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Please Join the North New Jersey CO-ED Soccer PickUp Group. We play in LSP On Sundays @ 4:30pm

http://pickupsoccer.meetup.com/136/

When I had my cockatiel, and lived in the city, I took him to Dr. Haddock. She was very good.

A couple of years ago, I took him to the vet on Washington St. in Hoboken and they mis-diagnosed him. Would not recommend them.

i dunno...seems like the ambulances and police sirens are far and away the loudest noise-makers in my area (VVP). i heard yesterday that Hoboken has started to enforce a regulation prohibiting ambulances from using their sirens within 2 blocks of a hospital--seems like a great idea to me (barring emergencies, naturally. my gut tells me that most of the time these sirens are used w/o immediate need but for the driver's convenience).

Let JC be a borough of NY - JC seems to follow their lead everytime. Residents in JC have complained about noise issues for years and only when NY addresses the issue do we tag along.

NYC crackdown on noise, too
Saturday, July 07, 2007

Jersey City and the Big Apple are both trying to put a muzzle on noisy clubs - and other disturbers of the peace.

Under a New York City code enacted July 1, a bar or club can be ticketed if music is "plainly audible" to a police officer or enforcement agent 15 feet outside the establishment. The fine for a first offense is $3,200 to $8,000. The fine can be waived if a bar or club submits a plan to muffle the noise.

Authorities issued more than three dozen summonses - including at least one to a Mr. Softee ice cream truck driver - in the first five days of new city noise rules, a newspaper reported yesterday.

Jersey City's new ordinance - which goes into effect July 17 - gives the city's Police Department director the power to suspend the license of club operators who play music beyond 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and midnight Fridays and Saturdays, that can be heard beyond the walls of the club.

MICHAELANGELO CONT

You probably want to stay in Jersey City, and there might be an avian expert here. If you are having trouble finding such an expert, though, I wanted to let you know that St. Marks Veterinary Clinic, in Manhattan on 9th Street east of 1st, has several vets who specialize in birds.

If you're willing to go the city, Dr. Sally Haddock at St. Mark's Vet Hospital is probably one of the best bird vets in the country.

http://www.stmarksvet.com/inside/vets/dr_haddock.html

Good luck with your bird.

Anyone know of an avian vet around here? None show up on the various professional organization/certification pages for that world, so I presume I'll need to find a regular vet practice with someone who likes birds (versus a real "specialist"). Or a vet practice which advertises that it deals with "exotics" might work. I have a Pacific Parrotlet, a sort of rare little parrot, needs someone with at least some avian expertise to deal with things that come up. Thanks.

No, it's not Soup Swap season yet... But there is a Soup Swap announcement:

The people who run the National Soup Swap blog (soupswap.com) sent me an email that was a pre-call for recipes for a Soup Swap Cookbook they're going to put together. The cookbook will specifically feature soups that can be cooked in big batches for the purposes of swapping.

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They'll also be looking for kitchen testers ( ) and interesting soup stories (a la "the telling of the soup").

So, I just wanted to give everyone the heads up. There are a few of you who have recipes I'd love to see in the book! So, dig out your soup recipes (or write them down if you never did), and when we get the official word, you'll be ready!

The Dr. Leonard J. Gordon Park in the Heights is best known for the larger than life 1907 sculptures of Buffalo and Bears,a sculpture featuring the American animals, a buffalo and a bear, by Solon Hannibal Borglum. Borglum's brother, Gutzon, is the noted sculptor of Mount Rushmore.

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The larger-than-life stone statues of the buffalo and bear were the work of sculptor Solon Hannibal Borglum (1868-1922). As an artist he was influenced by the many years he spent on the Western plains of Utah and later Nebraska, where his father owned a ranch. It allowed him to foster an appreciation for the peoples and animals of the land. He visited the Sioux, who revere the buffalo, at their South Dakota reservation; it resulted in his work Sioux Indian Buffalo Dance (1899).

