The Hoboken Community Center which provides charitable and community services has announced the lineup for its annual fundraiser, “Taste of Hoboken.”
Elizabeth Morrill
Deputy Editor Elizabeth Morrill has worked in business, not for profit fundraising and as a freelance copy editor. She holds degrees in American studies and education from Yale and Harvard.
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National Study: Jersey City Ranks Lowest for Park Size, Near top for Accessibility
According to the Trust for Public Land’s newly released annual “ParkScore” ranking, Jersey City has the smallest parks of any of the country’s 100 most populous cities, but it also has (nearly) the most accessible.
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Jersey City Jazz Festival Returns Weekend of June 4
The Jersey City Jazz Festival, now in its ninth year, will take place Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5 in the Powerhouse Arts District.
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Oishii Opens Huge Indoor Strawberry Farm in Jersey City
Japanese agricultural technology company Oishii announced today the opening of a 74,000-square-foot indoor vertical farm in Jersey City to grow its “Omakase” variety of strawberry.
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Jersey City to Get Its Own Marathon
Thanks to Jersey City resident and avid runner Steve Lipski, on April 23 next year, Jersey City will get its own marathon, the first the city has hosted and the only one that will take place in the Garden State in 2023.
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Jersey City is Backdrop for New Guinness Book World Record
The New Jersey Lion’s Club yesterday broke the record for the “longest chain of spectacles” ever created by laying down 43,000 feet of eyeglasses on 2,000 pieces of carboard in Liberty State Park.
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Shade Tree Committee Caught off Guard by Tonight’s Forestry Vote
In a surprise move, the City Council is poised to vote tonight on an ordinance reorganizing the city’s Forestry Department, possibly undermining recommendations made by The Jersey City Shade Tree Committee.
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Consultant to City: Pony Up For Tree Maintenance
A consultant recommends that Jersey City prioritize all forms of tree maintenance over tree planting.
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Jersey City Volunteers Bake Lasagna for Neighbors in Need
Lasagna Love now boasts 30,000 volunteers who have labored to donate 150,000 homemade lasagnas in three countries. Hundreds of those impacted — as either a recipient or a “lasagna chef” — live in Jersey City.
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Mayor Declares 2022 “Year of Open Space” in State of the City Address
In his seventh annual State of the City address as mayor—and with the pandemic squarely in his rearview mirror rhetorically—Mayor Steven Fulop declared investing in open space to be his “personal priority” for 2022.