The HPHA is posting this free event sponsored by OLC Church

“Coping With the Chaos”

OLC is sponsoring a special program this spring to help our community cope with and combat the current economic environment.

This is a five part series which will run on Sunday afternoons at 5:00 p.m. in the OLC church basement.

The proposed session topics are as follows:
April 26, 2009 – Life Coaching
May 10, 2009 – Meditation and Yoga
May 31, 2009 – Nutrition and Wellness
June 7, 2009 – Financial Investment Concerns
June 21, 2009 – Art Therapy

The program is free and is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Please email any questions to Nancy at tnotes@aol.com

A heads up to interested Paulus Hook members and neighbors that CivicJC will be hosting the following event:

Making Jersey City Work for Everyone
A forum to discuss Crime, Affordable Housing, Local Jobs, Youth Services and Tax Abatements

When: Saturday May 2, 2009
Where: Saint Peter's College - McIntyre Lounge
2641 Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City, NJ
Time: 10 am - 1 pm (lunch will be provided)
Sponsored by: Sociology and Urban Studies Senior Seminar Class, Public Policy Program, GANE, ACORN, NJPP, SPC, JC Affordable Housing Coalition, Communipaw Block Association, Civic JC.

Don't forget to vote 2 - 9pm tomorrow for Board of Education candidates. For information on many candidates, visit JCVote.org.

Information about many of the Jersey City Board of Education candidates is now online at JCVote.org, courtesy of Jersey City Families for Better Education. Please check out the information available, and don't forget to vote on April 21st! Polls will be open from 2 - 8pm.

Come meet your neighbors at the HPHA Spring Happy Hour

FREE Munchies
$2 Drafts
$5 Mixed Drinks

Harbor Casino
179 Warren Street
TONIGHT 6 to 8 pm

Brought to you by the Historic Paulus Hook Association (HPHA) Membership Committee

The HPHA is posting this message in support of the Jersey City Police Department

Volunteer to make a difference in our community

Please join the Jersey City Police Department in Operation CeaseFire to create a true partnership with the JCPD, community-based organizations, andneighborhood residents.

Operation CeaseFire Outreach volunteers will be the vital links between law enforcement and community residents, helping to change both the behaviors and thinking of high risk individuals to stop them from becoming involved in gun violence.

Community Outreach Volunteers will serve as a catalyst for change by sending the message that our community will not tolerate violence.

View the Flyer
Download an Application

3rd Annual JCFBS Candidates' Forum for JCBOE election

Tuesday April 7, 2009 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Middle School #4 auditorium, Bright Street Jersey City, NJ 07302

Jersey City Families for Better Schools wants to remind everyone that it will be holding its third annual Jersey City Board of Education candidate forum to be hosted by Augie Torres.

This is an opportunity for you to meet the candidates and ask them questions. Information submitted by the candidates will be posted to the JC Schools' list as well.

If you are not already a member, you may join the group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jcschools/. Membership is free and all are welcome.

Please be advised that the Jersey City Planning Board will consider adoption of a revised Circulation Element of the Jersey City Master Plan (a.k.a. Jersey City Mobility 2050) at its Tuesday, April 14, 2009 meeting. This meeting will convene at 5:30 PM in Council Chambers of City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Second Floor, Jersey City, NJ.

The revised Circulation Element is available for download from the project website www.jerseycitymobility2050.com

Paper copies of the revised Circulation Element are available for review at the Division of City Planning located at 30 Montgomery Street, Suite 1400, Jersey City, NJ and at the Office of the City Clerk located in City Hall, 280 Grove Street, Jersey City, NJ.

If you have any questions regarding the above referenced matter, please contact Naomi Hsu of the Division of City Planning at (201) 547-5010.

The purpose of Jersey City Mobility 2050 is to create anaction-oriented transportation master plan for Jersey City’smulti-modal transportation network (including light rail, PATH, bus, ferry, bicycle facilities, sidewalks, and roadways) through the year 2050.