WEEHAWKEN BRIEFS
Running in remembrance
Weehawken will be the host to its annual “Running in Remembrance” 5K race at Weehawken Waterfront Park on Saturday, May 11, beginning at 9 a.m., at 1 Port Imperial Blvd. The event...
Hudson Reporter wins 13 awards from the Garden State Journalists Association
The reporters and graphic artists for The Hudson Reporter newspapers recently won 13 awards in the Garden State Journalists Association’s 72nd Annual Memorial Journalism Awards Competition.
The competition, “honoring the best in print, online...
Hudson Theatre Works presents it’s annual 10 Minute Play Festival benefit
Hudson Theatre Works presents “Liasr Lira, Pants on Fire”, this years 10 Minute Play Festival benefitting Hudson Theatre Works, including new plays by John Patrick Shanley, Neil Labute, Richard Vetere, Michael Puzzo, Cynthia Babak,...
Making the county’s deadliest road safer
John F. Kennedy Boulevard, the 14-mile thoroughfare stretching from Bayonne’s southern point to the edge of North Bergen, is the deadliest road in Hudson County, according to the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office.
On the boulevard,...
Seeking places for homeless families
Rev Andrew R. Bennett, who is from the Missionary Church in Jersey City and the executive director of Family Promise of Hudson County, is looking for good people to help house homeless families in...
Wainstein files class action lawsuit against proposed power plant
With the May 14 municipal election just around the corner, North Bergen mayoral candidate Larry Wainstein has filed a class action lawsuit seeking to halt to the proposed North Bergen Liberty Generating (NBLG) power...
UBS Atrium Series presents Grammy Winning Jazz Violinist Zach Brock and his Trio
The UBS Atrium Series continues its series of free midday music with The Zach Brock Trio on Wednesday, May 8 at 12:30 pm. The concert will take place in the Atrium at 1000 Harbor Boulevard...
Weehawken playwright addresses the immigration crisis
Chris Cragin-Day, a nine-year Weehawken resident and playwright, was teaching a college course in Manhattan in 2016, when one of her students came to her with a shocking story.
A local student had returned home...
WEEHAWKEN BRIEFS
Weehawken Seniors check out Cherry Blossoms
Weehawken seniors were treated to lunch and a trip to Branch Brook Park in Newark on April 18.
The cherry blossoms were in full bloom, spread across the park’s 360...
Silver Skates
Story and photos by Emily Chang
Many assume ice skating is solely for young people who have the strength, endurance, and agility for such a graceful sport. The combination of a bone-chilling rink, slippery surface,...