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HAPPENINGS Bayonne’s 1st Annual First Responders Day Join us for a fun, familyfriendly day honoring the First Responders who serve our community and keep us safe everyday!

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Mayor Jimmy Davis and the Bayonne City Council announced that they will present Paddle the Peninsula, a kayak event, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at DiDomenico-16th Street Park, on Saturday, September 7, 2019.

Mayor Davis said, “Paddle the Peninsula will provide fun for all participants. We look forward to this great event, which will take advantage of Bayonne’s prime location on the Newark Bay waterfront.

Come and enjoy the day on the water with your family, friends, and neighbors.” For safety reasons, kayakers must be at least 18 years of age.

The kayaks will enter Newark Bay from the boat launch at the foot of DiDomenico-16th Street Park. Participants may either bring their own kayaks or sign up

to use ones provided at the event. On-shore activities at the park will include a barbecue, games, and music provided by a disc jockey.

The boat launch is located on Newark Bay, west of Avenue A, and below the end of West 16th Street.

Registration for the event is required, so that the right number of kayaks and other supplies can be ordered. To register, please call Jackie in the Bayonne Public Works Department at 201-858-6131.

Mayor Davis concluded, “Paddle the Peninsula is the latest in a series of activities that are intended to bring our community together at enjoyable events. We hope you will register and join us on Saturday, September 7.”

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Hoboken trying to steal Union Dry Dock land | Opinion

By Joshua Sotomayor Einstein

The crusade being waged by Hoboken Mayor Bhalla against

they will obligate the Hoboken taxpayer for tens if not

individual rights beggars belief and must end. Even for

hundreds of millions of dollars to build a new dry dock site

New Jersey’s well-known history of eminent domain abuse,

elsewhere with the same range of capabilities as the one

in which towns regularly work hand in glove with special

NY Waterway already legally owns – the Union Dry Dock.

interests to steal people’s property allegedly for public needs but often times for the private benefit of the connected or the for the whims of the ruling class, the ongoing attempt by the Bhalla admin to steal the Union Dry Dock from its owner is exceptional for three important reasons.

Lastly, putting aside the community amenities they are offering, their history of being good neighbors in every place they do business, basic property rights, and the tens upon tens of millions in taxes that would be needed to steal the property from its owner, the fact remains that

First and foremost is the hyperbole deployed by Mayor

NY Waterway is the linchpin of the mass transit system

Bhalla and his political retainers. They have claimed

between New York and New Jersey. At a time when the PATH

repeatedly that the waterfront is in “danger” from the

tunnels are ancient and NJ TRANSIT buses and trains have

renovation and clean up that NY Waterway wants to do as

regular delays, it is the only flexible element of transit system

they continue using the property as it has been used for

for hard working commuters up and down the north of our

decades without incident. He and allied special interests

state. When the bus and train break down or experience the

have repeated the hysterical claim that the water front is

unfortunately common and massive delays, NY Waterway

in danger as if 95% of Hoboken’s waterfront wasn’t already

is able to add more ferries. This transit provider serves

beautiful public parks, promenades, and public spaces

hundreds of thousands of commuters, tens of thousands who

enjoyed by so many in town. They pretend to worry that the

use it daily, tens of thousands more who have had their train

site would be used as a fuel depot yet ignore the fact the dry

or bus ticket honored by NY Waterway when government run

dock will likely have less fuel than the 3 cruise boats based

transportation broke down, and millions who have witnessed

on pier 14 and actually in the water. They falsely contend that

on TV NY Waterway stepping up to the plate to help at times

NY Waterway is acting as a bad community member when it

of disaster and danger (911, the miracle on the Hudson, and

has publicly offered to improve the walkway adjacent to its

many other times).

property, put in a kayak launch, and install a new pier free of charge for all for the public to enjoy.

As adults, the people of Hoboken know how vital NY Waterway is for northern New Jersey, the consistent failures

The second reason Bhalla’s blatant attempt at publicly

of government run busses and trains, and that Hoboken City

funded theft is extraordinaire is that the property has

Hall did nothing to purchase or steal (via eminent domain)

been for sale on and off for years, and at any time prior to

the Union Dry Dock until it was already purchased by

NY Waterway’s purchase of the property, Hoboken City Hall

NY Waterway. The majority of Hoboken knows that they are

could have purchased the land. Bhalla, who was close with

on the hook for tens and tens of millions of dollars if Mayor

former Mayor Zimmer while on council, so much so that she

Bhalla is successful at stealing the property from its rightful

endorsed him for mayor, didn’t even attempt to push city

owners and they can see through the illiberal deployment of

hall into using eminent domain to steal the property prior to

propaganda meant to fan the flames of disinformation and

NY Waterway’s purchase. Moreover, Bhalla and his tiny band

dishonest discourse. It’s time Bhalla and his small band of

would have the public believe that they can just use eminent

agitation propogandists knew the same, acted like adults,

domain to steal the land and send NY Waterway elsewhere

and ended their crusade against NY Waterway.

at little to no cost. The reality is that if Bhalla is successful,

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D O G DAYS O F S U M M E R HAPPENINGS IN HUDSON

As August pushes through and the end of Summer 2019 draws near, there is stillplenty of things to do in Hudson County.

