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Famed Statue of Peter Stuyvesant Greeted by Jersey City Mayor Healy, City Officials
Stuyvesant Statue Begins Latest Leg of the Journey HomeStatue Will Be Stored at The Beacon for Restoration Before Returning to Bergen Square.
Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy, John Hallanan of the Landmarks Conservancy, George Filopolous of The Beacon, Bob Leach Director of the Jersey City Historical Project, and Maryanne Kelleher, Director of Cultural Affairs and Cliff Perkins, Special Events Coordinator of Cultural Affairs were e on site to witness delivery and sign the Bill of Lading, acknowledging safe arrival.
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Friday August 12, 2011 the statute of Peter Stuyvesant by famed sculptor J. Massey Rhind began the next leg of its journey home to Bergen Square.
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PGA Golfer Phil Mickelson to Make Appearance at 2011 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
ExxonMobil Announces Continuing Support of Liberty Science Center
Professional golfer Phil Mickelson will congratulate 200 third-through fifth-grade teachers selected to attend the 2011 National Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy.
The teachers applied for the opportunity to attend this year’s Academy by logging onto www.sendmyteacher.com. A panel of educators selected the teachers out of 1,500 applicants based on their qualifications, dedication to inspiring students at an early age and overall commitment to enhancing the teaching profession. Continue reading PGA Golfer Phil Mickelson to Make Appearance at 2011 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
Hudson County Community College to Host College-Wide Open House
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July 18, 2011, Jersey City, NJ – Hudson County Community College invites prospective students to become better acquainted with the College at its Open House on Thursday, August 4, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Open House will be held at the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City, just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Station.  In addition to information about HCCC’s course offerings and degree and certificate programs, members of the College staff will be available to acquaint attendees with the financial aid and student support services HCCC provides.
Hudson County Community College offers courses during sunrise (early morning), day and evening hours, online and on weekends. Fall classes will begin on Wednesday, August 31.
More information about the College, the Open Houses, and the registration process may be found online at www.hccc.edu/mystart. To RSVP for the Open House, please email Enrollment Services at admissions@hccc.edu.
Real Estate VIEWS -NAI HANSON COMPLETES SALE OF MIXED-USE PORTFOLIO IN HISTORIC JERSEY CITY NEIGHBORHOOD
– Renovations To Hamilton Park Property Include Converting Retail Space Into A Restaurant –
– NAI James E. Hanson, a leading New Jersey-based commercial real estate firm, is pleased to announce that the firm brokered the sale of 340-342 Seventh Street in Jersey City, N.J. NAI James E. Hanson Director, Multi-Family Group, Enn Kunnapas, represented the seller and the buyer of the mixed-use portfolio. The seller was a family who has owned the property for more than 60 years. The buyer, an owner/ operator from out of town, plans to convert the two existing stores into a restaurant.
Located in the historic Hamilton Park section of Jersey City, the portfolio consists of two well-maintained apartment buildings, containing a total of seven apartments, two stores and six garages. Each lot measures 25 feet by 100 feet, and one property has four, two-bedroom apartments, while the other has three, three-bedroom units. The buildings are a short walk to the Pavonia-Newport PATH station, and close to the Newport Centre Mall and top-rated Dr. Ronald McNair Academic High School. Continue reading Real Estate VIEWS -NAI HANSON COMPLETES SALE OF MIXED-USE PORTFOLIO IN HISTORIC JERSEY CITY NEIGHBORHOOD
Machine Gun Pistol, Hollow Points Highlight Haul of Weapons in Jersey City
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- Jersey City Mayor Jerrimiah Healy(L) holds a “Street Sweeper” automatic gun with a 30 round clip and Jersey City Police Chief Thomas J. Comey (R) holds a “Pump Action Shotgun” which can kill as many as the street sweeper within three rounds being fired.
Photo’s by Steveamack.com
Jerramiah T. Healy and police officials displayed 65 firearms taken into custody today, including a dangerous machine gun pistol called a “Street Sweeper”, all of which were gathered during Day 1 of the city’s gun buyback program.
Dubbed Operation LifeSaver II, police officials were thrilled that 65 firearms were turned in to churches and city community centers that participated in the first of consecutive weekends where police give amnesty and cash to residents turning in firearms. The big catch during Saturday’s haul, a Mac 10 machine gun pistol and another semi-automatic handgun that was loaded with deadly hollow-point bullets.
During this Extremely Hot Summer, Chill Out and Have a Blast at any of Jersey City’s Cooling Sites for Residents
JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy and the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) announce sites throughout the city for residents to beat the heat when temperatures are expected to exceed 90 degrees Fahrenheit 90 °
 All residents, especially the elderly, disabled people, pregnant women and children under the age of two are encouraged to stay indoors or take advantage of the facilities if necessary. Continue reading During this Extremely Hot Summer, Chill Out and Have a Blast at any of Jersey City’s Cooling Sites for Residents
Hudson County Community College to Hold Information Sessions for College Graduates Interested in Becoming Teachers
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 JERSEY CITY, N.J. / June 23, 2011 – Hudson County Community College is continuing to conduct information sessions to acquaint college graduates with a program that will enable them to become licensed teachers. The next session will be held on Tuesday, July 12, at 6 p.m. at the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City. Please pre-register by calling HCCC’s Non-Credit Office at (201) 360-4255.
