Former  Parishoners of Downtown Jersey City’s Oldest Parish Come back in Record numbers  for this years La Festa Italiana
August 11 to August 15th Holy Rosary Church located on 6th Street between Monmouth and Brunswick Street in Downtown Jersey City held it’s annual La Festa Italiana.
The following are images from the five day event which is celebrated each year in August.
What made this years street festival special was Holy Rosary’s upcoming Anniversary of 125 years as a downtown, Jersey City Parish.
Over the year’s the feast has become a meeting place for old
friends, class mates, and neighbors who have since moved away and come back to attend the feast.
See more feast photos
 Continue reading Holy Rosary Feast Brings Out Large Crowds Last Week
You know you are from Jersey City if you remember…
I received  this in an email today. My Jersey City friends may remember many of the places and things. Have fun, I did.Â
Source:Â Truth Speaks- Icypeals Blogspot -Â Thanks Mimi
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*Seeing the Three Stooges Live at the Stanley Theater *Live Acappella Shows at the State Theater * Hudson Boulevard had islands. *Ferris High School *Singing Doo-Wop under the tresstle on Monmouth Street *Hanging out at Coletta’s Bar * You knew how O’Hara’s got it’s name. * You knew all the troublemakers before they became cops. – Martin Luther King Drive was Jackson Avenue – Christopher Columbus Drive was Railroad Avenue – Luiz Munoz Marin Boulevard was Henderson Street -Manila Avenue was Grove Street – Roosevelt Lanes & Putney’s Pub – Annual Holy Name Parade – What Harvard on the Blvd. and St. Richards on the Hill are – The color scheme of the bus lines: … Brown: Central Avenue; Red: Montgomery/West Side, Green: Bergen/Lafayette, Orange: Bergen Avenue – Getting Sunday suits at Robert Hall – Bettingers on the Square – Uncle Milties/Bergen Point – The Skyline Cabana Club – You shopped in Woolworth on Journal Square and went to the Griddle or Driftwood after a movie. – The Hudson Mall was a strip mall – Instead of the Hudson Mall there was: Two Guys from Harrison; Great Eastern, and Valley Fair – Instead of the dollar stores there was Johns Bargain Stores – You could actually swim in the Reservoir (on the sneak) – The giant roach in the exterminators window on Westside Avenue – Floor shows at the Canton Tea Garden Chinese Restaurant – You’ve said “Youse” about 100 times in one day  Continue reading DO YOU REMEMBER OLD JERSEY CITY? |
Hudson County Community College
On Wednesday, May 12, Hudson County Community College’s Fine Art Department and the Office of Student Activities held an unveiling ceremony of a 4′ x 18′ mural painted specifically for the Student Lounge at 25 Journal Square.
 In addition to the mural reception, the Fine Art Department had the students’ works on view in the Student Art Gallery on the fourth floor at 25 Journal Square.
 Pictured are Laurie Riccadonna (third from left), Coordinator of the Fine Art program, and College students who participated in the production of the mural during the spring semester.
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JERSEY CITY – Mayor Jerramiah T. Healy  and that the City of Jersey City and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation showcased and honor businesses that have chosen to establish and conduct their business in Jersey City by conducting the Second Annual “Made in Jersey City” Day. The event was held from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at City Hall (280 Grove Street) in the City Council Chambers. A press conference will be held at 11:00 a.m., with Mayor Healy, Jersey City Economic Development Corporation Chief Executive Officer Eugene Nelson and Jersey City Urban Enterprise Zone Director Roberta Farber welcoming the seven companies being honored this year and members of the community. Continue reading Jersey City to Hold Second Annual “Made in Jersey City Day” HUGE SUCCESS
 Jersey City Mayor Jerrimiah Healy seen here utilizing the new “Tap and Go” program
                                    photo: by steveamack.com
Customers on the Port Authority’s PATH rail system now can simply “Tap and Go” with their credit cards, under a regional six-month program that began on Tuesday June 1st.
Eleven of PATH’s 13 stations (except the Christopher and 9th street stations) have been equipped with special payment readers, allowing riders to tap a contacltess credit card or other device like a key fob to pay fares.
Continue reading Port Authority Joins With NJ Transit, MTA and Mastercard to Offer Contactless Bank Cards for Area Transit Riders
River View Observer Photographer Captures the Event on Camera
On Saturday, May 15th The Village Neighborhood Association, with the support of 4th Street Arts, hosted The 2nd Annual Village Art & Flea Market. A few thousand people came out to shop and mingle…
Taking place at the crossroads of 4th Street, Newark Avenue and Brunswick Street, the event featured an array of local artists’ works, the finest up-and-coming bands New Jersey has to offer, and delicious food from local vendors.
See more photos of the day… Continue reading The 2nd Annual Village Art & Flea Market Held on Saturday May 15th Brings Out Huge Crowd
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Hudson County Community College will hold a special information session to acquaint college graduates with a program that will enable them to become licensed teachers. The session will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25 at the College’s Culinary Arts Institute/Conference Center, 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City – just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH transportation center. Please pre-register by calling HCCC’s Non-Credit Office at (201) 360-4246. Continue reading Hudson County Community College to Hold Information Session for College Grads Interested in Becoming Teachers
Diane Dragone (still) has the Dancer in Her Soul
by Sally DeeringÂ
 In the 1920s, when Shirley Temple tapped into America’s hearts with her bouncing ringlets, ruffled crinolines and shiny black tap shoes, mothers from Canarsie to Kenosha trundled their daughters off to their local dance school dreaming of their baby girl’s name in lights. Nowadays, child stars go by first names like Britney, but the local dance school still thrives as the only training ground for kids who dream of a dancing career.
 One local dance pioneer who has kept the stage lights burning in her neighborhood dance studio for the past 34 years is Diane Dragone, Artistic Director of The Kennedy Dancers, a professional dance company and dance school that stands in the wings of New York City. Through her school and with her years as a teacher and choreographer, Dragone has trained and enriched the lives of thousands of inner-city kids – some who became professional dancers — and she has brought modern and classical dance performances to the multi-cultural and economically-diverse Hudson community. Continue reading COVER STORY-Leading The Kennedy Dancers
According to their website Not Yo Mama’s Craft Fair started last year with an idea and acted upon by Sophie Penkrat, Megan Gulick and Leah Siegel- Picus.
The second annual fair was held yesterday On Saturday April 17 to entusiastic crowds  and  over 60 artists selling  7500 or more items at Parlay Studio’s 161 2nd St., Downtown Jersey City.  Everything from jewelry, leather goods, soaps, furniture, cakes, leather bags, paintings and many other items were on display and being sold.
The doors opened at 11am and the event  ran until 6pm.
Besides the vendors, live entertainment was provided by Kelly St. Patrick, Hezekiah Jones, Any Day Parade, Chrisitan Alessi, Land of the Look Behind
A portion of yesterday ‘s fair proceeds will go to Arts to Grow a non -profit organization which is dedicated to providing inner city children with a chance to explore the visual, literary and performing arts
Presenting sponsors of yesterday’s event was the Saffron, Boutique Realty and Michael Anthony’s.
Vendors looking to show their wares at next years fair or business looking to act as a sponosor should visit their website at notyomamasaffairs.com
More photos to come
