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By Sally Deering Hallelujah, Baby! The heavens parted and the Gods of Comedy and Tragedy have smiled down on Hoboken with a new theater. Twelve years in the making, Mile Square Theatre can now hang the lights and unpack the costumes in its beautiful, new 140-seat, black box on 14th & Clinton – and what a – little gem it is.

The Mile Square Theatre Company

has fun on the set of its first play in its

new theater, “Goodnight Moon”. Company members

include (l.-r.) Elizabeth Candilo,

Annie McAdams, Stephanie Rostan, Zabrina Stoffel,

Sarah Weber-Gallo, Mark Cirnigliaro,

Chase Leyner, Jeanne Lubin,

Rachel Eckerling, and Anne Teutschel.

(Not pictured: Artistic Director

Chris O’Connor)

(Photo: Joe Epstein) Mile Square Theatre in Hoboken (finally) gets new Theater

First Show: GOODNIGHT MOON Charms the Kids (and parents, too!) A fundraising campaign that took 8 years has finally paid off. On Sat, April 9th, Mile Square Theatre opened the door to its first season in its new digs with GOODNIGHT MOON, a charming musical based on the beloved children’s book, performed on a set that looks like it jumped from the page to the stage.

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HOBOKEN MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE 30TH AT THE ELKS Director Bob Fosters shares Museum’s History & Future PlansBy Darren Paltrowitz As rich in history as many of its exhibits, the Hoboken Historical Mu-seum has been telling the story of Hoboken for 30 years. Located in the Shipyard development on Hudson Street, the Museum received international ac-claim for last year’s Frank Sinatra: The Man, The Voice, & The Fans exhibit. The Hoboken Historical Museum’s string of inter-esting offerings continues with the Elysian Fields Escapade at the Elks Lodge on Washington Street on Sat, May 14 at 7 PM. A benefit for the museum’s collections campaign, the event’s $150 ticket pays for a buffet dinner and openbar. Attendees can dance

to a DJ and take chances to win prizes, including a summer membership in the Shipyard pool, a year of in-door parking, vacations in Colorado and Florida, and whiskey and wine tastings. Museum Director Bob

Foster recently spoke to RIVER VIEW OBSERVER about the upcoming Elysian Fields Escapade gala and the museum’s 30 year

The First Baseball GameElysian Fields, Hoboken

history.RVO: How would you describe the upcoming Elysian Fields Escapade to someone who hasn’t yet heard about it?BF: The annual spring gala is one of the Hoboken Historical Museum’s most important -- and fun -- fun-draising events. This year’s theme, Elysian Fields Escapade, is a nod to Hobo-ken’s early history in the

mid-1800s as a resort get-away, with a shady River Walk, the spring waters of Sybil’s Cave, and the expansive playing greens of Elysian Fields, where baseball, cricket and foot-ball matches were played, (before Central Park was developed). Hoboken’s founders, the Stevens fam-ily, developed these fea-tures with classical Greco-Roman names to appeal to New Yorkers seeking a rustic, but civilized day trip from Manhattan on the Stevens Ferry Service.

RVO: This event will ben-efit the museum’s collections campaign. Is the museum entirely funded by donations?BF: The Hoboken Museum is funded through a bal-anced mix of fundraising events like this gala, plus our annual house and gar-den tours, along with

individual donations, com-petitive state and county grants, local business sponsorships, annual mem-berships, and admissions fees. We are undertaking the collections campaign to raise money to expand our collections and make them more accessible to visitors.

