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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

Three Jersey City Parish Festivals This September

[ September 9, 2009 6:00 pm to September 13, 2009 10:00 pm. September 17, 2009 12:00 am to September 20, 2009 12:00 am. September 18, 2009; 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm. September 19, 2009; 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]

There are three (3) Jersey City Parish Festivals in different areas of the town, and St. Joseph’s Parish in Journal Square kicks off tonight. Common activities of fundraisers/festivals include food, entertainment, and raffle. Proceeds benefit the parish or its school, so support this event if you can.

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Farewell Jersey City Detective Marc DiNardo

People lined up outside the funeral home yesterday in Journal Square
[Update: 12PM] Photos of the procession on Bergen Avenue HERE.
[Original Post: 2AM]More than a thousand people attended the wake of the fallen Jersey City Detective Marc DiNardo yesterday at McLaughlin Funeral Home in Journal Square. He was shot in a shootout last week and died [...]

Health Fair For The Family

[ June 22, 2008; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ]
Free Health Test at this site!

Another great event at Saint Aedan parish….

“Senior Citizen Inc. of Jersey City in cooperation with Metropolitan Family Health network, Wellcare, Baldwin Physical Therapy, Life Scan will be providing FREE Medical & Pediatric Consultation, Pediatric Weight & Height Check, Blood Sugar Check & Blood Pressure Monitoring.”

I’ll try to go and [...]

Line Dancing at St. Aedan

Photo from file. Not the actual event.

The Line Dance Group of St. Aedan in Mcginley Square invites everyone for a line dancing session every Monday at 6:30PM – 9:30PM
This should be good for people looking to sweat it out and have fun after the Monday rush hour! The only things you need to bring are [...]

No 530PM Mass at St. Aedan Church

Photo from St. Aedan website.

This is a heads-up for people who go to St. Aedan for masses and do not pickup the bulletin.
There will be no 530PM Mass at St. Aedan’s Church beginning May 25, 2008. The evening mass schedule will resume after Labor Day (September).
Click here for the full mass schedule. [...]