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Volume 18, No. 6

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Harsimus Cemetery

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On the cover

Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop Hosts Israel Technology Showcase

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By Sally Deering

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Anything’s possible and it seemed quite probable when Mayor Steven M. Fulop and Consul General of Israel in New York Ambassador Ido Aharoni invited eight techies to Jersey City to present apps they created to help improve 21st century life.

At the Israel Technology Showcase held this past Monday in the Council Chambers on the second floor of Jersey City’s City Hall, founders and designers of Israeli start-ups showed their products – from an app that builds community relationships through fresh produce to one that parks your car.

Already successful in other countries and cities, these companies – and it seems others like them – are about to launch their apps in the tri-state area. cont’d pg. 6

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By Ricardo Kaulessar The Main Library of the Jersey City Free Public Library was first built in 1899 and it opened in 1901. That makes this grand building on Jersey Avenue in downtown Jersey City historic yet antiquated.

The powers-that-be for the library are moving forward with raising $3 million to finance, in part, a much-needed three-part renovation of the building located in downtown Jersey City to bring it into the 21st century as well as allow it to retain much of its early 20th century charm. The YO

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Jersey City Free Public Library Executive Director Priscilla Gardner (right) and Helena Ruman (left), the architect overseeing the renovation of the Main Library, at a fundraiser for the renovation on May 24.

Photos by Ricardo Kaulessar

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Preserving Jersey City’s Past Historic Harsimus Cemetery Honors Town Fathers and Fallen Heroes

By Sally Deering

If you blink, you miss

it: the black iron gate on Newark Avenue that leads to the oldest cemetery in New Jersey: the Jersey City Harsimus Cemetery and Memorial Park. Run by volunteer president Eileen Markenstein, who has several family members buried there, and her husband Aart Markenstein, the couple – along with many volunteers – have been preserving the cemetery since they found it abandoned in 2007. Since then, the volunteers have raised more than $100,000 in funds to pay for clean-up and restoration and now, they are reaching out to the community to raise money to repair damages from Hurricane Sandy.

Eileen and Aart Markenstein at Harsimus Cemetery & Memorial Park in Jersey City, which they helped save and preserve.

Rhinebeck, New York. The goats have already eaten much of the weed on the hilly west embankment and have become a big attraction to school groups of

Eileen Markenstein with the Nubian goats from Rhinebeck, New York.

To help eradicate a wild weed that was destroying the grass, Eileen Markenstein rented a group of Nubian goats from in

kids – and animal-loving adults – and are a sweet, albeit temporary addition to the already beautiful Cont’d on page 5

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Three Is the Magic Number for JC Library Renovation Cont’d from page 2 The event offered a platform for library director Priscilla Gardner, the architect overseeing the renovation Helena Ruman, and members of the library’s board and its foundation to impress upon distinguished guests the importance of the renovation project and of opening their wallets for a good cause.

Specifically, to bankroll about three years of work that will cost upwards of $10 million, according to Ruman, while the library is open to patrons. The updates include new barrier-free access to building and chairlift to comply with ADA requirements, new elevator shaft, mobile shelves and new desks and furniture for the library’s New Jersey Room, and new central air conditioning system.

When Ruman was asked after the fundraiser if the older furniture and shelves in the New Jersey Room that date back to the early years of the library were going to be preserved, she would only say that many of the shelves were in need of replacement.

“This wonderful building was opened in 1901 and was constructed for $208,000,” Ruman told the guests. “We are spending millions to do the renovation of this building.”

Ruman and Gardner showed off architectural renderings of the future alterations to the main library.

Ruman would later lead some of the visitors on a tour of the library’s four floors to not only view the wondrous designs and architecture of the various sections of the library but also to get a sense of how these elements, many of which have existed the

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The front part of the Main Library branch of the Jersey City Free Public Library in downtown Jersey City.

Photo by Ricardo Kaulessar

building first opened, have fallen victim to time.

Some guests such as City Councilwoman Diane Coleman contributed on the spot by placing their donations of checks or cash in a large glass box that held all the donations that came in the past month.

Gardner told the River View Observer before the event started that the library has raised $7,385 since the fundraising campaign kicked off on May 13, with $4,000 coming from those who donated online through the crowdfunding website GoFundMe and the other $3,385 from checks written out directly to the library.

Also, $5 million in capital improvement funds from the city has been approved toward the renovation, which could start as early as September with the replacement of the library’s windows as well as the renovations that pertain to disabled access.

