I am interested in checking out a Karate School in JC or near by area....any suggestions??

Thanks

I got one of these though I attended the court and appeared before the judge. So now I had 2 dates - one for the original adjourned date and other for the failure to appear. I called up the court to enquire about it and guess what - they gave me a third date. Finally got my lawyer to confirm the correct date.
I believe it is just another attempt to intimidate people - and mostly successful too.

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It was a special event for public dignitaries. Frank Guarini was a great public servant. He represented the old U.S. 14th congressional district which was the entire area of Jersey City. Today J.C. is broken up into 3 districts represented by those that live in other towns that share the small area of J.C. Three cheers for Frank Guarini and the U.S. post office that bears his name.

So is this Morton Williams different from the ones in Manhattan? I have been to a few of them and would hardly call them premium. The ones in Manhattan at least are basically like a Gristedes.

Although I guess you could call them 'premium' in the sense that they have pretty high prices for regular grocery store items.

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It's located in the base of the Shore condos, look for the elephant/water fountains. It's not affiliated with Wegmans.


http://www.mortonwilliams.com/index.html

Please tell me where it is exactly. And is it affiliated with Wegmans? Hope so...........Wegman's is a great store.

Here is a really good by Geoffrey Canada
You will not be able to put it down!!
Fist Stick Knife Gun
Very very informative
Booklist:
A brutally honest account of a childhood in the Bronx...and a hopeful plea for the salvation of our children. Pub 1995

and don't forget the murder of Sam Wheat

No Rain!!!

i got three domestic battery charges pending, SON! when in doubt, choke em out!

Yet another thoughtful and intelligent reply from Willie Lopez. Let's hear it for Willie for admitting that he wants to hit girls! You stay classy buddy.

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relax tough ass.. you're the type to get your boyfriend stomped out over your big mouth.. now i know to slap the loudmouth woman first before swinging at the good samaritan (jock) boyfriend.

sincerely, a victim of abbeys half rack of uncooked ribs...

Morton Williams opened today in Newport, its nice having a premium supermarket in the hood. Its like a small Wegmans with emphasis on easily prepared foods and premium products. Some of the premium products are Asian, it's nice to see more diversity in my food options. While it won't replace my trips to Shop Rite and Trader Joes & Target for basics it will take some of my business away from Whole Foods and Citarellas.

The New Jersey State Council on the Arts and Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation present an evening grant-writing workshop for artists regarding the 2009 New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowships. The workshop, held at Jersey City Museum on Thursday, June 19 from 5-7pm, is one of several being held throughout the state during the month of June.

About the 2009 New Jersey Individual Artist Fellowships:
In June of 2008, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation announced the immediate availability of year 2009 New Jersey State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) Individual Artists Fellowship guidelines and applications. The funding categories available for 2009 include: Crafts, Interdisciplinary Performance, Photography, Playwriting, Poetry, Prose, and Sculpture.

How to Apply:
All applications must be submitted online. Applicants can go to www.njartscouncil.org or www.midatlanticarts.org/funding/artists_programs/nj.html and click on the link to the 'NJSCA Individual Artists Fellowships Application'. Applicants who do not have access to a computer can visit any County Library in New Jersey for access to the Internet and the application or call 410-539-6656 x101 for assistance. Visual artists will need to upload work sample images online and submit them with their application. Prospective applicants with specific questions regarding the online application process may contact Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation: 410-539-6656 x101. Fellowship applications for 2009 categories must be submitted not later than by 11:59 p.m. on July 15, 2008. The printable Consent Form, signed in blue ink, and work samples, must be postmarked on or before July 17, 2008.

Eligibility:
To be eligible, one must be an artist in one of the disciplines offered and a permanent New Jersey resident. Fellowships are awarded solely on the basis of artistic excellence and not other merits that may be associated with a project or other factors. If any special accommodations are required to file a NJSCA n Arts Council Fellowship application, please call Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation at 410-539-6656 x101.

About the Workshop:
During the month of June, 2008, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Council will hold five technical assistance workshops throughout the state, including in Jersey City at Jersey City Museum on Thursday, June 19, 5pm-7pm. These workshops will address the process for applying in the categories offered for NJSCA's the Arts Council's 2009 Fellowships.

A complete list of workshops offered is as follows:

Thursday, June 19, 2008
5pm-7pm
Jersey City Museum
350 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07303

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
5pm-7pm
Perkins Center for the Arts
30 Irvin Avenue
Collingswood, NJ 08108
www.perkinscenter.org

Wednesday, June 11 2008
5pm-7pm
The Community Theatre at the Mayo Center for the Arts
100 South Street
Morristown, NJ 07960
www.mayoarts.org

Monday, June 16, 2008 4:30pm-6:30pm
NJ State Council on the Arts Offices
225 W. State Street, 4th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08608
www.njartscouncil.org

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
5pm-7pm
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center
1501 Glasstown Road
Millville, NJ 08332
www.wheatonarts.org

GANGS GROW IN SUBURBAN SCHOOLS

The US Department of Justice has released a report that states the growth of criminal gangs is increasing in all socio economic areas of the country, http://www.usdoj.gov/ndic/pubs11/13157/index.htm . SERAPH who provides school safety consulting to over 20,000 schools in the U.S. has observed a dramatic increase in gang recruitment in suburban schools.

Ron Holvey, Gang Interdiction Special Consultant http://seraph.net/about_ron_holvey.html for SERAPH explains the problem, ?School officials have been caught off guard by the rise of gangs in suburban areas. Straight Edge, Juggalos, Crips and Bloods have all been recruiting juveniles in these areas of the country.?