Art commentator Meredith Bzkakm remarks that "Borglum's Buffalo and Bears are unusual works for their time. The animals are depicted in a naturalistic fashion, lying directly on the grass and therefore completely within the space of the viewer; they are unencumbered by a base or pedestal. These works . . . typify his spontaneous style. Forgoing strict anatomical illustration, Borglum preferred to simply suggest an animal's form and to infuse the work with a sense of movement" (Bzdak 57). Among his other works are Lassoing Wild Horses (1898) and On the Border of the White Man's Land (1899); they represent his theme of frontier life recurrent in his work. Borglum's brother, Gutzon, is the noted sculptor of Mount Rushmore and the statue of Abraham Lincoln in front of the Essex County Court House in Newark.

Solon Hannibal de la Mothe Borglum (22 December 1868 - 1922) was an American sculptor.

Born in Ogden, Utah, younger brother of Gutzon Borglum of Mount Rushmore fame. The son of Danish immigrants who settled on the great plains, Solon Borglum spent his early years as a rancher in western Nebraska. Though he later lived in Paris and New York and achieved a reputation as one of America's best sculptors, it was his depiction of frontier life, and especially his experience with cowboys and native American peoples, on which his reputation was founded.

Borglum studied under Louis Rebisso in Cleveland and in Paris. He specialized in depicting people and scenes of the American West.

He moved to the Silvermine neighborhood of New Canaan, Connecticut, where he helped found the "Knockers Club" of artists. His brother, Gutzon, lived in nearby Stamford, Connecticut from 1910 to 1920.

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Newsletter from Riverview Neighborhood Association

Due to ever-increasing postal costs, all RNA email contacts will now receive the RNA newsletter via email. Please let us know if you wish to receive a paper copy (to post in your building, for example). A paper copy is available to members whose annual dues are current. So watch for your RNA newsletter via email - thank you!

Next RNA Meeting:
Tuesday, July 10th at 7:30 PM
Location: Harbor View Health Care Center
1st Floor Cafeteria
178 Ogden Avenue
There is no meeting scheduled for August.
Agenda:
? Police Report & Neighborhood Improvement officers
? Your ideas for RNA activities/issues
? Neighborhood updates

Membership Dues
Membership dues and donations help sustain the RNA. Annual dues are $10 for residents and $15 for those outside RNA boundaries. Please contribute at an RNA meeting or make checks payable to Riverview Neighborhood Association and mail
c/o RNA, 154 Ogden Ave., 3E, Jersey City, NJ 07307.


Mountain Road to Close to
Vehicles on July 16th


Mountain Road (also known as the bottom of Franklin Street/Hope Street) will be closed to vehicular traffic for approximately two months beginning on or about July 16 while the intersection is widened to accommodate the Cliffs condominium development. According to the traffic plans approved by the City, Mountain Road will remain open to pedestrians and bicycles with the exception of three to four days for road paving at the conclusion of this endeavor. Unlike the water main installation, vehicular traffic will not be allowed at any time (day or night).

During the work on the intersection, delays should be expected. Paterson Plank Road will be subject to lane closures . A detour will direct vehicles to take Paterson Plank north to Congress Street; Ravine Road/New York Ave is also an alternative.

342 Palisade Ave Receives Variances

The owner of 342 Palisade Avenue applied for variances from the Jersey City Zoning Board of Adjustment after his building permits were found to have been improperly granted by the Zoning Officer. The approval of the permits was the subject of an appeal brought by RNA Chair, Becky Hoffman, back in May.

342 Palisade required variances for its front and side yard setbacks as they do not conform to the zoning ordinance for Palisade Avenue. The zoning board approved the variances at its June meeting and they will be memorialized at its next meeting.The stop work order will be then be lifted and construction can resume.
Hoboken's Southwest Redevelopment Plan Delayed


A special meeting of the Hoboken Planning Board called for June 18th failed to get a quorum and had to be adjourned. The special meeting was called to determine whether the Southwest area of Hoboken is an "area in need of redevelopment."

Hoboken's original designation of this redevelopment area was overturned by the Courts for failure to properly swear in an expert and Hoboken was forced to begin the redevelopment process again. The area is controversial as the original plan included 12-story buildings and significantly less parkland than designated in Hoboken's master plan. Also proposed is a southward shift of Paterson Plank Road at the point where it crosses the Light Rail.

