First Ward Association Block Party, September 25th

First Ward Block Association
2010 Annual Block Party

Saturday, September 25th
3:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Rain or Shine!
200 Block of Garden Street

$10/$5 with Membership
Children under 12* free
*Accompanied by an adult

Spend the Evening with your Neighbors

Ethnic Foods, Children’s Games, Arts & Crafts, Music & Face Painting!!

Be Sure to Stop by our “Trash to Treasures” table!
Do you have some trash that would be someone else’s treasure? Bring it by for us to sell. All proceeds go to the Donald Cohen Scholarship Fund

For more information send e-mail to:
fwbahoboken@yahoo.com
or call Augusta Przygoda at 201-420-7557

Music Together Demo on 9/14 at Hoboken Library

On September 14 the Hoboken Public Library will be having a demonstration class from Music Together, a music studio in North Bergen. Lisa Ornn will be demonstrating music and rhythm for 2 1/2 to 5 year olds. There are limited spaces (only 12!) for Hoboken card holders. If you would like your child to take part, please call and reserve your space at 201-420-2348.

HOBOKEN INSTALLS NEW PARKING METERS

HOBOKEN INSTALLS NEW PARKING METERS TO PROVIDE MORE PARKING SPACES, MORE PAYMENT OPTIONS, MORE ACCOUNTABILITY

Last week, the City of Hoboken has begun to switch on its first group of cutting-edge parking meters. These ten multi-space meters will soon substitute for the 90 single-space meters that are currently in use along the east side of Washington Street between Observer Highway and Eighth Street. They replace decades-old meters with new, convenient technology that has been proven in thousands of cities across the country.

Continue reading HOBOKEN INSTALLS NEW PARKING METERS

Saturday Family Programs Sponsored by The Friends Of The Hoboken Public Library

Hoboken Public Library
500 Park Ave.
hoboken.bccls.org

No registration is required for these programs.  Due to holidays or other city events, programs take place on the first or second Saturday of the month.  Call for information at 201-420-2348.

Saturday, October 2 at 2 PM:  Crabgrass Puppet Theater
Saturday, November 13 at 2 PM:  Nina Music
Saturday, December 11 at 2 PM:  Robert Rogers Puppet Theater
Saturday, January 8 at 2 PM:  Junior Jam Music
Saturday, February 5 at 2 PM:  Youth Stages/ Little Red Riding Hood
Saturday, March 12 at 2 PM:  Sweetbeatz Music
Saturday, April 2 at 2 PM:  Mark the Magician
Saturday, May 7 at 2 PM:  Melody and Presley Music
Saturday, June 4 at 2 PM:  The Lizard Guys

Mandarin Together, Fun Open House

Time: Aug. 21 Sat. 9am-12pm
Location: 125 1st Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
Agenda: Mandarin and Chinese Culture Programs
Tour facility, introduction of  programs and Q&A.

Refreshments will be served.

Contact Organizers:
World Of Mandarin 汉语世界
www.WorldOfMandarin.org
info@WorldOfMandarin.org
and
Mandarin Together, Fun 学 中 文、大 家 乐
www.MandarinTogetherFun.org
info@MandarinTogetherFun.org
(201) 876-0131 ( English)
(201) 725-0797 (汉语)

11th Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting – Hoboken Historical Museum

A Taste of Summer! at the Hoboken Historical Museum. In the walkway outside the museum between 13th & Hudson.

Sunday, August 29th, 1 pm – 5 pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson Street

(201)656-2240
www.hobokenmuseum.org

Tomatoes, Garlic & Farm Fresh Produce for Sale

Come and pick your favorite! New Jersey farmers will again offer tastings of over a dozen varieties of heirloom tomatoes grown on their farms. Heirlooms are varieties that gardeners have saved by passing down seeds from one generation to the next. They’re usually the most flavorful varieties and often unusual colors and shapes (not your typical round, red tomato sitting in a plastic tray in the supermarket!) The Museum provides slices of Hoboken’s justly famous coal-fired oven bread to hold all those delicious juices or you can use it to dip into salsas, dips & pestos made from the farmers. If you are hungry for more, or want to share the last days of summer with friends and family, heirloom tomatoes, garlic, and other fresh-from-the-farm produce will be available for purchase.

Flu shots for the entire family available 9/1 at PromptMD

PromptMD has received 500 flu shots, the first shipment of the season! Immunity takes 30 days to develop, so starting September 1 you can protect your entire family (ages 1 & up) against all of last season’s flu strains, including H1N1, with one shot. Flu shots cost $40, preservative free will be available while supplies last. Walk in 7 days a week, no appointment necessary!

Please let your friends and family know. We look forward to caring for our community as we head into cold and flu season!

Best Regards,
Drs. Islam & Jani
PromptMD
309 1st Street, Hoboken, NJ
201-222-8411 phone

Comedy Night with Louis Katz

Soul Joel Productions is back with another Friday (the 13th) Night BYOB laugh-fest! Head over to the Monroe Center (720 Monroe St.) Friday night at 9pm.

Bring your own…
$15 cover
Call 908-296-6278 for more information!

India Day Parade slated for Saturday in Jersey City

When: August 14 at 11am-1pm
Where: Setting out from Mosquito Park at the corner of Kennedy Boulevard and Manhattan Avenue down Kennedy Boulevard and conclude at Newark Avenue

Jersey City’s Indian community will celebrate the 64th anniversary of India’s independence on Saturday with its annual India Day Parade sponsored by the Jersey City Division of Cultural Affairs.

This year the parade’s grand marshals are Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy, President of the Punjabi Cultural Society Atma Singh, Dr. Sudhir Parikh and TV Asia CEO H.R. Shah.

But before Saturday’s festivities kick off, the Indian flag will be raised at the county building at 257 Cornelison Ave. on Friday at 12:15 p.m. in honor of Indian Independence Day.

Abbott Orientation Night Dates

Hoboken Public Schools is contracting with three providers for the 2009-2010 school year. The three providers – Mile Square, HOPES, Inc., and Catapult Learning all follow the same program requirements

Call to confirm these times and dates with the Early Childhood Education office, Adriana B. Coppola, Director of Early Childhood at 201-356-3720.

Enrolling in Catapult at any location
Orientation is scheduled for August 17th at 5:30 at Brandt

Enrolling in Mile Square at Brandt
Orientation is scheduled for August 26th at 5:00 at Brandt

Enrolling in Mile Square at Rue
Orientation is scheduled for August 26th at 5:30 at Rue

Enrolling in Mile Square at St. Francis
Orientation is scheduled for August 26th at 5:00 at St. Francis

Enrolling in HOPES at any location
Orientation is scheduled for August 31st at 4:30 at Rue

Contact information for the three providers is available here.