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Young musician on the rise
Local rockabilly star Skuller has holiday treat for fans

This month Jack Skuller, a 20-year-old singer-songwriter from Weehawken who attends college in Hoboken, released two holiday singles to raise funds for a charity called Holiday Express. Holiday Express is a New Jersey-based non-profit that provides financial support, music, and food to the less fortunate during the holidays. Their more than 2,000 volunteers include 150 …

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Working downtown
Charles & Co. hosts new shared work space

Leave it to the Silverman brothers to make use of accessories from the old St. Francis Hospital in a unique way. Art work made from the hospital clocks decorates the second floor hallways of the new work space they made available for businesses on Nov. 1 in the Charles & Company building overlooking Grove and …

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Liberty State Park will be hurt by a casino

Dear Editor: I strongly urge Jersey City residents to vote “No” on the casino ballot referendum on Nov. 8. Billionaire Paul Fireman wants the casino on his Liberty National Golf Course property, right next to its clubhouse. This location is immediately outside of Liberty State Park. The unavoidable, inevitable traffic jams from a casino will …

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There’s a place here for young politicos
Democrat and Republican groups slug it out in informal event

Billed as a forum about the issues, the Oct. 17 debate between the Hudson County Young Republicans and Young Democrats was raucous and fun, more like a social meetup than a political event, although among laughter and drinks some issues did get discussed. Moderated by political writer and NewarkInc.com editor-in-chief Mark Bonamo, New Jersey’s answer …

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TASTY TIDBITSUnion City’s girls XC make it a ‘three-peat’
Memorial boys repeat; Character No. 2

Before Scott Emmerling took over the girls’ cross country program at Union City High School, there was barely a program. One year, there were six girls that competed – not even enough to field a full team for scoring purposes. But Emmerling, a product of the Palisades Park program headed by the legendary Frank Donahue, …

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Memorial boys repeat; Character No. 2

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Trump will bring business expertise to the White House

Dear Editor: Prior to their elections, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg and former U.S. Senator Jon Corzine had no political experience. Neither did Ross Perot before his 1992 presidential campaign. Yet, only Donald Trump came under scrutiny for his lack of public credentials. If the voters of Minnesota can send comedian Al Franken to …

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JERSEY CITY BRIEFS

Turn back the clock and check batteries The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ Division of Fire Safety (NJDFS) is reminding residents that Daylight Saving Time, Sunday, Nov. 6 is the best time to check the manufacture dates of smoke detectors and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms and to change the batteries. Units over 10 years …

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Trump will bring business expertise to the White House

Dear Editor: Prior to their elections, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg and former U.S. Senator Jon Corzine had no political experience. Neither did Ross Perot before his 1992 presidential campaign. Yet, only Donald Trump came under scrutiny for his lack of public credentials. If the voters of Minnesota can send comedian Al Franken to …

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