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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

Free Comic Book Day @ Traders of Babylon in Hoboken

[ May 2, 2009; 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] [caption id="attachment_1783" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Look at those comic books at Traders of Babylon! (Click to view larger size)"][/caption]

Do you collect comic books? Do you read graphic novels? Then this is for you: There will be a special event in downtown Hoboken dedicated to classic comic books and novel, so make sure you mark your calendar…

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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, [...]

PAFCOM Grand Marshal Gala Night

[ March 21, 2009; 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm. ]
Friends from PAFCOM will host a Gala Event to raise funds for the annual Filipino Parade here in Jersey City which will take place on June. The Grand Parade is considered to be one of the biggest Filipino-American festivals here in JC. So if you know someone who’s interested in this kind of event, please [...]

Shoplifting Dog Caught on Cam

You know the economy is tough when it affects everyone – including dogs! This canine entered a store in Murray, Utah then took a rawhide bone and then made a quick exit — but not without getting caught on video.
Read the news transcript below ….

Furry thief grabs Christmas present out of grocery store aisle
December [...]

Bloggers Unite: “We Can’t Let This Bank Fail”

Last week, I wrote about a campaign started by Deborah Smith of Jersey Bites supporting the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The bank is running low of supplies, but the demands across New Jersey are still going up. Are we going to let this bank fail?
Amazingly, over 100 bloggers (still counting) in New Jersey [...]