the
Weehawken Reporter NINE WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS SERVING HUDSON COUNTY • STORIES UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY AT WWW.HUDSONREPORTER.COM • A PUBLICATION OF THE HUDSON REPORTER
VOLUME 26, NUMBER 2 • SUNDAY, AUGUST 5, 2012
READY FOR MY CLOSE UP – Janet Tsakis painted a small panel series of photos taken in a photo booth with her college friend Cathy Suhocki. The series will appear at the Parallax AF art show this weekend.
‘Get me at my worst!’
Resident to show paintings of ‘discarded photos’ at NYC gallery show
J
By Gennarose Pope Reporter Staff Writer
anet Tsakis is a special kind of recycler. From her artist studio in her Weehawken residence, she takes the photos that most people would erase from their digital cameras or throw in the trash and turns them into art. “These are not the photos most people see and say, ‘Oh, you look so great in that picture!’” she said. “I’m not purposely trying to not show them at their best. I think the pictures are funny and I’m trying to do something different with portraits.”
see PAINTER page 10
DISCARDED INTO ART – Weehawkenite Janet Tsakis takes the photographs most people would throw away and turns them into art. Her “Photo Booth Series” will premiere at the Parallax AF show at 82 Mercer Street in New York on Aug. 4 and 5.
Fighting to remember
W
Residents band together to raise money to fight Alzheimer’s
By Gennarose Pope Reporter Staff Writer
eehawkenites Bill Bemke and Isabel Diaz are best friends. They go to concerts together (they just saw Santana and will see the B-52s soon), they talk and visit constantly, and they have reunited a group of
“Toward the end of my father’s life, I’d leave work to feed him at his assisted living home, and then tell him I had to go back to work,” Diaz said. “He’d ask me, ‘Why are you going to work? You’re in kindergarten.’ The day before he passed, he didn’t know who I was.” Her father was one of many members of her family to suffer from the disease.
“There’s no describing [Alzheimer’s] other than it’s horrible.” – Bill Bemke
BEST FRIENDS WITH A PURPOSE – Isabel Diaz (left) and Bill Bemke will join a team of Weehawken residents and participate in September’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s to help raise money for a cure.
Weehawken classmates together through the social media network phenomenon known as Facebook. But that’s not all the friends have in common. Bemke and Diaz have also watched many family members live with – and die from – Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia that slowly takes the memory and mobility of its sufferers, and Bemke himself has lost two uncles in the last
see ALZHEIMERS page 6
inside www.hudsonreporter.com
Business Directory
p. 18
Classified
p. 12
Death Notices
p. 4
Education
p. 7
Good News
p. 10
Letters
p. 19
Open House Directory
p. 15
Sports
p. 8
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 2
CALENDAR WEEK
BRIEFS
The Weehawken Reporter welcomes entries of community interest for its weekly Calendar listings. To be considered for publication, entries must be received one week prior to publication date. Additionally, no information will be accepted via phone call.
Temple Emmanuel to host blood drive
E
very 2.5 seconds someone needs blood, and blood donors participating in the Union City Community Blood Drive and Health Fair in cooperation with Community Blood Services will help to ensure that the transfusion needs of area patients are met. The drive will be held Sat., Aug. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is sponsored by Temple Emmanuel at (Peru Park) located at 24th Street between West Street and Central Avenue. To schedule an appointment, please call Community Blood Services at (201) 251-3703. All blood types are needed, especially Types 0- and 0+. Any healthy individual, age 17 through 75 (16 with parental permission) who weighs at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing signature. All donors receive complimentary non-fasting cholesterol and glucose screening with every blood donation.
Weehawken Seniors Club seeks new members
T
he Weehawken Senior Citizens Club is looking for new members. They meet on the first and third Friday afternoons of each month. Why not come and spend a couple of hours in an air conditioned room, and visit with your old friends? Refreshments will be served, a “Share the Wealth” drawing will be held, and games will be played. In addition, the club holds special holiday dinners, luncheons, and other events and activities. New members are only strangers the first time they come. Those interested can call (201) 867-5126.
upcoming
STORMY, STORMY NIGHT – Isabel Diaz of Weehawken snapped this picture as wind snapped tree limbs and lightning took over the sky during a giant thunderstorm on July 26.
Weehawken to present NY Waterway Ferry Hamilton Park waives bicycle Concert Series surcharge
T
he Hamilton Park Concert Series, sponsored by Mayor Richard F. Turner, the Township Council, and the Department of Recreation will be held Thursday nights at Hamilton Park on Boulevard East from 7 to 9 p.m. and will feature the following local musicians: - Aug. 9, Craig Handy on saxophone - Aug. 16, Tom Costagliola on drums with Davey and TheTrainwreck - Aug. 23, Julian Peterson on vocals and guitar - Sept. 6, Matt Chertkoff on guitar - Sept.13, Jillian Giacchi on vocals
N
Y Waterway Ferry encourages ferry and bike riders to take full advantage of the 5th annual Summer Streets NYC, presented by the New York City Department of Transportation, as it waives its usual $1.25 bicycle surcharge. During Summer Streets, nearly seven miles of New York City’s avenues will be closed to auto traffic and open for everyone to play, run, walk and bike on Aug. 4, 11, and 18 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., from Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, along Lafayette Street and Park Avenue. NY Waterway Ferry is a convenient way for cyclists coming from New Jersey to participate in Summer Streets NYC. Weekend service to the West 39th Street Ferry Terminal in Manhattan’s Hudson River Park is available from Port Imperial in Weehawken and 14th Street in Hoboken. NY Waterway’s Your Key to the City campaign is the easiest way to enjoy the best of the Big Apple, a virtual concierge with round-trip ferry transportation
see BRIEFS page 4
The 138th GermanAmerican Folk Festival Committee are warming up to their Oktober festIn- August- Gala scheduled for Saturday & Sunday, August 18 and 19, at Schuetzen Park, Kennedy Blvd. (32 St.) and Bergen Turnpike, North Bergen. Festival grounds are open to the general public after 12 noon. Admission is $6. per person, and children are free. Weehawken High School Class of 1957 will have their 55th class reunion on Saturday, Oct. 13, at La Reggia Restaurant, located in The Meadowlands Plaza Hotel, Secaucus. Buffet dinner, open bar, DJ and souvenir reunion booklet – $60. For more info. contact: Josephine Gullo Doring (201) 8667477, Lois Holford Keenan (609) 978-8828, or Arlene Mulder Broemmer (201) 8640433
continued on page 11
Local nonprofit teaches ESL, gives immigrants confidence
PUERTA ABIERTA – Open Door is a nonprofit organization that provides local adults with English as a Second Language courses for free at West New York’s Memorial High School.
L
Gennarose Pope
Reporter Staff Writer
uis Iza came to the New York area from Cuba at the age of 9, speaking no English. Thanks to three incredibly generous teachers and a church member who took him and his family in, he learned English and had a chance at a better life. Many years later, he and his wife Maggie were at the dinner table in their home in West New York. “My wife and I are both people with a heart for the disadvantaged, and our conversations during dinner always revolve around the topic of social justice,” Iza explained last week. “We were discussing how the recession would impact the new immigrants in the community, and how we found access to English classes lacking.” In 2010, Open Door was born. It began with a few phone calls to friends who offered to volunteer to tutor, a lawyer who helped the Izas set
up a 501 c3 incorporation, and a conversation with West New York Superintendent of Schools John Fauta, who allowed them to use Memorial High School for their evening classes. “Open Door is going into its third year,” Fauta said. “Luiz and his organization are outstanding. People really crave English education here, and his program has really touched the lives of many people in this community.” Fast forward two years later, and Iza has over 200 students, with 60 on a wait list.
The generation gap
Open Door is Iza and his wife’s second nonprofit. Their first, Operation Exodus, which helps underprivileged children in Washington Heights, helped them to get a handle on the widening cultural and communication gap between children from immigrant families and their parents or grandparents. “In my own family, my mom is a Spanish speaker,” Iza said. “There’s a gulf between her
CHINA CHEF Szechuan, Cantonese & Hunan Cuisine
GOOD FOOD GOOD TASTE
Latino cultural issues
While classes begin at 7 p.m. and last an hour and half Mondays and Tuesdays, Iza and his wife offer an extra half hour “assembly” during which they address the issues immigrants face beyond the language barrier and provide motivational talks. “We talk about low self esteem, and how many people feel totally overwhelmed in this society,” Iza said. “We also openly discuss marital stress, which is a big issue if you work two jobs a day and have two kids and you get home and they’re crying.” While discussing personal issues, particularly for Latino men, is not necessarily a cultural norm, Iza said that his students have been more than willing, evidenced by the fact that over 70 percent of students stay on for the extra half hour. Iza uses personal experience and a dash of humor to discuss how he feels machismo in the culture has become distorted to encourage the
3 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
No hablo inglés
and her grandchildren who have become English dominant and their Spanish is not so great.” Iza has also found that the number one reason his students give for learning English is not to find jobs, as he had thought. It is because they want to communicate with their children and their children’s teachers, he said. He and his wife have also found a level of dedication among his students that never ceases to impress him. “The first year we noticed that half of the adults would come straight to class from work without eating dinner,” he said. “So we started bringing snacks for them. There is a very high level of motivation to learn.” And high motivation means success. Open Door offers five levels of English classes, and he says around 98 percent of students are promoted to the next level. Last year, four of them graduated from the final level, and with the continued help of Nazareth Baptist Church’s pastor Pablo Flores, they celebrated at the church. “Pablo Flores has a great heart for the community,” Iza said. “We plan to expand our classes to Saturdays and are working together to make that happen.”
BEHIND THE DOOR – Maggie and Luis Iza (pictured) began Open Door in 2010 when they realized there was a great need in the immigrant community for English classes; particularly to bridge the cultural and language gap between parents and their children.
poor treatment of men’s wives or girlfriends. “I tell them about the first fight in my marriage,” he said. “Maggie asked me to wash the dishes, and like a good Cuban, I said, ‘No way.’ And guess what happened? I am now an expert dishwasher.” Iza laughed. “We’re trying to bring the idea of macho back to the respectful place it’s supposed to be.” Iza and his wife hope to expand their program and network with other foundations and corporations that can allow Open Door to help meet the great local need. “By giving people in our community a shot, you open up people’s potential,” Iza said. “We live in a beautiful town. Once given a chance, you’d be surprised what comes out.” The next round of English classes begins in September. For more information on Open Door, visit www.theopendoornjny.com.
To comment on this story on-line, go to our website, www.hudsonreporter.com, and comment below. Gennarose Pope may be reached at gpope@hudsonreporter.com.
REALTYEXPRESS L AB ARBERA Property Management LLC.
Our motto is: “To serve our patrons with the best and charge the least”
Sat. & Sun. Dim Sum 11 AM - 3 PM Fast Free Delivery in Secaucus $12 Min. Private Party Room • Open 7 Days for Lunch, Dinner & Cocktails 1322 Paterson Plank Rd. Secaucus
Tel.: 201.348.6386 • Fax: 201.348.6688
www.chinachefnj.com
Condominium Associations Apartment Buildings Individual Rental Units Co-op, Commercial Now offering Web Connect
tel. (201) 216-5757 mgmt@relb.com
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 4
BRIEFS
from page 2
and discounted tickets to New York City attractions. For more information, click on www.nywaterway.com, www.facebook.com/nywaterway, or follow us @ridetheferry.
Library to offer discount museum tickets
T
he Weehawken Free Public Library is offering discounted tickets to the American Museum of Natural History. Each ticket will cost $6 and is redeemed for free general admission and one special exhibition, film or live animal exhibition of the purchaser’s choice. The American Museum of Natural History, which is located at Central Park West and 79th Street in New York City, is one of the largest and most celebrated museums in the world. To purchase the discounted tickets you must be a resident of Weehawken. For further information and to purchase tickets, stop by the Library’s Second Floor Desk located at 49 Hauxhurst Ave.
Weehawken Recreation presents Family Kite Night
M
ayor Richard Turner and the Township Council will hold Family Kite Night on Monday, Aug. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Weehawken Waterfront Park & Recreation Complex. The event is for Weehawken residents only. Bring your own kite. Call the recreation department at (201) 319-6061 to register.
Golf outing to benefit Weehawken Volunteer First Aid Squad
O
HRPAC presents Cyro Baptista’s Beat the Donkey
n Aug. 9, the Township of Weehawken will hold its seventh annual golf outing, and the proceeds will benefit the Weehawken Volunteer First Aid Squad. There will be activities and dinner included for both golfers and non-golfers at the Wild Turkey Golf Course in Hamburg. To register online, visit golf.wvfas.org and receive a one-year subscription to Golf Digest Magazine. The first 20 online registrants will receive a free round of golf at Great Gorge Country Club. For more information, call the squad at (201) 773-7614.
Coldwell Banker names four Hudson County cities as top places to live for social seekers
O
n July 17, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC released its new “Best Places to Live” five-part series in partnership with Onboard Informatics, ranking the top United States places for lifestyle categories: Social Seekers, Suburbanites, Adventurers, Leisure Lovers and Culture Cravers. For “Social Seekers” in New Jersey, they named the following five cities as the best places to be: Hoboken, Edgewater, Weehawken, Guttenberg, and Jersey City. The list was compiled based on a range of attributes such as access to public transportation, high volume of bars and restaurants, happening nightlife, and great entertainment.
O
n Wednesday, Aug. 15, Hudson Riverfront Performing Arts Center will host Cyro Baptista and his group Beat the Donkey at Lincoln Harbor Park at 7 p.m. The rain date, if necessary, will be the following night. Baptista is one of the world’s greatest percussionists and has created a one-of-a-kind, madcap musical show that incorporates percussion, tap dance, Samba, Jazz, Rock, and Funk. The concert series is sponsored in part by the Hudson Reporter . For more info, directions, and late breaking concert news and updates, please visit (201) 716-4540, or visit www.hrpac.org.
Weehawken Weekenders to hold trips in summer, fall
O
n Aug. 12, the Weehawken Weekenders will visit Magnanini’s Winery in Wallkill, N.Y. for a wine tasting, dinner, and dancing, for $75. On Oct. 3, they will attend “Octoberfest” at the Royal Manor in Garfield, for $45. On Oct. 13, they will visit the Nordic Lodge with all you can eat lobster and more in Charlestown, R.I. and proceed to Mohegan Sun Casino, for $125. The Weekenders are also planning an eightnight Canadian and New England cruise on the Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas, departing from Bayonne on Aug. 31, 2013 and sailing through Sept. 8. All trips include transportation and gratuities. Call the Weekenders office at (201) 3196059 for more information or to make a reservation.
w w w. h u d s o n re p o r te r. c o m
Child advocate volunteers wanted
A
re you interested in helping children in the foster care system? If so, Hudson County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is currently recruiting volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children. CASA works through trained community volunteers to ensure that needed services and assistance are made available to children while helping to move them toward safe and permanent homes. CASA and its volunteers speak for children in court, serve as fact finders for the judges, and safeguard the interests of the children while they are in the foster care system. For further information, call (201) 795-9855, email mgarcia@hudsoncountycasa.org or visit www.hudsoncountycasa.org.
Legal Services of N.J. offers free or low cost divorce advice
W
hile the U.S. Census recently reported that New Jersey has the lowest rate of divorce in the nation, experts say one reason is that the cost of a divorce in the Garden State is so relatively high. And for lowincome people, as well as many other locals caught in broken marriages or failed civil unions that are beyond repair, the cost of a divorce is an especially daunting barrier. Legal Services of New Jersey (LSNJ) has published a brand new version of its popular manual, “Divorce in New Jersey: A Self-Help Guide,” that instructs people – step by step – on how to do their own divorce, especially if the issues are not complicated. The publication is free for qualified lowincome people eligible for Legal Services assistance. All others can secure the print edition of the 275-page manual for $50; the digital edition is $25. Detailed information for ordering online, by mail or by phone is available at www.lsnj.org/divorce. Print editions can be ordered by calling (888) 529-8338. Low-income individuals who believe they qualify for a free copy should call Legal Services’ toll-free, statewide legal hotline at (888) 576-5529.
DEATH
NOTICES the
Hudson Reporter Newspapers
DEATH Funeral Directors can send obituaries to our new email address at obits@ hudsonreporter.com for inclusion in our print editions and on our website. The service is free ofthe charge, and is for funeral homes only, please.