RVO: The Hoboken His-torical Museum has been here for 30 years. How does it compare these days to what it was originally?BF: The Hoboken His-torical Museum has come a long way in our 30 years. We started off as a group that collected artifacts and created exhibits in display cases at City Hall and hosted speakers at various venues like the Shannon Lounge’s back room and Maxwell’s, later adding a Hoboken History Magazine and a newsletter. In the late

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PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST At 88, Retired Hudson Teacher Bill Reilly Paints every Day Artist creates Assemblages, Watercolors, and Techno Art with iPad

Artist Bill Reilly

By Sally Deering

Every day retiredHudson art teacher Bill Reilly creates art with apps on his iPad, watercolor paintings, even sculptures with wire he has in his Fort Lee home. At 88, Reilly may be retired from the classroom, but not a day goes by that he doesn’t cre-ate something. Art has been a big part of his life, Reilly says, ever since he was a kid growing up in West New York where he once earned a teacher’s praise for his image of a duck. Painting that duck set Reilly on the road of the artist’s life, creating art throughout his teaching career. He never stopped taking art classes, even while teaching at Memo-rial and Weehawken High Schools, and later Teaneck High School. He studied art with legends like Norman Rockwell, Robert Hale and Dean Cornwell; and took

classes at the Hans Hoff-man Art School, the School of Visual Arts in Tangier; School of Visual Arts in Dublin, and Parson’s School of Design in France. Reilly’s paintings and assemblages became part of the permanent collections of City Center Theatre in New York (a mural com-missioned by the Joffrey Ballet), and legendary op-era star Luciano Pavarotti. In Hudson, Reilly’s work had a permanent home in the Green Kitchen restau-rant on Boulevard East in Guttenberg until new

“Marilyn” by Bill Reilly “Boxers” by Bill Reillyowners took over and now Reilly hopes to show in a local gallery. Meanwhile, he continues to create using Super Photo and Brushes apps on his iPad for works like “Boxers” featuring the image of Mohamed Ali; “Clown” an image of Jerry Seinfeld and “Marilyn” an image of Marilyn Monroe. He also works in watercol-ors, oils and creates assem-blages, like the one he did of a New York street scene he calls “Mana Hatta”. “In our fast-paced, rap-idly changing world, the timeless qualities of

theatrical performance remain constant, and so it is with art,” Reilly says. “Line, color, form, texture, point-counterpoint, all are the same essentials neces-sary in the creative act.” Over the course of his career Reilly has shown his work in exhibits and shows at Artefino Galler-ies in Charlotte, NC; the Waverly Gallery, Laurence Gallery, Dyansen Galleries, and Broom Street Gallery in New York; and the Bien-nial Di Sao Paulo, Brazil. His work is also part of the permanent collection of the

Jersey City Museum. “I outlived all those gal-leries,” Reilly laughs. “I had a show before and dur-ing Hurricane Katrina. The works didn’t get destroyed,

but it put the gallery out of business.” At 88, Reilly has lived through decades of change and was rewarded for his work as an art teacher. In 1973, he was given New Jersey’s Distinguished Edu-cator Award in a ceremony held in Princeton. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master’s Degree from New York University; and taught mural painting there. “In my mural painting class, I had my high school art teacher as a student,” Reilly says.

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Pablo Picasso also made an impression on him. Reilly enjoys spontaneity when creating art. “Take something and ask yourself, what else can it be?” Reilly says. “That’s the creative process where you turn it into something

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Cont’d from the cover Up next? A play by An-nie Baker, who won the 2015 Pulitzer for Drama, called CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION to be directed by the com-pany’s artistic director Chris O’Connor and star-ring Obie Award winner Deborah Hedwall and MST company member Matthew Lawler, who also stars on ABC’s The Family. On a recent Thursday afternoon, Hoboken’s Superintendent of Schools Christine Johnson and several Hudson educators were on a visit to Mile Square Theatre for one of several Open Houses for

academic achievement”. “Arts education improves students’ self-worth,” Johnson says. “When you see kids engaged in theater and dance education, you can see they’re more con-fi dent. Kids I’ve come in contact with are extremely empathetic and enthusias-tic. And arts education em-braces all children. There’s more we have to do to lobby for arts education.” Mustard Seed School Principal Tom Postema, also in attendance, agrees arts education is important to his students who regu-larly attend Mile Square Theatre’s children’s shows. “We’ve been bringing students from Mustard

