Jersey City anti-violence basketball tournament fosters sense of ...
JERSEY CITY - The sixth annual Stop the Violence Basketball Tournament at Sacred Heart School in Jersey City sent out a message of good will and community and was a respite from the streets. Music blasted and sneakers screeched in the school gym as teams squared off against each other. Organizers gave away school supplies to children and free chicken and pizza was available for player and those in the bleachers. Fawn Payton, a coordinator of the event, said violence has touched the lives of man..>> view originalJersey City pulls political promotion of Fulop ally off city website
Jersey City pulled an item off the city website yesterday that promoted a political meet-and-greet intended to boost the chances of one of Mayor Steve Fulop's council candidates. The event was listed on the taxpayer-funded cultural affairs calendar as a community barbecue hosted from noon to six today by Mo Kinberg (the calendar entry spelled her name "Kingsberg"). On her Facebook page, Kinberg, who with Fulop's support is seeking to unseat Ward D Councilman Michael Yun in November, promoted th..>> view originalJersey City parish to host second annual family festival
Assumption All Saints Church, 344 Pacific Ave., Jersey City, will be the site of a Family Fun Festival on Aug. 26 sponsored by the joint parish of St. Patrick's and Assumption All SaintsGoogle maps St. Patrick and Assumption All Saints Parish in Jersey City will host its second annual Family Fun Festival on Aug. 26 with carnival games, food, music, face painting, raffles and more. At the festival, people will pay for tickets that cover certain food and drinks along with bouncy houses and games..>> view originalGreenville Neighborhood Alliance shows Jersey City's strength in ...
BY NATALIA IOFFE Neighbors play an important role in our lives. Whether they are lending us a cup of sugar, feeding our pet, or keeping an eye on our home while we are away, a good neighbor can become a source of support or a friend in need. Together with our neighbors we make up a community, and as a community we are a force united. There are some great neighborhood communities in Jersey City's Downtown area. Among them are the Historic Paulus Hook Association, the Van Vorst Park Association a..>> view originalJERSEY CITY BRIEFS
STAY HEALTHY – One of the weekly features at the Riverview Farmer’s Market on Sundays is a yoga program. The market is held each week from May to December at the Riverview/Fisk Park on Palisades Avenue in The Heights. slideshow Taking prideGayborhood Jersey City and Humanity Pride Productions will host the 17th Annual Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival on Saturday, Aug. 26 from noon to 8 p.m. The festival will take place on Newark Avenue between Grove Street and Jersey Avenue in the heart..>> view originalLiberty State Park seining event draws kids, nets fish
JERSEY CITY - Kids were shocked by the haul of flipping fish and scattering crabs after dragging a seining net to shore today at Caven Point Beach in Jersey City in a Liberty State Park event aimed at exploring the environment. "I thought there was gonna be no fish because we were right there," said Grey Chabarria, 10, of North Bergen, as he pointed to where he had seined toward the beach from only about 20 feet out. "There was a lot. It was fun." About 10 children and adults wearing hip waders..>> view originalUp and running
by Al SullivanReporter staff writer Hudson Reporter Aug 13, 2017 | 265 views | 0 | 29 | | In a race that promises to be hotly contested, nine people have filed to run in the November election for four Board of Education seats. Three incumbents will defend their seats, while a fourth seat is also up because Board President Joel Torres is seeking a seat as a freeholder instead. Board members Amy DeGise, Lorenzo Richardson and Gerald Lyons are running on a slate t..>> view originalMeeting community health care needs
by Al SullivanReporter staff writer Hudson Reporter Aug 13, 2017 | 273 views | 0 | 22 | | At a time when access to healthcare seems to many people to be threatened, Metropolitan Family Health Network – which serves many of the underprivileged throughout Hudson County – will hold its annual summer party to highlight its services.The Republican Congress is actively seeking to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act (known as Obamacare,) which according to local lea..>> view originalArchive: A call for unity
Manhattan, New York -- September 11, 2016 --- The Memorial for the victims of 9/11 at Ground Zero. Flowers and flags at the plaques along the pool of the South Tower. -- CHRIS PEDOTA / THE RECORD(Photo: CHRIS PEDOTA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHE, CHRIS PEDOTA / THE RECORD)This article was originally published on Sept 12, 2016.NEW YORK -- Once again, it began with the lonely ringing of a silver fire bell and ended almost four hours later with the melancholy notes of taps. And once again, for the 15..>> view originalSCOREBOARD Whirlwind summer for Hurley, topped by ESPY Award
GETTING HIS ESPY – Legendary Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Hurley proudly displays the ESPY Award he won last month in Los Angeles. After the closure of St. Anthony High School in June, Hurley is planning the next phase of his life, the Hurley Family Foundation, a program that will begin this fall. slideshow If anyone thought for a brief millisecond that Bob Hurley was going to sneak off into a quiet retirement after the closing of St. Anthony High School in June, well… guess agai..>> view original
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