NOTICES
Hudson Reporter Newspapers
BUSCETTI, CONSTANCE. A funeral mass was offered July 28 at St. Joseph R.C. Church, West New York, for Constance Buscetti, 97, of North Bergen. She passed away July 25. She was born in Scranton, Pa., and was a longtime resident of North Bergen. Constance was a sales agent for Standard Coat and Dress company of Union City for many years before retiring. Constance was the wife of the late Angelo; Mother of Rachel Roglen and Anthony Buscetti; sister of Mary Smith; also a grandmother of Linda Roglen, and great grandmother of Mark Roglen and Jennifer Jackson. Services arranged by the Leber Funeral Home, Union City. GREINER, JEAN A. Funeral services were held July 28 for Jean A. Greiner of North Bergen. She passed away July 24. Born in Union City, she was a lifelong resident of Hudson County. Jean was predeceased by her late husband, Louis and survived by her two sons, Glen and Bruce as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was an active member of Eastern Star. Services arranged by the Leber Funeral Home, Union City. VILLANO, JOSEPHINE L. A funeral mass took place July 28 at Our Lady of Fatima Church for Josephine L. Villano, 74, of North Bergen. She passed away July 25. Born in Jersey City, she was a retired manager for AT&T in New York City. She was the wife of James Villano; mother of Milissa and James Villano and mother in law of Vivian Gonzalez; sister of Joan Graziano, Angelo ‘Buddy’ Busacco and Antonia Busacco; grandmother of Ava; and also survived by many nieces and nephews. Services arranged by the Vainieri Funeral Home, North Bergen.
Former Wall Street exec brings classic shore fare to Hoboken
5 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
Hot dog!
SIMPLY HOBOKEN – The mural on the back wall of the WindMill hosts the rat pack with Frank Sinatra, franchise owners Roger Corrado and Timothy Cochrane, and an image of Snookie being pulled by a hook back to Jersey City.
FROM WALL STREET TO MAIN STREET – Roger Corrado (pictured) and partner Timothy Cochrane traded their lives on Wall Street for a hot dog stand called WindMill and love every minute of it.
O
By Gennarose Pope
Reporter Staff Writer
ne morning earlier this year, a woman walked past 79 Hudson St. in Hoboken and saw the “Coming Soon: WindMill” sign in the window. She began to cry, franchise owner Roger Corrado recalled. She said to Corrado, “I have to tell my mom a WindMill is coming to Hoboken!” “People are very emotionally attached to the place,” he explained. When Corrado was a kid, he would frequent one of eight WindMill restaurants when he and his family vacationed in Belmar. “So basically I’ve been a fan for 30 years. Well, maybe a little more than 30 years,” he laughed. Corrado laughs a lot now that he’s made his Hoboken hot dog and hamburger shop the ninth WindMill in the state. He was a Wall Street trader for 25 years, and officially left his position as the vice chairman of the New York Board of Traders in September 2011. “Steve Jobs said that if you wake up for 100 days and you look in the mirror and you’re unhappy with your work, it’s time to find another job,” he said. “I enjoyed Wall Street to a point, but it was time to go.”
Taste of the Jersey Shore
Corrado sat smiling ear to ear as the table filled with more and more tasty shore treats (“You’ve just got to try one more thing,” he said about 10 times through the course of the meal). Pleasant old school rock music played in the background. He sat in the bright-but-not-too-bright and smallish self-serve dining room, surrounded by Zagat awards, old WindMill photos, and a picture of Martha Stewart deeming their hot dog the best in the tri-state area. You could plainly see that Corrado considered his new business and its food to be much, much more than “a good thing.” As “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?” got some time on the rotation, one couldn’t help but consider the song a fitting one. Corrado admitted he raised a few eyebrows when he traded in his job for what is essentially a really good hot dog stand, but the joy in his eyes brought those brows right back down. “I turned in my suit for my WindMill attire, and I’m loving it,” he said. The first WindMill restaurant opened in 1964 in Long Branch. The newest one boasts a back wall with a bright, hand-painted mural full of Hoboken history. There are Frankie S. and the Rat Pack, some Tootsie Rolls, a depiction of Washington Street’s Maxwell’s, and Snooki with a hook around her pulling her back to Jersey City (“Since they wouldn’t let her film here,” Corrado snickered). A quick tour of the kitchen showed it to be super-
immaculate, and Corrado’s partner Timothy Cochrane, who was also once a Wall Street man, was working the flat top grill. When was the last time you saw a flat top grill behind the counter of a fast food chain restaurant?
From Wall Street to Main Street
“You get burnt out on Wall Street,” Corrado said. “Things were getting bad there, and in 2007 when I was
see WINDMILL page 6
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 6
ALZHEIMERS
from cover
Because the disease lasts so long, and usually lands the sufferer in assisted living situations, family members suffer greatly as they watch their loved ones fade away. “My mom would just sit with my father all day,” Diaz recalled. “She would hold his hand and make sure he was fed and cleaned. It tore us apart. She lost 30 pounds and I gained 30 pounds in six months. It kills you because there’s nothing you can do.”
three years, both in their late 60s. “One of the many things that makes the disease so bad is that it affects the entire family and the sufferer over an excruciating period of time,” Bemke explained. “There’s no describing it other than it’s horrible.” Diaz has walked solo in various Alzheimer’s fundraisers for the past five years, and last year, Bemke decided to join her. Then their friend Nelson Sosa, also a Weehawken classmate with close ties to the disease, chimed in. Soon, Diaz and her newly-reacquainted circle of around 15 Weehawken Facebook friends formed a team they named “Fighting to Remember” who will join together in Point Pleasant in the fall to raise money for the disease with the non-profit organization, Walk to End Alzheimer’s. “It will be a big emotional day for everybody because we’ll all be together for a cause that’s affected every single one of us,” Diaz said. “Great friends, great walk, great cause.”
What we don’t know
There is no known cure for Alzheimer’s, and approximately 5.4 million Americans – or, one in eight older Americans – are currently diagnosed. As the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, it cannot be prevented or slowed, and the exact cause is yet unknown. “There is one drug that’s supposed to help slow it down,” Bemke said, “But you have to diagnose the disease in its early, early stages.” But doing so is complicated, he added, as early symptoms oftentimes mimic the natural signs of aging, and then there’s the matter of misdiagnosis. Doctors can prescribe certain medications to help control the symptoms once the disease has progressed beyond the early stages, but the side effects of the medications are frequently worse than the symptoms they’re meant to treat. Diaz knows this all too well.
What they plan to do
TEAM WEEHAWKEN – Locals who found each other through Facebook will join together to raise money during September’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Left to right: Celeste Langford, Tony Buonsanto, Laure Buonsanto, Tommy Girardo, Augie Cardenas, Gina Cardenas, John DeSocio, Michele DeSocio, Isabel Diaz, and Bill Bemke.
“Doctors numb patients with pills because some of them become agitated or try to leave assisted living when they forget where and who they are,” she said. “My father was completely zombied out by his medications and he got progressively worse, so we took him off the meds, and he came back for a while.”
Alzheimer’s and its universal effects
“I don’t wish to condemn those who care for patients, but assisted living is a hard situation for everyone to deal with,” Bemke said.
“Patients can have fits, they’re lost and scared, and they’re surrounded by strangers.” Around $200 billion in Alzheimer’s patient care is estimated for 2012 according to the Alzheimer’s Association website. And over 15 million Americans provide care for patients who cannot pay for that care, which costs approximately $210 billion annually. “It’s a complete drain on personal resources as well as the healthcare system,” Bemke explained. “To pay for assisted living, they take everything from you: your home, your property, and your Medicare checks. You lose everything.”
When Cochrane was 16, he became the youngest assistant manager for McDonald’s the Tri-State area had ever seen. “Everyone kept asking, as a trader for 25 years, did I really love it?” he explained. “Probably not, but it was what I did and what I was good at. So looking into a second career, I asked myself what I really enjoyed, and the answer was working at McDonalds.” Both men’s dream became a reality on May 1, 2012. “I never even looked back,” Corrado said. “We get to help people in the area. We’ve got workers from 16 to 60 because the economy dictates that, and we feel good about stimulating the economy and giving back.” Their contentment trickles down. One employee sat in the dining room two hours before her shift, simply because she enjoyed being around. DOGGONE GOOD – WindMill offers custommade Sabrett hot dogs, named the best in the Tri-State area by Martha Stewart.
WINDMILL
HOLY BURGER BATMAN – The Big Ed at WindMill packs a punch with two large flat top grilled patties of butcher-delivered prime beef, cheese, mayo, tomato, lettuce, and onion on a hard roll.
from page 5
vacationing down the shore again, I inquired if the franchise would be interested in bringing WindMill to Hoboken.” They were. He purchased the rights in 2007, but the next year the economy took a turn for the worse. Enter “Timmy:” Corrado met Cochrane through mutual friends as this “Brooklyn guy who thought that Nathan’s was the best hot dog he’d ever eaten,” Corrado said. So they made a deal. Corrado would take him for a drive to the shore, show him some WindMills, and after eating the food, Cochrane could make his decision on whether to become a partner. “I’m just this knucklehead from Brooklyn, so don’t tell me there’s a better dog than a dirty water hot dog,” Cochrane said. “When he asked me to go to the shore, I said, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah.’ That afternoon we were scouting locations in Hoboken.”
Fresh, never frozen, and damn good
“Tell me that’s not the best French fry you’ve ever had,” Corrado said, handing over a crinkle fry smothered in house made cheese sauce. The fries, at $3.09 a basket (and $4.09 with cheese), have been rated the best in New Jersey for the past four years. And the onion rings, at $3.89 a basket, are nothing to sniff at with their golden brown, crispy crunch that makes having a conversation while eating them a bit of a challenge. “All the gym types say they’re bad for you, but it’s an onion, for gosh sakes; how bad could it be?” Corrado laughed. Not bad at all, particularly when dipped in the cheese sauce or even the homemade, fresh every day meaty chili sold at $3.99 a bowl. As a double decker cheeseburger that looked like it just popped out of some glossy, foodie magazine came to the table – replete with cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and onion on a hard roll for $6.99 – Corrado swooned. “Now that is a thing of beauty,” he said. “I used to eat a hot dog in Belmar while waiting for the Big Ed to come out.” Which brings us to the hot dogs. WindMill’s is a $4.29 custom-made foot long, thicker-
While there is nothing currently to be done to cure those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Diaz and Bemke have chosen to do something to help figure out what needs to be done by raising money for research. So far, with their 15 members, they have managed to raise $1,200. Their goal is $2,500, but they’d love to raise as much as possible, including awareness about the disease. On Sept. 29 they will join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Point Pleasant and they encourage anyone interested in joining their team or donating to the cause to visit act.alz.org, click on “Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Fall 2012” in the right-hand column, click “Search for a team,” and enter “Fighting to Remember.” You can also visit their Facebook page by logging in and searching “Alzheimer’s Memory Walk “Fighting to Remember” Team.”
To comment on this story on-line, go to our website, www.hudsonreporter.com, and comment below. Gennarose Pope may be reached at gpope@hudsonreporter.com.
than-normal Sabrett that snaps in your mouth and doesn’t leave that, well, hot-doggy aftertaste or burn in your esophagus hours later. Any sort of condiment one can dream of appears on the counter, from pickle relish to hot pickle relish to plain pickles, and everything in between. The difference between these meat products and a chain is that they’re delivered by a local butcher. In fact, they’re delivered by Joe Vrola, the same butcher who had a vacation home next door to Corrado’s in Belmar. “That’s got to be some good karma,” Corrado said.
Meat free, kiddie, and party options
The WindMill also offers a pretty darned good veggie burger with the taste of the grill for $5.99 as well as a garden salad for $4.59 that can be dressed up with chicken, tuna salad, or rib eye steak (that actually comes rare if you want it to) for an additional charge. They’ve got a fried flounder sandwich for $5.49 which is actually a filet and not a minced-up amalgam of random fishes, and a tuna steak sandwich for $6.99. Kids 12 and under can dine on the Chick-adee chicken fingers combo that includes fries and a soda for $4.79, the Hot Dogger for $4.79, or the Little Leo, which is a gentler version of the Big Ed for $4.79. Want to take the taste of WindMill home? The WindMill Party Pack (price varies depending on how many people you care to feed) includes hot dogs, condiments, and buns, all in a handy takeout box. “Look, I’m not selling the place,” Corrado added. “It sold me! I’m telling you I’ve been a fan for over 30 years.” WindMill delivers and can be found on both Grub Hub and Seamless for online delivery. Call (201) 963-0900 or visit WindMillHoboken.com for more information.
To comment on this story on-line, go to our website, www.hudsonreporter.com, and comment below. Gennarose Pope may be reached at gpope@hudsonreporter.com.
Christ Hospital School of Nursing graduates 122nd class
The Christ Hospital School of Nursing (SON), recognized as a Center of Excellence in Nursing by the National League of Nursing (NLN), has been dedicated to its mission of continuing a legacy of higher education since its founding in 1890. With over 122 years of excellence in nursing education, students that graduate from the Christ Hospital School of Nursing are well prepared to enter the nursing profession. “We are very proud of the Christ Hospital School of Nursing Class of 2012,” states Carol Fasano, MA, RN, NP, C, CNE, Dean of the Christ Hospital School of Nursing. “The face of healthcare today is changing rapidly, and the Christ Hospital School of Nursing has been taking steps to make sure our graduates are ahead of the pace. Nursing is the backbone of healthcare, and education is the cornerstone for excellence in nursing. I feel we are contributing greatly to providing high-quality healthcare; By putting students first, we are also putting patients first.” George Popko, Executive Vice President and CFO
stated in his Welcoming Address, “As the students from the Class of 2012 move onto the next stage of their career, it is heartening to know that the patients’ lives who these nurses will touch, will receive a quality of care that is exceptional. We commend all their efforts and hard work and congratulate them on a job well done.” Speakers for the evening’s ceremony included the Invocation by The Reverend James V. Pagnotta, BA, STB, Pastor of St. Joseph’s R.C. Church; Joyce Adams, member of the Christ Hospital Board of Trustees and Chairperson of the Christ Hospital School of Nursing Advisory Committee; Glen Gaybert, PhD., President, Hudson County Community College; Lori Byrd, Ph.D., RN, CNE, a faculty member of the SON who delivered the Commencement Address; and The Reverend Kevin Morris, Director of Pastoral Care at Christ Hospital delivered the Benediction. For more information about the SON at Christ Hospital, please call 201-795-8360
Congratulations MARIAH RIVERA Congratulations to the graduate Mariah Rivera, daughter of KortneyLyn Rivera and Jude Odenthal.
Kelly Ann Lillis of Jersey City was among just 25 members of The University of Scranton’s Class of 2012 to graduate from the Jesuit university’s Honors Program. She received a bachelor of science, summa cum laude, in elementary education/special education. She was mentored by Sandra Lamanna, Ph.D., faculty specialist of education, and her thesis was “The Link between Emotions and Learning and its Implications for the Classroom.” Lillis will do a year of service with the Lutheran Volunteer Corps upon graduation. Standing from left are Lillis and Joseph Kraus, Ph.D., director of the Honors Program and associate professor of English and theatre.
Jersey City students receive surgical technologist pins from Dover Business College Dover Business College is pleased to announce that students from Jersey City in Hudson County, NJ, received Surgical Technologist (ST) pins during a recent ceremony. The students are graduates of the Surgical Technologist Program at the Clifton Campus, NJ. The following students from Jersey City received ST pins: Joani Ayala and Deborah Jeter.
Olivia Cecchi, of Hoboken, Earns Second Academic Honors from Clark University Olivia K. Cecchi of Hoboken, NJ, has been named to second honors on the Clark University Dean’s List. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the Spring 2012 semester. To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.79, of a maximum of 4.3.
