River View Observer March 15-March 31, 2023

HUDSON HAPPENINGS

Hudson County Community College’s ‘Hudson Scholars’ Program Wins 2023 National Bellwether Award

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, Hudson County Community College’s (HCCC)

“Hudson Scholars” program was recognized with the 2023 National Bellwether Award. The honor was presented at the 2023 Bellwether College Consortium “Community College Futures Assembly” in San Antonio, Texas.

The nationally acclaimed Bellwether Award recognizes cutting-edge, trendsetting programs that address critical issues facing community colleges through applicable research and the promotion and replication of best practices in Instructional Programs and Services,

Workforce Development, and Planning, Governance and Finance. The Bellwether Award has been compared to football’s Heisman Trophy because it is competitively judged and awarded by respected peers in leadership positions.

Ten Bellwether Program

Finalists from across the United States were selected to compete in each category, and the rigorous selection process included two rounds of judging by peers and academicians in the field. The finalist teams made presentations to a jury of anonymous judges that included community college national association leaders, college leaders, business and technology leaders, and national policy influencers.

Mayor Fulop gives oaths to newest JCPD

OfficersOver 90% represent minority populations in region’s most diverse city 75% of the 777 Officers Hired by Fulop Administration are Minorities due to Impressive Diversity Recruitment

Efforts

Mayor Steven M. Fulop, City Council Members, Public Safety Director James Shea, Police Director Tawana Moody, and Jersey City Police Officers welcomed 15 recruits who recently graduated from the police academy to join New Jersey’s largest municipal Police Department. Notably, 14 of the 15 newest JCPD members represent minority populations.

“With today’s class, we are marking an important milestone as nearly all of the newly sworn police officers are minorities representing Jersey City’s unparalleled diversity. In fact, 14 of the 15 new officers grew up in the very community that they swore to serve when they took today’s oath,” said Mayor Fulop.

The newest JCPD recruits sworn in today include 10 Hispanic officers, 4 females, 1 Egyptian officer, and 1 of Guyanese descent.

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Pictured from left: John Urgola, HCCC Director of Institutional Research and Planning; Dr. Gretchen Schulthes, HCCC Director of Advisement; Dr. Christopher Reber, HCCC President; Natalie Jimenez, HCCC student and “Hudson Scholars” participant; and Mackenzie Johnson, “Hudson Scholars” Academic Counselor.

HUDSON HAPPENINGS

BAYONNE ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE SUNDAY, MARCH 19th, 2023

The 2023 Line of March is now available for the Bayonne Saint Patrick’s Parade to be held on Sunday, March 19, 2023. The Parade steps off promptly at 1:00 PM, and marching units are asked to assemble no later than 12:30 PM. Please note that this line of march is subject to change at the discretion of the Parade Committee.

2023 BAYONNE ST. PATRICK’S PARADE LINE OF MARCH

Contingent 1

Broadway between 4th and 5th Streets

1.Catholic War Veterans

Post 1612 Honor Guard

2.Staten Island Pipers

3.2023 Grand Marshal Gabrielle Figueroa

4.2023 Aides Allison

Ellen Page

5.St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee

6.Bayonne Parade Past Grand Marshals

7.Knights of Columbus

8.Elected Officials

9.Bayonne Police Pipes and Drums

10.Bayonne Police Department Color Guard

11.Bayonne Police Emerald Society

12.Bayonne Fire Dept. and Emerald Society

13.New Jersey State Police Pipe Drums of the Blue & Gold

14.McCabe Ambulance Contingent 2

East 5th Street between Broadway & Lord Avenue

1.St. Ann’s of Hampton Pipe Band

2.Irish American League

3.All Saints Catholic Academy

4.Lincoln Community School

5.William Shemin Midtown Community School

6.Cub Scouts Pack 25

7.Troop 27 - Trinity Parish Boy Scouts

8.Pack 27 - Trinity Parish Cub Scouts

9.Circulo Hispano Americano

10Keystone, Mountain & Lake Regional Council of Carpenters (Local 253)

