Hudson County Community College (HCCC) is the recipient of Insight Into Academia’s 2026 Civic Engagement and Community Service Award for the Hudson Oral History Project (HOHP). Pictured here: HOHP Co-Directors Antonio Acevedo, Associate Professor of History (rear right), and Dr. Sean Egan, Assistant Professor of English(rear center) and program student intern Victoria Lenga (front left), with Jaya Jones (rear left) and Rose Marie Shields (front right), HCCC students who were awarded Microhistories Fellowships.

Hudson County Community College (HCCC) has been honored with Insight Into Academia Magazine’s Civic Engagement and Community Service Award for the College’s Hudson Oral History Project (HOHP). The award celebrates colleges and universities that demonstrate sustained commitment to serving their communities and advancing the public good.

“We are honored to receive this award that reflects the College’s role in the history of Journal Square, and how residents and businesses witnessed and adapted to changes,” said HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. “The Hudson Oral History Project involves intensive research, interviews, and collaboration. Special thanks to Assistant Professor Dr. Sean Egan and Associate Professor Antonio Acevedo, who established and oversee this enriching grant-supported project.” 

The College’s HOHP captures the evolution of Journal Square, documenting stories from a broad range of people whose lives were shaped in significant ways by the area. One of the most diverse regions in the United States, Jersey City’s Journal Square has seen dramatic economic, residential, and commercial changes in the lives of the project’s interviewees. The HOHP highlights the joys, heartbreaks, triumphs, and tragedies of those changes – underscoring the neighborhood’s distinctive character and the forces that shaped American urban life. Dr. Reber said the project is especially meaningful as the College began in Journal Square with a single, rented building, and its physical growth – which now includes more than a dozen buildings – has served as the catalyst for the area’s revitalization.

The HCCC project includes faculty, student fellows, and community members from all walks of life. The project has provided valuable opportunities for HCCC students to work in the Humanities. Three project interns received training in oral history interviewing and transcript editing. They participated in events including Neighborhood Stories, HCCC 50^th Anniversary Kickoff, and Oral History Workshop. Separately, HOHP developed the Microhistories Fellowships, which provide Student Fellows with a stipend, program support, and technical resources to carry out their own oral history projects. The first group of Fellows is focusing on backstories and challenges of Black business owners and spotlights emerging young, Black entrepreneurs; showcasing how literature builds community among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; and producing documentary podcasts featuring interviews with underprivileged citizens and addicts to compassionately depict the dangers in their daily lives.

“Higher education has always been a driving force in societal progress,” said Holly Mendelson, owner and publisher of Insight Into Academia. “These institutions remind us that the true measure of higher education lies not only in the degrees awarded, but in the lives they uplift. Their leadership strengthens communities, inspires students, and sets a standard of excellence for all.”

Hudson County Community College’s Hudson Oral History Project will be featured in the April 2026 issue of Insight Into AcademiaMagazine.

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Saturday, April 30 at the Collegeâ€s Journal Square Campus

The $25 application fee will be waived for those who attend; ‘Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Open House & Marketplace†also scheduled for that day. 

The Open House has been designed to acquaint all those interested in earning an Associate degree or a certificate from Hudson County Community College.

March 21, 2016, Jersey City, NJ – Hudson County Community College (HCCC) will host an Open House on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Collegeâ€s Journal Square Campus in Jersey City. The Open House will be held at the Collegeâ€s Library Building – 71 Sip Avenue, just across the street from the Journal Square PATH Transportation Center.

“This is a great opportunity for those who are about to graduate high school, those who have already graduated, and those attending other colleges who are interested in transferring, to learn about our academic offerings, financial assistance and student success programs and more,” said HCCC President Glen Gabert, Ph.D.

“Hudson County Community College students can save thousands of dollars on college tuition by earning an Associate degree at HCCC for a fraction of the cost of four-year colleges and universities,” he stated.

At the Open House, attendees can learn about Collegeâ€s academic and career programs – including Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management, Nursing, Business, Accounting, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Criminal Justice, and other studies – directly from HCCC faculty. There will also be information about the HCCC Dual Admission programs with Saint Peterâ€s University and New Jersey City University, which not only save money but also time.

Dr. Gabert noted that HCCC has one of the most successful financial aid and scholarship programs in New Jersey, with about 90% of HCCC students receiving assistance. “One easy and important way to stretch oneâ€s college money is to start here at Hudson County Community College, earn an Associate degree, and then transfer to a four-year school,” he stated.  Those who attend the April 30 Open House will be provided with information on scholarships and financial aid, and the how-toâ€s of setting up a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) account.

The College will also have representatives from their award-winning students support services team at the Open House with information on how the team assists HCCC students in attaining academic success. In addition, HCCC Student Ambassadors will lead tours of the HCCC Journal Square Campus and talk about the full roster of campus events available at the College throughout the year, including the free HCCC cultural events that are open to all the residents of Hudson County.

As a bonus, the $25 application fee will be waived for prospective students who attend the Open House and apply to HCCC.

More information may be obtained by emailing admissions@hccc.edu. Those who wish to attend the April 30 Open House are encouraged to RSVP at www.hccc.edu/openhouse.

