a ceremony marking the beginning of the second phase of construction of its new Learning Resource Center & Academic Building Ground was broken for the new Learning Resources Center & Academic Building in November of 2011, and since then the site has been excavated and the foundation constructed.
 Pictured from left are HCCC Trustee Joanne Kosakowski; HCCC Board of Trustees Chair William J. Netchert, Esq.; HCCC Trustee Alfred Zampella; HCCC Trustee James Fife; Jersey City Councilwoman Michele Massey; HCCC Trustee Karen Fahrenholz; HCCC President Dr. Glen Gabert; Hudson County Clerk Barbara Netchert; Hudson County Freeholder Anthony Romano, and State Assemblyman Sean Connors (33rd Legislative District).
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The Bayonne Recreation Division announced that the DiDomenico Municipal Pool at 16th Street will be open daily through Labor Day, now that the school year is over. Pool hours are 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weather permitting.
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.