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Concerned about whether the color scheme for Chelsea Clinton’s wedding would be just right for her, I drove past my turn off and wound up on the northwest side of town. The relatively undeveloped...
Sep 09, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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STAYING HEALTHY – Hoboken resident Jacqueline Klosek was diagnosed with an Atrial Septal Defect that required heart surgery at an early age. Now, Klosek hosts an internet radio show called “Your Right to Health.” Resident radio
Hobokenite hosts good-for-you radio show

Lawyer and author Jacqueline Klosek knows adversity. Born with an Atrial Septal Defect ( ASD ), also known as “hole in the heart,” she was later diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, a gastro-intestinal...
Sep 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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DATING 101!
Despite the hot weather this past week, we can see Fall peeking around the skirts of Mother Summer. Summer doesn’t officially end until the Autumnal Equinox (that’s September 23rd for all you non...
Sep 05, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Risk vs. Reward: The Ultimate Internal Struggle
With Chelsea Clinton recently married, I thought now would be a good time to share something with you that I got many years ago: The White House October 5, 1999 Mr. Hunt Ethridge 2#%& Benson ...
Aug 29, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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IT’S A RAP – Filmmaker and musician Anthony Picone discovered Tupac Shakur look-a-alike Rich Garcia of Jersey City through a Hudson Reporter profile and cast him in his film in progress, ‘The Long Way Home.’ ‘Savior’ for Hoboken Film
Local company aims to do good, produce films using local talent

Hoboken resident Beth Rooney is a Jersey girl with a storied 20-year career in television production. Her husband, Anthony Picone, is a member of the popular Hoboken rock band “The Benjamins,” an...
Aug 22, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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FOR THE LOVE OF MUSIC – Weehawken resident and musician Giovanni Almonte hopes to inspire others by sharing his love of music in his endeavors. In harmony with community
Weehawken musician creating center for others to learn, love arts

Weehawken resident and musician Giovanni Almonte has high hopes for his career, but they don’t revolve around the images of musicians on television reveling in money and fame. Though a few years ...
Aug 15, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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BEEPER – The “Ty-D- Bol Man” of Secaucus passed away last week. Long acting career
Secaucus resident who appeared in Ty-D-Bol commercials and ‘Caddyshack’ dies

In an interview with the Reporter eight years ago, Secaucus resident Dan Resin pledged to help “lick” Parkinson’s disease. He fought valiantly with the disorder for another eight years before h...
Aug 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 0 0 recommendations | email to a friend
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BLOW OUT THE… CLOUDS – Instead of just celebrating his 50th birthday by blowing out some candles, Richard Clarke of Weehawken decided to blow through some clouds on his ascent up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Mountain man
Weehawken resident climbs Kilimanjaro for 50th b-day

Turning 50 warrants heading out to Vegas or the Bahamas – at least, that’s what Weehawken resident Richard Clarke thought most of his life. But his friend Kent Hanson from San Francisco had anoth...
Aug 08, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hunt for Advice
Dating in a Recession. Okay, so we’re in a recession. I think everyone’s gotten that memo by now. Not only does it present the normal problems like keeping your job or finding new ones, but it ...
Aug 01, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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PRECIOUS ARTIFACTS – This is one of 13 stained glass windows that have been donated to the new Holy Name Mausoleum, 823 West Side Ave., Jersey City, all of which will be ceremoniously unveiled this fall on a date yet to be announced. Holy Name Cemetery & Mausoleum becomes new home to 114-year-old artwork
13 stained-glass windows to be restored and unveiled this fall

This fall The Holy Name Cemetery will host an unveiling ceremony for the new Holy Name Mausoleum, 823 West Side Ave., Jersey City. The new mausoleum will be decoratively themed with 13 treasured ...
Aug 01, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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HUNT FOR ADVICE
No shore house? No problem! So, most of your friends are out of town for the weekends at the Jersey Shore, the Hamptons, Dewey Beach in Delaware, or one of the dozens of lakes in New Jersey. Du...
Jul 25, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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MEAT MUSIC – Matt Chertkoff performed at eight locations in seven hours at area hot dog establishments July 1 to promote the release of his first CD called “Hot Dog Rock: It’s For Real.” Hot dog rock
Local musician sings about one of America’s favorite meals

To say Weehawken resident Matt Chertkoff likes hot dogs is an understatement. The musician, who sings under the name McSAPRR, an acronym for “Matt Chertkoff sings and plays rock and roll,” perfor...
Jul 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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