HUDSON HAPPENINGS

Murphy Administration Awards

Bayonne $133,677 State Recycling Grant

The Murphy Administration is awarding nearly $16.2 million in grants to communities across the state to help them enhance waste reduction and recycling programs, the same amount as the previous year’s total, Department Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced. The DEP is awarding Bayonne a recycling grant $133,677, up from $115,257 in 2022. Mayor Jimmy Davis said, “I would like to thank the residents and businesses in Bayonne for taking part in our recycling programs. Their support for recycling helped generate this grant.” Mayor Davis continued, “I would also like to thank Public Works Director Tom Cotter and Recycling Coordinator Mike Tassone for providing successful leadership our recycling programs. Their steady efforts ha e led to this 2023 state grant that will help maintain Bayonne’s recycling and waste olle tion efforts.”

The Bayonne Department Public Works will use the state grant to support its waste management and recycling progra s. The spe ifi uses the grant will be announced at a later date. The annual awards are based 2020 recycling performance, the most recent year for which data is available. Municipalities must use their funds for various recycling initiatives. These may include sponsoring household hazardous waste collection events, providing recycling receptacles in public places, or maintaining leaf composting operations.

Commissioner LaTourette said, “New Jersey has long set a national example for recycling, starting with being the first state to ena t a recycling law in 1987.” He continued, “This annual grant program provides incentive for communities to strengthen their municipal recycling initiatives, encourage children and adults to keep our environment clean, and provide assistance in helping to reduce the local tax burden while also improving quality life.” The grants are awarded through the state’s Recycling Enhancement Act and are funded through a

$3 per-ton surcharge trash disposed statewide at solid waste facilities. As required under the Recycling Enhancement Act, the DEP returns 60% that money to municipalities based how much recycling each community reports accomplishing during the calendar year. The remaining funds are divided, with 30% going to counties, 5% to colleges and universities, and 5% for administrative costs.

According to the DEP, “For calendar year 2020, New Jersey generated 20,997,099 tons solid waste, which represents disposal (9,474,871 tons) and recycling (11,522,228 tons) reported by municipalities and, in limited instances, counties.” The DEP continued, “The overall tonnage materials reported as recycled and as disposed both decreased slightly in 2020 from 2019, leading to a slight decrease in the overall recycling rate, to 55% in 2020 from 56% in 2019. Solid waste includes municipal waste plus construction debris and other types non-municipal waste.” for your path train experience to get really visually pleasurable!

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OPENING THE BOX GALLERY Jersey City

The Box Gallery is a project in a partnership with Guaicora Studios located in the heart the Powerhouse Arts District Jersey City. The Juice Box is opening its walls for visual artists! The Box Gallery is a project in a partnership with Guaicora Studios located in the heart the Powerhouse Arts District Jersey City Downtown. Join in to support local artists!

Juice Box JC. 150 Bay Street. Jersey City, NJ 07302. main entrance and wheelchair ramps at the corner Provost and First Street.

Production: guaicorastudios

Curator: @alexillustra

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Opening Reception For Joe Waks

The Dollhaus II opens the outside art season Friday March 3rd 5-9pm opening re eption for andun eiling new paintings for 2023. JOE WAKS art work is currently the path train in Jersey City, Hoboken and Manhattan so look out

“The Box Gallery” Opening Night Art Show Group Friday, March at pm pm

Opening the Box Gallery in Jersey City, NJ Free Newark Avenue, Jersey City,07302,us more information @guaicorastudios

It Happened In Hudson County

Rarest of the rare automobilesA 1952 Thana, spotted in Bayonne...Have you seen this car?

K. Chris Hamel

Having it’s place in the oil industry it is only natural for unusual cars to show up in Bayonne. saw one in the summer months 1966 Broadway, in the lot a Mobil gas station, marked For Sale! spanking modern looking two place roadster, eventually found out it was a 1952 Thana, the name an acronym the designer, and only 8 them were made that year.