The College has also scheduled the “Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Open House & Marketplace” from 12 to 3 p.m. that day at the Collegeâ€s Culinary Conference Center at 161 Newkirk Street in Jersey City – just two blocks from the Journal Square PATH Transportation Center. The event will allow students to explore the Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, Food Service, and Hotel and Restaurant Management offered by the College. The “Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management Open House & Marketplace” will include tours of the HCCC instructional kitchens and classrooms, opportunities to meet with the Collegeâ€s chefs/instructors and other professionals from the culinary and hospitality sectors, enjoy delicious demonstrations, and more.

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 Event offers prospective students opportunities to learn more about the College, the financial aid and scholarship programs available;

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Source: Truth Speaks- Icypeals Blogspot - Thanks Mimi

*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    – The best hot dogs at Boulevard Drinks – Orange Julius at the Square – Charcoal burgers at Tippys – The Tube Bar and Red the owner – The Concourse – The Oyster Bay, Murtaghs, the Alps, Robinsons Steak House, and the Blue Piano – The PATH train was .30 cents and before that they were called the Hudson Tubes – The Happy Birthday Truck from Schneider’s Bakery – You were part of the in crowd if you shopped at Danny Mack and Cara Carson (Marilyn on Central Avenue, Wetons on Bergen) – The Public Service Bus Terminal Concourse with 3 Guys Pizza, Universal, Horn & Hardardt – The chickens turning on the rotisserie at Universal – The shortcut through the escalators to Magnolia Avenue – Eating lunch at Liss Drug – Ice skating at Roosevelt Stadium – That St. Als Academy was known as snob hill or House on Whore Hill – The Bergen School – The CYO, OLM, St. Michaels, Mt. Carmel and Holy Family dances – Going through Lincoln Park to get to 440 – The CYO on Bergen Avenue – You remember go-carts on 440 and # 5 Park – You hung out at the VIP or The Colonette after a night of partying and before that the Colony – The football Giants practicing at Roosevelt Stadium – Drunks and derelicts donating blood for money at the blood bank next to McCrorys – Everyone lived in a parish – J.M. Fields – Brummers Ice Cream Parlor at the Junction(the sons opened parlors in Vermilion, OH and Westwood, NJ) – Schroeder’s and Myers Ice Cream Parlor on Central Avenue – Your neighborhood beat cops first name – The Captains Table Restaurant at Roosevelt Stadium – Fischer Beers – Drive-in movies at Roosevelt Stadium – You sat on the Buffalo at Mosquito Park and rode your sled in winter there – Nedicks and Bickford’;s Cafeteria on the Square – Monteleones, Five Corners and the Paris Bakeries – In grammar school you went home for lunch and your mom made it for you cause she was there – You lived in a house/apartment with at the least one cousin and/or grandparent on the same street – You lived within 1/2 mile of three catholic churches (with schools attached) – Track meets and boxing matches at Pershing Field – The pool at North Street Park (and never called it Washington Park) – Battle of the Bands – You know the You know the A. Harry Moore cheer > – You drank or ate at any of these >places: The Park Tavern, Frank’s Bar and Grill, the   Glenwood, the Showboat, Narrowbacks, >Soap Creek, or Guarini’;s * Dekay’s Diner HA! * Your dad would take the whole family >to the Roosevelt Drive-In, but if you were over 12, he’d hide you in the trunk > * You’ve eaten at Jule’s, IIvento’s, >or the Rodeo Steakhouse * You remember buying candy at Liss Drugs Store >and then going to the movies on the Square * You shopped at The Grove Shoppe, >State Gown, Wenton’s or Cara Carson, and Barney Stock for designer clothes >or accessories * You went to John’s Bargain Store >for clothes pins and underwear * You remember Mayor Smith and that >he once sparred with Muhammad Ali * You hung out at the Hilltop on Newark >& Baldwin Ave. after high school everyday * You went to the “City” >to get drunk at 15 * You ate zeppoles and took chances >for the 50/50 at the Mount Carmel feast * You knew Great Eastern before it >was found to be a toxic PCP dump. Ditto behind    Lincoln Park * You could see the Statue of Liberty >or the Empire State Building from your house and    never visited them. * KFC and Gino’s were the same >fast food restaurant * You watched “Cops” on TV >and recognize the streets * You played basketball or hockey in >Country Village * You had a coconut drink at the Canton > * You learned to drive in Roosevelt >Stadium or B ayonne Park and make out at 11 PM * You swam at Bayonne Pool and skated >at the roller rink next door] * You saw headliner rock groups and >fireworks in Roosevelt Stadium * The PIX didn’t show porn * There were three colleges in Jersey >City to choose from, Jersey City State,    St. Peter’;s, and Rutgers University * You delivered the Jersey Journal >door-to-door and no one worried you’d get kidnapped    by a neighbor * You could sneak into the back door >of the Stanley for a free movie before the Jehovah’s    Witnesses took it over * You remember going to the State and >Loew’s movie theaters at the Square * You and all your friends were born >in the best maternity hospital in the state, the    Margaret Hague (best on the East >coast!)  * You were proud that Jimmy Spanarkel >made it to the Blue Devils * You know someone who saw a UFO in >Mosquito Park * You went swimming in Newark Bay and >you drove to Bayonne to go to Uncle Miltie’s * Going to Palisade Park was a big >adventure * You knew which house on the Boulevard >was haunted * You went to the “Shore” >after the prom * Republican was a dirty word * You remember turf wars between Sterling, >Ocean, the Heights, West Side, and Marion * For $2.00 you could take the “Tubes” >to Greenwich Village, buy an Orange Julius and a    chili dog, and then take the “Tubes” >back, and still have change! * Who was better, WW III or Medusa? > * The Jumping Jack’s and Bobbie >Blue * Were the 2nd St Damato’s really >related to Sinatra? * Everyone knew Sam DiFeo * You knew what time the Mosquito truck >fogged the block with diapason so you could    run behind in the thick smoke * The water truck that soaked down >the dusty cobble stones * Lay-aways at Mo Finks! * Swimming in the Hudson, Bare Ass ;Beach and Big Time was the Colgate’s Clock * You knew who Mr. Fix It was * You went to school with kids from Gammon Town and Dog Patch * Every one spoke English * Country Village was for rich people * They arrest people from Jersey City in Bayonne * Cops would kick your butt if you >answered them back * You knew the corner bookie and could >play a number for 15c with a 10c combo Hanging out in Hamilton Park Making Scooters out of Milk crate, two by Four and and one roller skate *P.S. 35, P.S. 23 and Dickinson H.S. *White Castle & Blimpies on Journal Square *Why Journal Square is named Journal Square This is quite a nice blast from the past…….Maybe someone will make a list of what’s left now and what replaced the old memories with new ones.-Icypearl blogspot If you remember something about old Jersey City not mentioned on the list -add to the list: Â