NEW STUDY SHOWS CHANGE IN CRIME TRENDS IN THE U.S.

A new study by the PERF [ http://www.policeforum.org ], shows top three crime trends in the U.S. are:

1. Criminal gangs
2. Juvenile crime
3. Impulsive violence

www.SERAPH.net

I got one of these the other day despite me visiting the court in person weeks ago and filling out a form requesting a court date. It's so annoying that they no longer take walk-ins for parking court. It's even more annoying that I'm continually calling the phone number on the notice today (201-209-6700), and when you follow the prompts and press #2 to speak to a person, it hangs up on you. Same thing if you press 0 for operator. So typical of JC that they can't even get a phone system to work properly.

I think it's about the coolest street name in JC. Vroom is an old Dutch name. Many of the streets around there have similar names as it was the location of the original 17th century Dutch settlement. You'll see the same names on the headstones in the graveyard across from the Old Bergen Church.

Newport is fine if you want the highrise views of NYC thing. You can also look at Grove pointe if you want a high rise that is closer to a real neighborhood. Of course your cheapest bet would be a unrenovated townhouse or tenement style building.

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Browse the topic forum here titled, Newport .

I've lived in the Thomas Jefferson Bldg for almost 20 years and have been very satisfied. Maintenance has always resolved my problems. I've had bugs and was put on the list so that the exterminator comes twice a month and the bugs went away.

Of course I've had incidents I could grouse about but for the most part management has been responsive and reasonable.

The biggest problem I've had living at Newport is with the public school system. After 6th grade there are few/no good choices other than private school.

Has anyone brought this up to Steven Fulop yet? I'm sure he'd be useful for this type of thing.

I worked with him to get the garbage trucks on my street moved to an earlier time. He got the job done!

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I was just thinking the same thing. Anyone who buys $20 tickets, I'm surmising, is not really that financially savvy. The best thing they could do is treat themselves to maybe a nice long vacation, pay off their mortgage and credit card debt, then take everything that's left over to an experienced broker/cfp.

On Vroom, just off of Bergen. West side of Bergen.

Did not note what the hookah prices where. Not my bag of tobacco. ;)

My guess is the money will be gone in three years or less.

There is a Hollywood Chicken around Bergen & Glenwood corner -- I wonder if that is where this owner was walking from when he got mugged on Jewett. I think Hollywood is owned by the same guys who own Crown Chicken on Communipaw -- My bag from the Hollywood downtown always says Crown Chicken on it.

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Cam could solve robbery

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Jersey City police are hoping a grocery store security camera contains images of two robbers who assaulted a city fast-food restaurant owner as he walked home with the day's receipts yesterday, officials said.

The 42-year-old Jewett Avenue man told police that at 12:50 a.m. he left his business at Bergen and Glenwood avenues and realized he was being followed by two men, reports said. When he walked up to a random doorway on Jewett Avenue in a ruse to make them think he'd reached his home, one of them punched him in the back of the head and knocked him to the ground, reports said.

When the victim tried to fight back, the robber repeatedly punched him in the face before taking the $2,000 he was carrying, reports said, adding that he described the men as being 18 or 19 years old.

Officers believe a security camera may have captured images of the robbers as they ran away, reports said.

MICHAELANGELO CONTE

Lucky couple holds winning $1M ticket

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
By MEGAN DeMARCO
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

A customer of Grove News at 119 Newark Ave. in Jersey City, beat astronomical odds and turned a $20 lottery ticket into $1 million yesterday.

The customer, who has not been identified, won $1 million from "$1,000,000 Fortune," a New Jersey Lottery instant scratch-off game, store manager Arif Patel said.

Just how lucky was the winner? With just six winning $1 million tickets out of 1.2 million printed, the odds are 200,000 to 1.

A woman with her husband came into Patel's store and bought one ticket, which isn't cheap at $20 a pop. When she started scratching off the ticket, her husband started asking questions about the game. "I figured something was wrong," said Patel.

Instead, Patel, who's never had anything close to this size payoff - was taking part in a once-in-a-lifetime event. "It's very rare," he said.

N.J. Lottery spokesman Dominick DeMarco said the lucky winner will receive a check in the mail two to three weeks after filing the paperwork, either in the store or at the N.J. Lottery headquarters in Trenton.

The check though, will not be for $1 million, DeMarco said, but for $650,000, the remaining amount after the federal government takes its cut.

DeMarco said his agency strongly encourages big-money winners to sit down with a financial planner to avoid the shock of seeing the following year's income tax bill in April.

"It cuts down on surprises," he said. "It's supposed to be life-changing money for the good."

As of yesterday afternoon, the happy customers had not yet come back to the store to fill out the required paperwork.

My Wife and I have been going to Center for Family Health, a clinic of Hoboken University Medical Center, for at least 9 years. It's not a ritzy practice, but it's clean, well run, and because it's part of a teaching hospital, even if your regular doctor is unavailable, you can ALWAYS get seen that day by a resident. If your problem is over the resident's head then an attending doctor is available.

We've found that for basic healthcare, and gatekeeping like prescriptions, referrals etc, they're pretty satifactory and conveniently local.

I heard on good advice that Portside Medical is ok if you deal with Dr Levine and that Dr Witt is as useless as a bull with tits !

Thanks so much for your comments so far. What would some other options be? Sorry, I don't know the area....

I heard the area is opening a flea market there !