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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

Festival Today at Hamilton Park!

[ June 14, 2008; 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
Hamilton Park photo from craigemorsels.

Festival starts in 10 minutes! The weather looks very good so don’t miss it!

Here’s the reminder from JCList:
Just a reminder, the Hamilton Park Festival is TOMORROW – Saturday June 14, 2008!

-Sell your stuff! Buy a space tomorrow morning – it’s not too late!
-Watch live entertainment – break dancing, martial arts demonstration, [...]

Video: 30th Jersey City Santa Cruzan

Missed the Santa Cruzan event? You’re not alone, I missed it, too. But don’t worry, here’s a 3-minute video of the parade/procession/fair which summarized what happened last Sunday, May 25, 2008 in Downtown, Jersey City.

Video Credit: Spacecruz

100 Strangers Project: Enrique and Ben

Enrique and Ben – Strangers no more.

There is a nice project on flickr that I found interesting. It is called “100 Strangers“, which is a photo challenge to take 100 portraits of total strangers according to its website.
Guy as in Gee, a Jersey City resident, is a participant of that project. He actually travels a [...]

Newsweek: McNair Makes The List of America’s Top Public Schools Again

Not a real cover.

McNair Academic (123 Coles St., Jersey City 07302) has been ranked 30th nationwide in 2008 survey. McNair is the only public school in New Jersey that made the list.
How Does Newsweek Rank Public Schools?
…Public schools are ranked according to a ratio devised by Jay Mathews: the number of Advanced Placement, Intl. Baccalaureate [...]

Mayor Healy’s Block Party For Ward E – Cancelled

[ May 28, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] UPDATE (May 27, 2008) : I just called the office, they said the block party at Hamilton Park is cancelled. It is rescheduled for tomorrow, May 28, 2008, Wednesday (same time).

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Original Entry: May 20, 2008

Blame it on the rain. Mayor Healy’s Block Party For Ward E at Hamilton Park tonight at 530PM has been cancelled [...]