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Hudson County Community College, in a unique collaborative project with New Jersey City University, is offering the New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey Program (NPTNJ). NPTNJ provides a process for individuals who already hold a bachelor’s degree (or higher) to become licensed teachers without having to complete a traditional teacher training program.

 To qualify for admission into NPTNJ, a student must have:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• A minimum grade point average of 2.75 in undergraduate studies or the highest degree earned
• A passing score on the Praxis II Content Area exam in the intended teaching field
• A Certificate of Eligibility issued by the state of New Jersey

 In addition, the College will offer an “Introduction to Teaching” course. This course has been required by the New Jersey Department of Education for persons prior to applying for a Certificate of Eligibility.

 Additional information sessions have been scheduled on Tuesday, June 29, Tuesday, August 3, and Tuesday, September 7, all at 6:30 p.m. To pre-register for a session, please call HCCC’s Non-Credit Office at (201) 360-4246.

 For additional information on NPTNJ, please visit www.hccc.edu/newpathways   and www.nptnj.org. For information on the Praxis test for NJ, please visit www.ets.org.

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Monday, December 7 – Saturday, December 12, 2009

 Monday, December 14 – Saturday, December 19, 2009

 Feeling that pinch, from lack of funds? In mid-December, the Jersey City Free Public Library will offer a break in the form of Fine Amnesty to all Library users.   

For only two weeks – Monday, December 7^th through Saturday, December 12^th AND Monday, December 14^th through Saturday, December 19^th  – all fees and fines will be forgiven when the library system receives all library books, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes and other library materials.

            “We recognize the money squeeze everyone is feeling these days, so we’ve created this two-week amnesty period for our loyal patrons to get some relief,” said Assistant Library Director Sonia Araujo, who is coordinating this effort. “Offering Fine Amnesty first is the best solution we know, in the face of needing to raise fees because of budget cuts.”

Valid Jersey City library card users can take their library materials to all departments at the Main Library, and any of the 11 branches and the Bookmobile the weeks of December 7^th and December 14^th without being charged the appropriate fees and fines during Fine Amnesty weeks. After those two amnesty weeks,

the following Fines/Fees will be in effect on Monday, January 4, 2010:

 

Books/Late Fees         CHANGE       FROM              TO

Overdue books                                                 $0.10              $0.20

 

Videos                         CHANGE       FROM              TO

 To rent                                                            $1.50              $2.00

 Late Fees stay the same                                             $1.00

 Educational videos stay the same                     Free

 

Copy Machines           CHANGE       FROM               TO

Copies                                                 $0.10              $0.20

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CSI: NY Actor and Author Hill Harper to Deliver Keynote Address

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – Hudson County Community College President Dr. Glen Gabert announced that the College will hold its 31st annual Commencement Ceremonies on Wednesday, May 20 in Prudential Hall at New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ. The College expects to confer Associate degrees to more than 700 students from the Journal Square and North Hudson Center campuses that evening.

Hill Harper, one of the actors from the popular TV drama CSI: NY, will present the keynote speech. Mr. Harper earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Brown University (where he graduated magna cum laude), his Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and his Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, where he was a classmate of President Barack Obama. The Iowa City, Iowa native is the author of two books aimed at inspiring young people to set and accomplish high goals – Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny and Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny. Mr. Harper is the recipient of two 2007 NAACP Image Awards for his literary endeavors. He is also a Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer.

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