Snow Storm (Jan. 27-28, 2009)

Looks like we’re going to have an ugly day tomorrow. Weather forecast here in 07306 (and across Hudson County) says that we’re going to experience snow starting tonight and it will linger till tomorrow. Expect to see 2-5 inches of snow accumulations, according to the news.

Doesn’t sound like fun to me, as I planned to [...]



Closed: The Greenery

The Greenery – March 2008

Even before the big economic recession hit the nation in the latter part of year, Jeremiah – the owner of The Greenery – felt his business was going downhill — fast. The photo above was taken last year (March 2008), and based on my conversation with Jeremiah, it seemed like [...]



Mayor Healy’s Re-election Campaign

Mayor Healy (center) seeks re-election.

If you went out for a walk around Journal Square last night (6-7PM), you probably had noticed an unusual number of vehicles on Bergen Avenue and Sip Avenue. More police mobiles were visible and cops were patrolling around the new Culinary Arts Plaza Park. Newkirk Street corner Bergen Avenue in [...]



Car Accident at Summit Avenue and Rt 139

Car Accident – Friday Rush Hour

I saw this accident this morning around 8:00 AM that caused mild traffic/congestion on Summit Avenue. This intersection of Route 139 and Summit Avenue (North border of Journal Square) is an accident hotspot because of the dangerous left and right turns on both bounds. The damage on the car [...]



That “M” is for Mugging

File Photo. Taken July 08

Around lunch time today, a 14-year old boy got mugged in McDonald’s on Kennedy Boulevard across the PATH Station. He and his friend were robbed $16 combined by a man about 30 years old who they described as possibly “homeless”.

It’s hard to imagine how this incident happened, as this place [...]