For the past two weekends, India Square was transformed into a sea of dancing colors at night, as the Navratri Festival drew thousands of people into the streets of Newark Avenue. Sponsored by the Jersey City Asian Merchant Association, the Navratri Festival takes place every year to celebrate the Goddess Durga’s victory over the demon [...]
Jersey City Lesbian + Gay Outreach’s (JCLGO) 10th annual Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival was this year accompanied by the first-ever Pride March. Both went off Saturday without a hitch as the LGBT community and supporters enjoyed near-perfect weather to celebrate how far they’ve come — and take stock of where they still have to [...]
The 50th anniversary of the Jersey City Puerto Rican Heritage Festival and Parade started off its weekend of celebration on Friday night with a Gala Banquet at Casino in the Park. Decorated in gold and white in honor of the Golden Anniversary, the banquet brought in a large number of people dressed up in beautiful [...]
Despite the high humidity and 90 degree temperatures, crowds filled West Side Avenue on Sunday to watch the 20th annual Philippine American Friendship Day Parade. The parade celebrated the big anniversary with a big move that was also a homecoming of sorts, since many Filipinos populate the city’s West Side.
Two days after April 20′s election that pushed two of three incumbents off the Board of Education, and five days before the new members were sworn in, the school board held a regular meeting last Thursday that ended up being a “hello, goodbye” affair. Both of the newly elected board members — Carol Lester and [...]
The Jersey City branch of the NAACP held a forum on Thursday evening at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center for the 16 candidates vying for the three open seats on the Board of Education. Nine of the 16 contenders were present to answer questions from the NAACP and the 40 or so members of [...]
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