Fun Day Out in the  Jersey City Heights

Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy proudly posses with two Jersey City residents at the Everything Jersey City Festival which was held on Saturday May 22nd.

The annual event which ran from 11am to 6pm along 10 blocks of Central Avenue hosted over 300 + Artisits, Crafters, Festival Food Vendors, and local businesses.

The Festival also had 4 stages of free music and entertainment, and kids attractions. Sponosred by the Central Avenue S.I.D Management Corp in partnership with Mayor Healy, and the City of Jersey City Municipal Council, Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise and the Board of Chosen Freeholders and paid for in part by the Jersey City Urban Enterprise Zone Program.

All Smiles After the Cantigas Women’s Choir Performance at St. Matthew Trinity Church in Hoboken

 

Cantigas Womenâ€s Choirâ€s assistant director Erasmia Voukelatos, Argentine guest conductor and composer of Magnificat Leonardo San Juan, and Cantigas director Joan Litman beam with pride after the Hoboken-based choir performed the North American premiere of San Juanâ€s piece on Saturday night at St. Matthew Trinity in Hoboken. Cantigas will perform the same program on Wednesday May 26th at 7:30 p.m. in Manhattan at the Church of St. Joseph at 371 Sixth Avenue in the West Village.      PHOTO CREDIT: Angelika Fuelleman/CantigasCanco

Canco Lofts in Jersey City Gets New Market  

Jersey City Mayor Jerrimiah Healy and Jersesy City Council President Peter Brennan  cut the ribbon for the Grand Opening of the new Zeytinia Market located in the beautful Jersey City’s Canco Lofts located on 50 Dey Street off St. Paul’s Avenue in Jersey City. Once the home of the American Can Company this property was developed to include 158 lofts and 44 spectacular duplex penthouses.         CANCO LOFTS

 

Bayonne High School junior exhibited Ceramic Piece at the Clay Studio Gallery in Philadelphia

 Junior Anthony Rodriguez a Ceramic 2 student of Ms. Terri Graham will had his ceramic piece  Slab Vessel displayed at a professional art gallery in Philadelphia PA. Anthony’s piece was entered in the Clay In Mind show at Burlington County Regional High School for jurying where it was selected to be exhibited at The Clay Studio Gallery.  This show presents the best of student ceramic art throughout the State of New Jersey.  Anthony’s Slab Vessel was selected for a 2^ND place award. The exhibit ran from Friday May 7^th and run until Saturday May 14^th. 

Anthony  Rodriguez plans on a career in Architecture.  His interest in geometric spaces and building design is evident in his winning art work.

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The address canvassing operation, which began Monday, will be conducted out of 151 local Census offices across the U.S. The official kickoff date for the U.S. Census is April 1, 2010.
   “The U.S. Constitution requires a national census every ten years. This is one of the most important events in the civic life of those living in the United States,” said Mayor Healy. “It is critical that all municipalities across the country elevate public awareness on the importance of the 2010 Census.
   Counting every resident does matter. The information gathered by the 2010 Census will affect municipalities like Jersey City for the next decade.”
The government uses census data to determine how many representatives each state should get in Congress and to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal aid. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population of Jersey City was 240,055, making it New Jersey’s second-largest city,
following Newark.
   “The census data gathered will directly affect how more than $300 billion in federal funding will be distributed to state and municipal governments,” said Mayor Healy. “Clearly having every Jersey City resident counted is extremely important and will ensure that our city receives a fair share of federal funding for neighborhood improvements, social services, education, transportation and much more.”

   Nationwide, more than 140,000 census workers will participate in the address canvassing operation, a critically important first step in assuring that every household receives a census questionnaire in March
2010.
   “You can make a difference,” added Mayor Healy. “Being counted by the U.S. Census will not lead to deportations, arrests or tax audits. The purpose of the 2010 Census is to simply count the people, nothing more. So, I urge all Jersey City residents, young and old, to participate in the 2010 Census. An undercount in Jersey City would mean a severe reduction in much-needed federal dollars, which will directly affect the quality of life in our communities.”
   2010 Census workers will never ask for bank or social security information. All census information collected, including addresses, is confidential and protected by law. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents’ answers with the FBI, the IRS, CIA, Welfare, Immigration, or any other government agency. No court of law or law enforcement agency can find out respondents’ answers.
   All Census Bureau employees — including temporary employees — take an oath for life to keep census information confidential. Any violation of that oath is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and five years in prison.
Nationwide, the 1990 Census survey missed more than 4 million people, many of whom refused to send in their forms or didn’t receive them. Children, minorities and immigrants made up most of the
undercount.
   The Census Bureau will hire thousands of individuals to assist with the 2010 Census. These positions range from clerical staff and enumerators to professional and managerial positions in the local Census Offices and Census Information Centers. For more information on Census jobs, visit:
www.nj.gov/labor or call the toll free number: 1-877-872-5627. Visit the 2010 Census website at: http://2010.census.gov/2010censusjobs or call the Census toll-free jobs line at 1-866-861-2010.

The U.S. Constitution requires that everyone living in the United States be counted every ten years.
The first U.S. Census was conducted in 1790 by Federal marshals.
All media inquiries should be directed to Jennifer Morrill, Press Secretary to Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy at 201-547-4836 or 201-376-0699.

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