The Bayonne Public Library continues to offer “Tech Thursdays” through November. The program began in April of this year and offers weekly valuable technology lessons to those in need each month.
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Bayonne’s Refinery Tavern Celebrates Grand Opening
via JerseyDigs – Bayonne appears to be a city on the rise with a myriad of projects planned and under construction, so it’s only natural that a few new eateries would be on the horizon to serve residents new and old.
One of the latest spots to open along the city’s main street is Refinery Tavern. The bar, which has taken up residence at the former Pair of Jacks Pub space at 812 Broadway, started serving drinks out of their front room on March 18th, just in time for Bayonne’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The 80-year old building’s ground floor was renovated into a modern space, but an effort was made to preserve the older look with the clean approach.
But owner George and his team, not content to be just a bar, have been hard at work putting the finishing touches on the tavern’s full kitchen and Break Room, which will feature an open concept that gives patrons a peek at what the chefs are up to. The space will also have formal tables for diners, a separate sound system, and another six TVs that will come in handy during big sports weekends.
Abra Cadabra
Check out the new show by the Bayonne Theater Company on Saturday, November 26th from 5pm to 9pm. The show will feature Celtic Magician Daniel GreenWolf and Magician Extraordinaire Doug Stafford. Tickets include a buffet dinner.
Adults: $35, Kids: $15
Call 201-780-8378 for more information.
Bayonne’s Got Talent
Join your friends and neighbors this Saturday for Bayonne’s Got Talent.
The event will take place at Story Court Senior Center – 16 West 4th St.
from 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
The Bayonne Theater Company is pleased to present its second Bayonne’s Got Talent Competition. This is a free event and will feature local talent and guest judges.
To schedule and audition to be in the show call 201-780-8378.
Can an Aerial Gondola to Bayonne Solve Staten Island Commuters’ Woes?
via Jersey Digs – Transportation between Manhattan, New Jersey, and Staten Island are one of the highest frustrations for commuters and residents alike. However, the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation’s latest project development may have the solution. The corporation is headlining a radical new idea to ease commuting between Staten Island and Manhattan through Bayonne: an aerial gondola that drops people off at a light rail station.
The aerial gondola design came from Leitner-Poma of America (LPOA), with the goal of creating a design to better connect commuters to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system in New Jersey. According to the SIEDC, the success of the aerial gondola could create a shorter commute for daily users between Staten Island and Manhattan – down to 33 minutes, in fact.
Initially, the SIEDC initiated a competition to find the best fit to carry out the design rendering and the proposed route for the best route to get commuters to and from Manhattan. The competition’s jury – comprised of architects, engineers, planners, and media – determined Elm Park to Bayonne would be the most efficient route from the three route submissions they received. “System length, total cost [of development], and travel time” were key factors in the final route decision for the jury, according to the SIEDC vice president of membership and outreach Alexandra Porto.
#Bayonne resident awarded $5,000 @CastleLanterra scholarship
Yolanda Toby of Bayonne has been awarded a $5,000 scholarship by New York-based Castle Lanterra Properties (CLP), announced Elie Rieder, founder and CEO. The Castle Lanterra Scholarship Program was launched earlier this year for residents and dependents living in the company’s 7,300 unit portfolio throughout the East, South, and Midwestern U.S.
Toby, whose family resides in CLP’s Harbor Pointe in Bayonne, is a senior at Howard University in Washington, D.C., majoring in management with a concentration on hospitality. A graduate of Talent Unlimited High School in New York City, she is currently gaining experience in event sales through a summer internship. With management as her ultimate career goal, she is also preparing to obtain an MBA in Finance following her graduation from Howard in 2017.
As part of CLP’s inaugural scholarship program competition, “we chose to have students write an essay covering an issue of personal, local, national or international concern,” said Rieder. “The goal is to encourage self-expression and consideration of the world today and their role in the community.”
For her essay, Toby chose the topic “Communication Between Different Cultures in the Workplace”, inspired by a class in business communications. “It is very important to make sure companies treat their employees equally and that their employees get the necessary training to facilitate effective workplace communication.”
Pay to Play: Wedding Edition
via NJ.com – Weddings at City Hall have always been free, but the City Council is considering whether to pass a measure that would charge $150 per ceremony beginning as early as next month.
City Business Administrator Joe DeMarco said municipal judges in Bayonne have noticed an uptick in the number of non-resident weddings at City Hall due to the ceremonies being free.
“It takes up judges’ time, the mayor’s time, processing time and then you have to maintain the records,” DeMarco said, adding that the $150 charge would cover the cost of those services.
Bayonne would join Hudson County municipalities such as Kearny and Jersey City in charging for weddings.
The City Council is expected to vote on introducing the new ordinance at its Wednesday meeting. If introduced, the measure would then be up for a public hearing — and potentially a final vote — at the Sept. 21 council meeting.