The car was black, had an oval grille, long, low cg and looked like a fifties usto ob. Sporting an abundance Chrome, a scoop shield the center the hood, lake pipes, wheel pants the rear wheels and a chrome luggage rack over the trunk. Chrome script the indicated the name (Thana). They were supposedly made from mixed Ford and Chevy parts with only 8 them produced in 1952. Such a roadburner, dad thought it was a usto i ed ord at first sight. have dug all over into car books and magazines, particularly historical in nature, and nothing has come up. Oh, and yes it had that other speedster field mark, White Wall tires! friend the family who knew classic cars well, was familiar with the ake onfir ed the 1952 date and said it was an experimental model. have written pieces for Car Classics but have never seen any magazine articles the Thana. That’s the story! If anyone has any info or backstory this Black Beauty Bayonne please contact ogpictureperfect@ gmail.com

Might get Jay Leno or Chasing Classic Cars to town.

Jersey City Arts And Culture Trust Fund Grants Still Available

The Fiscal Year 20232024 Grants for July 1-2023-June 30, 2024 applications are still availabe.

hen first announced January 23rd by Mayor Steven M. Fulop, City Council members, and the Arts and Culture Trust Fund Committee that applications would open for the second round Arts and Culture Trust Fund grants to expand arts education and programming citywide. Following the su essful first allo ation grants, totaling $900,000 awarded to 89 artists and arts organizations last year, the Jersey City is looking to promote even more applicants from Jersey ity’s flourishing arts community with this latest round funding. Applications for Program Grants, Arts Education Grants and General Operating Support For Grant

Application, please visit https www. ersey ityculture.org/programs/ arts-and-culture-trustfund/

For access to all grant applications.

Deadline for applying for the Grants is March 3rd, 2023 at 5pm

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Association present COLOROLOGY A GROUP SHOW CELEBRATING COLOR Exhibition on veiw in the Hamilton Square lobby from now to July 5, 2023 If You Go: Hamilton Square 232 Pavonia Avenue Jersey City, NJ 201-435-8000

Three Jersey City Filmmakers Selected For Garden State Film Festival

Cont’d from Cover comedies, children’s, thrillers student fil s and o e- rown” fil s shot in NJ. The Garden State Film Festival is pleased to announce that three fil s with ire tor’s who hail from Jersey City will screen. They are Strength Through Visibility: Twenty Years of Pride in Jersey City directed Jersey City resident, Gregory Corrado. As well as Made in Heaven directed Jersey City resident Yiqing Zhao and Sugar Crash directed Jersey City resident; Jon Huggins.

Strength Through Visibility: Twenty Years of Pride in Jersey City will screen 3/26/2023 in the screening block from 2:45pm-4:45pm at Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park. The fil ’s sub e t is ast year, JC Pride celebrated its twentieth anniversary, but with the changing political climate in the country can we count celebrations to come? Will the progress Pride has made over the years prove to be too fragile to survive?

ou ay onta t the filmaker by emailing them at gregorycorrado@gmail.com.

Made in Heaven’s sub e t is: Serena, a closeted lesbian a identally finds her mother trying to reconnect with an old boyfriend. She sends her girlfriend to be her mom’s assistant, only to realize her secret can longer stay hidden.Made in Heaven will screen 3/26/2023 in the screening block from 2:45pm-4:45pm at Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park.

Sugar Crash directed by Jersey City resident; Jon Huggins will screen at this year’s festival. Cheer on your hometown heroe s who ha e put so much ti e and talent into these productions. Sugar Crash will screen 3/25/2023 in the screening block from 2:45pm-4:45pm at Asbury Hall, AsburyHotel.

The fil s sub e t is Two brothers are determined to elude the watchful eye their grandmother and get to a box candy. You may contact the fil aker by e ailing the at on huggellbay. com.

Lauren Concar Sheehy, the festival’s Executive ire tor said e are etremely proud to present these two fi l s as a part our 21st Annual Film Festival, and to share this work with our global audience,”

She also noted “The upcoming 2023 Festival adds a new venue and a return to an in-person only event to e perien e fi l s from 23 countries over four days in nine venues hosting parties, profes-sional panels, events, spe-cial honors and more,”

The entire program this year’s selections will be presented in multiple venues in the Asbury Park area, with special events and screenings each night. full day screenings will also be presented at The Cranford Theater in Cranford, NJ Saturday, March 25 starting at 10:30 am with the last screening ending at 11:00pm. The fi l s hedule indi ates whi h fi l s ha e subtitles available for universalaccess for the hearing impaired. Free the website is the GSFF “Cinema for the Ears” series for those with visual impairent. eatured is aniel Meyer’s epic conclusion to the trilogy Fading Kingdom’s Part Three: The Garden. isit gsff.org for ore infor ation and ti es