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Tag Archives: Jersey City
HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACTS UP!
 
Playwright and Professor Joseph Gallo Initiates New Theater Arts Program at Hudson County Community College
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By Sally Deering
 
In September 2012, Hudson got a little more artsy when professional playwright Joe Gallo brought Hudson County Community College to a new stage – or rather, brought the stage to HCCC.
 Gallo, whose plays have been performed in Hoboken, New York and other cities throughout the country, is a theater arts professor at HCCC who helped institute a new theater arts degree program. The new curriculum – which began in the 2012-2013 school year – is designed to provide students with a broad-based liberal arts education with core curriculum classes in theater that include Acting, Playwriting and Drama. Students who successfully complete the two-year program earn an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts – Theater, that prepares them to transfer to four-year colleges and universities where they can earn Bachelor of Arts degrees in theater and related programs.
 A theater professional – he’s a producer and Associate Artist at Mile Square Theater in Hoboken – Gallo earned an MFA in playwriting from Ohio University and his plays have been produced Off-Broadway, at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and at other theaters throughout the country. Gallo has taught Playwriting, Acting and other theater-related courses at the School of Visual Arts, Drew University and Kean University.
 Recently, Gallo spoke with Riverview Observer about how he initiated the new Theater Arts program and what prospective students can look forward to if they decide to enroll.
 RVO: Joe, can you share with our readers how the new theater arts program began?
JG: In 2007 HCCC hired to teach creative writing and because I have an MFA in playwriting, I was asked to revamp its Introduction to Acting class. I did that for the college and when I asked why the college doesn’t offer more theater classes, I was told, ‘because we don’t have a theater.’
Retired Wrestler Tony Santana of Jersey City Takes Life One Day at a Time
 Hudson People: Tony Santana -The Wrestler in White
By Sally Deering
 He was known as “Dr. Santana†because he always wore white when he entered the ring. Long retired from wrestling, Tony Santana still dresses in his signature ‘whites’ when he’s out and about in his Jersey City neighborhood.Â
 Born in Puerto Rico, Santana came to Jersey City when he was 13 and went to work at the Eisen Bros. button company in Manhattan’s garment district. (Being tall and burly, Santana passed for 18 to get the job.) He worked there 30 years, starting first in delivery and moving his way up to manager.  He work ed at Liz Claiborne in Jersey City and owned his own button company at 111 First Street. After five years of being his own boss, Santana turned to bartending at Rolon’s Keyhole Bar on Bay Street, retiring in 2010.
 During that time, Santana raised 18 children. He also took an interest in wrestling Continue reading Retired Wrestler Tony Santana of Jersey City Takes Life One Day at a Time
H & M Powerhouse Loses Smokestacks Gains Momentum in Jersey City
 Stabilization of  Jersey City  Powerhouse Moves Forward
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By Sally Deering
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The Hudson & Manhattan RR Powerhouse in the downtown section of Jersey City stands amidst the million-dollar high-rises like a drab Cinderella before her Fairy Godmother turns her into a Princess. An icon of the golden age of Jersey City, the H&M Powerhouse that once harnessed electrical power to the Hudson Trains and Tunnel that connected New Jersey and New York before the PATH is now a deconstructed shell of her former self and – just like Cinderella – about to receive a makeover.
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Located on Washington Boulevard between First and Bay Streets in downtown Jersey City, the H & M Powerhouse is in the city’s Warehouse Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.  Designed by architect John Oakman and his partner W. Powell Robins, the H & M Powerhouse began powering up H & M Railroad’s Hudson Tunnels subway line that connected New Jersey and New York on February 25, 1908. It provided power 24/7 to the cars, lines, stations and terminals here and in New York.  In 1929 the H & M Powerhouse closed and in December 2001, the National Register of Historic Places certified it as a national landmark. Continue reading H & M Powerhouse Loses Smokestacks Gains Momentum in Jersey City
Make ‘Em Laugh- Stand Up Comedy at Art House Productions, Jersey City
by Sally Deering
It’s April and maybe you could use a few good laughs to cheer up those IRS blues. Then why not head over to Art House Productions in Jersey City on Sat, April 27 for a night of stand-up comedy featuring Mike Britt. Host Rich Kiamco, who runs the comedy nights at Art House Productions, promises it will be an evening of topical comedy not “Photoshop commentaryâ€.
