Jersey City St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2009 Photos

It was fun watching the parade in front of Journal Square PATH Plaza: I saw old friends and former students, and I learned more about Jersey City groups. It was cloudy though, therefore, it wasn’t a picture-perfect day.

Run the slideshow to view more pictures from St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Click HERE if you want [...]



Accident Before the Parade

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This news was reported a little past 12PM, moments before the first of many groups for St. Patrick’s Day Parade (pictures to follow, having some internet issues here) arrived in Journal Square.



Newkirk St. and Baldwin Ave: Traffic Lights Fail?

Run the slideshow (4 pics; Direct link to album) below to see if there’s something wrong with traffic lights installation at the corner of Newkirk Street and Baldwin Avenue, east of Journal Square:

There’s no garage or driveway facing the traffic lights so I think they’re pretty much useless. Can we take them down and put [...]



Journal Square: Fire on Vroom Street

160 Vroom Street

I was reading the news on Jersey Journal about the fire on Lafayette Street in Jersey City and I caught a small mention of the fire on Vroom Steet that occurred yesterday (March 11, 2009)  afternoon:

…Minutes before the Lafayette Street blaze, firefighters responded to 160 Vroom St., where a fire broke out [...]



Journal Square: Who Wants Verizon Yellowpages?

Did you notice the sets of plastic bags hanging on your gate or sitting by your stairs when you left your house this morning?

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I drove to Staples (Route 440, Jersey City) at 8PM last night and when I got [...]