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Blues concert series at Loew’s Theatre A diverse lineup of blues artists will perform at Jersey City’s landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre for the premiere event of the “Loew’s-Down Blues” Concert Series, Friday, Jan. 23 from 7:30 – 11:00 p.m. Performers include Arthur Neilson, the Dave Gross Band with special guest Gina Sicilia, Enzo & The …
For the Jersey City residents who saw President-elect Barack Obama speak here last January, it turned out to be a glimpse into the future. A year later, some of those same people will travel to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Jan. 20 for Obama’s inauguration as the first African-American president in U.S. history. Jersey City resident …
Continue reading “Trip to historyLocal bus rides offered for Obama inaugural”
The Jersey City City Council voted last month not to oppose state legislation to implement a “hybrid” school board in state-run school districts such as Jersey City and Newark. Mayor Jerramiah Healy supports the notion of such a board, which would change the current nine-member elected board to a board with three members who are …
The Hudson Reporter newspaper group launched its new, completely redesigned website Jan. 1! Check it out at www.hudsonreporter.com. The site now brings you up-to-the-minute breaking news, allows local businesses to start their own websites, lets readers post comments, makes it easy to search for classifieds and stories, and invites everyone to submit photos, classifieds, sports …
The behind-the-scenes negotiations to get Bayonne Freeholder Doreen DiDomenico elected as chairperson of the Hudson County Board of Freeholders lasted until just minutes before she and others were scheduled to be sworn in for their new terms on Jan. 6. The nine-member freeholder board votes on matters related to policy and finance for the county’s …
Continue reading “Her turnDiDomenico named freeholder chairperson”
If Laverne Webb-Washington was a boxer, she would be described as having the tenacity of a Joe Frazier and the forcefulness of a young Mike Tyson. But the closest the longtime Jersey City community activist and frequent City Council attendee has come to being a pugilist is in her advocacy for the Newark-based non-profit organization …
World-renowned Brazilian artist and Jersey City resident Duda Penteado has opened his new art studio/gallery at 642 Montgomery St., a block away from the Beacon condo complex (site of the old Jersey City Medical Center). Penteado, a Jersey City resident since 1996, is known for various artworks including “Beauty for Ashes,” an artistic reaction to …
A diverse lineup of blues artists will perform at Jersey City’s landmark Loew’s Jersey Theatre on Journal Square in the premiere event of the “Loew’s-Down Blues” Concert Series, Friday, Jan. 23 from 7:30 p.m. to 11p.m. Performers taking the stage for the event will include Arthur Neilson, the Dave Gross Band with special guest Gina …
Continue reading “Loews-Down” Blues Theater to feature known artists”
Police end search for baby; attorney calls it ‘mother’s worst nightmare’ The Jersey City Police Department announced in a statement on Thursday that their search has ended for the body of a deceased baby boy, which was discovered missing from Christ Hospital on Palisade Avenue earlier this month. The police, in a statement issued on …
About this special issue This special “2009 Preview” issue of the Hudson Reporter replaces your regular issues in Hoboken, Jersey City, Guttenberg, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, West New York, and Weehawken. Next weekend, we resume regular production with the issue of Sunday, Jan. 11. Have you seen our new, frequently updated website? It’s been …