RNA members had voted against the original Plan (and it has not been changed as of yet) as the high rises will obstruct views and the additional buildings will only worsen the flooding, sewage and traffic problems that besiege this corner of Hoboken. The Planning Board meeting will be rescheduled.

Theodore Conrad Prize Awarded


Dickinson graduate Nitesh Patel is the 2007 winner of the Theodore Conrad Prize for High Achievement in History. Nitesh is president of the senior class, the Dickinson Law Society, the Technology Student Association, and the Dickinson Historical Society. He has been accepted by Cornell, Stevens Institute, Drexel University, and he will attend Rutgers University in the fall.

The Theodore Conrad Prize was established in 1998 by Barbara Petrick to honor the memory of Ted Conrad, distinguished local historian and a founding member of RNA. It is awarded each year to a Dickinson graduate who exhibits high achievement in history studies.
RNA Wants Your Input

Please join us at the July 10th meeting to discuss ideas for community activities and what you would like to see RNA work on in the community this coming year. We would welcome your participation in planning and bringing these ideas to fruition.


Becky Hoffman
Riverview Neighborhood Association
Coming Events

Dr. Vitale is old school and i used to go to him when his office was on old bergen road near danforth. he is a great guy and a great dentist

My entire family goes to John Vitale, DMD - his office is on Chapel Ave in Port Liberte. In addition to regular checkup's, I've also had root canal performed. He's a wonderful dentist.

Do you know of a Jersey City Public school student that will enter the 9th grade this fall? Please let them know about the TRAC program!
Students entering 8th or 10th grade may also be able to enroll.

It starts on July 9th, and there is still time to enroll!

From the Brochure:
This summer, Jersey City Public Schools, in partnership with the Princeton Review and Overcoming Obstacles, will provide Jersey City's Incoming 9 th graders with a unique opportunity to put themselves in the TRAC (Transitional Road to Attending College). The TRAC program teaches students core academic concepts and the character building communication, decision making, and goal setting skills they will need to achieve success as they progress through high schools and transition into college.



July 9, 2007 ? August 17, 2007
Dickinson High School
8:30AM to 12PM Monday to Friday
If you know of a student that could take advantage of the 6 week program - a $1200 value, please let the parents know ASAP!
This program is only for Jersey City public school students, and there is no charge.
See attached information and application form.

Contact:
Mr. Perry Cecchini
Supervisor , Program and Services
Jersey City Board of Education
201-617-4888 (Dickinson HS)
201-915-6117

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It does seem arrogant and politically tone deaf that it feels as if there has to be something else going on that we don't know about. Maybe, for example, Davy already is in the process of resigning, or she doesn't dare show up here because of something that's gone wrong with the school construction process.

Checked the place today... Pretty big although it will be relatively limited in terms of benchs (~6; 2 incline only for ex). Well provided with elliptical/treadmills etc otherwise. No pool, no squad cage. They have bought from 3 providers in terms of machines. They love cables.

Presale: initiation $99 (I never understood the reason behind this one whether bureaucratic or for "free initiatic" lessons)+$69/mo
After opening: initiation $199+$74/mo
Opening in the fall...

Not terribly different from NYSC.

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The chalk incident was made more sinister by the full details which I will not divulge. Suffice it to say that the victim felt violated and the details have been revealed to the East District Command.

This is coupled with other graffiti made by paint within the same area.

I agree that usage of our logo without permission is out of line, though I'm sure the the person who did this was "well-intentioned". Of course there is an old adage this person should remember:

"No good deed goes unpunished."
---Clare Booth Luce

This "sidewalk graffiti" was written in chalk, correct? (which I presume disappeared within a day) Pressing charges?? Are people really that bored to waste an evening creating flyer's (which were not authorized by the DJCW) and distributing them on the whole block. He/she should be charged with using the logo without the owners consent.

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This flyer was NOT authorized by Downtown Jersey City Watch. Someone in that area, while trying to be helpful, took our logo to post on their own flyer. We never prepare flyers for individual incidents, such as this graffiti post and we also never put out flyers without own own email contact info, Police Dept contact info (including email address)

While attempting to be helpful whoever passed these out with our logo misrepresents not only our group, but their neighbors as well.