EXPLORE a world of possibilities
Register now for Fall semester! Online, Evening & Weekend classes available! Classes begin on Wednesday, August 29 FOR MORE INFORMATION: www.hccc.edu/mystart 201.714.7200 admissions@hccc.edu
2 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS Journal Square 25 Journal Square Jersey City, NJ 07306 North Hudson Higher Education Center 4800 Kennedy Blvd. Union City, NJ 07087
www.hccc.edu
7 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
Kelly Lillis of Jersey City Graduates from Honors Program at The University of Scranton
SCORE BOARD
© ANTHONY SAINT JAMES
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 8
the
Hudson Reporter Newspapers
BY JIM HAGUE
Nobody beats ‘The Whiz’ Union City legend Mastorelli going strong, after helping many get to college “That was the beginning of the changing of my life,” Hertel said. Hertel remembered a trip past the old Robert Waters School one day. “I remember walking past the big gates of the school and I heard a voice,” Hertel said. The voice was coming from Union City sports and political legend Nick “Whizzer” Mastorelli. “I knew him a little bit from my coach, [long-time Emerson High School grid coach] Pep Novotny, but I wasn’t really close to him at the time,” Hertel recalled. “He stopped me and said, `Hey, Ronnie, do you want to go to college?’ I said, ‘Where?’ He said, ‘The University of Vermont.’ I didn’t even know where Vermont was. I was geographically challenged. I was a young kid from Union City. None of us knew where Vermont was.” But “Whizzer” Mastorelli certainly knew where Vermont was, because he managed to carve his niche permanently in the New ALWAYS THE WHIZZER – Nick “Whizzer” Mastorelli, England state. sitting in his Union City office, is proud to still be pres- In 1945, “Whizzer” Mastorelli ident of the Emerson Alumni Association and Hall of played four sports at Emerson High Fame and has helped an astounding number of local School. He was a standout in track, athletes to receive scholarships to college, most football, baseball and basketball at notably the University of Vermont. Emerson. “I was in Roosevelt Stadium on Hertel was your typical Union City almost every day,” Mastorelli said. “We had kid back in 1961. A resident of 31st nothing back then, except sports.” Street and Summit Avenue, Hertel came Mastorelli spent two years in the Air Force from a family of modest means, much like after completing Emerson High School. In every other family in Union City after World 1949, he was selected to play baseball in the War II. Back then, if you had 50 cents in your Atlantic Coast Baseball League in Burlington, pocket, you were one of the richest kids in your Vt., a team that was coached by legendary neighborhood. Montclair State head coach Clary Anderson. And back then, before the Cuban and “I fell in love with New England,” Mastorelli Hispanic influx into Union City, the area was a said. “At the time, the Emerson athletic direccomplete melting pot, with many different tor was George Manfredi [a standout baseball descents featured throughout. player at NYU, who later pitched in the New “I was from a German family and so were York Yankees’ organization] and he was like some of my friends,” Hertel said. “We had the father I never had. He sent a lot of Jersey Germans, Italians, Irish, Polish, all living City kids to Champlain Junior College in together in the same neighborhood.” Vermont. So I went there to play baseball and Hertel was a football player at Emerson High basketball.” School. He didn’t begin to play football until After his stint at Champlain, Mastorelli went his junior year. on to the nearby University of Vermont in
R
or the third straight year, there’s a girls’ softball team from Hoboken headed to the RBI World Series with a chance to bring home a national championship. The Hoboken Shockers, under the guidance of long-time softball coach Vinny Johnson, will head to Minneapolis this week to compete in Major League Baseball’s RBI (Rebuilding Baseball in the Inner-City) World Series. The Shockers punched their ticket to Minneapolis by defeating Harlem in the Northeast Regional final last week at Macombs Dam Park in the shadows of Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Johnson has been involved with the RBI softball program since 1997, but this marks the third straight year that they won the Regional title to head to the World Series. Johnson is proud of the fact that the majority of the roster has been playing softball under his leadership since they were practically toddlers. “Most of the girls started with me in Hoboken Recreation,” Johnson said. “Some played for me when they were 7-years-old. Others were 9. So they’ve been with me for a long time.” That familiarity has helped the Shockers move through the
F
1950, where he was a Little All-American in basketball, as one of the nation’s top players under 6-feet. He also continued to play baseball, even playing minor league baseball in Canada for a stint under the pseudonym of Nick Aversa, because he wanted to keep his amateur status at the University of Vermont. Someone caught on, the gig was up and Mastorelli was done with college sports. Mastorelli got the nickname that would remain with him for life because of his fleet feet. “There was a football player back then named [Byron] “Whizzer” White [who later went on to become a member of the United States Supreme Court],” Mastorelli said. “People said that I ran like him, that I had the wheels like ‘Whizzer’ White. The nickname stuck. After a while, after I got older, I didn’t mind. It was my name. All anyone would call me was ‘Whizzer.’” But “Whizzer” never lost his love for Vermont. He became a scout for his alma mater, sending kids from the area to the school. Hertel and Emerson teammate Frank Foerester were the first two. “I was such a young kid,” Hertel said. “It was remarkable. It’s like something out of a storybook.” Foerester’s first association with Mastorelli goes back even further. “My first encounter with ‘Whizzer’ was when I was playing Little League ball,” Foerester said. “He was good friends with Pep Novotny. These guys were like mentors to us. He was also my coach for Build Better Boys baseball and we did very well as a team. I had a number of scholarship offers, but once ‘Whizzer’ mentioned Vermont to me, I was interested. As soon as I went there, it was so different from where I grew up [13th and Bergenline].” Hertel and Foerester both went to Vermont together and started the train of local athletes who headed north on Mastorelli’s recommendation. “I had a lot of offers, but ‘Whizzer’ directed me to the right one,” Foerester said. “When I was a freshman in college, my father passed away, but ‘Whizzer’ stayed on me and made sure I finished school. He was like a substitute father for me. He’s the favorite person in my life.” Others would follow, like Rich Reynolds, a solid fullback from Memorial. Bill Librera, a solid basketball star from Union City, headed to Burlington. The stream continued. Some 53 athletes in all earned scholarships to Vermont thanks to the work of the “Whizzer.” That’s 53 teenaged kids from Hudson County, kids who didn’t have two nickels to rub together, were able to go to college for free, thanks to one man. “I guess I did it for about 15 years,” Mastorelli said. “It wasn’t an official thing. I didn’t get paid. A lot of them could have gone anywhere else, but I guess they listened to me.” There were times that the entire starting five of the Catamounts’ basketball team were courtesy of Mastorelli. Another year, the whole offensive line were Mastorelli products. “Other schools would call me,” Mastorelli said. “I helped them as well.” One was a little-known school called St. Mary’s of the Plains in Dodge City, Kansas. Mastorelli helped guys like Fred Constantino, the great St. Michael’s of Union City athlete,
TASTY TIDBITS Hoboken Shockers head to RBI World Series again recent RBI District tourney in New Jersey and now the Regional, defeating teams from Harlem, Queens and Boston to get to the World Series. Johnson said that he had to do a little rebuilding with his team this year. “We lost our heavy hitters and our best pitchers,” Johnson said. “We lost a lot.” But Johnson managed to put together a great roster, a team filled with Hudson Reporter All-Area honorees from last spring. Need proof? Well, all three post-season award honorees are
who played football at St. Mary’s, and basketball legend Gerald Govan of Jersey City, who was one of the first-ever stars of the old ABA. Other Union City greats like Rich Gronda knew of the generosity of Mastorelli. “He’s been a part of my life since I was a kid,” said Gronda, who had a fine athletic career at St. Peter’s Prep and Villanova. “He ran all the leagues, basketball, Little League, 4B. Nick was a fireman and he spent a lot of time with kids, so he had a good relationship with them. I went to Villanova and got hurt bad. But he got me a scholarship to play at Vermont. My leg was so bad that I couldn’t play, but we became very close over the years. It’s unbelievable the way the man has spent his whole life with the same dedication to kids, to his friends. His dedication to Union City is tremendous.” Mastorelli’s products became very successful in life. Foerester is now a retired attorney, living in Austin, Texas. Hertel is the managing director of Wells Fargo Advisors, an investment firm located in Boston. He resides in nearby Winchester. Librera eventually became the commissioner of education for the state of New Jersey. Bob Fazio, who will retire next month as the assistant superintendent of schools in Union City, also has a long-standing relationship with Mastorelli. “He’s an icon,” said Fazio, who played Biddy basketball for Mastorelli. “He took me under his wing when I was younger and we remained close. He showed me the ropes and taught me how to be an honest man and do the right things. He’s one of a kind and the thing I love the most about him is that still to this day, he has such passion and love for Union City. It’s amazing.” “He just cares about people,” said Ed Peterson, who had a long career with the FBI and later worked top security for Major League Baseball and the NFL. “He was special because he was so willing to help others. It’s tough to match his loyalty. Having him as a friend is a blessing. He’s part of a vanishing breed. He was such a positive influence on so many. You don’t see that often today. He’s simply a legend.” Hertel couldn’t come up with the right words to express his feelings about Mastorelli. “What do you say about someone who changes your life?” Hertel said. “My whole life was centered in Vermont. I met my wife there. I got married there. I sent my son there. My connection with Vermont remains strong. I’ve stayed involved, helped to raise money, received awards from the school. I’ve watched the school grow and prosper. What do I owe this man for doing this for me? He changed my life and changed a lot of people’s lives. I’m just so grateful.” Mastorelli still lives in Union City. He’s 83 years old now, still going strong. He doesn’t think what he did was anything special, as truly remarkable as it is. “A lot of them are big shots now,” Mastorelli said. “It’s fantastic for me. I am proud of all that.” Jim Hague can be reached via e-mail at OGSMAR@aol.com. You can also read Jim’s blog at www.jimhaguesports.blogspot.com
members of the Shockers. So are prior honorees as well. Needless to say, it’s a talented group, the very best that Hudson County could offer. Hudson Reporter Most Valuable Player Jayla Vega of Hoboken is one of the Shockers’ pitchers, sharing duties with Jessica Feria of North Bergen, who was the Hudson Reporter Pitcher of the Year. Johnson, who worked with Feria when the two were part of the now-defunct High Tech program, is impressed with her pitching. “She’s really developed into a good pitcher,” Johnson said. “With her and Jayla, we didn’t need another pitcher.” Another post-season honoree, the 2012 Hudson Reporter Player of the Year, Natalia Estremera of McNair Academic, is the team’s first baseman. For good measure, Johnson added veteran Angelique Nieves, the former Union City standout currently playing softball at Iona College. Nieves was the 2011 Hudson Reporter Player of
see TIDBITS next page
9 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
the
SPORTS SECTION
Hudson Reporter Newspapers
EXTRA INNINGS
Hoboken captures District 7 11-year-old Little League crown ax Bracero coached the Hoboken Little League 10-year-old All-Star team last year, so he knew that there was a lot of talent as the players turned 11. “We had them last year and they’re all great kids,� Bracero said. “We wanted to keep them together, so we had the entire team come back. It made it a lot easier for me and for the team, because we knew the kids. They wanted to practice. They want to work hard. As a coach, you love that. They’re willing to spend three hours practicing and playing.� However, something tragic happened between last year and this. Bracero’s father, Max. Sr., lost his battle to colon cancer. Max Bracero, Sr. was 67 years old. “It was the hardest year for me,� said the younger Bracero, who lost his father last Aug. 29. “My Dad loved baseball so much. I thought about giving up coaching, but my wife, daughter and son all asked me to keep doing it. Coaching is something that means a lot to me.� So is the cause to help others with colon cancer and to raise money for colon cancer research. That’s why last weekend, while his team was still playing in the District 7 11-year-old Little League All-Star tournament, the younger Bracero traveled to Long Branch to compete in a three-mile run to help raise money for the Colon Cancer Alliance. On Aug. 29, the year anniversary of his father’s passing, there will be a fund raiser on the Hoboken piers to remember Max Bracero, Sr. “My Little League family has been a big support to me and they’re helping me get donations,� Bracero said. “We’re selling raffle tick-
M
ets, all for the Colon Cancer Alliance.� In between, Bracero is coaching the Hoboken 11-year-old All-Stars. “All these kids just love to play, so it makes it a lot of fun for me,� Bracero said. The Hoboken youngsters came from behind to defeat Roberto Clemente Little League in the District 7 final last week. They moved on to the Section 1 tournament in Nutley over the weekend. “It’s a great feeling,� Bracero said. “We have a special group of kids. We kept this group together for this reason, to have a chance to win the state championship.� The Hoboken All-Stars have a deep pitching staff, led by right hander Victor Martinez, who was unfortunately hit with a pitch last week and was forced out of action. Josh Ortiz is another capable right-hander and so is Kris Salinas, who entered the game last week when Martinez was injured. The catcher is Evan Lichman, who has done a superb job behind the plate. “He calls a great game and people don’t even try to steal on him,� Bracero said. “He’s also so smart. It’s like having another coach on the field.� Aram Assordorian is the team’s first baseman. “He’s been swinging a big bat for us,� Bracero said. Second base duties are shared by Martinez and Ortiz, depending upon who is pitching. Salinas is the team’s mainstay at shortstop. Jeremy Nunez is the team’s slugging third baseman who is also a dependable fielder. Left field duties are handled by Nick Siniscalchi, with Kris Jacobsen and Leo Seickendick in centerfield.
TIDBITS from previous page the Year. Angie Nieves is the team’s mainstay at shortstop. She was a key player on the Shockers’ team last year that went to the RBI World Series. “She’s been hitting the way she always hits,� Johnsons said. “She’s been ripping the ball.� As you can see, it is a very talented team. The catcher is Amanda Casillas, a former All-Area player at both High Tech and Union City. But Casillas was a third baseman in high school. “She went to Monroe College and they turned her into a catcher,� Johnson said. “She can really play anywhere. She’s done a tremendous job back there.� The second baseman is Ali Sarmiento of North Bergen. Teammate Sabrina Reyes is the team’s third sacker. Desiree Rivera of Hoboken is the left fielder. The centerfielder is another Hudson Reporter award winner, but this one received the biggest prize of all. Sybil Lynch, the 2011-2012 Hudson Reporter Female Athlete of the Year, mans centerfield for the Shockers. “Sybil has been playing for me since she was seven,� Johnson said. “We go way back. She always makes so many great plays in the outfield. On this team, the pitchers pitch and everyone else plays defense.� Hoboken’s Jade Bracero is the right fielder. Others on the roster include Nerylix Cerda of North Bergen, who has provided her share of clutch hits in the postseason, along with Kayla Morrisette of Hoboken, Amanda Zielinski of Hoboken and Naomi
DISTRICT CHAMPS – The Hoboken Little League 11-year-old All-Stars proudly display the District 7 championship banner they won for defeating Roberto Clemente Little League in the title game. Front row, from left, are Victor Martinez, Leo Seickendick, Josh Ortiz, Kris Salinas, Kris Jacobsen and Danny Burrell. Back row, from left, are Aram Assordorian, assistant coach Luis Salinas, Evan Lichman, head coach Max Bracero, Jerermy Nunez, assistant coach Tony Montalvo, Nick Siniscalchi, assistant coach Massimo Forte and Orlandus Rivera. The team’s right fielders are Orlandus Rivera and Danny Burrell, the son of former St. Peter’s Prep and Stevens Tech basketball sensation Danny, Sr. If the younger Burrell can jump in any fashion like his father, then any ball hit to right field has no prayer of going out, because the elder Burrell had more hops than a brewery. The Hoboken 11’s began Section 1 tournament play last Saturday, falling 3-1 to Saddle Brook in Nutley at the Nutley American complex. They avoided elimination by defeating Palisades Park, 6-2, and were slated to face Saddle Brook again in the losers’ bracket at press time. “It’s just a special group of kids,� Bracero said. “They love being together and that’s maybe the main reason why we wanted to keep them all together. They definitely make things happen.� And the team’s biggest fan is looking down
Olacio of Hoboken. Dysheka Burrell, also of Hoboken, is the team’s backup catcher. How’s this for talent? Seven members of the Shockers – Vega, Feria, Estremera, Rivera, Lynch, Reyes and Morrisette – all earned Hudson Reporter All-Area honors in 2012. Obviously, Johnson has a nose for talent. The team leaves for Minnesota on Monday. They will face Hawaii in the opening round, hoping to improve on last
from above with a great sense of pride. EXTRA INNINGS focuses on the best stories that come from local baseball and softball leagues throughout the area, from Little League action through travel leagues. If you have any noteworthy information to contribute to the EXTRA INNINGS, feel free to contact Jim Hague by phone at (201) 3035792, by general mail at 1400 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, or via e-mail at OGSMAR@aol.com. The e-mail would be the best way of getting in touch. Please include a telephone contact name and number, in order to secure further information for a possible story. Also, if you have a picture to be used with the story, that would be a great help‌.—Jim Hague Jim Hague can be reached via e-mail at OGSMAR@aol.com
year’s third place finish. “It’s an exciting time for these girls and I think we have an exciting team,â€? Johnson said. We’ll have more on the exploits of the Hoboken Shockers next week‌—Jim Hague Jim Hague can be reached via e-mail at OGSMAR@aol.com
BOUND FOR MINNEAPOLIS – The Hoboken Shockers softball team proudly displays the Northeast Regional championship banner after winning the title in the RBI Northeast Regional tournament at Macombs Dam Park outside Yankee Stadium last week.
JI<O@ 5JPM <M
,@MNJI<GDU@? /JIBN AJM /D>F CDG?M@I "M@@ 0JRDIB { IT JI?DODJI $M , 1 { 0<S @?P>OD=G@ Seen on:
/@ $<=G< !NK<oJG
RRR NJIBNJAGJQ@ JMB
Hot! Hot! Hot! Get your message to more than 3 million New Jersey readers. We can place your business card-size ad in 120+ newspapers throughout the state for just $1,300. That’s less than $11 per publication!
