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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

Hudson County Community College Takes the Cake

[ November 19, 2009; 6:00 pm; 6:00 pm; 6:00 pm; ] View Larger Map

Here’s an event sent by HCCC staff Theresa Jones:
Jersey City, NJ – Confectioner extraordinaire Buddy Valastro, the accomplished fourth-generation baker and the owner of Carlo’s City Hall Bake Shop in Hoboken, will be the first speaker in this season’s free Lecture Series at Hudson County Community College.

Mr. Valastro will appear on Thursday, [...]

PCUE Rally in Jersey City

Today, several residents gathered in front of Martin Luther King, Jr. School (PS 11) on Bergen Avenue (few blocks from Journal Square PATH Station) and rallied for a better education. Kids and adults were marching in front of PS-11 chanting “Education not incarceration!”
Below is a short clip of the event:

The rally was organized by “Parents [...]

FREE Orientation for CBA Spring 2009 Session

[ April 25, 2009; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1775" align="aligncenter" width="451" caption="Participants during the CBA Winter 2009 Orientation"][/caption]

Jay Savulich of Rising Tide Capital informed me of their free orientation for Community Business Academy (CBA) Spring 2009 session — the 2nd of three sessions this year.

What is CBA?

According to its website, the Community Business Academy is a 40-hour (or ten four-hour classes) course [...]

Free Teacher Summer Training Program at Stevens Institute

[ July 6, 2009 12:00 am to July 10, 2009 12:00 am. ] [caption id="attachment_1742" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Free Teacher Summer Training Program at Stevens Institute"][/caption]

Here’s a good summer training for middle school teachers in Jersey City and Bayonne: Honeywell will be sponsoring another week-long program this July. Aside from gaining new knowledge, participating educators will receive coaching/classroom support, supplies for their classes, 30 hours of professional development credit, [...]

Hudson Catholic HS to Give Professional Development for Teachers

[ April 4, 2009; 9:00 am to 11:00 am. 9:00 am to 11:00 am. ] View Larger Map

Here’s a nice workshop for elementary school teachers here Jersey City. Hudson Catholic Regional High School in McGinley Square area of JC will be hosting a 2-hour professional development on April 4, 2009. Mr. Phil Gazzale, the Dean of Academics and Director of Technology, will facilitate the event. He will discuss the following [...]