Mark Cirnigliaro Associate Artistic Director, Christine Johnson Hoboken Public Schools Superintendent, and Joseph Gallo, Playwright-in-Residence, Mile Square Theatre

community members to see the theater up close and meet the company and board of directors. Johnson supports Miles Square The-atre’s arts education pro-grams and says that chil-dren who participate in art, theater and music programs “are four times more likely to be recognized for

Seed for many years,” Postema says, “because Mile Square Theatre presents high-quality productions.” Back in 2002, Mile Square Theatre’s Artistic Director Chris O’Connor founded Mile Square Theatre just before enter-ing grad school at Rutgers University. The company bounced around Hoboken, performing wherever it could fi nd a space until 2008 when it made a home at the Monroe Art Center in Hoboken. Still, O’Connor never lost sight of a perma-nent theater for the com-pany. “Before I moved to the New York area, I did a lot of work in regional theatersaround the country and was infl uenced by the missions

of those theaters,” O’Connor says, “which is to make a cultural impact through the production of challenging plays and to have meaningful education-al outreach. Given Hobo-ken’s small geographical size and density, it seemed to me to be a place where one could really build that. Over the years, I’ve been able to convince others of the benefi t of that vision, and it’s now really snow-balling.” The new theater on Clinton Street came about after O’Connor and

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Cont’d from page 5company members real-ized it would be too pricey to renovate the space they rented at Monroe Arts Center. “We then heard about the space at the Artisan and that its zoning agreement with the city was that they were mandated to give the space to an arts non-profit, which is what we are,” O’Connor says. “We stud-ied the space very carefully before determining that it would suit our needs. The landlord at the time was looking for a non-profit, so it worked out for every-body.” O’Connor shares deci-sion-making with the Board of Directors and Associate Artistic Director Mark

Cirnigliaro, who directed GOODNIGHT MOON; and became Associate Artistic Director in January after three years with the company. “We’re all here because of Chris,” Cirnigliaro says. “Our desire is to be a vital cultural institution in Hobo-ken, and everyone is driven by Chris. This theater and its mission are his heart, his soul and his passion, which attracted everyone here.” Mile Square Theatre is an Equity company and casts both Equity and non-Equity actors in its productions. The next show, CIRCLE, MOON, TRANSFOR-MATION, directed by O’Connor will be followed by the one-man show LONG GONE DADDY

written and performed by playwright-in-residence Jo-seph Gallo, who also teach-es playwriting, acting and speech at Hudson County Community College. Gallo has performed his one man show as a fundraiser for the theater, doing the show in salons (people’s homes) for 12-15 people.

“We bring the chairs,”Gallo says. In July, Gallo performs his one-man show in the new theater. “It’s a follow-up to my play, ‘My Italian Story’,” Gallo says. Gallo’s written a baseball play, too, that has been featured in the company’s annual 7TH INNING STRETCH, a string of one-acts in honor of Hoboken’s

claim to be the site of the first baseball game ever played. Since 2003, Mile Square Theatre has com-missioned playwrights to write one-acts about base-ball and 2016 marks the 14th year the company will do the show. The shows at Mile Square Theatre go on thanks to the company’s fundraising efforts led by the Board of Directors and President Zabrina Stoffel who has been with Mile Square The-atre for five years. She says the company raised close to

$500,000 for the new theater largely from indi-vidual donors, families and a few key business people. “We did an Indiegogo campaign and raised $27,000,” Stoffel says. “We put up a video and prizes at every level. It was a month-long campaign. We also have a $375,000 loan we need to pay, so through fundraising we are selling naming rights. The lobby, and the stage are available, as is the building.” The company plans to produce five profession productions a year, and its still growing. The next show for kids opens Sat, Apr. 30 for two perfor-mances, CIRCUS MINI-MUS, “a one man circus in a suitcase.” “What we want to do is build community,” Stoffel says. “I believe in building a public institution that will survive. Chris, Joe, Sarah, Chase, Mark – they have dreams, passion, vision and creativity. You have to have art in your life. It’s the light. It’s the thing that makes you smile un-equivocally. Rich, poor, fat, skinny, disabled and able, we’re all equal sitting here and we all get to build and share a common experience.” If you goSat, Apr. 30, 2 and 5 pm showsCIRCUS MINIMUS, a One-Man Show in a SuitcaseMile Square Theatre 1408 Clinton St, HOB(201) 683-7014www.milesquaretheatre.org