The following is a sampling of some events that run from now until the official end of Summer on September 23, 2019.

The 19th Annual Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival. This year the theme is Honoring Our Past…Creating Our Future in recognition of the Stonewall 50 Commemoration & WorldPride 2019.

The Festival will take place on Newark Avenue between Grove Street and Jersey Avenue in the heart of historic downtown Jersey City. The Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival celebrates the diversity of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities and allies of Hudson County and the New York City metropolitan area.

Last year the official estimate of attendance at the festival was between 1517,000 people. The Jersey City LGBT Pride Festival is recognized not only as the premier LGBT event in Hudson County, but also one of the largest festivals in the Northern New Jersey region. The events of Pride season exemplify the strength and growth of our LGBT & allied community.

Jazz Italiano Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 8 PM – 11 PM Jersey City Theater Center 339 Newark Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 JCTC kicks off VOICES: INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL an evening of one of the hottest and most unique group of performers in world music today. JAZZ ITALIANO features IDR (Italian Doc Remix), an internationally renowned Italian Jazz ensemble. Building on a base of powerful Southern Italian folk music, JAZZ ITALIANO is a A sonic journey into the memory of Neapolitan folk songs and tradition with an all-star NYC based band. IDR is led by Italian guitarist virtuoso Marco Cappelli and features the Toronto-based Italian singer Francesco Pellegrino. d– Experience Jersey City Night Market an evening of unforgettable, Saturday, August 24, cross-cultural music!

2019 at 4 PM – 10 PM Journal Square Plaza, JC The newest edition to the JC foodie scene is a hyper local, evening market that’s hosted at the Journal 19th Annual Jersey City Square Path Plaza on JFK LGBT Pride Festival Blvd every other Saturday Saturday, August 24, through October!

2019 at 1 PM – 9 PM The event is: FREE and Newark Avenue open to the public Pedestrian Mall Family Friendly 119-158 Newark Ave, Vegetarian Friendly Jersey City, NJ 07302

15th Annual Spaghetti Dinner Thursday, August 29th, 5pm-8pm Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla invites residents to the 15th annual Spaghetti Dinner Block Party along the waterfront walkway on Sinatra Drive between 1st and 2nd Streets. The evening will feature a musical performance and a dinner of four types of pasta, salad, meatballs, sausage, eggplant, assorted breads, Italian pastries, and cookies. Beer, wine, soda, and water will be available at an additional charge with proceeds of the beverage sales going to support the Hoboken Ambulance Corps.

Seating is limited, and tickets must be purchased in advance at www.

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For more information, call (201) 420-2000 ext. 5100 or email gfallo@hobokennj.gov.

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Gallery, Hepburn Hall, room 323, Jersey City Opening Reception: September 6, 2019, 5-8PM Hours: Monday – Friday, 11AM-5PM; Saturday October 5, 12-6PM, Sunday October 6, 12-6PM Closing Reception: (during the Jersey City Studio Tours) Sunday October 6, 3-5PM Painting by Cheryl Gross

Jersey City Seafood Fest September 7 12 noon-7pm

Pro Arts Jersey City Revisiting JerseyscapesSeptember 6-October 6 a Pro Arts Members Exhibition Curated by Midori Yoshimoto, PhD Gallery Director and Associate Professor of Art History, New Jersey City University Location: New Jersey City University, 2039 Kennedy Blvd., The Harold B. Lemmerman

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by Johnny’s wife Grace 1 – 4 pm, for “Frank Hamilton Park 232 Mastrangelo, performs all Sinatra’s Hoboken” bus of Johnny’s top hits. tour. Led by Lenny Luizzi, Pavonia Ave, Jersey City, This is the ultimate tribute a virtual Hoboken historiGALLERIES to this iconic singer cal archive, the tour will If You Go bring to life the Hoboken Wednesday, Aug. 21 of the 1920s and 30s that Lower level of Di shaped one of the world’s Domenico 16th St. Park most iconic and distinctive Bayonne, New Jersey performers, Ol’ Blue Eyes. off Ave. A. The bus will depart from FACES, PLACES, Bring lawn chairs and the Hoboken Museum, SPACES blankets .

