The 2012 “A Cat in Every Home” adoption campaign continues this Sunday, February 5th, and every Sunday thereafter at Grace Church. You can find a cat at the church’s Parish Hall, 39 Erie Street from 12:30 – 4:30pm. The campaign is run by Hudson County animal welfare organizations Companion Animal Trust (CAT) and Hudson County [...]
As a part of the second annual MAAC (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) Blood Drive Challenge, Saint Peter’s College and the American Red Cross will host a blood drive in the Yanitelli Recreation Center in Gym A on campus on Wednesday, February 15 from 11 am – 6 pm. The American Red Cross and the MAAC [...]
For the 12th consecutive year, Simon Youth Foundation, a national nonprofit that provides educational opportunities for at-risk high school students, will award a college scholarship to one student from every community that is home to a Simon property– including Newport Centre in Jersey City. Any student who will graduate in the class of 2012 and [...]
Hudson County is considering installing a bike share system between Jersey City and Hoboken. The bike share would be a system of stations and bicycles throughout the cities that would provide short-term bike rentals to members. The Hudson County Division of Planning is currently working on a feasibility study and looking for feedback. You can [...]
The PATH’s automated Passenger Alerts Program failed to do its job last Saturday night after an electrical fire that shutdown PATH train service– which is when the alert program typically kicks in– caused a power outage and shutdown the system itself. “We send the path alerts out from our control center in Journal Square and [...]
Bubby’s Burritos on Jersey Avenue may have a new, bigger location in its future — the site of Bone, a boutique just around the corner on Bright Street. The plan calls for more seating indoors and out, with 45 seats inside and 52 seats outside, as well as the acquisition of a liquor license and [...]
For some reason, traveling seems to be an ongoing theme for Dash and this blog. I think it might have something to do with the fact that time away brings clarity. Traveling together can be revelatory and lead to new bonds. And the same could be said for staying at home with him when mom [...]
The unemployment rate in Jersey City once again rose in July, to 11.7 percent, after holding steady at 11.5 percent in May and June, according to preliminary data released this month by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The rise brings the monthly rate within 0.2 percent of its 13-year high of 11.9 percent, [...]
On the morning of July 23, 2009, federal agents began knocking on doors all over Jersey City, arresting politicians and other public officials and taking them to the federal courthouse in Newark. The process of bringing the accused to trial has progressed slowly throughout the last year; a year that has brought resignation, death, court [...]
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.
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