  Additional sessions will be held on: Tuesday, August 23, at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, September 21, at 6 p.m.; Wednesday, November 9, 6 p.m., and Wednesday, December 7, at 6 p.m. Continue reading Hudson County Community College to Hold Information Sessions for College Graduates Interested in Becoming Teachers
Golden Girls of Doo-Wop- The Carmelettes inspire new play
New Play at LaMama in New York based on The Carmelettes, the 1950s All-Girl Doo-Wop Group from Jersey City
By Sally Deering
When I think of girl groups that influenced my teen years, my mind goes straight to The Shangri-Las, four big-haired girls from Queens and their 1964 hit “Leader of the Pack.” That rocking tune about an ill-fated crush on a biker boy became the song for 60s teen-girl angst, inspiring us to iron our hair, slather our lips in Yardley pinks and Frug in white go-go boots. Â
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Before the Shangri-Las and girl groups of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond, there were girl doo- whop groups and one fondly remembered was The Carmelettes, a Jersey City trio of teen girls christened their girl-group name by their parish priest at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. In 1959, the girls Angela LaPrete, Vicky Cevetello and Virginia Verga recorded two songs, “My Foolish Heart” and “Promise Me a Rose,”  and in 1960 “Aching for You” and “Something Tells Me I’m in Love.” They sang backup for Neil Sedaka’s hit “Oh Carol,” and Carole King’s hit “Oh Neil.” And when the group regrouped under the name “The Kittens,” (after Verga left for a solo career,) the LaPrete and Cevetello sang backup on several songs including the Top 40 hit “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” – which bombarded the airwaves during the summer of 1960. When the group disbanded in the 1961, the girls went on to start other careers and raise families. LaPrete married James Murphy (folks just know him as “Murphy”) and the couple raised their  daughter Susan, who went on to earn a BFA in Drama at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and become a singer in clubs and cabarets while performing in Off-Off Broadway plays. A drama teacher at Snyder High School, Susan Murphy continues to reinvent herself and her latest career turn is her new play, “Girl/Group: A Daughter’s Tale” a personal piece about her mother’s life as a doo-whop singer and the affect it has had on Murphy’s life. (“Girl/Group: A Daughter’s Tale” features Murphy along with Tom Cappadona, Drew Citron, Alison Scaramella, and Jenna Smith and is directed by Mario Giacalone. It opens at LaMama’s The Club in New York City on June 17 and runs through June 26.)
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Before the Shangri-Las and girl groups of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond, there were girl doo- whop groups and one fondly remembered was The Carmelettes, a Jersey City trio of teen girls christened their girl-group name by their parish priest at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. In 1959, the girls Angela LaPrete, Vicky Cevetello and Virginia Verga recorded two songs, “My Foolish Heart” and “Promise Me a Rose,”  and in 1960 “Aching for You” and “Something Tells Me I’m in Love.” They sang backup for Neil Sedaka’s hit “Oh Carol,” and Carole King’s hit “Oh Neil.” And when the group regrouped under the name “The Kittens,” (after Verga left for a solo career,) the LaPrete and Cevetello sang backup on several songs including the Top 40 hit “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” – which bombarded the airwaves during the summer of 1960. When the group disbanded in the 1961, the girls went on to start other careers and raise families. LaPrete married James Murphy (folks just know him as “Murphy”) and the couple raised their  daughter Susan, who went on to earn a BFA in Drama at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and become a singer in clubs and cabarets while performing in Off-Off Broadway plays. A drama teacher at Snyder High School, Susan Murphy continues to reinvent herself and her latest career turn is her new play, “Girl/Group: A Daughter’s Tale” a personal piece about her mother’s life as a doo-whop singer and the affect it has had on Murphy’s life. (“Girl/Group: A Daughter’s Tale” features Murphy along with Tom Cappadona, Drew Citron, Alison Scaramella, and Jenna Smith and is directed by Mario Giacalone. It opens at LaMama’s The Club in New York City on June 17 and runs through June 26.)
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Golden Door International Film Festival Director Invites Filmmakers to Screen Their Dreams in Jersey City
Bill Sorvino – A Dream of a Film Festival
by Sally Deering
 
Ideas sometimes come to us in dreams and that’s exactly how Bill Sorvino conceived the Golden Door International Film Festival to be held in Jersey City in October. What started as images flickering in his sleeping mind will now be images flickering on the silver screen.
 “I had a dream last year about having a film festival in Jersey City,” Sorvino says,” and it was like lightning in a bottle. Jersey City is close to my heart. I grew up here and my family has a 100-year history here. I want Jersey City to have something in its own right.”
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Dreaming of a film festival is not much of a stretch for Sorvino. He’s a screenwriter and actor who studied at the William Esper Studios in New York City and has appeared in several indie films. He also hails from a theatrical family – his uncle is celebrated actor Paul Sorvino and he’s cousin to Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino – and throughout the years Bill Sorvino shared conversations with his Uncle Paul and cousin Mira about film, theater and acting held during family gatherings at the dinner table.  Continue reading Golden Door International Film Festival Director Invites Filmmakers to Screen Their Dreams in Jersey City