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HOBOKEN MUSEUM TO CELEBRATE 30TH AT THE ELKSCont’d from page 2 1990s, the Applied Compa-nies offered us some space in the Shipyard develop-ment, which presented a wonderful opportunity, but an unprecedented fundrais-ing challenge, which was the origin of some of our most popular events, such as the annual gala -- which started with a Masked Ball -- and a live auction, then the House Tour and Secret Gardens Tour. We opened our doors at 1301 Hudson Street in April 2001, with chang-ing exhibits every 6-to-12 months on a variety of topics. Now we’re open six days a week, with a profes-sional collections manager and education curator who plans a rich educational program, and a steady program of exhibit-related talks, films and perfor-mances.

RVO: In all your time working with the museum, have you had a favorite exhibit?BF: It’s impossible to pick a favorite with diverse exhibits covering every-thing from A Sweet History Of Hoboken (Mom & Pop food shops. to major manu-facturers like Tootsie Roll); Hoboken Tunes (sing-ers, songwriters, musical instrument manufacturing, and the legendary music venue Maxwell’s); Hobo-ken Tubes (PATH trains); Heaven, Hell or Hoboken” (Hoboken in WWI); Immi-grant History Of Hoboken, and a history of the Hol-land and Lincoln Tunnels. They’re all so different. We

have created exhibits for every interest.

RVO: How did everything go with the recent Frank Sinatra exhibit?BF: The Sinatra exhibit has been our most popular in terms of visitor numbers, and distance traveled. We have had hundreds of visi-tors from beyond the U.S. Some peopletraveled to Hoboken on December 12, 2015, just to celebrate his birthday in hisbirthplace, capping the day off at a fun concert we co-hosted that night with the City of Hoboken’sCultural Affairs Depart-ment at Stevens Institute of Technology.These visitors have shared very moving stories about how they learned to speak English by listening to Sinatra’s records, or how they were inspired to come to the U.S. because of Sinatra, or how his songs reminded them of their parents and grandparents, or for our older guests, im-portant points in their own lives. We even had televi-sion crews from all over the world come here to feature Hoboken in their tributes to “The Voice.” RVO: Once the Elysian Fields Escapade is over, what’s next for the museum?

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MILE SQUARE THEATRE, 1408 Clinton St, HOB. (201) 683-7014; www.milesquare-theatre.org. Two shows only,Sat, Apr. 30, 2 pm & 5 pm:CIRCUS MINIMUS, theOne-Man Circus-in-a-Suit-case.

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RAVEN GALLERY, 304 Newark Ave, JC. Through May 14: “2 YEAR SHOW” ; Group Show featuring artists who exhibited at Raven Gal-lery since it opened two years ago. (Pictured: “Untitled” by Andrea D’Alessandro)

MANA CONTEMPORARY, 818 Newark Ave, JC, (201) 604-2702, www.manacontem-porary.com. Opening May 1and running through July 16:Ernst Hilger Galerie at Manapresents: ÁNGEL MARCOS:HASTA SIEMPRE. Doubleor Nothing (The Failure ofUtopias). “During the thirties,forties and fifties of the lastcentury, Havana was knownfor its casinos. Artists, mafio-sos, politicians and smugglerswould mingle with each otherin an undercover prosperity ofnightlife, salsa and fireworks.They would laugh and drinktogether. Attracted by this spi-ral of joy, affluent Americanswould travel to Cuba. Afterthe Revolution of 1959 and

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This free all day-festival will take place in beautiful James J. Braddock Park in NorthBergen to celebrate “creativ-ity, community, visual arts,music and food”. For moreinfo – and applications toparticipate – go to www.gut-tenbergarts.org.

