MAYOR MARK A. SMITH HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THE CITY OF BAYONNE, EFFECTIVE AT 6:00 P.M. SUNDAY NIGHT. WE ASK THAT ALL NON-ESSENTIAL VEHICLES STAY OFF THE ROADS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED. THE CITY OF BAYONNE IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO AVOID PARKING IN AREAS THAT HAVE FLOODED IN THE PAST. WE SUGGEST THAT RESIDENTS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS MOVE THEIR VEHICLES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL PARKING LOTS. ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL PARKING LOTS WILL BE OPEN FOR PUBLIC PARKING DURING THE EMERGENCY, BEGINNING AT 6:00 P.M. SUNDAY. Continue reading THE CITY OF BAYONNE HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT HURRICANE SANDY:
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The Fine and Performing Arts Academy at Bayonne High School hosts the first Monthly Student Showcase of the Year
Fine and Performing Arts Academy students at Bayonne High School had the opportunity to share their talents with family, friends, teachers and administrators at the first monthly Student Showcase on Tuesday, September 25th at 6:30 PM in the Alexander X. O’Connor Auditorium.
              All Arts Academy students are required to perform or present an original work three times throughout the school year at a monthly Showcase. Performances include vocal solos, instrumental solos or ensembles, dramatic monologues, readings of original writing, or the presentation of original artwork. Continue reading The Fine and Performing Arts Academy at Bayonne High School hosts the first Monthly Student Showcase of the Year
Centennial Celebration of Landmark Park Scheduled for September 15th-Tour Park with PealCollection
Although the official dedication of Hudson County Park took place in 1916, it was a hundred years ago in 1912 that the park (now called the Stephen R. Gregg Hudson County Bayonne Park) first opened to the public. PealCollection partners, Priscilla Ege and Alice Lotosky invite the public to celebrate this centennial by taking a 90-minute “Park by Design†tour (free to the public) of the landmark on Saturday, September 15th at 10AM. The guest tour guide will be Dr. Carmela A. Karnoutsos, Professor Emerita, New Jersey City University, who will discuss the park’s history, design and architectural features. The group meets at the park entrance on 40th Street and Avenue C.  Call 201-437-6069 and leave a call back number. (No rain date) Â
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Summer Day Camp Registration by the Recreation Division of Bayonne Being Held June 25th, 26th and 27th
Mayor Mark A. Smith has announced that the Recreation Division will hold registration for its summer day camps on Monday, June 25th, Tuesday, June 26th, and Wednesday, June 27th, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  Sign-ups for the downtown camp will be held at Mary J. Donohoe School on East 5th Street. Registration for the uptown camp will be at Horace Mann School on West 38th Street. For the midtown camp, registration will take place at DiDomenico-16th Street Park, on the first floor of the Recreation office, located behind the handball courts. Continue reading Summer Day Camp Registration by the Recreation Division of Bayonne Being Held June 25th, 26th and 27th
SPACE SHUTTLE ENTERPRISE SITS IN BAYONNE WAITING FOR ITS TRIP TO PORT ELIZABETH
Photo by Steveamack.com
With the Jersey City and New York Skyline in the background, the Space Shuttle Enterprise rests on a Weeks Marine barge.
The Space Shuttle will sit at Weeks until Tuesday morning then transferred by Barge to Port Elizabeth before its last journey to The Intrepid Sea,  Air and Space Museum  in New York   where it will be permanently on display.
Bayonne Awarded $15,000 Let’s Play Grant From Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that Dr Pepper Snapple Group and national non-profit KaBOOM! have awarded the City of Bayonne a $15,000 Let’s Play Community Construction Grant. The funding will support the reconstruction of the playground at Cottage Street Park. The grant is part of the Let’s Play initiative introduced in November of 2010 – a $15 million, three-year commitment from Dr Pepper Snapple Group to KaBOOM!, the national non-profit saving play by ensuring there is a great place to play within walking distance of every child. Together through Let’s Play, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! will build or fix up 2,000 playgrounds by the end of 2013, benefitting an estimated five million children across North America. Continue reading Bayonne Awarded $15,000 Let’s Play Grant From Dr Pepper Snapple Group
FREE Women’s Self Defense Class -Bayonne
WOMEN’S FREE SELF DEFENSE
Seminar and Group Class Senior Community Center
16 West 4th Street, Bayonne, NJ
Formerly the Library on Story Court
 Bayonne Recreation & DON NAGLE’S AOKA INC KARATEÂ
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          Group Class Available     7:00PM 9:00PM
Parking available behind St Andrews Church –Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Call if you plan to attend Groups Welcome
Be prepared to defend yourself, do not become a victim, or a casualty.  Dress casual, bring a friend, all who attend can participate or observe, questions answered and simple basic solutions will be suggested.
         Wednesdays in February 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29thÂ
                  Make this a girl’s night for safety
            This class is for women only, teens and adults
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State Program Cleaned Bayonne’s Shores
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  Bayonne  Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that a crew from New Jersey’s Clean Shores program has finished clearing debris this summer from several waterfront locations in Bayonne. The clean-up spanned a period of three weeks in June and July. Staffed by minimum-security prisoners who work under state supervision, the Clean Shores crew removed wood and other solid materials from shorelines across the state. Continue reading State Program Cleaned Bayonne’s Shores
Actress Tammy Blanchard Broadway Bound as Heddy La Rue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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Broadway actress Tammy Blanchard starts performances on February 26th at the Al Hirshfield Theater, 302 West 45th Street, New York, (212 239-6200) in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe, and actor John Laroquette. Opening night is set for March 27th, 2011.
Ms.Blanchard, a Hudson County resident will star as seductive secretary Hedy La Rue.
This is Ms. Blanchard’s second trip to Broadway having appeared as Louise in Gypsy in 2003 starring Bernadette Peters. Ms. Blanchard, a 2003 Tony Nominee for her performance also won a Theater World Award for her role.
Ms. Blanchard also won an Emmy playing a young Judy Garland in Me and My Shadows.
Currently she can be seen in the film Rabbit Hole as “Izzy” Nicole Kidman’s troubled sister.
In 2011 expect to see Ms.Blanchard in Moneyball starring Brad Pitt and in Union Square, The Music Never Stopped and Certainty.
Ms. Blanchard’s other film and televison credits include: The Good Shepherd, Cadillac Records, Amish, Grace, Sybil, Deadline, Ramen Girl and Bella.
For more information visit Broadway.com
LOST CAMERA IN BAYONNE- DID YOU FIND IT?
Dear Editor!
Please help me! I went on the small white bus on Saturday, January 15, 2011, in Bayonne, about 4:15 PM. I took the bus at 19 th street / Kennedy Blvd – bus stoped at 49 street! My camera fell down on the bus floor, I lost my used camera. There are very important pictures on SD Card inside this camera (from 93 yrs old woman birthday, who is sick in the bed), and my own pictures. If some passenger who found my camera, perhaps read this letter to editor. I believe, a passengers in Bayonne are honest persons! Return camera to the owner, plz! Thanks from above! Contact: 201-744-4838