BTW: The police were informed of who the sidewalk graffiti victims thought were the perps but since they would not press charges the case is moot. They are asking here for others than themselves to step forward if they observed anything, when they are unwilling to do so themselves.

A quick question that I hope Althea or someone else enlightened on this whole malarkey can answer- if and when the JC schools revert to local control from the state, does that mean that we also lose the 80% of the state-provided monies that are funding this huge district? (I was looking at the National Center for Education Statistics information for JC.)

And how can the top state education person turn down a practically engraved invitation to meet with concerned parents from the mayor of the second largest city in the state ?

argh! (and not in a pirate way either!)

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Davy sounds as if she if full of siht, or full of herself.
If she its answerable to parents who in the hell does she have to answer too - what was the point of writing back in the first place.

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This seems weird. I wonder if maybe this means there's already some kind of ongoing litigation or investigation, or just if she can't comment because she thinks this matters falls under some kind of Sunshine Act exclusion?

Regardless:

a) Obviously, people are right about the fact that the state ought to be more open about the Epps contract process. Maybe the guy himself is fine. If so, why make all of this a state secret?

b) I think the big elephant in the corner is Jersey City maybe getting responsibility for the schools back in the next couple of years.

It seems to me that the schools really are getting a lot better, and that that's going to be a self-perpetuating process. Once people who have a choice understand that it's fine to send their kids to P.S. 3 and 5 and 37 and a bunch of other schools, those schools will end up with more parents who have the energy and skills to make change happen, and the results will be good for all the children.

Example: just the fact that Jersey City schools have any kind of CASPER (after school) program, even if it's flawed, is a huge big deal for working parents.

But, if the schools suddenly have to cut their budgets 25 percent or some other horrible figure 5 years from now, all heck will break loose no matter how nice and open everyone is.

c) Personal priorities:

1. Require schools to offer recess in all grade school grades, even if the kids have to have recess in their classrooms.

2. Require that all healthy grade school kids have gym twice a week and 10 minutes of some kind of outside or in-classroom aerobics activity (e.g., jumping jacks, or jogging in place) on days when they don't have gym class.

3. Require that all grade school kids have some kind of music class at least twice a week and some kind of art class at least twice a week, test scores be damned. And I find it really hard to believe that cutting out art classes or music classes helps test scores.

4. Improve middle school and high school security.

5. Create some kind of really terrific intervention program for any children ages 7 to 10 who seem to be at risk for going the wrong way.

6. Require the public schools to treat the charter schools as idea laboratories instead of as smelly competitors. If, for example, Golden Door is doing a good job at helping at-risk kids stay on the right side of the law, the JCBOE should work with the Golden Door people to apply the effective Golden Door ideas to the regular public schools.

7. Figure out how to get mean, burned out teachers who regularly cuss at kids out of the classroom.

I did not do it on Photoshop. A lot of residents on 8th street between Coles and Monmouth Street received that flyer, including my friend who passed it along to me.

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See Soshin's response on this same thread.

LMAO! Since the Downtown Jersey City Watch did NOT prepare a handout flyer with the info below (we don't do flyers for individual complaints only for our overall group as below)it's obvious , video, you have some talent with photoshop... Rudimentary, thought they are! Click below to download the ONLY flyers we distribute: Okay here are the PDF links for the signs: Join the Watch We Watch Quote:

Going back in this thread a litlle, can anyone explain how someone can tell whether I am home or not from my wireless network?

Robin.

Last night, for the July 4th fireworks, the south side of Goldman Sachs was blocked off including the Colgate Clock area. Common people are not allowed in that area. But that did not stop Goldman Sachs from setting up some tents for a BBQ for their employees there.

How do we Connect The Parks with this happening?

The land south of the Goldman Sachs building, under the Colgate clock, is owned by the state and has been dedicated as Veterans Park. An area next to that is shared between Liberty State Park and Jersey City.

Yes!

If you walk down Jersey Ave toward LSP and just keep going, past the hospital, keep going over the light rail tracks, keeping going, over the little stinky bridge, keep going past the boats on your left and you are there! It's the best way to get there on foot or bike.