Not quite Jay Leno

Bayonne Freeholder Doreen DiDomenico hit the airwaves in late May with her new cable access TV show to be aired on Thursdays on Cablevision channel 19, and she is not the first. Freeholder Bill O’Dea, County Executive Tom DeGise, and even Hoboken Freeholder Anthony “Stick” Romano have hooked into the new medium, each serving as …

In Tune With June!

We had tickets to a matinee. The show was “Sondheim on Sondheim,” a show worthy of braving the Holland Tunnel. Fortunately, we decided to leave for the theater early in case of a bottleneck. After parking (not inexpensive) we wended our way to the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54 – that’s Broadway and 8th Avenue. …

The Christie factor

Republican Gov. Christopher Christie came to Hoboken again on Monday – into the heart of enemy (heavily Democratic) territory – to sell his agenda for reducing the hefty burden on taxpayers throughout the state. While the more than warm reception he received in the stronghold of the Democratic Party in New Jersey might seem strange, …

No sports; no problem

Mad Magazine said it best when its symbolic character Alfred E. Newman asked rhetorically, “What? Me Worry?” The Hudson County freeholders were prepared last week to dump a truckload of embarrassing rhetoric on North Hudson’s mayors at this past Thursday night’s freeholder meeting, regarding the mayors’ proposal to save money by doing away with high …

In Tune With June!

Once in awhile (good song title) the “Bayonne Bunny,” Josie Rudo, and her entourage would brave the Holland Tunnel on a Friday night to find Fino’s, an Italian restaurant, located at Pearl and Wall Streets (not an easy task). Their goal was to hear the soothing tones of Rick “Mr. New Orleans” Bogart and to …

Ouch!

A divided city council recently voted to approve Jersey City’s $510 million budget, maintaining the already hefty taxes residents will be required to pay – and doing more to invigorate the 2013 mayoral hopes of Councilman Steven Fulop, who along with Council members David Donnelly and Nidia Lopez voted against it. Fulop’s campaign coffers are …