For more information about the renovation and the fundraising effort, visit http://jclibrary.org/

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grounds. (The goats return home to their farm in the fall).

“The goats came three weeks ago,” Eileen says,

non-chemical way to get rid of the weed is goats.

We read about a farm called Green Goats that rented goats to the Coast Guard,

John Wilson, war veteran and groundskeeper helps look after the goats

scooping up feed and letting the goats eat from her hands. “This ridge here was covered with Japanese Knotwood, a very invasive weed. We did a whole study and found the only

so we contacted them and here they are.”

The Harsimus Cemetery’s history dates back to 1829 when local politicians and community leaders Cont’d on page 9

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JC 4 APP TECH

Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop Hosts Israel Technology Showcase Cont’d from cover page “Jersey City is a rapidly growing community and a strong leader for innovation in New Jersey, so it is an honor to showcase this Israel technology event here at City Hall,” Mayor Steven M. Fulop said to a full house. “Over the course of the last decade, Israel has quickly become a leader in technology and innovation globally and we are excited about New Jersey’s entrepreneurs, investors, and residents having a chance to be part of this event.”

Referred to as the “Start-Up Nation” for its ground-breaking contributions to technology, Israel is home to over 4,000 startups and hundreds of those start-ups have connections to the tri-state area. A sampling of those companies that presented their apps were: CUPS, a mobile app that connects coffee drinkers with independent cafes; PANGO, which allows drivers to pay for parking via the app, and at parking garages using their phones as remote controls to open the gates; and FARMIGO, a new farm-to-neighborhood movement that makes fresh products conveniently and affordably available in communities throughout the states.

Benzi Ronen, Founder and CEO of FARMIGO just launched his app locally in Hoboken. The “farmto-neighborhood” app is designed to get apartment-

dwellers, schools, churches and even neighborhoods to come together to buy fresh farm produce, dairy and other farm products online.

The food is then delivered to their sites which sets the stage for a pop-up meeting place where relationships can bloom and grow.

FARMIGO started five years ago when Ronen decided to create an app to join together New Jersey farmers and the people that buy their produce.

“You have to create a community,” Ronen said. “New Jersey is truly blessed with amazing produce. We wanted to bring groups of people together with the farms. We’re using technology to enable every farmer to know what they’re harvesting and receive all the orders from the customers. Every order you make the farm is delivered to the central warehouse and then it’s packed just for you. With the food we are able to change our habits. You share food.

We have neighborhoods in Westchester, Long Island that are holding pot luck dinners and cooking parties.”

Corporate offices are also joining the trend, Ronen said.

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“Employees can pick up their food at work; saves them a trip to the supermarket,” Ronen said.

The CUPS mobile app connects coffee drinkers with indie coffee shops.

Yahoo.com gave it a rave review: “CUPS is the most brilliant thing since the Metrocard.”

“I bet most of the

people in this room would not last a day without a cup of hot, steamy beautiful delicious coffee,” app co-founder Gilad Rotem said to the audience. “You know what else you can’t live without – your mobile phones. Starbucks realized that when they launched the Starbucks app which accounts for 14 percent of their revenue or 1.5 billion dollars.”

To compete with Starbucks 12,000 locations and Dunkin’ Donuts 8,000 locations, Rotem launched CUPS. “If you look closely there are over 20,000 indie

coffee shops, more than Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts combined, but these indies can’t compete with the big boys, so this is where CUPS comes in,” Rotem says. “It unites (the customer) with the indie coffee shops. The app offers pre-paid plans to look for and discover indie coffee locations. Choose your coffee, hand your phone to the cashier, that’s it, enjoy your coffee.”

CUPS launched in New York City with 50 coffee shops in downtown Manhattan, and so far 20,000 cups have been served.

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Ricardo Kaulessar

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Jersey City Mayor Steven M. Fulop Hosts Israel Technology Showcase

One customer was so delighted with the app, she said she would give up her Starbucks gold card, Rotem said.

The five other apps

presented were CELLOLO, technologies for live events. (Beyoncé Knowles is a seed investor and early adopter of CELLOLO technologies); GETT, a transportation app for New York City, with 100% fixed and transparent pricing and 24/7 live customer service; APPCARD, which helps retailers increase customer retention; LOYALBLOCKS, a loyaltybased marketing platform for local businesses, and, SPREO, which uses Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons (“iBeacons”), WiFi and other sensors to offer accurate and affordable indoor navigation services, location based marketing, venue analytics and more.