Contact this newspaper for more details or Diane Trent at New Jersey Press Association H[W ‡ GWUHQW#QMSD RUJ
New Jersey 2x2 Display Ad Network
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 10
traits. It was a painting of her cousin making a “crabby face” in a crab costume that she and her family wore to the Coney Island Mermaid Parade five years ago. “An Italian collector bought it, I think, because it was so American,” Tsakis posited. “We went out as a family of crabs, and I still use those pictures a lot to paint from which I think horrifies the kids since they’re in high school now.”
Creative every day
GOOFING AROUND – Janet Tsakis and her husband Chris had their photos taken in a photo booth, which she then turned into works of art that will be displayed in a New York City art show this weekend.
PAINTER
In the eye of the beholder
from cover
While expert technique and objective beauty are undeniably apparent in her final paintings, to some of her subjects, they are also undeniably not their own personal ‘best face forward.’ So Tsakis has become a bit more selective with whom she chooses to paint. “That’s why I do a lot of self portraits,” she explained, “So I’ll make fun of myself and will be less likely to offend people.” It’s something of an exercise in self esteem, really. While to be captured in an artistic portrait is generally considered flattery, it is telling how people can be so sensitive to a portrait if it’s not as flattering as they think it could be, which poses a challenge for Tsakis. Who, after all, really likes how they look in photographs? And Tsakis paints from the photographs that no one really wants. In fact, when she was photographed for the Reporter , she joked, “Get me at my worst!”
Such a challenge seems right up Tsakis’ artistic alley. She has an admitted tendency toward self-torture when it comes to creating a work she is happy with. “I constantly push myself,” she said. “The more appropriate others find photos, the more boring they are to me. It is very rare that I am happy with my final product and sometimes it takes a year to finish it.” Despite either Tsakis’ subjects’ criticism or her own – which is, she said, the most severe – the curator of the Parallax AF show set to run Aug. 4 and 5 at 82 Mercer St. in New York City thinks her work fine enough to feature. Her latest “Photo Booth Series,” a compilation of small panels depicting herself with her husband Chris and her college friend Cathy Suhocki making decidedly odd faces in a photo booth, will join the work of around 200 artists from around the world. The show originated in London and will premiere this weekend in New York City for the
Looking for a full-time reporting
?
Look here! The Hudson Reporter newspaper group seeks a talented writer with an interest in municipal politics, news, features, and the arts, to cover an exciting full-time Hudson County news beat. Entry level OK. Must have writing experience, creativity, punctuality, interest in both hard news and features, and reliable transportation. Send letter of interest with salary requirements (a must), resumé, and any writing samples to: Caren Matzner, Editor, the Hudson Reporter, 1400 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ, 07030 or email
cmatzner@hudsonreporter.com and put “Reporter job” in the subject head
first time. Londoner and curator Dr. Chris Barlow selected works he found from international artists’ online portfolios to display during the two-day event. It is not quite a gallery setting, which often collects a commission for each artwork sold.
“I’m not purposely trying to not show them at their best.” – Janet Tsakis The artists featured can sell direct to the prospective buyer, cutting out the middle man and returning the financial edge to the artist. But Tsakis is not concerned with the money. She really never has been. “Honestly, I don’t know if people would want to buy my work because it’s so personal,” she said, “But it’s nice to have it out there.” She has painted on commission, she said, but only once did she sell one of her pre-made por-
“There was never a day when I wasn’t doing something creative,” Tsakis said. “We didn’t watch television as children, and we were always drawing or doing crafts.” This led to a trend of creativity which Tsakis craftily turned into a lifelong living. She was inspired by her high school art classes when she would open up the large art closet to fetch something for her teacher Kenneth Hand in Perth Amboy and gaze longingly at the supplies inside. “I remember saying ‘Oh my God, I want this,’” Tsakis recalled, though she didn’t quite realize she would herself become an art teacher years later after working several different artrelated odd jobs and returning to graduate school at Kean University for teaching. She got her first job in Bayonne teaching elementary students in 1993. “Teaching was a lot harder than I though, but I was always and still am so excited about it,” she said. “My students always surprise me and turn out something amazing. Every day is different, every kid is different, and I’m always wowed by it.” Tsakis spends her summers doing work on her personal art projects. Her ultimate goal is to one day show at a city gallery. The Parallax AF show is a promising step in that direction. The event is free, but because of the sheer volume of artists, it is expected to be crowded, and the organizers recommend signing up online for tickets at www.parallaxaf.com. The shows run Saturday and Sunday beginning at 5 p.m.
To comment on this story on-line, go to our website, www.hudsonreporter.com, and comment below. Gennarose Pope may be reached at gpope@hudsonreporter.com.
Inserra Supermarkets honors 408 associates for combined 5,335 total years of service Inserra Supermarkets, one of the largest supermarket chains in the metropolitan area, is celebrating 58 years of service and quality excellence by honoring 408 associates for their combined 5,335 years of distinguished service. The honorees were recently recognized for their milestone years-of-service anniversaries, ranging from five to 50 years, at a reception. Hoboken residents Onel Santos, Fred M. Snyder and Jason Wheeler were each recognized for five years of service; Jersey City’s Paul Stettler for 25 years, Sandra Scott for 15 years, Raymond John Alexander, Deogracias Gonzaga, Andris M. Guerrero, Joyce Manzo, Luis V. Mercedes, Milton Rodriguez, Nakia Rose, Nilda Saleem, Tracey C. Toomey for 10 years, Arnulfo Calderon, Diana Correa, William Dougherty, Michael LaRocco, Takeria McCallum, Jeancarlo Restituyo, Quaneisha S. Williams for 5 years; North Bergen’s Julio A. Carbonell, Adelfo Coate, Jose E. Miranda, Armando L. Vazquez for 10 years, Andrew A. Malato, Anka Mrkic, Krysta Somick for 5 years; Secaucus’ Cecelia E. Mondschein for 10 years; Weehawken’s Jesuino P. Percontino for 10 years; West New York’s Chavarria Jose Quiroz for 10 years, Fausto J. Arroyo, Karen Zitz for 5 years. Inerrant Supermarkets is one of the region’s largest employers, providing full- and part-time positions to more than 4,000 associates who reside throughout New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The company owns and operates 22 ShopRite supermarkets located in Bayonne, Columbia Park, Emerson, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Hillsdale, Hoboken, Jersey City, Lodi, Lyndhurst, New Milford, Northvale, Palisades Park, Passaic, Ramsey, Wayne and West Milford in New Jersey and in Rockland County, N.Y., in Garnerville, New City, Stony Point, Tallman and West Nyack.
ongoing
Shabbat Services for Temple Beth El in Nor th Ber gen are on Fridays at 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays, Shabbat morning at 9:15 a.m. Join us for our wonderful kiddish afterward for fellowship and discussion and enjoy a scoop of our famous egg salad and cup of coffee. Introduction to Judaism will run from Nov. – June at Temple Beth El of North Bergen 300 75th Street. For info, call (201) 869-9149. Third-Tuesday-of-the-Month Bird Walk with the NJ MC and BCAS. Free two-hour guided nature walk will take place at Harrier Meadow in North Arlington, a 70-acre restored wetlands area usually closed to the public. RSVP at greatauk4@aol.com or 201-2304983. Alzheimer ’s Association Suppor t Groups: Jersey City Medical Center, 355 Grand Street, Jersey City, Rachel Bogom and Lisa Nathari, (201)915-2041, meets every third Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Also, Secaucus Library, 1379 Paterson Plank Rd., Secaucus, Louise Munsch and Eydie Shapiro, (201)340-2238, meets every first Monday at 4:00 p.m. 24-hour helpline, 1-800-272-3900, or visit www.alz.org/nj Chess Club, Meeting 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m., Monday Nights at Subway Sandwich Shop (Pathmark Shopping Center) in Weehawken. All ages welcome! Autism Suppor t Group will meet at the Bayonne Jewish Community Center, 1050 Kennedy Boulevard, Bayonne, on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Give and receive support from other parents experiencing the same struggles. The Family Suppor t Or ganization Youth Par tner ship meets Mondays & Wednesdays from 5:00 to 7:30p.m.- Open Enrollment- Free Membership Offering a variety of fun and interactive activities, special events, field trips & workshops to support families facing difficult situations. We encourage youths ages 13 to 21 to join us. Please contact La-Trenda Rossat (201) 915-5140 x 15. Beacon Society Inc. has a suppor t group for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS. Monday evenings, 6:30-8 p.m. except major holidays. At the corner of 6th and Garden Street in the community church of Hoboken, rear entrance. Facilitated by a professional. Light refreshments are served. Limited parking is available at rear of building. Contact Karen at (201) 2000911. Donations are greatly appreciated. Send correspondence to Beacon Society Inc. 606 Garden St., Hoboken. Hatha Yoga relaxation guaranteed or double your money back at Hoboken ELKS (1005 Washington St.) Wednesdays 7 – 8:30 p.m. $15 per student (no credit cards). Dress comfortably and bring a mat, avoid eating for 2 hours prior to class and arrive 10 minutes before class begins. No registration. No prerequisites. Walk-ins welcome. For more info call 866-YOGA JOE. (18
yrs or older) *With photo ID. Panic Relief Inc will have a Panic Attack & Anxiety workshop on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. To join in the next workshop, visit www.panicreliefinc.com or call our office at (732) 940-9658. Adoption Days at HCAL The Hudson County Animal League is looking for volunteers to help out on Adoption Days. Please call Franca at (201) 926-5529 to find out how to get involved. Come to one of our meetings. The meetings are free and open to the public. All are welcome. If you are interested in becoming a member, please call Lorma Wepner at (201) 437-7263. If you have a car, truck, van, boat or RV and looking to donate to a charity, think of HCAL. Call (800) 320-0476 and reference The Hudson County Animal League. They will arrange pickup and we will receive the net proceeds. The donor will receive a tax deduction for their donations.
Linda Haft (201) 842-8863 or freeteensnj@ aol.com. Hoboken SAA: Sex Addicts Anonymous meets Sundays and Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Matthew Trinity Parish Center, entrance on Washington at 8th street. Meetings are free and are open to all men and women who are concerned about their own compulsive sexual behavior. Call 201459-8858 for more details. Hudson County Depression & Bipolar Suppor t Alliance meeting will be held on the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. at 880 Bergen Ave., Suite 601, JC. Call (201) 420-8013 for more info.
Ask for Wayne Vivian. Food Addicts in Recover y Anonymous is a 12-step program for individuals seeking to recover from addictive eating, anorexia or bulimia. Meeting held once a week; no dues, fees or weigh-ins. Everyone is welcome. More info call Debi (201) 843-1667; Fran (973) 283-2057. Adoption Days at the Hudson County S.P.C.A., 480 Johnston Ave., JC. Cats, kittens, dogs & puppies. Micro chipping avail. with free lifetime registration. Not for profit. Call (201) 435-3557 for more info.
Hudson County CASA is recr uiting volunteer s to help children in the foster care system & advocate for the best interests of abused & neglected children. Info call (201) 795-9856. Ladies Wor kout Express, 4801 Broadway, Union City, is offering ladies whose husbands are serving our country in the military overseas a free membership. (Proof of spouse’s military status is necessary.) Call (201) 348-3488 for info. Kelly Family Chiropractic of Hoboken, 739 Bloomfield St., Hoboken, will hold new patient wor kshops every Tues., 7:30 to 8 p.m. The subject will be orientation
continued on page 19
KEEPING THE LINCOLN WORKING
Good Shepherd Luther an Church will be having Silent Meditation on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. at 98 Columbia TR. Please, bring a blanket and/or cushion and wear comfortable clothing. Far mer s Mar ket Fr uits and Vegetables vouchers are now available for qualifying seniors at the Weehawken Senior Center, 201 Highwood Avenue. For info: call (201) 319-6060. Sensei J im is teaching a Car dio Aerobic Kar ate Class on Mondays & Wednesdays, 7 to 8 p.m. at the Weehawken Waterfront Park. Classes are $10 for each class. For more info contact Sensei Jim at (201) 753-1936. Adults & par ents are welcome to view a high impact media program geared to reach our youth, where 1 out of 4 sexually active teens have an STD. Host a free Teen’s Parenting Workshop at your school, church or organization. Contact
Starting August 6, the New York-bound Lincoln Tunnel Helix will be closed during overnight hours to begin work on The Helix Fix, a major rehabilitation of the Lincoln Tunnel approach. East-bound traffic will be detoured during off-peak overnight hours: Weekdays 10:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day, Fridays 11:59 p.m. to 8 a.m. Saturdays, Sundays 1 a.m. to 9 a.m., and Sundays 10:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. Mondays. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is working closely with local police to manage traffic detours. Additionally, we are committed to keeping the community informed and up to date on project details. Want more information? We are here to help! Call us toll-free at 1-855-744-0144 or email us at thehelixfix@panynj.gov. Be sure to visit our Web site at TheHelixFix.com for project details and to sign up for project updates to be sent to you.
11 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
from page 2
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 12
115 CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE
Real Estate
Hoboken - The Citadel (FSBO), $575,000, Owner-occupied or Investment Property (current tenants), Modern Condo, 2 BR, 2 BA, Open Kitchen, Spacious Living & Dining Area, HWF, Electric Heat/AC, 975 Sq. Ft. 18 ft. High Ceilings & 12 ft High Tall Windows, Elevator, Next to Shopping, Transp., Schls. On-site, deeded parking. Visit www.fsbo.com/106391. Call owner at 917-499-5173 for appt.
100 HOUSE FOR SALE/ HUDSON CO. Visit www.hudsonreporter.com REAL ESTATE: For Sale
All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. Complaints of discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, marital status, sex, handicap or perception of a handicap should be made by visiting the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, 1100 Raymond Boulevard, Room 400, Newark, New Jersey, 07102 or calling 201-648-2700 BAYONNE LARGE 1 FAMILY WITH 5 GARAGES- On 2 lots. 2 bedrms., 2 full baths, full attic, finished basement. No realtors. 201-437-5037.
PLACE YOUR HOUSE FOR SALE PHOTO HERE! For more details call the Classified Department at 201-798-7800
115 CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE Visit www.hudsonreporter.com REAL ESTATE: Sale/House/ Duplex/Condo
BAYONNE
1,300 SQ. FT. CO-OP Top floor, elevated bldg., hrdwd. floors, lots of closets, 2 bdrms., 1 bath, mod. kitchen. Desirable midtown location. Close to Lt. Rail, 3 bus lines, new off track betting, shopping mall, movie theater, cruise port & park.
$169,000 MONTHLY FEE $946. INCLUDES TAXES, HEAT, HOT WATER, GAS, ELEC., DEEDED PARKING SPACE.