Day Tripper: Sweet as a Peach
via Bergen Mama – Sweet! Peach picking season is here and we’re getting all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it. From mid-July through August and early September at some farms, take your pick from dozens of different varieties, and get those mouths and canning supplies ready!
Demarest Farms
Home to more than twelve varieties of pick-your-own peaches, Demarest Farms offers a perfect peaching picking experience that you can find right in Bergen County. Demarest Farms has well-manicured trees, spectacular views, and the tastiest peaches around! Visitors will enjoy the fun hay rides to and from the orchards, breathtaking scenery, the petting zoo, and so much more.
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00am-3:00pm, 244 Wierimus Road, Hillsdale, (201) 666-0472
Home to more than twelve varieties of pick-your-own peaches, Demarest Farms offers a perfect peaching picking experience that you can find right in Bergen County. Demarest Farms has well-manicured trees, spectacular views, and the tastiest peaches around! Visitors will enjoy the fun hay rides to and from the orchards, breathtaking scenery, the petting zoo, and so much more.
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00am-3:00pm, 244 Wierimus Road, Hillsdale, (201) 666-0472
Melick’s Town Farm
With 5,000 peach trees and over 30 varieties of yellow and white peaches, Melick’s Town Farm is certain to have a long, bountiful season. Kids will love the low trees so they can easily grab the ripest, most beautiful peaches. While there, you can also visit their farm animals, enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride, and climb the giant hay bales. With 200 acres, there are plenty of peaches for picking.
Open daily from 9:00am-6:00pm, 472 County Road 513, Califon, (908) 832-2905
With 5,000 peach trees and over 30 varieties of yellow and white peaches, Melick’s Town Farm is certain to have a long, bountiful season. Kids will love the low trees so they can easily grab the ripest, most beautiful peaches. While there, you can also visit their farm animals, enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride, and climb the giant hay bales. With 200 acres, there are plenty of peaches for picking.
Open daily from 9:00am-6:00pm, 472 County Road 513, Califon, (908) 832-2905
@CURBEDNY: 30+ DEVELOPMENTS TRANSFORMING NEW JERSEY’S HUDSON RIVER WATERFRONT #bayonne
New Jersey’s Hudson River Gold Coast is booming with new residential development. Check out Curbed NY’s recently posted Hudson River waterfront development map to see where the Gold Coast’s most prominent multi-family buildings are rising.
With all the activity happening along the Manhattan side of the Hudson River—the World Trade Center, Hudson Yards, and the like—it can be easy to forget that there’s a slew of construction projects happening on the other side of the water.
But there is, in fact, a veritable building boom in New Jersey right now, particularly the stretch along the waterfront between Fort Lee (to the north) and Bayonne (on the southern end). The developments going up run the gamut from small rental buildings to the state’s soon-to-be-tallest skyscraper, and each will have a part in transforming the state in the next few years. Here, we’ve mapped more than 30 of those projects
#SilkLofts Rental Conversion in #Bayonne Provides Brooklyn Style
SilkLofts, which offers a big dose of Brooklyn style on the New Jersey Gold Coast, is presenting a unique new lifestyle option in Jersey City’s neighboring City of Bayonne. The rental conversion boasts 85 loft-style residences located in the former Maidenform Factory which was the birthplace of the modern bra. During World War II, the factory also manufactured military parachutes as well as carrier pigeon vests.
Reborn as a modern, urban living experience, the converted five-story brick building is located at the intersection of 18th Street and Avenue E – just 800 feet from the 22nd Street Light Rail station and minutes from Jersey City, Hoboken and Manhattan. A separate building overlooks a landscaped interior courtyard and features a limited offering of Artist Lofts.
A variety of floor plans are offered, ranging from 568 to more than 1,400 square feet of soaring living space at monthly rental rates ranging from $1,500 to $3,400 – a far cry from Brooklyn rents. Masterfully designed to reflect the property’s historic roots, homes combine 19th-century restored elements that represent the building’s past – such as exposed heavy timber columns and brick – with modern finishes and appointments that innovatively meld it into the 21st century.
A mix of old and new is found throughout the loft residences, including soaring 12-to-20-foot ceiling heights, mahogany front doors, exposed brick and wood beams, bamboo and oak gunstock wood floors, gourmet kitchens with Quartz countertops and Chef Islands, and washer and dryers. Bathed in natural light through newly-installed, oversized energy efficient argon filled factory windows, the residences offer a variety of views, including the New York City skyline and Bayonne Bridge.
Wanting residents to “love where they live,” the developer has fashioned a creative suite of amenities for SilkLofts to foster a close-knit atmosphere. An outdoor, landscaped pocket park features an herb garden, barbeque, fire pit and a fully-operational pizza oven that’s ventilated through an old smokestack. There’s also an on-site fitness center, secured on-site parking and a welcoming lobby with historic photos of the original Maidenform factory.
For additional information on SilkLofts, please call (201)-488-3926, email info@silklofts.com, or visit www.silklofts.com
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