“Today we saw only a glimpse of the amazing products of Israeli innovation and creativity,” Consul General of Israel in New York Ambassador Ido Aharoni said. “Israel’s advancements in science, technology and medicine continue to lead and inspire the global community.

This spirit of ingenuity that spans throughout Israeli life and culture has proven to benefit the world, and can especially make a difference in the lives of people here in Jersey City and across the tri-state area.”

Hoboken entrepreneur and app creator Aaron Price founded New Jersey Tech Meetup in Hoboken in 2010, motivated by the

need to create a better way for entrepreneurs to connect and inspire other entrepreneurs. Four years later, the group has grown to 4,000 members and serves as the incubator for ideas that inspired Price to cocreate LIVE CUBE, an app for audience relationshipbuilding.

“NJ Tech meets once a month, we have networking, a featured speaker and the goal is to inspire people to start their own companies,” Price said. “In doing this, our premise is giving before you get. How can we give back to this community to help other entrepreneurs start companies?”

High-tech entrepreneurs are all over the map and

not just from California or downtown New York, Price said. He mentioned the successful, million-dollar e-commerce company Diapers.com which started in Jersey City.

“Technology entrepreneurship knows no boundaries,” Price said. “I’m a champion of entrepreneurship. It’s the future of our country.”

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Preserving Jersey City’s Past Cont’d from page 5

agreed that a cemetery be created separate from the churchyard where people were buried at the time. A committee formed to find the appropriate land and in 1831 the Harsimus Cemetery, the very first in New Jersey, was incorporated. The caretaker’s house is still on the property, although now it houses several war veterans who serve as groundskeepers – and goat herders.

Buried at the Harsimus Cemetery are Jersey City’s earliest leaders – mayors, freeholders – and the men, women and children who were the fabric of the city.

Also laid to rest at Harsimus Cemetery are thousands of soldiers dating back to the 1812 Revolutionary War. Volunteers come every

week to help restore the cemetery, and they fundraise. To keep the restoration moving forward, the Markensteins and the board invite local groups to perform. Just last week, the Hudson Shakespeare helped raise $500 with an outdoor performance of “Twelfth Night”.

“We do all kinds of cultural events every month,” Eileen says. “Shakespeare, concerts, military tributes to honor the thousands of soldiers buried here, and we give historic walking tours.

These are the men and women who built Jersey City. In the Revolutionary War this was a campsite.”

Along with cleaning and fixing up the site – which is ongoing – the Markensteins and their troupe of volunteers

have made great strides in other facets of the cemetery.

They built a website and have connected hundreds of families to their ancestors. The cemetery is open seven days a week for visitors and the community and has become a popular destination site for exciting cultural events that raise awareness and support and promote history, art, music and honor our veterans.

They offer tours, lectures, films, books signings, concerts, art exhibits and fairs.

Special ceremonies are held annually to commemorate Veteran’s Day, Memorial Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, the Civil War and War of 1812 anniversaries, plus “We, the People,” an annual event to celebrate the U.S. Constitution.

The volunteer board has received many proclamations and awards for the work they’ve done, but there’s

still a long way to go. The cemetery still needs a major stone pathway restoration estimated at around $130,000, and Hurricane Sandy damaged the roof of the groundskeeper’s house.

There are two veterans who live in the groundskeeper’s house and watch over the cemetery and the goats 24/7.

They live rent-free in exchange for the work they do.

“They work seven days a week,” Aart Markenstein says. “They supervise the volunteers and watch over the place. We have veterans come here every day to help. Guys who fought in Korea, Viet Nam, and who trained soldiers in Desert Storm. They’re very proud to be vets.”

To help the soldiers and townspeople buried at Harsimus Cemetery & Memorial Park is a mission of love, Eileen Markenstein says.

“I do this because I’m supposed to be doing this,” Eileen says. “I never had time to volunteer before. This has given me a purpose. My dad was in World War II. He was a Medic. He taught me to have great respect for veterans. I’ve been coming to this cemetery since I was a little girl.”

The Markensteins are planning to set up a preservation fund for Harsimus Cemetery & Memorial Park, to preserve the cemetery’s location on Newark Avenue.

“We’ve raised more than $100,000 and we need to raise several hundred thousand more,” Eileen says. “One of our hopes is that this will become a National Park.”

