ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
SDA newcomer Concepcion filling in quite nicely

After spending her freshman year at Secaucus High School, Ariel Concepcion wanted to expand her horizons. “I made the move for an academic switch,” Concepcion said. “I felt like I wasn’t being challenged enough academically.” So Concepcion packed up her books and took her softball glove to St. Dominic Academy. At an open house before …

SDA newcomer Concepcion filling in quite nicely

NJ motorists answer the call to “Just Drive”

Dear Editor: April is recognized as Distracted Driving Awareness Month and I wanted to publicly thank New Jersey citizens, our lawmakers, and law enforcement officers for coming together to help combat this very dangerous and irresponsible epidemic. Last year, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) set out on a mission to help educate the …

PA to conduct emergency response exercise at NY bus terminal Sunday

The Port Authority will conduct an emergency response exercise at the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan on Sunday, April 17, from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. A section of the first floor, and the entire second floor of the bus terminal’s North Wing, will be closed to the public during the drill. While it …

Hoboken’s JFK Stadium getting $800K turf overhaul

HOBOKEN – At this past week’s Board of Education meeting, school board members decided to dedicate $814,803 for a turf replacement project at John F. Kennedy Stadium. The multi-use field is two blocks from Hoboken High School. It accommodates a variety of sports played by public school kids: football, softball, baseball, soccer, and the newly-added …

Mic Check, 2-0-1
A Jersey City hip hop group is poised for the big time

Up four floors. Past a narrow hallway. Two metal doors. A barren room just barely able to call itself a lounge with three couches, a television, Bob Marley poster, and pool table with an abandoned half-played game of 8-ball. Off this room in a dilapidated former furniture gallery in Hoboken are two studios, with scuffed …

A Jersey City hip hop group is poised for the big time

6th Borough Market
Groovin’ on a Sunday afternoon

Just about everybody has had the experience of strolling downtown on a beautiful day. On many a warm-weather Sunday, you’d be hard-pressed to miss the lively, bustling scene that is the 6th Borough Market at Marin and Montgomery. Two Sundays a month in spring, summer, and fall, the market draws thousands of residents from all …

Groovin’ on a Sunday afternoon