“The show is great,†Kiamco says. “This is almost our third year at Art House. The show has a following; it’s a good time. There’s always a headliner from ‘The Tonight Show’ or Comedy Central.â€
Living in Hudson offers plenty of resources to inspire laughs, Kiamco says, especially when the comedy is based on natural disasters.
“We had two disaster shows, one right after Hurricane Sandy and one after the blizzard,†Kiamco says, “The place was packed.†Continue reading Make ‘Em Laugh- Stand Up Comedy at Art House Productions, Jersey City
Bruno Sammartino Wrestling Great Receives Key to Jersey City
Bruno Sammartino Wrestling Great Gets Key to the City of Jersey City from River View Observer on Vimeo.
At a special ceremony in the Jersey City's, City Hall, Mayor Jerramiah Healy presented Wrestling legend Bruno Samartino with a Proclamation and Key to the City of Jersey City.Sammartino has fought at different venues in Jersey City during his lengthly career as a wrestler.
Sammartino was in the Jersey City area for his induction ceremony at the Meadowlands Sports Complex on Satruday, April 6th where he is to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Jersey City Student Autumn Stiles Participates In Denison Production
GRANVILLE, OH (04/01/2013)(readMedia)– Autumn Stiles of Jersey City (07304) performed the role of a chorus member in “Adventures of a Black Girl in Search of God,” which was presented over seven nights at Denison University’s Black Box Theatre.
The play reveals an epic story of remarkable love, incredible heists, an extraordinary dying wish and communities that know pride and keep faith. Award-winning Canadian playwright Djanet Sears has set this moving, poetic, and ultimately life-affirming drama in present-day Negro Creek, a 200-year-old black community in Western Ontario. Supporting the action of the play is a “chorus of souls,” ancestral beings who provide a window into African tradition and beliefs. Continue reading Jersey City Student Autumn Stiles Participates In Denison Production
Hudson County Community College Foundation Holding 11th Annual ‘Night at the Races’ Fundraiser on April 5
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Family-friendly fundraiser will provide scholarships for deserving students
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ERSEY CITY, N.J. / April 3, 2013 — Families from the area are invited to gather for an evening of fun and goodwill on Friday, April 5, 2013 when the Hudson County Community College Foundation holds its 11th annual “Night at the Races†fundraiser.
 The trotters race event will be held indoors at the Meadowlands Race Track, Pegasus East starting at 6 p.m. (post time is 7:15 p.m.). Proceeds will be dedicated to providing scholarships for deserving Hudson County Community College students and for the College’s growth and development. Tickets are $100 each and must be purchased in advance. Continue reading Hudson County Community College Foundation Holding 11th Annual ‘Night at the Races’ Fundraiser on April 5
City Of Jersey City Working with Red Cross to Assist Victims of Belmont Avenue Fire
Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy announced today that the Mayor’s Office and the
Mayor’s Action Bureau, as well as the Jersey City Fire Department, are working with the
Hudson County Chapter of the American Red Cross to assist the victims of last week’s fire on
Belmont Avenue that destroyed six homes.
To date, donations have been received from Modell’s, ShopRite Inserra Foods and the Healy
Charitable Foundation. Continue reading City Of Jersey City Working with Red Cross to Assist Victims of Belmont Avenue Fire
Hudson County Community College the ‘Topping Out’ of New Library & Academic Building
Area elected officials and College administrators, faculty and staff to sign topmost beam at April 2 event
Hudson County Executive Thomas A. DeGise, members of the Hudson County Chosen Board of Freeholders, New Jersey State Senator Sandra B. Cunningham, Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, Hudson County Community College Board of Trustees Chair William J. Netchert, Esq. and other Trustees, Hudson County Community College President Glen Gabert and members of the College’s administration, faculty and staff will be in attendance for the Topping Out Ceremonies for the new Hudson County Community College Library & Academic Building, currently under construction at 71 Sip Avenue in Jersey City, NJ.
The event will begin with remarks in the lobby of the College’s Administration Building (70 Sip Avenue) on the Journal Square Campus in Jersey City and will proceed across the street to the site of the Library & Academic Building.
Tuesday morning, April 2, 2013 at 10 a.m.