11. Hudson County Sheriff’s Officers Contingent 3 East 5th Street between Lord Avenue and Lexington Avenue

1.Bridgemen Performing Arts

2.County Corkmen’s Association

3.Henry Harris School

4.Dr. Walter F. Robinson School

5.Washington Community School

6.Kearny High School Marching Band

7.Bayonne Nature Club

8.CKO Kickboxing

9.Fusion Twirlers

10.Hudson County Ability League for Bowling

11.Bayonne Friends of the Handicapped

12.Free & Accepted Masons Peninsula Lodge

99 Contingent 4 Lord Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets

1.County Donegal Association Color Guard

2.Rory O’Moore Pipes and Drums

3.County Donegal Association

4.Bayonne Bombers Rugby Club

5.Horace Mann School

6.Woodrow Wilson School

7.Nicholas Oresko School

8.Bayonne Chamber of Commerce

9. City of Bayonne 56th Street Senior Center

10.Girl Scouts of America

11Gordon Terminal

12.The Barrett Family Contingent 5

West 5th St. – Broadway to Avenue C

1.St. Columcille United Gaelic Pipe Band

2.Shamrock Society of Bayonne

3.Ancient Order of Hibernians

4. Detective Joe Seals Memorial Group

5.Jersey City Police Vintage Fleet

6.Bayonne High School Marching Band & Drum Line

7.Bayonne Board of Education

8.Bayonne High School

9.The Bayonne High School Drama Society

10.PG Vroom School

11. John M. Bailey School

12.Bayonne Recreation Wrestling

13.Weehawken High School Marching Band

Conway, Patrick Donovan, Melanie McBride, Mary

bayonne high

drama society presents rent

Cont’d from Cover

The Bayonne High School Drama Society will present Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning rock musical RENT (School Edition). The rock musical that defined a generation, RENT’s themes of love, social justice, and faith still resonate with young people today. The show is directed by former Broadway performer and BHS Musical Theatre teacher Lori Alexander. Following the success of last year’s hit production of The Wiz, the staff and students are excited to bring this iconic rock opera to life on the BHS stage. Alexander states, “similar to the characters in RENT, today’s young adults are emerging from a worldwide health crisis and trying to figure out who they are and what their purpose is. They are coming of age while dealing with social media influences, mental health issues, and a divisive political climate among other things. As they face contemporary issues of the 21st century, our students connect deeply with the show’s message of friendship and hope. They celebrate the mantra ‘No Day But Today.’ “

Based loosely on Puccini’s opera “La Boheme,” RENT follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven impoverished young artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out all while trying to survive in New York’s Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The show reminds us to measure our

lives with the only thing that truly matters — love.

RENT (School Edition) will be performed in the Alexander X. O’Connor Auditorium at Bayonne High School, 669 Avenue

A, Bayonne, NJ. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Performances are Friday, March 31 at 7pm, Saturday April 1 at 7pm, and Sunday April 2 at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased at bhsdrama.booktix.com starting March 20th. Note: RENT (School Edition) deals with drugs and sexual content. Please be advised that it may not be appropriate for children under 13 years of age.

If You Go

Bayonne High School

Drama Society Presents RENT (School Edition)

March 31 -April 2

Alexander X O’Connor Auditorium at Bayonne High School, 669 Avenue A, Bayonne, NJ 07002

Show dates and times: Friday 3/31 7pm Saturday 4/1 7pm Sunday 4/2 2pm $10 Students/Seniors $12. Audults

Tickets www.bhsdrama.booktix. com

Hudson Happenings

Speranza Theatre Company Presents

Celebrating Women in History: A Conversation About Nellie Bly and Votes For Women Film

Speranza Theatre Company presents Celebrating Women in History: A Conversation About Nellie Bly and LIVE film screening of Votes for Women. The Votes For Women film is adapted from the play written by Jennie Contuzzi. Learn about Nellie Bly’s connection with Hudson County and discuss how YOU can affect change in your community. Conversations and screening take place on March 18, 1:00 pm This event is free and open to the public with the film having a runtime of

30-minutes, no intermission. This event will take place at Jersey City, City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302.

Votes for Women

Synopsis:

It’s 1913, thousands and thousands of women gather in Washington, D.C. They are there to call for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote. While the fight for suffrage has been going on for 60 years, this huge parade, spearheaded by Alice Paul and the National American Woman Suffrage Association, marks the first major national event

for the movement. From the perspective of the women who led the charge, and paved the way for the fight for equality. For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.SperanzaTheatre. com. This event is FREE and open to the public.

If You Go

Jersey City City Hall

280 Grove Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 Saturday, March 18 1:00 PM

What sets his songs apartfrom the rest of the countroy or alt-country scene is his laugh-outloud absurdist witNewYork Free Press If You Go: Jack Grace

March 18 doors open at 7pn Show at 8pm Piero’Music

942 Broadway, Bayonne tickets available online and in store

“SKIN HUNGER”

CHOREOGRAPHED

BY JOE ALTER AND POLISH ARTISTS

From Poland to Jersey City Theater Center

JACK GRACE

The man slings more than a few sparks from his big hollow -body Gibson.

