Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Broadway star headlines HRPAC benefit concert The Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center, Inc. (HRPAC) will host its annual benefit gala at the Chart House Restaurant on Saturday, April 26 at 6 p.m. The evening will start off with a cocktail hour and silent auction to be followed by dinner and a concert featuring Broadway singer …
Fifty years ago, Tony Conza, living in Jersey City at the time, and two buddies from Hoboken High School got the idea to go into business. Like many urban kids from North Jersey, they liked going to the Jersey Shore, where they tasted a kind of sandwich they had not tasted before. “It had a …
Continue reading “A sandwich of their own
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Instead of working in the classroom one day last month, eight students from Memorial High School in West New York headed to the State House in Trenton to witness a voting session, discuss legislation, and interview Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto. Oh, and they made a documentary in the process. It was all part of the …
Continue reading “Lights! Cameras! Legislate!
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In order to receive the Gold Satori award, I, Alexandria Suarez, an eighth grade Union City student who participates in the ROGATE program (Resources Offered For Gifted And Talented Education), a program sponsored by the EIRC National Talent Network, completed an in-depth research project for which I won a Silver Toward Satori Award last year …
Continue reading “Award-winning UC student researches stem cell work
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The first arrivals showed up at five in the afternoon to stake out their place in line. The location: Walmart in Secaucus. The occasion: the midnight release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the second film in the tremendously popular franchise. “Catching Fire is the best movie on the planet,” said 14-year-old Sarah, who traveled …
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WNY Cuban Lions Club Health Fair on April 13 The West New York Cuban Lions Club has teamed with Palisades Medical Center to present its annual Community Health Fair. The event, which is free and open to the general public, will be held on Sunday, April 13 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the …
In a corner room on the third floor of Union City High School, wonderful aromas drift out into the hallway. Inside are several Girl Scouts from Weehawken and Union City, ages 9-13, pouring batter into cupcake pans, decorating finished cupcakes, anxiously watching the baking process, or cleaning up after a successful batch has emerged from …
Continue reading “Sugar, fun, and friendship
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The Park Performing Arts Center will stage the 100th year of its internationally known production, “The Passion Play: The Musical,” and will feature a strong Bayonne presence. Directing the play will be Bayonne resident Carl Gonzalez, and five of those performing are also from the city: Randy Barrier, Jonathan Drayton, Richard Dwyer, Sandra Gonzalez, and …
Continue reading “Life and death of Jesus celebrated by Bayonne residents
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Looking for a fine dining experience for your family or date? How about a bar where you can hang out and enjoy a variety of tasty tapas offerings? Or maybe an inviting spot to hold a party for 150 or more? North Bergen’s newest restaurant, 90 Park, has you covered. The large, comfortable space is …
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John Zero is 12 years old. He was born with cerebral palsy. John is quadriplegic and uses a wheelchair. He needs your help. John’s parents have cared for him over the years in their Moonachie home and transported him in their car for medical aid and wherever else was necessary. Until recently, he was light …
Continue reading “‘A cheerful kid, very smiley’
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