EXIT ON THE HUDSON REALTY
201-437-0411 NANCY D. 201-988-7802
CLASSIFIED CONTENTS
PATERSON
WEEHAWKEN
JERSEY CITY
$309,000 – Fantastic investment! Multiple family w/the amenities of a single home, walking distance to everything! Total 6Bedrooms/ 5Baths & Parking for 3+Cars! MLS#120008923
$849,900 - Brick Victorian 3 family w/inviting porch is a blend of old world charm & modern convenience. Features 3 spacious 8 room apartments w/private sun rms, original details & detached 2 car garage just off BLVD East. MLS#120008660
$475,000 - Beautiful 2Bed/2Bath "Soho" style design Condo, ss appliances, bamboo flrs, 10ft ceilings, located in the heart of Downtown Jersey City. Building Amenities: Gym, courtyard, residents lounge & rooftop deck MLS#120008658
BAYONNE $299,000 – The Montrachet 2Bed /2Bath condos w/ elegant façade bespeaks the grandeur of the antebellum American South, wonderful enhancements & details, portico entry & parking. MLS#120000782
JACOB-BULL’S FERRY $420,000 - OWNER SAYS SELL!!! Albany 2 Bedroom unit on Southern most row of community!! Great location near park, pool, ferry bus and bus to NYC!!!! MLS#110009423
-OPEN HOUSE-
HOBOKEN $560,000 - One of Hoboken's unique 2 Bedroom units. Circular great room w/8 south facing windows, natural sunlight, great closet space, hwd flrs, c/a/c, w/d in unit. Parking included. Gym in the building and great storage. MLS#120000956 $584,900 – Large 2B/2B condo just steps from shopping and transportation! C/A, Hwd flrs, granite & ss appl. Fingerprint enabled dead both at the all the units entrance. Large balcony. MLS#110013250 $825,000 – Spacious 3Bed /2Bath duplex convenient to PATH, hwd flrs, deeded garage parking, central air, w/d, dishwasher, microwave, Jacuzzi, upgraded kitchen & private terrace. MLS#120004867 $549,000 - Picture perfect 2Bed/2.5Bath 1200sq.ft. duplex in prime location, convenient to everything, is a terrific residence. Boasting dramatic kit w/granite, SS appliances, breakfast bar, w/d and an abundance of closet space. MLS#120006553 $639,000 – Fabulous Downtown Park Ave 2B/2B Condo, 1310sq.ft. private terrace, wood burning fire place, upgraded kitchen and bathrooms & moments from Hoboken PATH. MLS#120008120 $519,000 - Conveniently located & spacious home. 2Bed/2Bath condo boasts high ceilings, hwd flrs, ss appliances, granite counters w/an open kitchen, private terrace, ample custom closet space & deeded parking. Welcome home! MLS#120007182 $249,900 - This truly charming 1 Bed condo is the perfect starter home!!!! Conveniently located, this fabulous condo provides easy access to PATH, shopping, restaurants & much more! Don't miss out on this exceptionally priced home! MLS#120007949
Hoboken Office 100 Washington Street 201.798.3300 Mortgage Services 888.288.9579
REAL ESTATE 100-HOUSE FOR SALE/HUDSON CO 105-HOUSE FOR SALE/BERGEN CO 106-HOUSE FOR SALE/ESSEX COUNTY 107-HOUSE FOR SALE/UNION COUNTY 110-HOUSE/OUTSIDE/HUDSON CO 115-CONDO/CO-OP FOR SALE 116-TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE 120-RESIDENTIAL FOR SALE 125-REAL ESTATE WANTED 130-HOUSES FOR RENT 135-APT/CONDO/CO-OP FOR RENT
140-FURNISHED APTS FOR RENT 145-ROOMS FOR RENT 150-APARTMENTS TO SHARE 155-APARTMENTS WANTED 160-SUBLETS 165-COMMERCIAL/IND FOR SALE 166-COMMERCIAL/IND FOR LEASE 170-OFFICE FOR RENT 171-OFFICE SHARING 175-STORES FOR RENT 180-REAL ESTATE FINANCE 185-VACANT LAND & LOTS 190-INVESTMENT PROPERTIES 200-VACATION PROP FOR RENT 205-VACATION PROP FOR SALE 210-VACATION PROP TO SHARE 215-BED & BREAKFAST 220-HOTEL/RESORT/INN
$439,000 - Fabulous 2Bed/1Bth Albany style home. Totally renovated kitchen. Extended breakfast bar, SS appliances, stylish cabinetry & Granite. Community features two pools w/jacuzzis, tot lot, waterfront promenade & shuttle to ferry. MLS#120001831 $534,000 - Stylish waterfront Bergen II for sale!!! Views of river/city from every room!! ss appli, granite, recessed lighting, hwd flrs, ADT home alarm system, California closets 2 pools w/ jacuzzis, tot lot, waterfront promenade & free shuttle. MLS#120001135
Sunday August 5th 1-3pm 100 Manhattan Ave. #2113 3Bedroom / 2Bath / Parking Union City $284,000 Sunday August 5th 1-3pm 795 Ave C #C1 2Bedroom / 1.5Bath / Parking Bayonne $259,000 Sunday August 5th 1-3pm 63 West 30th St 2Bedroom / 2Bath / Parking Union City $369,000 Sunday August 5th 1-3pm 911 Kennedy Blvd 4Bedroom / 3.5Bath / Parking Bayonne Rental $2,995
$405,000 - Unique Albany style home for sale!! Parking for 2 carsone in garage. Community boasts 2 outdoor pools w/Jacuzzis, tot lot, waterfront promenade and free shuttle to NY Waterways and light rail. MLS#120000333
$419,000 - Charming brick row home w/NYC views on lovely Ogden Ave full of original detail features front yard w/flowering tree says "WELCOME", high ceilings, 2 bed plus den, large $649,900 - Unparalleled end unit deck overlooking NYC Delaware style home w/sweeping MLS#120004868 NYC views from every room!! Flooded w/natural sunlight all day $260,000 – “Society Hill” Jersey long!! Hwd flrs, custom painted, City’s best kept secret. A trancorian couters, s/s appl., humidifi- quil, gated waterfront communier, w/d & more! MUST SEE! ty. Pool, club house, tennis MLS#120000372 courts, play area, waterfront promenade, and 24hr security. $709,000 - Exceptional end unit 2BR w/7 custom closets, securi3Bed/3Bath Fanwood style home flooded w/natural sunlight! H/W ty system & 1 car parking. flrs. Fireplace. Cherry cabinets. SS MLS#120005148 appl. Parking for 2cars. Community boasts 2pools w/jacuzzis, tot lot, $75,000 - Renovated Corner waterfront promenade & shuttle to 2BR/1BA is best value in Jersey City. Features Caesarstone ferry. MLS#120005374 counters, ss sppliances, beauti$635,000 - Jacobs Ferry Delaware ful cabinetry, custom backstyle home. 3Bed/3Bath Ideally splash, hwd flrs, c/a, abundant located on southernmost row of closets and high ceilings. community. NYC and park views. SHORT SALE - makes great Flooded with natural sunlight. investment or first home. Steps to second pool, bus and MLS#120006594 ferry shuttle. Parking for two carsone in private garage. $524,900 - Fabulously appointed MLS#120006540 1300s/f 2B/2B Condo w/Private Terrace & NYC Views! JERSEY CITY MLS#120005906 $362,758 - Great 2 family in the Western Slope. Wonderful back- $349,000 – Simply stunning yard w/above ground pool. Full brick 2 family located in historiunfinished basement w/ laundry cal Bergen hill on lovely tree area. Tons of storage space & lined street. New kit/bath, storgreat transportation to NYC and age & closets, ample backyard! Journal Sq. MLS#120002495 Conveniently located to
JACOB’S FERRY
HOBOKEN $560,000 - Move right into this sun drenched 2Bed/2Bath home in luxurious Sky Club. Features SS appliances, w/d, granite countertops, private terrace, 24/7 drmn, security, elevator, community space, discount parking & gym. MLS#120008534
$720,000 - 3Bed/3Bath town home w/NYC views!! Custom tile flr, granite counters, maple cabinetry, gourmet kit & crown moldings. Community Features 2pools w/Jacuzzis, tot lot, kiddy pool, waterfront promenade & shuttle to NY Waterways ferry & light rail. MLS#120008551
schools, shopping, transporta- doorman building w/gym, deli and pool. Easy NYC commute tion & parks. MLS#120007541 via bus, rail or train. Welcome $198,777 - The choice is yours! Home! MLS#120002620 Why rent? Own this beautiful 3Bed/1.5 bath 1 family colonial $359,000 - 2Bed condo @ The home at a fraction of the cost to Thread complex is perfectly prorent. LOW TAXES. Beautiful portioned and impeccably maintained..SS appliances, caesarbackyard, American dream! stone counters, private terrace NOT a short sale, simply priced w/magnificent sweeping views, to sell. MLS#120007818 covered parking, health club & drman. MLS#120007005 $262,000 - Stunning SOHO-Style Lofts 1 bed w/soaring 18” ft ceil- $275,000 - 2Bed loft style unit ings - oak kit w/granite counters w/soaring 12’ ceilings lavished w/breakfast bar, pendant light- w/custom features including ing, ss appliances, step up peninsula kitchen 42” cherry alcove w/bay windows, architec- cabinets, Italian porcelain tiles, tural detailing, gym, 24Hr drmn custom closets, w/d, video & concierge. MLS#120007756 intercom, covered parking… Perfectly priced & perfectly $320,000 - 2Bed/2Bath w/private located. MLS#120008455 deeded backyard, a private entrance and storage. Crown & WEEHAWKEN base moldings and window sills. $289,000 - Terrific Opportunity!!! Oversized master bedroom and 2 Bed co-op features spacious walk-in closet. ADT system. Bus sunlit living rm w/parquet floorto NYC on corner. Near PATH. ing, formal dining & adjoining MLS#120008519 fully equipped galley kitchen for easy entertaining & beautiful GUTTENBURG NYC skyline views. $265,000 - Excellent opportunity MLS#120003864 for owner occupant w/income or investment property. 159' deep WEST NEW YORK lot w/8 parking spaces & record- $499,000 - Unique duplex in ed access easement, parking sought after Hudson Club. provides $700 income per Partial NYC & Hudson River month, separate utilities - fabu- views!! Hwd flrs. Granite kitchen lous potential. MLS#120001300 w/ss appliances. Floor to ceiling windows. Juliette balcony, One $149,900 -Magnificent totally deeded garage spot, Steps to remodeled lg. 1 br unit in the ferry & transportation. Summit House w/ unobstructed MLS#120001931 northern views of NYC & the river, California Closet, ss appli, BELLEVILLE granite, hwd flrs & w/d room. $309,000 - Fabulous Belwood Model w/Corian Counters & Priced to sell. MLS#120000918 Custom Window Treatments! 2007 Community of the Year UNION CITY $299,900 - Incomparable NYC Award! Private Club House / Hudson River views from this Community Rm w/ Pool, picturfabulously appointed 2B/ 2B esque Gazebos, & Bocce Ball direct East facing unit at The Court MLS#120002073 Doric! Features hwd flrs, modern appliances & spacious living/ din- $219,000 – Come see this great ing rm w/panoramic NYC Views! home totally redone! This charming 3BR 2Bath lovingly MLS#120002314 cared for by one family for many $239,000 – Welcome to the years with great potential. “Hudson View” beautiful over- Modern kit, upgraded baths, sized one bedroom w/ granite fenced-in yard, short walk to countertops, ss appliances, hwd everything & very love taxes. flrs, w/d, indoor deeded parking MLS#120006638 & easy access to public transportation & NYC. Short sale NORTH BERGEN $129,777 -Charming 1Bed in subject to bank approval. convenient "racetrack" location MLS#120004002 is the perfect 1st home! Living & dining room adjoins kitchen, $284,000 – 3Bed/2Bath 1400sq.ft spacious bedroom, tile bath, southeast corner condo w/NYC heat/ hot water included in mainviews from every rm, updated tenance - Why rent? kitchen & bath. Full service MLS#120007833
LENDER ORDERED LIQUIDATION SALE! Southwest Florida. Brand new condo 2BR, 2BA, GARAGE only $99,900. Same unit sold for $295K! Gorgeous new 1300 sf condo. All appliances, granite counters, more. Excellent financing. Must see. Call now 877-526-3631 x 439.
MOVING AGAIN! Unload those exce$$ item$! $ell them in The Hudson Reporter's “Neighbor to Neighbor” For Sale Section! Reach over 125,000 households!
Call The Classifieds! 201-798-7800
116 TOWNHOUSES FOR SALE Sick of the heat and the noise? Come to beautiful Cedar Grove! Totally renovated 2 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath Townhome on Upper Montclair border- steps from Upper Montclair Village! EZ Commute to NYC and Hoboken! Granite Countertops in kitchen and baths, Pella sliding glass doors to Juliet Deck off Master Bedroom and the Living/Dining Room Decks, Central Air, Fireplace, Skylights, Gleaming Hardwood Floors throughout, Stainless Steel appliances and Walk Out Basement-all in Cul-de-sac of Prestigious Highpoint! All for only $457,732! Call 973-4334264/email stacykilkenny@optonline.net for showing. Free day passes to Cedar Grove Pool for preapproved buyers!!
• HOME LOANS • RELOCATION • OPEN HOUSES • COMMUNITY INFORMATION • PREVIEWS • REAL ESTATE LIBRARY • NEW HOMES • CONCIERGE SERVICES • COMMERCIAL
©2009 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and Operated by NRT LLC.
JOB SOURCE
300-HELP WANTED 310-HELP WANTED SALES 320-HELP WANTED HOTELS/FOOD SERVERS 330-HELP WANTED MEDICAL 340-HELP WANTED EDUCATION 350-HELP WANTED CHILD CARE 360-SITUATIONS WANTED
GENERAL 400-ADOPTION
405-ALARM SYSTEMS 410-ANTIQUES 415-ART/ARTISTS 420-BATHTUB REFINISHING 425-BLINDS 430-BOATS & MARINE
435-BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 440-CABINETRY 445-CARPETS 450-CATERING 455-CLEANING 460-COMPUTERS 465-ELECTRICIAN 470-ENTERTAINMENT 475-EXTERMINATOR 480-FANS 485-FINANCIAL 490-FOR SALE 495-GARAGE/YARD SALE 500-GIFT BASKETS 505-HOME IMPROVEMENTS 510-INSTRUCTION 515-INSURANCE 520-LANDSCAPING 525-LEGAL NOTICE
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
530-LEGAL SERVICES 535-LOFTS 540-LOST & FOUND 545-MASONRY 550-MASSAGE 555-MEDICAL 560-MEDITATION 565-MESSENGER 570-MISCELLANEOUS 575-MORTGAGES 580-MOVING & STORAGE 585-MUSIC EXCHANGE 590-OFFICE FURNITURE 595-PAINTING & WALL PAPERING 600-PARKING SPACE 605-PERSONALS 610-PETS FOR SALE 615-LOST & FOUND PETS 620-PET SERVICES
REALTOR
C
625-PET SITTING 630-PHOTOGRAPHY 635-PLUMBING & HEATING 640-PSYCHIC READING 645-REFRIGERATION & AIR 650-RELIGIOUS 655-ROOFING 660-SERVICES 665-COUNSELING/THERAPY 670-TREE SERVICE 675-WANTED/WE BUY
AUTOMOTIVE 700-AUTOS FOR SALE 705-TRUCKS 710-MOTORCYCLE 715-RV’S 720-AUTOMOTIVE RENTALS
13 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
Weichert Proudly Recognizes
Diana Sutherlin
Irene Barnaby
Elizabeth Rakela
Jersey City Exchange Place Office 201-860-4009
Jersey City Downtown Office 201-333-4443
Hoboken Office 201-653-8488
Contact These Top Producers For All Your Real Estate Needs. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
For a complete list of our Open Houses and directions, contact your local Weichert Office or visit Weichert.com
YOUR SEARCH IS OVER! EVERYTHING YOU NEED YOU FIND ON
www.hudsonreporter.com Open 7 Days a Week!
Visit our website for a complete list of our Sales & Rental Listings!