Jersey City Theater Center is proud to present Skin Hunger, dance theatre experience The interactions are full of mystery. The roles of the performers change with the songs and the audience follows them. Beautiful duets, dynamic group scenes, intimate

interactions and energetic contacts. Everything is there and invites the audience to the sensual world. Touch makes more sense if it connects. Skin Hunger is an international collaboration between renowned choreographer Joe Alter and Polish artists - a collective formed for the purpose of the performance. This event is co-presented by Jersey City Theater Center in partnership with the Polish Cultural Institute NY.

If You Go

Skin Hunger at Jersey City Theater Center (165 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 / Entrance from Barrow St., Jersey City, NJ, 07302) on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 7:30PM. Free with $10 service fee and are available at www. JCTCenter.org.

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Piero’s Music Presents

Joe Waks

Parade of Values

Defender of Freedom

New Contemporary Outside Artist Dollhaus II

Presents

12 New Paintings

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, March 19, 4pm: Remembrance ceremony and dedication of plaque for museum founder Jim Hans.

Sunday, March 26, 4pm, Exhibit Event: Bill Bayer, photographer for the Hudson Dispatch newspaper during the time of the fires.

Last 3 Days

Participating Restaurants

Ani Ramen House

Barge Inn

Bricklane Curry House

Cherry’s Lounge

Bar & Grill

East Hudson Cafe

Freetown Road Project

Eatery

If You Go: Joe Waks

Parade of Values

Defender of Freedom Dollhaus II

23 Cottage Street, Bayonne NJ

Friday March 3rdSunday April 9th 2023

Opening reception: Friday March 3rd 5-9pm masks optional but encouraged

In conjunction with our Main Gallery exhibit, “The Fires: Hoboken 1978-1982,” the Museum is pleased to present the work of Pierce Logan of QWERT Poetry in our new Upper Gallery exhibit, “From a Yuppie’s Typewriter,” from February 26 through Sunday, April 2.

Hardgrove Cafe

Hudson Hound Jersey City

Just Beclaws

Kimchi Guys

King of Kobe Lantham

House

Light Rail Cafe

Luna

Pasta Dal Curore The Ashford

The Franklin

Tino’s Artisan Pizza Co

Waffe Cafe

Würstbar

If You Go

Varies Throughout Jersey City

March 4th-March 18th visit https://jcrestaurantweek.com/

201-437-0411

867 Broadway, Bayonne

Independently Owned & Operated by Annette Rubin

MIXED USE BUILDING BROADWAY, BAYONNE

This is a great investment opportunity –right in the heart of town! Two 2 BR apartments and a commercial space of approximately 1,000 Sq. Ft. This is a well maintained building with many recent updates. All separate utilities, including newer furnaces and hot water heaters. Call for more information on other upgrades.

Asking$699,000

NEW LISTING!

5 UNITS + STORE + PRKG JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS

Excellent corner property with 3 car parking in the heart of Jersey City Heights. Property is near all transportation such as the light rail, bus services, cab services, and city bikes. Many nearby restaurants, grocery stores, and shopping centers. Easy access to New York City.

Callforpricing+moredetails

This 8 bedroom property is in good condition and is located just a short distance to shopping and to the Hudson Bergen Light Rail. Receive two rents while occupying one unit. Parking is for two cars a plus!

Asking$849,000

MEDICAL OFFICE FOR LEASE/ UPTOWN BAYONNE

Fully furnished, move-inready office is on the ground floor at the rear of 924 Broadway - corner of 44th Street. There are three exam rooms, 2 offices, large bathroom, front area with reception and nice sitting area. Central heating and cooling. All the utilities are included. Office is equipped with multiple computers, televisions, phones, medical equipment, weight scales, exam room tables, and furniture - all of which is included in the rent.

Asking$2,000permonth

NEW LISTING!

3 BR, 2 BATH RENTAL DOWNTOWN, BAYONNE

Contemporary apartment with generous sized bedrooms, spacious living room, ample closets; eatin sized kitchen with granite counters. New stainless refrigerator, newer vanity, newer flooring in living room & bedrooms. Located near the Marina area & waterfront & close to the 8th Street Light rail station and shopping.

Asking$2,100permonth

NEW LISTING! COUNTRY VILLAGE RENTAL WEST BERGENJERSEY CITY

One bedroom unit on the upper floor, beautiful hardwood floors throughout, plenty of closet space. Close to shopping and nearby bus service to NYC and local destinations. Rent includes heat & hot water.

Landlord will consider a small dog.

Asking$1,600permonth

NEW LISTING!

2 BR’s + 2 BATHS UNIT

BROADWAY, BAYONNE

Amazing, renovated 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment features a well equipped kitchen including a full suite of new appliances and granite counter tops; open floor layout, hardwood floors, central/forced air & washer/dryer in unit. Close to all transportation, shopping, parks, & schools.

Asking$2,000permonth

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