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New Jersey lawmakers are drafting a bill to make “The Garden State” the official slogan of NJ.
Ramy Walks the Beat of North Bergen to see what slogan people would give North Bergen.
Tag: Arts & Entertainment
Ramy Walks the Beat of the Cuban Day Parade
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What's the name of this park?
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Denis Jaslow the owner of the “North Bergen…Then & Now, the Memories” Facebook page asked the question, “There’s is a big park off of Bergenline Avenue from 79th to 91st…what name do you call it?”
Ramy Walks the Beat to see what the people of North Bergen call this park.
North Bergen Library's 1st Annual "Taste of the Middle East"
Jason Nunez of HudPost explores North Bergen library’s first annual “Taste of the Middle East”.
Is it spelled Tonnelle, Tonnele, or Tonelle?
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Is it spelled Tonnelle, Tonnele, or Tonelle?
The road is named after John Tonnele (1807 – November 26, 1852). He was an American farmer and politician who was the first Roman Catholic member of the New Jersey Legislature. Tonnele was born in New York City to John Tonnele (d. 1846), senior partner at New York wool merchant Tonnele & Hall, and his wife Rebecca (née Waterbury), daughter of General David How Waterbury, Jr. of Stamford, Connecticut. He relocated to New Jersey in 1835 and purchased a large tract of land near Hudson City. He served three terms on the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1844, 1846 and 1847. Tonnele represented Hudson County in the New Jersey Senate for one term from 1848 to 1849. Tonnele died on November 26, 1852.
He is recalled in the namesake Tonnelle Avenue and Tonnele Circle.
North Bergen 'Fashionista' Featured on ChicPea
North Bergen High alumni and resident Yelitza Nuñez is no stranger to the camera or fashion. Nuñez is as model, host, and fashion designer which made her a perfect fit for the well-known Jersey City blog, ChicPea. The photoshoot is for a segment titled “Stylish Peeps,” where the website displays the eccentric fashion of every day Hudson County residents.
The 29-year-old fashionista describes her style as “edgy and fashion forward.” She accredits her style from being born “in the most fashionable city of the world.”
“I like to think that I can express myself through my outfits. I don’t have one look, I have many,” says Nuñez’s official website (www.badgalyeya.com). “I am my own person and I don’t follow trends.”
Check out the full feature on ChicPea.com
ChicPea was first launched in 2014 and since that time has become a full-fledged cultural resource for Jersey City residents. With more than thirty contributors, they cover a wide range of topics – from music and nightlife, to food and fashion, family and pets, lifestyle and dating, local artists, LGBT issues, events, and more.
Story of Robert Sundholm, the 75-Year-Old North Bergen Janitor: "I Became Something from Nothing"
Orphan. Survivor. Janitor. Painter. Robert Sundholm’s path to New York City’s Outsider Art Fair, the world’s premiere showcase for self-taught artists with no formal training, is unusual in just about every way.
The 75-year-old who mopped floors for 13 years at the North Bergen Town Hall in New Jersey has never had an art lesson nor been to a museum. His selection in the esteemed show which opens next week at the Metropolitan Pavilion is, he says, “something I never expected.”
“Sundholm is an exciting new discovery,” says the show’s director Becca Hoffman. “The raw innocence of his brushwork exemplifies the spirit of artists that break out at the Outsider Art Fair.”
Read more at People.com
North Bergen High cancels 070 Shake's performance citing 'bad influence'
On December 16th, North Bergen artist, 070 Shake, tweeted about her North Bergen High School performance being canceled by the staff, Vice Principal Ms. Patricia Brando, and North Bergen Chief of Police Robert Dowd.
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“Factually incorrect. I had no conversations whatsoever with anyone about her or any performance. She is mistaken that I was involved,” explains North Bergen Chief of Police Robert Dowd. “We work as a resource for the school system. And any decisions they make…we would stand by and support as they always have the entire school populations best interest as their main concern.”
HudPost spoke with Shake’s manager, Julz Goddard, better known as “YesJulz”, and she says, “The whole situation is truly unfortunate. Shake was really looking forward to performing at her high school pep rally.”
“Proud was the first song she ever wrote and it was inspired by the doubt that the adults in her life, mainly teachers, always expressed in her and her abilities as an artist. She told me she had a vision when she made the song, of her singing it at the school once it got big, as a way to inspire the students who may feel that they too, will never make anyone proud.”
“The next morning, an hour before the performance was to take place, she got notified that a few people at the school viewed her as a ‘bad influence’ and decided to not have her perform. We were all really bummed.”
‘”The North Bergen Board of Education was never approached or consulted about a concert by 070 Shake. The concert could not occur because it was not an event approved by the Board,” says Dr. George Solter, Superintendent of Schools. “As always the entire North Bergen School District along with the Board of Education have the best interests of our children in mind and will continue to work to provide them with the best education possible,”
Shake has since taken down the tweet but left others of the incident.
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