Mon-Fri 9am-8pm, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm
www.HobokenProperties.com
56 Newark St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
P. (201) 795-0100 OPEN HOUSES
236 Price Ct, West New York Sun 8/5 2-5PM ESSEX TOWNHOUSE IN WATERFRONT COMMUNITY SS, granite & beautiful tile flrs. 4BR/4.5BA! Empire Bldg views from top flr. $694,900 116 Liberty Dr., Jersey City Sun 8/5 1-3PM LIBERTY HARBOR BROWSTONE 4BR+DEN/3/5BA Chefs ktch w/granite cntrs & Viking appls. Spacious flrpln. Fully furnished bsmt. Cherry hwf & rec'd lghtg. Equipped w/state of the art technology. $899,000
HOBOKEN LISTINGS
BRIGHT STUDIO East facing sunny terrace off living area is large enough to entertain or just relax. High ceilings. Hwf. Low taxes. $190,000 BRIGHT LOFTY HOME! Heart of downtown. 5th flr home in elev bldg. Spacious living space at lofted BR. W/D, granite & ss appls. $250,000 SPACIOUS 1BR+LARGE DEN Starter home, exp brick, f/p, built in bookshelves & more. Common yard, storage & laundry on site! $279,000 CHARMING 1BR/1BA 2nd flr walk up, high ceilings, hwf, natural light, eik. Bldg offers laundry rm & h/hw incl in low maint. $329,000 LOVELY 1BR W/ GREAT LAYOUT! Located near NYC trans. Features granite, ss appls, built in AC units, dining area & lrg wic. Well maintained pet friendly bldg w common laundry rm & landscaped yard. $329,000 YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL! Downtown 2BR in elev bldg, w/ 2 deeded prkg spaces. Box layout. Corner unit w/ loads of windows. HWF. $329,900 1.5BR NEWLY RENOVATED HWF throughout, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances.Don't miss out! $339,000 WHY RENT? Gut Renov in '06. BR w/ semi enclosed LARGE priv terrace.C/A/C/H, Upgrades Galore, W/D & Common Storage. $389,000 SPACIOUS & RENOVATED 1BR 450sqft of exclusive outdoor garden & patio space w/ addt'l outdoor storage shed. Open flrpln, SS. W/D. $419,000 PH W/ 250 SQFT TERRACE W/ NYC VIEWS Gourmet ktch, granite cntrs, dedicated DR w/ sky light, Master B/R w/ his/hers closets, lrg LR w/ sliding door to deck, elev, common yard, full sized prkg. $599,900 LAST UNIT LEFT! Brand New Construction, Beautifully designed 3BR/2BA w/ your very own priv elev opening in to you residence. Upgrades Galore. 10Yr Builders Warranty + 1 YR free prkg. $699,000
AMAZING 1 OF A KIND HOME! Private elev opens to over 1,548sqft of luxury living. Ktch w/ GE profile SS Appls. W/D & wine frig. marble/travertine tiles, granite cntrs, brkfst bar. 25x 10 Priv Deck $719,000 THE WESTFIELD - MODERN 3BR/3BA Top floor home, rec'd lghtng, surround sound system & pre-wired for high speed internet, w/d. Open ktch w/ granite & brkfst bar. 1garage prkg incl. $749,000 COVETED SUNNY CORNER HOME W/ NYC VIEWS! Gourmet chefs ktch w/ solid cherry cabinetry & prof restaurant grade appls, redesigned ktch flrpln, track lghtg, & more. S. & W. exposures. Prkg incl. $824,900 THE W State of the art condo, kitchen with highest grade appliancess. Fully equipped media center. The W offers every amenity imaginable to its residents. Welcome to a World Class Lifestyle! $949,000 GORGEOUS 3BR/2.5BA PH 1900SQ.FT. home with unobstructed NYC views from every room. Huge walk-in pantry, S.S., 3 wic's & much more. Steel & concrete elevator bldg w/ deeded prkg & backyard. $1,049,000
LISTINGS IN SURROUNDING AREAS
LOCATE YOUR BUSINESS Dining for 35 people & endless delivery options, outdoor seating, ktch equipment, tables/chairs/coolers incl. $90,000 TREE-LINED NEIGHBORHOOD One family with a bonus apartment garden level. A must see. Wont last. Solid brick building. $115,000 REDUCED! RARE FIND Spacious LR/DR. Lovely terrace. Near trans. Onsite prkg & elev, convenient location. Southern exposure!!! $115,000 WELCOME TO THIS TOP FLOOR HOME 1BR home in elev bldg, hwf & nice layout. Laundry rm in bldg. Enjoy trans at your doorstep. $132,000 ONE FAMILY DETACHED 50X100 lot. Big bckyd, 3+ parking. Why pay rent when you can own. Wont last. A MUST SEE. $160,000 RECENTLY RENOV STUDIO Full ktch w/SS appls & extra-long granite top island. Fantastic lighting, and great closet space $165,000 BRIGHT & QUIET TOP FLOOR CONDO Reno. BA & new windows, view of NYC from BR. Storage & laundry on site, common patio w/grill. $175,000 LIVE ON THE PARK! CHARMING 1BR NYC views, HWF, orig moldings, laundry in bldg, modern eik, great closet/storage space, super on-site. $177,000 RIVERVIEW TERRACE! 2BR, 850sq.ft., elev bldg. Near it all! $185,000
MANY AMENITIES ABOUND! Starter home overlooking the Hudson River. 3rd floor w/ ter & panoramic views. lots of closets & ss appl. $210,000 GORGEOUS 2BR/2BA Luxury unit w/ granite cntrs & brkfst bar, lrg living area w/ over-sized windows W/D on each floor & 1 prkg space. $255,000 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY!!! 3 condo units for sale. Jersey City Journal Square. Dont miss this opportunity. $290,000 SPACIOUS BERKLEY MODEL Sought after community. Open flrpln, bright & sunny LR w/ eastern exposure. SS. Cathedral ceilings. $325,000 BRICK ROW HOUSE Home w/ wood burning f/p, over looking Hamilton Park. Lrg master BR. 3 priv storage areas, W/D, common crtyd. $396,000 CHARMING COLONIAL First floor offers L/R, D/R, ktch, heated enclosed porch & half BA. 2nd flr offers 3brs & renov full BA. The bsmt is semi-finished. Two zone cac. Landscaped bkyd w/ sprinkle system. $419,000 REDUCED! BRIGHT & OPEN 1BR+DEN/2BA With deeded prkg. Ample living space w/ room for DR, w/d, ss, & granite cntrs. $459,000 TURN-KEY 3 FAM INVESTMENT PROPERTY All units have renov ktchs & Bas, new flooring, w/d in each apt, great yard! $489,000 WELL KEPT LARGE SINGLE FAMILY Sunny + Spacious, high ceilings. Open layout, garage. Huge attic. Eik leads to sunny yard. $525,000 DIXON MILLS! Sunny corner 3BR/2BA loft. 1350sqft, hwf, marble & tile BAs, ktch w/ window & granite, SS, w/d, FULL of amenities!! $529,000 HUDSON POINTE Luxury full service bldg on the Waterfront. Italian porcelain tiles, & granite. Priv patio. 2 car garage, drmn, pool, gym! $550,000 HENLEY ON THE HUDSON Stunningly designed, 2br/3ba + priv outdoor terrace. Custom marble foyer, wall surfaces, tray-ceilings, & dark wood floors. Classic white chefs kit w/ glass bksplsh & Viking appls. $785,000 TRUE 3BR/3BA HOME Quality construction & stunning finishes galore. Formal LR & DR w/bonus room, W/D & garage prkg. Community features, 24hr concierge, lounge, theater, gym, sun deck & infinity pool! $839,000 2 FAMILY HOME - 2 DUPLEXES Each home w/ hwf & lots of old world touches. Located downtown by PATH & Van Vorst Park. Lower duplex has yard & upper duplex boasts a deck. $925,000 BLDG & LAND FOR SALE Rare find, 172x45 building and lot for sale. Perfect for any type of business. No restrictions on this land. $1,190,000
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 14
REALTOR
C
VILLA REALTORS www.JERSEYCITYNJREALESTATE.com
Barbara Tulko 201-218-4009 (cell)
HOBOKEN
$10,000 just slashed AN AFFORDABLE HOME from the asking price today ! ON HISTORIC WILLOW TERRACE WEEHAWKEN Nice area right near 3 bedroom 1-FAMILY ENJOY THIS VIEW EVERYDAY!!! St. Peter's University brick rowhouse. 3 STUDIO O units available ALL with BALCONY. Private on street parking 1 FAMILY w. 2-car PARKING Qualified buyers can own for owners in this neighborhood. 7 BRS / 2 BATHS for LESS than RENTING. Convenient midtown location Spacious Rooms, hardwood flrs, $139,900, $149,000, $164,900 NY busses at corner DECK and YARD, enclosed Choose to save $$$ and Property has awesome potential SUNPORCH...Stained glass upgrade yourself OR select and purchase price is less than the already renovated one, and other original details many 2-bedroom condos check out example unit @ How about ou investors...? yet gives you the privacy of www.BOULEVARDEASTLIVING.info This would be an ideal place to home ownership. Did I mention that FORMULA ONE RACE will be visible in 2013 from rent to STUDENTS from college! $550,000 the balcony of your unit ??? contact CAROLYN $349,000 Own instead of renting NOW!
306 Grove St Jersey City, NJ
201-946-2700
James Pazzaglia 201-240-8053 (cell)
www.WEEHAWKENNJHOUSE.com Beautifully Newly Renovated
2-FAMILY 3 BR R / 2 BATH H duplex.. with h YARD D forr owner New kitchen, bath, hardwood flrs PLUS 2 BR w. deck, new kitch / bath (rented for $1500+ util) GREAT yard. w. pergola. Individual heat/hot water systems
Stainless appliances, granite countertops, hardwood cabinetry, ALL NEW WINDOWS AND A NEW ROOF. REDUCED TO$ 525,000
call BARBARA
Carolyn Cavallaro 201-851-3012 (cell)
www.UNIONCITYNJHOMES.com FHA A APPROVED D COMPLEX Now's the time to enjoy the awesome sunsets from your PRIVATE BALCONY LARGE 1 BEDROOM (861 S/F) Granite, custom tiles, wood floors. Light galore, PARKING. FREE shuttle to PATH NY bus @ door. GYM.... 24 hr concierge COMMUNITY GARDEN..$245,000
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DEAR R HOMEOWNERS.. .
Homes are SELLING... BUYERS are getting "off the fence" and taking advantage of low interest, etc. If you are thinking about SELLING and would like to know the market value of YOUR home, call me today for a "no obligation" discussion. BARBARA TULKO
201-868-3100
www.hudson re porter.com
MLS
553 Jersey Avenue ~ Jersey City ( 201 ) 659 - 7101
REALTOR
C
HAMILTON PARK True 1,839 SF Loft in Wells Fargo Bldg: 18 ft. ceilings, open layout w/dramatic stairway to upper level, 2 large bedrooms, 2 full baths, chef’s kitchen w/ ss appliances & built-in wine cooler, walk-in closets, laundry room, new heat/ac system and parking. Steps to Park & walk to PATH. OFFERED AT : $549,900 JERSEY CITY HEIGHTS Grand 1 Family Victorian on desirable Sherman Place. Features 4 bedrooms, 3 full & 2 half baths, open living layout, new kitchen & baths, pine floors, tons of original details, huge landscaped yard w/ paved patio, quaint front porch, and much more! A Must See! OFFERED AT : $549,000 BAYONNE Mint Condition 6 Family w/ Parking & Beautiful Yard. Four 2 BR & two 1 BR apts, new windows, deck on rear of owner’s apt + basement apt for super. Close to Light Rail. OFFERED AT : $525,000
www.armagnoagency.com
LOIS SCHNEIDER REALTOR The First Name In Fine Properties
67-75 New England Avenue, Summit, NJ
SUMMIT. $415,000 Pristine two-level Townhouse at Raine Court offers upscale renovations. Sparkling hardwood floors, renovated eat-in kitchen, 1st-floor bedroom and bath, lower level family room, bedroom, and more. Close proximity to town, NYC trains. 2/3 beds, 2 baths. Web#1119
908-277-1398
REALTOR
C
431 SPRINGFIELD AVENUE SUMMIT Visit us at www.LoisSchneiderRealtor.com
HOBOKEN $529,000 SUNDAY 8/5 1:00PM-4:00PM 122 JACKSON ST. #3A NEW LISTING Updated Kitchen, H/W Floors, Walk-In Closets, W/D in Unit, Private Terrace.
REALTY EXPRESS LABARBERA
HOBOKEN 201-420-8989 www.relb.com
HOBOKEN $629,900 SUNDAY 8/5 1:00PM-3:00PM 110 BLOOMFIELD ST #2 2BR, 2BTH. Stunning, chic, mint-condition, gut-reno on highly sought after Bloomfield. Open kitchen, custom cabs, s/s, granite, private terrace, h/w floors, CAC, W/D in unit.
WEEHAWKEN starts@$299,900 SUNDAY 8/5 1:00PM-3:00PM 518 GREGORY AVE Unique converted factory. NYC style living at a fraction of the cost! 1, 2, 3 bedroom units available, some with private terraces offering spectacular views. Offered by Marlene former sales director marlenefrazzini.com $299,900$494,900
COLDWELL BANKER RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE
WEST NEW YORK $694,900 SUNDAY 8/5 2:00PM-5:00PM 236 PRICE CT. #236 POPULAR ESSEX TOWNHOUSE IN WATERFRONT COMMUNITY SS, granite & beautiful tile flrs. 4BR/4.5BA! Empire Bldg views from top flr.
RE/MAX GOLD COAST REALTY 201-795-0100
201-963-1400
www.cbmoves.com/jerseycity
CENTURY 21 INNOVATIVE
135 APT/CONDO/ CO-OP FOR RENT APARTMENTS AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE OCCUPANCY Fairview Apartments (Fairview, NJ): Premier apartment building conveniently located minutes from New York City. Amenities include central air conditioning, swimming pool, laundry facilities, community room, covered parking and secure building. Income limits apply. For more information and to get an application call 201941-7700. Equal Housing Opportunity & Handicap Access.
BAYONNE 2 BEDRMS.- 2 full baths, large top floor, new construction. Driveway, garage. Hardwood floors. With balcony. 1 block from Lt. Rail. Central heat/AC, new appliances, granite kitchen. Near schools/shopping. $1,550P/M. 1½ mo. sec. Mike, 732-740-3856. George, 201-978-3283.
GUTTENBERG 1 BEDROOMFurnished seasonal rental. 2 baths. Fabulous NYC/River views. Utilities/cable/Olympic pool/gym included. Parking available. $1,975P/M. 917-5832638.
JERSEY CITY $899,000 SUNDAY 8/5 1:00PM-3:00PM 116 LIBERTY DRIVE #116 LIBERTY HARBOR BROWNSTONE 4BR+DEN/3.5BA. Chefs ktch w/granite cntrs & Viking appls. Spacious flrpln. Fully furnished bsmt. Cherry hwf & rec'd lghtg. Equipped w/state of the art technology.
RE/MAX GOLD COAST REALTY 201-795-0100
Brownstone Agency, Inc.
WEEHAWKEN. Furnished 1 BR apartment located less than one block off of Boulevard East. $1,000, plus utilities. Call 212-506-5173
UNION CITY- 46th St. 1st floor. 2BR, LR, DR, ss appliances, hardwood floors, patio. No pets. $1,400 plus heat. 1½ months security. Available 8/1. 201-424-4633.
WEST NEW YORK
HOBOKEN- 1 BR (unfurnished) and private bathroom available in Furnished, Newly Renovated, Luxury 2BR 2Bath apartment in Hudson Tea Building with washer/dryer, dishwasher, overhead storage, walk-in closet, 14 ft ceiling, gym and more, with stunning direct facing NYC view. Current tenant: female young professional, looking share with likeminded, responsible female roommate. Rent is $2000/m + utl, garage parking available for additional $200. Call Joanne at 201-7068280, if interested.
145 ROOMS FOR RENT
Blvd East Renovated No Fee 1BR............$1,159-$1,299 2BR........................$1,550
JERSEY CITY- Journal Square area. Quiet & nice. Furnished room w/refrig. Close to Path. $370/mo. No smoking, no pets. 862-2429330.
185 VACANT LAND & LOTS
201-646-1234
DEAL FELL THRU @$49,900! 11 acres – NOW JUST $39,900. Jaw dropping views! 2½ hrs NY City! Fields, woods, spring! Terms avail! Call (888) 918-6264 or NewYorkLandandLakes.com
UNION CITY: Avail Now! Move-In-Cond. 2BR's, LR, DR, EIK, Bath, Nr Lt Rail & NYC trans. No Smkg. Cred Check req. Call after 10AM, 201-8675014.
LENDER SELLING SHORT! 40 acres - $69,900. 3 properties for the price of one! Near Cooperstown, NY. LOW taxes, incredible views, trophy deer! Call NOW! (888)481-0442.
Newly Renov. No Fee 1BR..........$985-$1,000
Downtown Bayonne 3 bdrm w frig, hardwood floors, close to lightrail/park, w/d ok. $1350 Call 201-455-5812
SECAUCUS Apt for Rent, 3 Bdrms, 1.5 bath. Top Floor, owner occupied home. 1700.00 monthly, no utilities. No Pets. Call after 6 – 201-863-8361
UNION CITY
BAYONNE: 2 small bedrooms. Move-in-condition. Utilities not included. 1 month security $925/mo. Call Frank for appointment. 201-953-4491
201-792-7601
135 APT/CONDO/ CO-OP FOR RENT
201-646-1234
West New York, recently renovated 1-bedroom $875 on Monroe Place. Call 917 664 0657.
PLACE YOUR CONDO FOR SALE AD HERE! For more details call Classified Department at 201-798-7800
15,
U P T O W N R E A LT Y I N C . 117 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ 07030 WWW.HOBOKENUPTOWNREALTY.COM (201) 656-8100
J.C. Downtown – Cross The Street Your In Hoboken – Just Reduced! Impressive Two Bd. Two Bath, Entertaining Liv., Rm., Inviting the Outdoors in w/Huge windows, appealing Layout, Fabulous Kit., Two nice sized bedrooms Elevator, Concierge, Fitness Rm., Shuttle To Path, Parking & MUCH MORE!
