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Long retired, the Colgate Clock in Jersey City sits in a weedy field by the Morris Canal. Life goes on in Lower Manhattan on a dreary winter day as the World Trade Center grows taller. Feb 2012.Lane For U!Delaware Lackawanna train yards in Hoboken on the right before the terminal was built in 1907. The tracks were elevated then on tall piles. Erie railroad yards and Pavonia Avenue on the left. Jersey City. 1883Daily life on the Morris Canal small and large basins with lots of sailboats, coal barges, horses and wagons, factories, trains entering the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. Jersey City. 1883Lower Manhattan and the new World Trade Center as seen through the railroad yards of Hoboken from Observer Highway. A contrast between old technology and the new. Feb 2012Jersey City

NJCU and GoodWorx to Host Community Service Camp

[ July 10, 2008; 9:30 am to 2:00 pm. ]

15-20 students (grades 6-8) from Sayreville Middle School in NJ were selected to participate in the on-campus community service hosted by New Jersey City University and The GoodWorx Foundation.

…The students will focus on both athletics and academics as part of their visit, participating in a softball and soccer clinic at NJCU’s Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic [...]

Open Mic at Greenville Branch Library Tomorrow June 19

[ June 19, 2008; 3:30 pm; ]

Here’s a fun event tomorrow at Greenville Branch Library… They will be hosting their first ever OPEN MIC activity where participants can sing, draw, read a poem, dance, tell a joke, etc… Maybe a local resident will emerge as JC’s version of Seinfeld tomorrow. :P What do you think?

If you want to join or simply [...]

NFL Donates for Field Refurbishment

UPDATE (July 03, 2008): Caven Point is getting a new field.
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Original Post: June 09, 2008
Caven Point Field was shut down last April due to high level of lead, and it would require a huge amount of money to replace the field.
…“The field at Cochrane Stadium, which is also used for baseball games, was shut [...]

Fire: Seaview Avenue June 3, 2008

Second big fire in Jersey City in a week. Photos from WNBC

A two-alarm fire on Seaview Avenue (Greenville area) displaced adults and children and killed 3 pitbulls last night (June 3, 2008). Fire Director Armando Roman said that the fire was reported late (around 11PM) and the firefighters “took about two hours to bring the [...]

Yankees Merchandise Stolen

For illustration purpose only. Not the actual Yankees items.

More than $200,000 – that’s the estimated total amount of the stolen Yankees hats, shirts, and jerseys from Arya Samaj Mandir ministries in Jersey City. The merchandise was donated by the New York Yankees.
The robbery happened last Friday (May 30, 2008 between 2 and 3 a.m.) [...]