1301 Hudson St., and Now to August 24th end the tour at Sinatra Sabrina Aggarwal is a Park at Ol’ Blue Eyes freelance humanitarCafe, with its stunning views of “New York, New ian photographer and York.” Along the way, the will be hosting her first solo-photography extour will visit Sinatra’s hibit at the Jersey City birthplace on Monroe Art School from August Street and the “uptown” 17-24. Opening night was buildings his family later BUBBLE FEST August 17. moved to; St. Francis, Thursday, August 22, If You Go the church where he was 4:30pm -7:00pm 313 Gallery baptized, Demarest High Historic Downtown Jersey 313 Third Street School and the Union City Farmers’ Market Jersey City, NJ Club, where he is known Grove Street PATH Plaza to have performed, and (Newark Ave.& Grove some of his other favorite Street) Jersey City haunts around the Mile Please join the HDSID Square City. and JCFamilies for a funSeating is limited. Tickets filed time of bubbles, arts are $25 for members, $30 & crafts and music at the for nonmembers (plus Farmers Market. Come ticket-handling fee). bring the kids for a fun Advance reservations resummer afternoon and quired. Click on button beShop Local! Free event! low, or call 201-656-2240, SILVERMAN and For more info here: http:// The Majestic Theatre for reservations. jcfamilies.com/event/ Condominiumcom

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Liberty Science Center Sean Kenney’s Art Made with LEGO® June 22 through Sept. 2, Explore art and nature through stunning sculptures made with LEGO pieces.

This premium exhibition uses beautiful works of art made from simple toy blocks to explore animal endangerment, the balance of ecosystems, and mankind’s relationship with nature. Explore massive LEGO pieces, all created

by Brooklyn artist Sean Kenney, brick by brick. to using a bike instead of a car. Just like LEGO bricks, everything in nature is interconnected in a delicate balance.

This exhibition also includes a hands-on play zone where guests can dream up and build their Experience.

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ARTS NOMINATIONS 2019 JCAC Arts Award Nomination Form The Jersey City Arts Council is accepting nominations for their 2019 Arts Awards!

Artists will be recognized at their Annual Awards Celebration & Fundraiser on December 3 at White Eagle Hall.

The Jersey City Arts Council is asking for you to nominate outstanding memebers of the arts community, using separate form for each nominee.

Self-nominations are welcome, Dealine September 1, 2019 Email jerseycityartscouncil@gmail.com with any questions.

Reguired Email address Your email Your name Your answer Your email address Your answer Name of Nominee Contact email of Nominee (if known) Your answer Please choose a category

•Medici-Award for philanthropic giving to Jersey City artists and arts organizations.

•Legacy-Long-term contributions to the Jersey City Arts community.

•Leadership-Leader in arts advocacy and development.

•Architecture & DesignArchitectural work which contributes to the built environment of Jersey City.

•Arts EducationExceptional teacher for the Arts (visual, performing, or literary).

•Film & TelevisionExcellence and local impact in films & Television Literary Arts-Writer of any form, fiction or non fiction.

•Performing ArtsExcellence and local impact in Dance, Theater, Music or other peforming arts.

•Public Art- Work that engages the general public in the art.s •Visual/Fine ArtExcellence and local

impact in the Visual Arts.

•Young Artist-18-28 years old, andy discipline-visual, performing, or literary.

•Arts Organization Recognizes an established Jersey City arts organization.

Please let the JCAC know what is extraordinary about this nominee and what impact their work has had on the Jersey City Arts community.

Grammy Nominaed Artist Shelia King

Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Sheila King, who is based in Miami Florida took the stage at Sunday, August 18th Jersey City Puerto Rican Day Parade.

Ms. King was part of the celebrity lineup of entertainment that culminated the annual Puerto Rican Parade.

Ms. King was well received by an enthusiastic PARTY OF FIVE audience of parade parMusic of the 50s & 60s ticipants who enjoyed her for your next party music.

At the start of her career King was a vocalist for the 845-216-4755 group “Dulce Material”

and backup singer of various musical productions under the guidiance of Miguel Correa. Correa is known for discovering many artists in Puerto Rico.

As a solo artist Shelia King was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Tropical Fusion album in 2018.

In 2019 Sheila King has produced a new album titled Galaxia Musical under the guidance of Raul Raz Zeballos, Rare Monkey Entertainment &Publishing

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