ENTERTAIN N IN N THE E OVERSIZED D PRIVATE E TERRACE E (364 4 SF)‌..$520,000
New Listing – J.C. Heights – Congress St. Enjoy incredible location – One Bd. Kit., w/breakfast bar opening into living area, beautiful Birch hw Flrs., new bathroom, laundry on premises, nice sized Bedrm., R NYC C BUS,, & LIGHT T RAIL WOW! Parking..NEAR STATION N OUTSIDE E YOUR R DOOR R $239,000
NEW LISTING Gently Priced Two Bd. Charming Details, NTRACT Beautiful UN Kit., Modern bath, soaring DER CO ceilings & Dining area‌$299,000
GENTLY PRICED
SOLD FABULOUS LAYOUT N e w e r Tw o B d . Tw o B a t h , e n t e r t a i n i n g L i v. R m ., P l u s H o m eL OD f f i c e , E l e va t o r & Pa r k i n g ‌ $ 5 1 0 00 S, 0O
G r e a t O n e B d ., Fa b u l o u s K i t ., l i v / d i n i n g area, Hw floors, central a/c, w/d, E l e va t o r A c c e s s ‌ $ 3 2 5 , 0 0 0
PRIVATE GARAGE
Stunning Kitchen w/ all upgrades Two bedroom. Two Bathrooms, Corner Local w/tons of windows, Double French Drs leading to PRIVATE TERRACE‌$535,000
Hoboken n Properties s forr Sale LD NOW!...$979,000 4- FAMILY – VACANT SO Renovate 2- FAMILY...PLUS STORE VACANT‌‌.$785,000 3- FAMILY..
VACANT
+
STORE(TENANT)
.....$1,100,000
220 Washington St Hoboken . NJ . 07030 201.792.7601
“Insure your property with confidence!â€? • • • • • •
BROWNSTONES / ROW HOUSING APARTMENT BUILDINGS CONDO / COOP ASSOCIATIONS MIXED USE (RESIDENTIAL W/ MERC) COMMERICAL & PERSONAL INSURANCE RENTERS INSURANCE
NORTH BERGEN UPPER Newly Renov No Fee 2 BR.......................$1,325
201-646-1234
**New Jersey and New York properties eligible** 0 years! Insuring real estate for nearly 40 Carrier is rated A Excellent (A.M. Best)
North Bergen apartment for rent 2 bedrooms, very good condition. Ask for Maritza 201 954-9060
We pride ourselves on our service and commitment to our customers and the local community. Why choose anyone else? Calll forr a quote e today.
st
Call or Stop By for a “No Obligation� Quote
504 WASHINGTON ST. HOBOKEN 201-683-9821 • kpryde@brownstoneagency.com
NORTH BERGEN: Large 1 floor studio in private home. Bright, small deck & stained glass. Avail immed. Must be seen! No pets. $865/mo+ security. Lease required. Utilities not included. 201-330-1520.
4VO t QN #MPPNĂśFME 4U )PCPLFO
(SFHPSZ "WF " 8FFIBXLFO
#3 #BUI 4UVOOJOH DIJD NJOU DPOEJUJPO HVU SFOP PO IJHIMZ TPVHIU BGUFS #MPPNÜFME 0QFO LJU DVTUPN DBCT T T HSBOJUF QSJWBUF UFSSBDF I X øPPST $"$ 8 % JO VOJU
#3 #BUI 4R GU #SJHIU VOJU XJUI TPVUIFSO FYQPTVSF WBVMUFE DFJMJOHT XBTIFS ESZFS IX øPPST BOE JOEPPS HBSBHF QBSLJOH
WWW.HOBOKENHOMES.COM WWW.JERSEYCITYHOMES.COM
15 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
135 APT/CONDO/ CO-OP FOR RENT
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 16 BY APPOINTMENT-BAYONNE
BY APPOINTMENT-JERSEY CITY
BY APPOINTMENT-JERSEY CITY
BY APPOINTMENT-JERSEY CITY
BY APPOINTMENT-JERSEY CITY
2-F W/PARKING $299,000 On oversized lot. Clean & well maintained w/ 3 floors (finished attic can be used as In-Law suite, beautiful yard. cbmoves.com/120008690
UNIQUE CONDO $335,000 1bdrm duplex prime Downtown area Private fenced yard, hw flrs, cent a/c, lofted ceilings. Just steps to Grove St & Newport Path stations Hamilton Park and Mall. cbmoves.com/120008963
JAMES MONROE CONDOS Sought after studio $323,000 Renovated 2bd, 2bth $485,000 Sought after 3bd, 2bth $569,000 w/whirlpool, private terrace Sought after 3bd, 2bth $569,000 "NEWPORT THE IN PLACE TO BE" Dream Commute W/Path next door marlenefrazzini.com
HISTORIC BRICK ROW $689,000 In the heart of Van Vorst Park Owners duplex on 2nd & 3rd flrs, 1 bdrm rental unit on first floor w/backyard.4 bdrms, 2.5 bths exposed brick, central a/c and lovely deck. Minutes to Grove St Path a must see! cbmoves.com/120004612
"DOWNTOWN DELIGHTS "
LIVE IN LUXURY $949,000 JAMES MONROE 2-3Bdrm duplex sought after direct East exposure corner w/So. Exposure 2 terraces 1 w/Jacuzzi facing NYC cbmoves.com/100008327
GREAT INVESTMENT $225,000 Three family sold as is and close to all essential services. cbmoves.com/120005439
COLLINS PARK $200,000 Well maintained 2 bdrm, 1.5bth duplex w/parking, private balcony and close to all essential services inc Bridge cbmoves.com/120008283 BY APPOINTMENT JERSEY CITY
BROWNSTONE CONDO $459,000 Gorgeous 3bdrm, 2 bth unit on top floor w/private roof rights w/NYC views. 2 original mrble fireplaces ceiling medalions, 19Th century pocket doors. One of Downtowns best, a real gem & must see. cbmoves.com/120007824
BEAUTIFUL CONDO $142,000 Beautifully renovated on corner of prestigioius Sherman Pl, close to Path and historic Pershing field, A great buy cbmoves.com/120005035
1-F NEAR LIGHT RAIL $159,000 Grat for first time buyer, 3 bdrms 2 bths, large backyard, walk in basement near Kennedy Blvd. cbmoves.com/120002380
CLOSE TO PATH $169,000 2bdrm 1 block from St Peters nice sized rooms, heat, hot & cold water included in maint. cbmoves.com/120008491
1-F WITH PARKING $199,000 Great West Bergen area, move right in, 3 bdrms, larg yard, full finished basement. Great condo alternative a must see! cbmoves.com/120008032
ST JOHN'S CONDO $214,000 Fantastic 1bdrm in elevator doorman building. Oversized 1bdrm w/NYC views, maint inc heat & hot water.2 blocks to the Path station at JSQ cbmoves.com/120007299 BEST HEIGHTS AREA $230,000 Excellent 2bdrm, shared yard oversized eik, ornamental brk frplc, huge bath w/Jacuzzi, low taxes & maintenance. cbmoves.com/120008594 AMAZING DUPLEX $248,000 2bd, 2bth most convenient Heights area Steps to Hoboken Lt Rail elevator, gut renovated move right in, tons of closets. cbmoves.com/120005518
BIG BEAUTIFUL 1F $235,000 Right off Kennedy, 4 lg bdrms, huge formal DR, 2 big full bths, big luxurious yard w/patio cbmoves.com/120007921
COMING SOON! $299,000 Brand new construction 2F w/ 2 car garage, 6 bdrms, 4 bths. cbmoves.com/120008719 CLEAN 2F W/PARKING $299,000 Amazing home on best block, 3 over 3 w/finished basement, new sep furnaces w/central air, side by side entrances, lovely front porch cbmoves.com/120002071 WESTERN SLOPE 2F $299,000 On bright corner nice layout w/ formal dining rooms, convenient to Journal Square Path. cbmoves.com/120003293
BROWNSTONE 1-F $299,000 Victorian style w/ 5 marble mantels, lots of original detail plenty of upgrades, Close to Light Rail and all transportation to NYC & Downtown financial area. cbmoves.com/120008775
NEWER 2F W/GARAGE $348,000 Three bdrms, 2 full bths ea unit huge finished basement, close to everthing including Light Rail, Board of Education and all city services. A great opportunity for the savvy buyer. cbmoves.com/120006435
BRICK TWO FAMILY $199,000 Well maintained on tree lined st. Sep utilities, well kept home w/ finished basement. Located in convenient area close to all essential services. cbmoves.com/120008209
FANTASTIC ISLAND 2-F $369,900 Lovely open floor plan w/large eik 3 bdrms, great closet space and gleaming hw floors, pull down attic for storage, large yard w/deck Minutes to Path & Downtown! cbmoves.com/120008556
YOUNG 3F W/GARAGE $359,900 Excellent rent roll, newer property no work required just collect rent 7 bdrms, 5 bths, finished bsmt. cbmoves.com/120005006 DETACHED 4F $398,500 With parking in great area. All spacious box rooms, newer baths basement w/sep entrance, 3 heat and 4 boilers. Conveniently located to public transportation cbmoves.com/120005641 AFFORDABLE 6F $259,900 Each unit has 2 bedrooms and sep gas heating. Great investment for the savvy investor. cbmoves.com/120005400 UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY $155,000 Formerly used as Church, could still be used as church. The land and building are being sold as a package (50X100). cbmoves.com/120008420 GREAT OPPORTUNITY $200,000 Solid brick w/2 storoes and tons of parking. 1 store is vacant and the others is being used as an auto repair shop. Nice super busy area in the heart of Jersey City's Business district. And convenient to all city services. cbmoves.com/120000520
THE PIER HOUSE $779,000 Stunning corner triplex, 2bd, 3bth w/parking, 2 story vaulted ceiling Chef's kitchen, 2 terraces offering magnifiecent views. Ferry at the door, Path & Light Rail close by cbmoves.com/120008112 DOWNTOWN CONDO $239,900 Great 1 bdrm, mod kit & bth, lovely yard, minutes to Path Turn key move right in, must see to believe this is the perfect deal at a perfect price. cbmoves.com/120003208 PAULUS HOOK CONDO $449,000 1000SF 1 bd w/oversized deck in unique historic brick building. Tavertine tiles adorn the oversized bath w/walk in shower, cbmoves.com/120002630 WATERFRONT LIVING $624,999 Corner 2bdrm unit w/Southern exposure allowing breathtaking panoramic views. Exquisitely appointed. Deeded parking cbmoves.com/120004820 "A" CONDO $ 605,000 Luxurious living in this 2bd, 2bth w/parking in prime waterfront location. Sun drenched unit. Maint includes Ht/Hw & gas. cbmoves.com/120003094 THE ULTIMATE CONDO $630,000 Experience waterfront luxury living in the Power House District. Great corner unit w/Southern exposure allowing breathtaking panoramic views of lower Manhattan from your private balcony. Exquisitely appointed w/GE profiel appliances granite conters, 42" Maple cabinet marble finishes, Kohler fixtures, in unit wash/dry, deeded parking. cbmoves.com/120008396
BY APPOINTMENT-WEEHAWKEN
“OPEN SUNDAY 1-3” 518 GREGORY AVE UNIQUE CONVERTED FACTORY MANHATTAN STYLE LIVING AT A FRACTION OF THE COST ! Sought after 1bd, highly $299,900 views. ALSO FOR RENT 2,100 Mint condition 2 bdrm $394,900 ESTATE SALE Huge 3bd $399,000 2bd, 2bth stunning views $399,000 Spacious 2bd, 2bth Mint $399,900 Highly renovated 2bd, 2b $429,900 Rare find renovated 3bd $483,900 Stunning 2bd, 2bth $494,900 1 W/whirlpool,gorgeous views "GREGORY COMMONS AN UNCOMMON PLACE TO LIVE marlenefrazzini.com BEAUTIFUL 2F $518,900 4 story, ideally situated across from Gregory Commons & Bella Vista. 7bdrs, 4 bths, updated kits cbmoves.com/120003434 WEST NEW YORK $319,999 "Verssailles" 2bd, 2bth, S.E. corner "D" line, balcony offering sweeping views. Amenities include pool, 2 car pkg, Maint inc: taxes heat, elec, water & hot water cbmoves.com/120001205 NORTH BERGEN $489,000 Detached brick steps from Blvd East, updated kitchens, semi fin walk up attic, finished basement 1 car garage, paver driveway. cbmoves.com/120006926 UNION CITY $249,900 Great investment 3F on nicest block. Huge 4 or 5 bdrms on 1st flr parking, sep ht/hw, priced to sell cbmoves.com/120006856 SECAUCUS $329,000 Unique corner unit in lovely Harmon Cove Towers. Renovated 2 bdrms, 2bths w/balcony facing NYC & underground deeded parking cbmoves.com/120007647
Journal Square Office • 15 Nardone Place • 201.963.1400 Downtown Office • 120 Newark Avenue • 201.435.0720 • HOME LOANS • RELOCATION • OPEN HOUSES • COMMUNITY INFORMATION • PREVIEWS • REAL ESTATE LIBRARY • NEW HOMES • CONCIERGE SERVICES • COMMERICAL ©2010 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned and Operated by NRT LLC.
Mortgage Services: 888.317.5418
300 HELP WANTED
Visit www.hudsonreporter.com EMPLOYMENT: Help Wanted
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
THE HUDSON REPORTER Welcomes your Job Source Classified Advertisements!
Part-time position open for an experienced customer service person in a Jersey city manufacturing/office facility. Must be experienced in QuickBooks, be able to handle a large volume of telephone calls and understand and write in the English language. Send resume to rosep@rambusch.com or fax to (201) 860-9999
Reach over 125,000 Job Hunters weekly! To Place an ad Call: 201-798-7800
AIRLINES ARE HIRING Train for hands on Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified. Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 877-564-4204
DRIVERS – CDL-A TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED! Miles, Equipment, Benefits. Hazmat Teams, start at .50c/mile. Solo drivers also needed! 800-9422104. Ext 7308 or 7307. www.Drive 4Total.com
DRIVERS CDL-A: Your current 10-20 have you down? Why not Get Home, NEW PAY PACKAGE! 2012 tractors/trailers to boot?
888-406-9046 ATTN: Exp. Reefer Drivers: GREAT PAY/Freight Lanes from Presque Isle, ME. BostonLeigh, PA. 1-800-277-0212 or www.primeinc.com
CLASS A CDL DRIVER/OWNER OPERATOR- Must have experience & clean driver's license. Full time or part time. Call 201-339-3599.
CLASSIFIED DEADLINES!! Call in time to place your ad in our next edition Monday at 12:00 Noon for Thursday & the following Sunday edition. Wednesday at 12:00 Noon for Sunday & the following Thursday edition. *Please note these deadlines are also for cancellations. *Please check your ad on the first day of publication, as we can only be responsible for first time incorrect insertion.
CALL THE CLASSIFIEDS! Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
DRIVERS Company & Owner Operator Class A /2 yrs exp. Local / Regional
Mazer Trucking 201-974-9840
DRIVERS: $1,000 Sign-On Bonus and Relocation Bonuses Dedicated Account! Competitive, Pay, Weekly Home-Time & More!
Werner Enterprises 1-800-397-1912
DRIVERS: You can count on Knight for flexible hometime, plenty of miles, daily or weekly pay, modern trucks, quarterly safety bonuses. Local orientation. 800-414-9569. www.driveknight.com
EXPERIENCED DRIVERS – $1000 Sign-On Bonus! Regional LTL Opportunities available in Burlington, NJ. Earn up to $1100 or more per week. Great Home Time! www.driveffe.com 855-780-8011
201-798-7800
COOKS/KITCHEN HELPERS NEEDED For private schools in Jersey City, Summit, Caldwell, NJ & Staten Island. Background checks required. Please call 732-780-4478
FREE REVIT TRAINING Are you Unemployed and Collecting Benefits? Do you have a background in architecture, engineering, or construction and interested in free AutoCAD, Revit, and 3DS Max training? You may be eligible for NJ State funded training! Call us to learn how 201-984-1825 or email Cissie@robotechcad.com
300 HELP WANTED LAID OFF? WORK FROM HOME!! BE YOUR OWN BOSS!! First, call the Federal Trade Commission toll-free at 1-877-FTC-HELP to find out how to spot work-at-home schemes. Or visit www.ftc.gov. A public service message from The Hudson Reporter and the FTC.
NOW HIRING! FEDERAL and POSTAL JOBS! Call the Federal Trade Commission toll-free at 1-877-FTC-HELP to find out how to avoid job placement scams. Or visit www.ftc.gov. A public service message from The Hudson Reporter Newspaper Group and the FTC. Seeking Exp'd Drivers For Freight Lanes Presque Isle, ME, BostonLehigh, PA Other long haul options are available. Call 877-491-1112 or primeinc.com
GENERAL CLASSIFIED 430 BOATS & MARINE BOATS FOR SALE: 38 ft 2006 Silverton Flybridge Convertible. Twin 425 hp Crusader Engines. 106 hours. 10kw Kohler generator. GPS, Radar, many extras. Boat like new. Qualified buyers only. $185,000. Call Bob 609-7379214
490 FOR SALE Visit www.hudsonreporter.com MERCHANDISE: For Sale
FOR SALE: Complete Bowflex System & Elliptical Trainer. Asking $200 each. 201-6587770 after 5pm.
