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Education, Our Community

Mayor Healy & State Officials Announce Success of ‘Live Where You Work’ Program in Jersey City

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Over $1M in Mortgage Loans Secured for Jersey City Residents

cover-photo-2-april-rvo-09Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, along with the New Jersey Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency Executive Director Marge Della Vecchia announce that the City’s participation in the state’s Live Where You Work program has resulted in over $1,000,000 in mortgage loans secured for those wishing to own homes in Jersey City.

New Jersey’s Live Where You Work program is a special home mortgage incentive program that provides a low-interest 30 or 40-year fixed-rate first mortgage for people who will live and work in Jersey City. The program also provides Smart Start down payment assistance in an amount equal to 5 percent of the first mortgage loan for qualified purchasers. Continue reading Mayor Healy & State Officials Announce Success of ‘Live Where You Work’ Program in Jersey City →

General, On the Waterfront, Our Community, Views and Facts

Jersey city’s -Historic Downtown Special Improvement District

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HDSID is a public-private partnership through which property owners and business owners have a direct impact on Historic Downtown Jersey City neighborhoods and their development. HDSID works with local businesses, property owners and neighborhood associations in conjunction with the City government to promote the area, improve the services provided and undertake any and all activity to make Historic Downtown Jersey City a better place to live, work and visit.

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Working with local businesses, cultural organizations and neighborhood groups to promote the area and make downtown Jersey City a better place to live, work and visit.

Learn  More- http://www.jcdowntown.org/

Health Views, Heath Today, Our Community

Christ Hospital Emergency Angioplasty Saves 35 year-old North Bergen Resident

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Hospital Saves Lives in Hudson County

(Jersey City, N.J.) –Nationally, 1.1 million people have heart attacks each year and almost half of them die, according to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. While heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, Christopher Pierro, a 35-year-old North Bergen resident, attributes being alive today because of a lifesaving emergency angioplasty he received by board certified emergency physicians and interventional cardiologists at Christ Hospital. Continue reading Christ Hospital Emergency Angioplasty Saves 35 year-old North Bergen Resident →

Celebrity Interview, Education, Our Community

Hudson County Community College Takes the Cake with the Cake Boss, Hudson County’s Own Buddy Valastro

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cake-boss-buddy-valastro-175The Star of The Learning Channel’s Docu-Series Kicks Off the College’s  2009-2010 Lecture Series on Thursday, November 19th

 

  Confectioner extraordinaire Buddy Valastro, the accomplished fourth-generation baker and the owner of Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop in Hoboken, will be the first speaker in this season’s free Lecture Series at Hudson County Community College. Mr. Valastro will appear on Thursday, November 19 at 6:00 p.m. at the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street – two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station in Jersey City. There is no charge for admission. Continue reading Hudson County Community College Takes the Cake with the Cake Boss, Hudson County’s Own Buddy Valastro →

General, Saving Money Ideas, Views and Facts, Women Views and News

STOP CLIPPING AND START CLICKING! A&P ANNOUNCES FIRST ONLINE COUPON PROGRAM IN HUDSON COUNTY

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a-and-p-image001Consumers Can Now Upload Digital Coupons to Their Store Loyalty Cards to Save on Leading Brands
 As the economy continues to strain budgets, consumers are more concerned than ever before with saving money and finding ways to get the best deals possible. The A&P supermarket chain has teamed up with Zavers, a digital promotions company, to give consumers an easier way to save money without having to clip or remember paper coupons every time they head to the store. Continue reading STOP CLIPPING AND START CLICKING! A&P ANNOUNCES FIRST ONLINE COUPON PROGRAM IN HUDSON COUNTY →

Our Community, Travel

Bayonne New Jersey ‘s First NYC Commuter Service To Celebrate Grand Opening October 2nd

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River View Observer Best Pick for Quick Commutes to NYC
NY Commuter was formed to provide a faster and easier commute into and out of Manhattan. Owned and operated by Terry Lalka this company is the first of its kind in the Bayonne area.  
NY Commuter will be celebrating their  GRAND OPENING! on October 2nd, at 227 Broadway, Bayonne- from 6-9 p.m
Kid Commuter -Kid Commuter is focused on providing the highest quality service in children’s transportation. We service Hoboken, Jersey City,  and Bayonne, NJ. Please contact us for service outside of these areas.

Art Views, Our Community

Jersey City Museum Names New Executive Director

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laurene_buckley_headshot1The Board of Trustees of the Jersey City Museum, Hudson County’s premier arts and cultural institution, announced today that Laurene Buckley, Ph.D. has been appointed Executive Director of the museum beginning October 1, 2009.  

 Dr. Buckley brings over 20 years of leadership experience at museums throughout the northeast, including the Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY Oswego; the Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University; the Queens Museum of Art; and the New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut.  She began her career at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and later served as Chief Curator of the Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester. Continue reading Jersey City Museum Names New Executive Director →

General, Our Community

Helping Children -Volunteers Needed for CASA

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Hudson County CASA is currently recruiting volunteers from all municipalities in Hudson County to represent foster children in the court system.

 CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate and its volunteers speak for children in court, serve as fact finders for the judges, and safeguard the interests of the children while they are in the foster care system.

Their next information Session regarding the program and the role of its volunteers will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 from 6:00-7:00pm in Room # 901, in the Hudson County Administration Building at 595 Newark Avenue, in Jersey City. Please utilize the side or rear entrances as the main entrance of the building is locked after 5 p.m.

Hudson County has more than 700 children in foster care and most have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect.

 For further information, please call (201) 795-9855 or e-mail mveenhof@hudsoncountycasa.org

 

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Put on Your Dancing Shoes and Let’s Dance!

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aug-cover-photo-1-rvo-092Channeling Your Inner Fred and Ginger!
By Sally Deering

Press your nose against the glass of that storefront next to the dry cleaners or peer into that dimly-lit loft above the take-out joint and you’re likely to see everyday people from all walks of life gliding, dipping, shimmying and swiveling in their search for their inner Fred and Ginger.
America’s got dance fever, so put on your Blue Suedes, dust off the record player and let’s dance!
Ever since “Dancing with the Stars,”“So You Think You Can Dance,” and “America’s Got Talent!,” hit the airwaves, couch-potatoes everywhere, who wouldn’t know a Meringue from a Lemon Meringue are kicking off their fuzzy slippers and Mamboing around the coffee table.
And right here in Hudson, we’re doing it, too. Continue reading Put on Your Dancing Shoes and Let’s Dance! →