To volunteer or donate: The Historic Jersey City & Harsimus Cemetery & Memorial Park 435 Newark Ave Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 707-0738, (973) 204-9888 www.jerseycitycemetery.org

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On June 16, the New Jersey Council of County Colleges presented 2014 Spirit Awards to County College of Morris Vice President Student Development & Enrollment Dr. Bette Simmons, Hudson County Community College Vice President North Hudson Center & Student Affairs Dr. Paula Pando and Brookdale Community College Dean of Enrollment Development and Student Affairs Richard Pfeffer for their exemplary service to the state’s community colleges. The three were recognized for co-authoring a statewide white paper that features best practices community colleges can adopt to improve student engagement. Pictured, from left: County College of Morris President Dr. Edward Yaw, Brookdale Community College President Dr. Maureen Murphy, Pfeffer, Simmons, Pando, Hudson County Community College President Dr. Glen Gabert, and NJCCC Chairman Bakari Lee, Esq.

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JERSEY CITY Bayonne Author Patricia Blanchard FREEDOM To Appear on “ Bayonne Today” & FIREWORKS with Host Diane Brennan FESTIVAL July 4th, 2014 Liberty State Park Entertainment Fireworks Live Music

Porto Lounge Celebrates 5th Anniversay Sat. June 28 With BLock Party 12 -9pm

Celebrate Jersey City’s Port-O Lounge’s 5th anniversary with a day of music, food, and more! Ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Steven Fulop at 5pm!

There will be a block party full of entertainment for the whole family, including facepainting by Body And Soul Tattoo, arts and crafts, and vendors.

Music // Kiwi, Katja Larssen, Dani Garcia, Dujuana Sharese, Ju Mange, Alex Pergament, Summer Dawn Hortillosa, Rancho Folclórico Sonhos de Portugal, Wilma Ann & The Jazz Disciples, Giselle Bellas, Erika Flowers, Grupo de Bombos, DeRaiz Band, Knottyrocker 286 First Street, Jersey City

Celebrate the Fourth of July in Jersey City at Liberty State Park at the JERSEY CITY FREEDOM & FIREWORKS FESTIVAL. From 12-9pm enjoy Independence Day with the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island as the backdrop, billed as New Jersey’s premier fireworks show. The event will benefit Folds of Honor, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships to the spouses and children of fallen soldiers.

Enjoy performances by Craig Morgan & Kristen Redmond, take a photo with the Budweiser Clydesdales or enjoy the Budweiser Brewmaster Tour. There will be activities for everyone including carnival rides, games, and great food from local vendors and food trucks! http://www.nj.com/sites/jc4th/ Sponsors include Budweiser, Suntex Marinas, The Jersey Journal, and nj.com.

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Battello on the Hudson Dining on Jersey City’s Waterfront with the Best Views in Town

By Sally Deering When you look across the Hudson from Jersey, there’s no other sight as riveting and urbanely beautiful than the New York Skyline, an image that is always changing according to the weather and time of day. In the morning, the skyline is in silhouette, a watercolor of blacks and grays; by night, it’s electric and cool, like a jazz riff by Miles Davis.

Views of the New York Skyline add value to any restaurant experience and Battello on the Jersey City waterfront hits the payload.

No matter where you stand or sit, the Skyline is in view; along with the yachts

and boats docked on all three sides of this refurbished boat house.

Battello is 10,000 square feet of restaurant, bar, club room and wine cellar. Owned by Cory Checket and designed by his good friend Anthony Carrino, host of “Kitchen Cousins” on HGTV, the décor is industrial elegance with shabby chic minimalist touches.

The menu’s pretty terrific, too, designed by Executive Chef Ryan DePersio and prepared daily by the staff under the direction of Chef de Cuisine David Viana, it features fresh Oysters ($3.50 per), Clams ($2.50 per) and a

Seafood Tower of Oysters, Clams, Shrimp, Crab and Tuna Tartare ($35 for two people).

Appetizers include Chilled Asparagus Coconut

Soup, Tuna Rollatini, Summer Beet Salad, Crispy Lump Crab Cake, Grilled Octopus, Rock Shrimp Pollette, Romaine Wedge, Sea Scallop Crudo and

Sambuca Cured Salmon ($10-$16) Pastas feature the Ricotta Gnocchi, Tagliatelle and Little Neck Clams, Ricotta and Spinach Francobolli and Squid Ink Cavatelli ($14-$26).

