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Burger King McGinley Square Branch. Map not cllickable.

Two Burger Kings in Jersey City (one in McGinley, the other in MLK Drive Hub Shopping Center) may close on June 15 if the opertor -Mr. Paramjit “Peter” Suri - fails to make his royalty payments.

The news said it’s not a problem bringing another restaurants or establishment to the site of that the Burger King MLK Hub branch as “several establishments have recently expressed interest in the Hub because of its ample parking and proximity to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.”

No other information, though, on the McGinley branch, which is the one I frequent to.

Full news here.

Linen ‘N Things Store in Toms River

Just saw on the news: Linen ‘N Things filed for bankruptcy. Good thing I was able to cash my rebate from them last month.

From the AP:

…Linens ‘n Things, which operates about 589 retail stores in 47 states, is the latest retailer to be hit by the weakening retail environment as consumers cut back. Sharper Image Corp. and Lillian Vernon Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in February…

Any Jersey City resident going to a Linen ‘N Things store to buy something? As far as I know, stores offer discount or sale when they are closing.

News here.

Samantha, a student of Caritas Academy created a video to promote her campaign to save the school from closure. Caritas Academy is one of Jersey City Catholic Schools that will shut down at the end of this school due to poor enrollment.

In the four-minute long video, Samantha talked about her objectives to generate funds to help the school. She also mentioned why she wants the school to stay open. “It’s like a second home to me.” she said.

Way to go, Samantha!

It’s nice to see students care about Catholic Education. So forward this post to everyone you know. Click on “Email This Post” to send via email.

CARITAS ACADEMY
Address : 2495 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City
Phone : (201) 433-8877
Status : Closing (end of SY 2008)

Hudson Catholic Regional High School was reportedly closing at the end of this school year (June 23, 2008)

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UPDATE (05/07/2008) : Hudson Catholic Regional High School will stay open for next year!

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A lot of Jersey City residents that I talked to were dumbfounded when they learned about the eventual closure of Hudson Catholic High School. Like me, they couldn’t believe it as well.

I’ve heard people are going to protest this decision by the Archdiocese of Newark by rallying at Journal Square plaza. There is also an online petition created to keep the school open. Approximately 700 people have signed the petition as of this writing, but this kind of thing doesn’t guarantee anything.

I still remember when parents protested at St. Aedan School when the Archdiocese of Newark formally announced the shutting down of the private elementary school. Students and alumni even dedicated a week to raise some funds. In the end, the Archdiocese still stood firm by its decision.

Nevertheless, I am still supporting this mission. If you are a JC resident who feels that Catholic Education is important, then you should support it, too.

Sign the Petition now.

View of the school from Mercer Street. Photo Credit: graciepoo. Larger Size here.

(Quick rant: This is a rush post, I have to publish this in a hurry before I lose my connection again. My internet is acting up for a couple of days now and Verizon Tech Support is not even reachable!)

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UPDATE (05/07/2008) : Hudson Catholic Regional High School will stay open for next school year!

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UPDATE (04/20/2008) : An online petition was created to keep the school open. Click here for more details.

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UPDATE on the first comment below….

My post about the death of Staff Sergeant William Neil Jr in Afghanistan has been getting quite a few of hits from google search lately. I wrote that entry two weeks ago, but I was surprised the post keeps on showing up in my site’s stat.

The reason: people are coming from google search using the keywords “Hudson Catholic High School Closing”

I was surprised when I saw that. The school doesn’t even display any symptoms of closure. What is happening with Catholic Schools in Jersey City right now?

Just 3 years ago, 90-year-old St. Aedan School – now known as Primary Prep (right across Hudson Catholic), was forced to shut down (parents protested) due to low number of incoming students. And I also have posted about two weeks ago that Caritas Academy on Kennedy Boulevard will close at the end of this school year.

I wanted to confirm this news but Hudson Catholic office is closed right now. I will try to talk to a couple of principals of various Catholic Schools in Hudson County to check if they knew anything about this… will update this post if I get something of substance.

Are you a current student of Hudson Catholic School? What have you heard about the school’s status? Is it really closing?

Hudson Catholic Regional High School
Address : 790 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
Phone : (201) 332-5970 (Principal) | (201) 332-3429 (Admission)
Fax : (201) 332-6373
Website : www.hudsoncatholic.org
Email : contact-at-hudsoncatholic.org
Status : CLOSING