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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.) [...]

Sacred Heart Church: one of NJ’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Sites

Sacred Heart Church in Greenville Area makes the list of NJ’s 10 most endangered historic sites, according to nj.com yesterday.
…In its heyday, the church had a congregation of 4,000 but closed in 2005 due to dwindling membership, Emrich said. (Ron Emrich is the director of the Preservation New Jersey)
“Now deteriorating, the structure is a potential [...]