Entrees include Butter Poached Lobster Tail, Pancetta Wrapped Scallops, Pork Porterhouse, Pignoli Crusted Halibut, Buttermilk Baked Chicken and Filet Mignon ($25-$38).

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restaurant Views Cont’d from page 17 for that.”

The bar offers sexy cocktails, beers from local brewers and the wine list is five-pages. The wine cellar also has a private dining room and TV for intimate corporate dinners. There’s live entertainment on Friday and Saturday nights in the club room with couch seating and a long bar for schmoozing.

Formerly MichaelAnthony’s, Battello opened with new owners last March after a renovation that included moving the bar to the other side of the building that opened up the space. Overhanging fans give it that “Casablanca” feel – it seats 175 and seems perfect for parties and weddings.

“People are looking for atypical wedding venues,” Checket says, “We have the old boathouse feel with elegant, classy touches and an amazing view.”

Chris C. of Jersey City posted this review on Yelp. com in June: “Stopped in for a quick drink and some bar food…the service was quick and friendly. The burgers were very good.

This definitely has potential to be a great spot for some drinks or dinner on the water in Jersey City during nice weather. Will definitely go back to try the full dinner menu and sit outside.”

The view from Battello is amazing If you go: Battello 502 Washington Blvd (Located on the Newport Marina east of Newport Mall) Jersey City (201) 798-1798 www.battellojc.com

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Fresh Ideas For Summer Alfresco Entertaining

(BPT) - s Warm days are

calling, as summer traditionally kicks off the outdoor entertaining season. But this year, tradition takes a new direction. More hosts are breaking the boundaries of indoor versus outdoor entertaining.

Gone are the paper plates and plastic cups. Instead, people are daring to take their dinnerware outside.

“Whether it’s brunch on the patio or dinner on the deck, we’re seeing outdoor dining evolving from impromptu cookouts to more thoughtful, planned gatherings,” says visual merchandiser John Griffith. “Rather than going out for an evening on the town, people are entertaining at home and they’re enhancing that experience by using their dinnerware outdoors, whether it’s a cozy, casual get together or an

says Lenox, Arthur Court and Wilton Armetale offer fun yet

elegant, formal alfresco meal.”

Griffith and his teammate Julie Robbins develop seasonal design ideas for Replacements, Ltd., known as the world’s largest retailer of old and new china, crystal and silver.

I think many people are a little leery of using what they consider their ‘good dinnerware’ outside, but there are so many ways to dress it up or down depending on the evening,” says Griffith. “For example, you can blend a “casual, colorful pattern, like

functional shapes and pieces.

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Fiesta, with a formal white or complementing floral pattern for a festive flair. You can also mix in pieces and mediums that are both attractive and durable; many manufacturers including Pfaltzgraff and Homer Laughlin are offering melamine plates and trays, while Corning has a wide selection of acrylic tumblers.”

Griffith says alternative metal serveware is fantastic for outdoor entertaining because once these pieces are heated or chilled, the alloy retains its temperature to help keep food warm or cool. He

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“Summer is all about color; you can easily give your table a refreshed, seasonal look by mixing in seasonal hues,” says Robbins. “Bright, bold colors are really hot right now, including oranges and yellows, like freesia. Freesia is one of my favorite colors this year and can be used all summer long. On the other end of the color spectrum, earth tones are always popular and work for outdoor entertaining because those shades are very natural.”

You can easily incorporate sizzling summer shades by using flowers or fresh seasonal vegetables as centerpieces.

Robbins suggests using paper napkins on your table for a casual feel, while you can just as easily add cloth linens to dress up the same place setting for a more formal feel.

She adds you can also use beach towels to create festive table runners.

new looks, but also, new uses.

“I love pieces that can be used for more than one thing,” adds Robbins. “I use soup bowls all year long, whether that’s for a cold soup during warmer months or a fresh summer salad. You can find so many uses for chop plates, such as a charger or large dinner plate or even as a serving

platter.”

Dinnerware manufacturers are crossing over toward the indoor/outdoor pieces. Griffith says many companies are offering coordinating casuals that easily blend across numerous patterns and colors, including Sophie Conran

by Portmerion, Royal You Doulton’s Maze and Mode patterns and Jasper Conran

by Wedgwood.

You can find more seasonal decorating ideas on Replacements’ Facebook page and YouTube Channel.

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