FAX YOUR CLASSIFIED AD It's Fast & Easy! OUR FAX NUMBER IS: (201) 798-0018 All you need to include: * Your Ad as you would like it to appear, * Your phone number, name, and billing address, * Credit Card name, number, and expiration date, * Contact person & phone number for questions and confirmation. Deadlines: 12 Noon Monday for entry in our Thursday paper, 12 Noon Wednesday for entry in our 7 Sunday papers. Please note these deadlines are also for cancellations, and check your ad on the first day of publication, as we can only be responsible for first time incorrect insertion.
Any questions please call us at (201) 798-7800
THE HUDSON REPORTER
505 HOME IMPROVEMENTS Visit www.hudsonreporter.com SERVICES: Home Improvement
460 COMPUTERS MY COMPUTER WORKS – Computer problems? Viruses, spyware, email, printer issues, bad internet connections – FIX IT NOW! Professional, U.S.based technicians. $25 off service. Call for immediate help. 1888-904-1215.
485 FINANCIAL Visit www.hudsonreporter.com SERVICES: Financial
ADVANCE-FEE LOANS OR CREDIT OFFERS: It's Illegal for companies doing business by phone to promise you a loan and ask you to pay for it before they deliver. For more information, call toll-free 1-877-FTC HELP. A public service message from the Hudson Reporter and the Federal Trade Commission.
CLASSIFIED DEADLINES!! Call in time to place your ad in our next edition Monday at 12:00 Noon for Thursday & the following Sunday edition. Wednesday at 12:00 Noon for Sunday & the following Thursday edition. *Please note these deadlines are also for cancellations. *Please check your ad on the first day of publication, as we can only be responsible for first time incorrect insertion.
CALL THE CLASSIFIEDS! Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
201-798-7800
540 LOST & FOUND
595 PAINTING & WALL PAPERING
www.hudsonreporter.com ANNOUNCMENTS: Lost & Found
24 HOUR CLASSIFIED
FOUND: I found a man's ring on the street in Weehawken while running July 27. It's unique, there is an animal on it and some other details. If you lost it and can describe it I will return it to you. Email me: qevolveq@gmail.com
Call 201-798-7800 & Press 3. All ads using this service must be prepaid w/Visa or Master Card
FREE FOUND ADS The HUDSON REPORTER Classified Department will publish Found Ads at NO Charge!! If you find a lost item or pet, please call our Classified Department at: (201) 798-7800 We will publish your ad, up to 20 words for 2 weeks, FREE! Private Party individual only.
555 MEDICAL Over 30 Million Woman Suffer From Hair Loss! Do You? If So We Have A Solution! CALL KERANIQUE TO FIND OUT MORE 888-379-8597
570 MISCELLANEOUS ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE FROM HOME. *Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality. Job placement assistance. Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. SCHEV certified. Call 888-220-5975. www.CenturaOnline.com
DISH NETWORK. Starting at $19.99/month PLUS 30 Premium Movie Channels FREE for 3 Months! SAVE! & Ask About SAME DAY Installation! Call 1-866-944-6135
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS – WIN or Pay Nothing! Start Your Application In Under 60 Seconds. Call Today! Contact Disability Group, Inc. Licensed Attorneys and BBB Accredited. Call 866-9708473
585 MUSIC EXCHANGE www.hudsonreporter.com ANNOUNCEMENTS: Music Exchange
THE MUSIC EXCHANGE Supporting Local Artists & Bringing Together the Musical Needs of Hudson Reporter Readers! For info and Rates: 201-798-7800 After Hours Ext: 755
Deadline Monday Noon for Thursday/Sunday Wednesday Noon for Sunday/Thursday *Please note these deadlines are also for cancellations. For cancellations call the Classified Offices during business hours: Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm *Please check your ad on the first date of publication, as we can only be responsible for first time incorrect insertion.
The Hudson Reporter
660 SERVICES ADULT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AT HOME. 4-6 weeks. NO age limit. Accredited, state listed. FREE CLASS RING. Free Brochure. 305-9404214.
ELIGIO HANDYMAN- Free estimates. Painting $95/room. Tiles, carpentry, doors, leaks, cement cracks, kitchens/baths, dry wall repairs. 201-5895311, email: myclutterattic@ gmail.com
675 WANTED WE BUY AUTOS WANTED: Honda, Toyota, Nissans, SUVs and Jeeps. All vehicles WANTED. 2001 and UP. Top Cash Paid. 24 hr. CASH Pick-up. Any condition. 732-496-1633
CASH FOR COINS! Buying ALL Gold and Silver. Also Stamps and Paper Money, Entire Collections, Estates. Travel to your home. Call Marc in NJ 1-800-488-4175.
DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT – TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 888438-1090.
17 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
300 HELP WANTED
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 18
the
Hudson Reporter Newspapers
Weehawken Senior Citizens Dealing with our tragedies Club membership Dear Editor: Dear Editor:
The Weehawken Senior Citizens Club is looking for new members. We meet on the first and third Friday afternoons of every month. Why not come and spend a couple of hours in an air conditioned room, and visit with your old friends. Refreshments are served, a Share the Wealth drawing is held, and games are played. In addition, we hold special holiday dinners, luncheons, and other events and activities. We’d love to have you come and join us. You’re only a stranger the first time you come. If you are interested you can call me at (201)867-5126, or the Senior Center at (201)319-6060 Alma Segedin, President.
Could the media please give us a break with endless grisly accounts of the Aurora killings? I understand it was a tragedy, and our sympathies lie with the 70 innocent victims. But, we also need to appreciate that eighty-six Americans are killed by firearms every day, and nearly 4,000 are killed prematurely by chronic diseases linked with consumption of animal products and lack of exercise. (www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr60/nvsr60_ 04.pdf). So, let’s replace the vacuous hand-wringing over the Aurora tragedy with constructive personal steps to lessen the greater tragedies facing us every day. Sincerely, Hugh Reilly Hoboken
P.S. All interested must be a Weehawken resident. Thank you, Kathy Gohde Director
from page 11
to chiropractic care. Call (201) 533-9200 for info.
The Tr aditional Latin Mass is offered each Sunday at 12:30
p.m. at Holy Rosar y Church, 344 Sixth St., JC. Only Latin Mass authorized in all of HC. Free coffee & cake aft. every Mass. Free breast cancer screenings avail. at
three locations in HC to uninsured & under insured women ages 40-64. Screening locations: Hoboken Family Planning, 124 Grand St., 1st flr., Hob.; Hoboken Family Planning Summit
Blood feuds seem to lie behind the recent political silliness going on in West New York as Commissioner Fior D’Aliza Fr ias, a close ally of Mayor Felix Roque – and the presumed heir to his mayoral throne – was rumored to be considering filing charges against fellow Commissioner Count Wiley, citing harassment. The angry political wrangling has been going on for two months, since the FBI arrested Mayor Roque and his son over alleged hacking into an opposition website. Roque has not resigned, and Wiley has been vocal about wanting to recall Roque and then replace him as mayor. In an series of events that reads like a James Bond novel full of backroom intrigue, Wiley was accused of allegedly making threats against Commissioner Frias, a Roque ally who replaced him at a June 21 Board of Commissioners’ meeting as commissioner of the Department of Public Works. At the core of these charges is the alleged assault upon David River a – a young West New York town employee who was terminated on Tuesday for allegedly conducting a media interview during working hours. He claims he did the interview while on his lunch hour. He also says he found himself the victim of a physical alternation in Donnelly Park two days earlier, on July 29. Rivera, who is a supporter of Wiley, apparently was handing out Wiley’s business card at a public event at the park when he was told to stop. He claims he was then threatened and nearly assaulted with a metal chair. Wiley, who was not in the park at the time, said Rivera was not intoxicated, as a police report claimed. Frias was in the park, and Wiley said he called her afterward to complain.
By Al Sullivan
Now, some say Frias is going to file a complaint against Wiley related to the call. “I was angry, but I never threatened her,” Wiley said. “But she was in the park at the time and she could have stopped this. No one answered. So I told her that she should call me and that it was in her best interest. It really bothered me. But I wasn’t nasty.” Wiley said the incident in the park may have been prompted by rumors and feuds that have been allowed to fester among various factions in the city, and that he had met the daughter of a prominent former political figure in an attempt to end the feud, which led to Rivera’s alleged assault in Donnelly Park. Frias’ charges, which Wiley said he expects to face shortly, also apparently involve two other encounters, one in front of Frias’ home where she apparently saw him driving home two city workers the night of the Rivera conflict in the Donnelly Park. “My car pulled up next to her car. She was seated inside. She looked distraught, and then she saw me,” he said. The charges, which may include a restraining order, he said, may also involve an incident that occurred back in June when he confronted her and other commissioners individually over the changes that Roque was planning, including replacing Wiley as DPW Commissioner. “I wanted to get into all their faces to see if they supported this,” Wiley said. “But it was a discussion. If she had a complaint about what happened on June 18, why did she wait until Aug. 1 to file a charge?” Some speculate that the June 21 reorganization meeting had more to do with transition of power if Roque is forced to step down. By positioning Frias in the Department of Public Works, she would supposedly be in a good position to take over as mayor. “But if he steps down, he won’t have a say in who replaces him,” Wiley said. “Roque won’t even be allowed to talk to any of us.”
Lucha Malato • David S. Unger Publishers
EDITORIAL
Caren Matzner, EDITOR IN CHIEF Gene Ritchings, MANAGING EDITOR SENIOR STAFF WRITER: Al Sullivan STAFF WRITERS: Adriana Rambay Fernandez, Stephen La Marca, Gennarose Pope E. Assata Wright, COLUMNISTS: Jim Hague Editorial@HudsonReporter.com
ADVERTISING
Tish Kraszyk, ADVERTISING MANAGER
Joseph Calderone, Toni Anne Calderone, Ron Kraszyk, Jay Slansky TishK@HudsonReporter.com ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES:
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ann Reilly, CLASSIFIED MANAGER Classified@HudsonReporter.com
PRODUCTION
Jennifer Martiak, ART DIRECTOR SENIOR GRAPHICS STAFF: Lisa M. Cuthbert, Pasquale Spina, Terriann Saulino Bish GRAPHICS STAFF: Christina Fuentes • Michael Mitolo Patricia Verano • Graphics@HudsonReporter.com
OFFICE
RECEPTIONIST: Annette
Davis, LMalato@HudsonReporter.com
FINANCIAL
Christine Caraballo, ACCOUNTANT Veronica Aldaz, BOOKKEEPER LMalato@HudsonReporter.com
CIRCULATION
Center, 1206 Summit Ave., UC; Family Planning of West New York, 5305 Hudson Ave., WNY. Program is for residents of HC who meet specific criteria. Info call (201) 9630300.
Between the lines Not quite the Hatfields and McCoys
The Weehawken Reporter • P.O. Box 3069 1400 Washington Street • Hoboken, NJ 07030 Fax (201)798-0018 e-mail: editorial@Hudsonreporter.com
REPORTER W E E H A W K E N
Roberto Lopez, CIRCULATION MANAGER FIELD CIRCULATION, Luis Vasquez QUALITY CONTROL, Maria Payero DUnger@HudsonReporter.com
PUBLISHING: The Hoboken Reporter • The Jersey City Reporter The North Bergen Reporter • The Union City Reporter The West New York Reporter • The Secaucus Reporter The Weehawken Reporter • The Midweek Reporter Bayonne Community News Phone Hoboken • The Secaucus Guidebook PhoneMed • All About Horses • Gateway Guide Palisades Magazine • Jersey City Magazine
Contenders for the mayoral chair include Frias, Wiley, and Commissioner Car idad Rodr iquez (who is said to have the support of prominent North Hudson political figures – such as Rep. Albio Sires and Weehawken Mayor Richar d Tur ner ). But not to be excluded, street talk claims that former West New York Mayor Sal Vega has been making the rounds and intends to throw his hat into the race, and that former Commissioner Gerald Lange may also run for mayor if Roque steps down. Meanwhile, Wiley said he will announce his intended recall campaign against Roque at an event at the Knights of Columbus on Sept. 13. To read more about the Rivera issue, pick up the West New York Reporter or scroll to the bottom of hudsonreporter.com starting Sunday to read the West New York stories.
Desperate to beat Zimmer
Although it’s still weeks until the fistfights start to determine who will get beaten up by Mayor Dawn Zimmer in next May’s election, some people are wondering if Zimmer can be beaten at all, now that the issue of the hospital sale is settled. This comes at a time when a least two efforts are being made to postpone municipal elections until next November that would give Zimmer and the Zimmer-controlled City Council a one-time extension of their elected offices, and line up Zimmer with the reelection effort of her ally Republican Gov. Chr istopher Chr istie. While you might disagree with some of Zimmer’s agenda, it is hard to argue with how well she has galvanized power, and how fractured her opposition seems to be. Although there are a number of names being brought forth, many believe the best candidate to oppose Zimmer will be Assemblyman Ruben Ramos, and that much of the armtwisting next month will involve trying to convince former school trustee Frank Raia that he can’t win – regardless of how much money he can bring to a campaign. Meanwhile, opposition to Zimmer are searching for cracks they can exploit in what
INCORPORATING: The Jersey City News, The Greenville News, The Bayonne Facts, The Hoboken Pictorial, North Bergen Free Press, Fort Lee Free Press, Meadowlander, Jersey Pictorial, The Current
THE HUDSON REPORTER ASSOC., L.P. P.O. Box 3069 1400 Washington Street Hoboken, New Jersey 07030
Phone: 201-798-7800 Fax Line: 201-798-0018 E-mail: LMalato@HudsonReporter.com
SUBSCRIPTIONS: $80 PER YEAR (MAILED)
appears to be a very solid Zimmer reelection effort. One such crack may be the fact that Zimmer has employed her political ally, former Council President Ravi Bhalla, as an attorney, in what appears to be a conflict of interest since Bhalla was deciding how to vote on the mayor’s initiatives before the City Council. State law is pretty specific and suggests that the legal arrangement between mayor and councilman violates the spirit if not the letter of conflict of interest laws. But is it enough of a crack to exploit for an election? Not likely. And it will take a lot more than what may be an accidental violation to shake the immense faith Zimmer’s followers have in her.
An imaginary ticket in Secaucus
Secaucus is coming to life, too, as it gets ready for its own municipal election. Rumor has it that recently defeated School Trustee Tom Troyer is to be part of a ticket for council that includes board member Dor a Mar r a and former mayoral candidate Peter Weiner. Troyer denied this. “I’m running for the Board of Education next year,” he said. “I do want to see someone run against Gonnelli, but I’m not running on any ticket.” He called Marra and Weiner political novices.
19 • The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012
lTOeTHE t tEDITOR ers
THE WEEHAWKEN REPORTER gets lots of letters. We would like to receive and print even more but we need the cooperation of writers in heeding our policies: 1. All letters must be signed and include the writer’s address and phone number for verification. Unsigned or unverified letters will not be printed. 2. All letters should be typewritten. Letters received early in the week have a better chance of publication. 3. We can, in certain circumstances, withhold the writer’s name if a request is made, but we must always know who wrote the letter. 4. Keep letters short and to the point, 500 words or less. 5. We reserve the right to correct spelling and grammar, and change usage to conform to our basic editorial style. For example, we do not use sentences written entirely in capital letters. 6. Any letter that includes claims or accusations against others must include substantiation of these claims with their letters. If you cannot substantiate this information to our satisfaction, the letter will not be printed. We reserve the right to delete material which appears to be libelous, personally defamatory,factually incorrect, or obscene. We also reserve the right to use an editor’s note to help identify a writer or clarify a point raised in a letter. 7. Any letters that might be considered by the publishers to be personal attack letters without comment on issues will be reviewed by a committee of our staff and might not be printed. The same committee may edit out any portions of letters that contain similar language. 8. The editors reserve the right to edit the letter for word length or to comply with the guidelines above. 9. Letters sent by e-mail should be included in the body of the e-mail AND as an attachment. Put your name, address and telephone number at the end of the letter in both cases. 10. Letters making critical or negative claims related to an election are not published the weekend before an election, because candidates do not have a chance to respond. Letters may be published, reproduced or distributed in print, electronic or other forms of media. The views in Letters to the Editor are of the author and not necessarily those of The Hudson Reporter. Within these guidelines, we do want and welcome your letters.
The Weehawken Reporter • August 5, 2012 • 20