CASA COLOMBO, 380 Monmouth St, JC. www.casacolombo.org. Sun, May 15, 4 pm: Armchair Art Tours with Dr. Michael Norris, former education director at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. GO, VAN GOGH, A slide presentation complete with informative, artistic and humorous commentary. “Mi-chael Norris, Ph.D., has given lectures for more than twenty years, especially in

classical and medieval art, the areas of his expertise. Based in Teaneck, New Jersey, Dr. Norris delivers PowerPoint lectures to libraries, schools, retirement communities, and clubs, many geared especially for New Jersey audiences. Refreshments will be served. Members: $10-; non-members $15. “

EXHIBITIONS

LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER, Liberty State Park, 222 Jersey City Boulevard, JC. (201) 200-1000; www.lsc.org.Opens April 29 A BEAUTI-FUL PLANET: “A BeautifulPlanet is a breathtaking

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NEWARK MUSEUM, 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ. (973) 596-6550; www.new-arkmuseum.org. Now show-ing: CITY OF SILVER ANDGOLD FROM TIFFANY TOCARTIER “For more than acentury, the City of Newarkwas the thriving center of theprecious metal industry in theUnited States and home to thedesign workshops of famed

SEND US YOUR ARTS LISTINGS. If you have an art opening or performances coming up includ-ing visual arts, performing arts and street arts, send an email to: riverviewobserver@gmail.com and we’ll list it in ARTScene. All listings are FREE.

Cont’d from page 12Liberty Science Center

portrait of Earth from space, providing a unique perspec-tive and increased under-standing of our planet and galaxy as never seen before. Narrated by Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence and directed by acclaimed fi lm-maker Toni Myers (Hubble, Blue Planet), the fi lm features stunning footage of our mag-nifi cent blue planet and the effects humanity has had on it over time, captured by the astronauts aboard the Inter-national Space Station. From space, Earth blazes at night with the electric intensity of human expansion—a direct visualization of our changing world. But it is within our power to protect the planet. A Beautiful Planet presents an awe-inspiring glimpse of Earth and a hopeful look into the future of humanity.”

jewelry goldsmiths and silver-smiths such as Tiffany & Co. and Krementz. The glamor-ous core of this exhibition consists of unique Tiffany & Co. pieces that can be found in no other museum in the na-tion. City of Silver and Gold showcases more than 100 objects drawn from the Mu-seum’s holdings documenting the rise of the city’s gold and silver industry from modest beginnings in the early 1800s to national prominence by the turn of the 20th century. This exhibition is part of New Jersey’s 350th anniversary celebration.”

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The Joe Bayer Band to Offer Concert at Bayonne Community Museum on Monday, May 2 Mayor Jimmy Davis announced that the Joe Bayer Band will present a free concert at the Bayonne Community Museum on Monday, May 2. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The concert will start at 7:00 p.m. The Joe Bayer Bandconcert will be thelatest show in a seriescalled “Musical Mondaysat the Museum,” whichhas taken place on variousMondays during the winterand spring of 2016. Mayor Davis said, “The Bayonne Community Museum is a great place for a concert. We would like to encourage more of our residents to come and enjoy the arts at this beautiful

location for special events.”his free concert is spon-sored by the Bayonne Ur-ban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) and BCB Community Bank. Light refreshments will be served. The Joe Bayer Band plays country rock. The seven-member band has a musical sound that employs vocals, guitars, keyboards, drums, banjos, fi ddles, mandolins, and a bass.

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Cobblestones and brownstones are synonymous with Paulus Hook, the section of down-town Jersey City where the Dutch fi rst settled this side of the Hudson. A walk through the neighborhood can soon become a visit if you pass by the Light Horse Tavern on Wash-ington Street. This corner eatery seems to invite passers-by into its spacious and warm dining room complete with a baby grand piano, 20-seat bar and cozy tables where guests can enjoy Modern American cuisine in an atmosphere of fi ne dining. Owner Bill Gray started out as an engineer pur-chasing the property for development, but when things slowed down after 9/11, he decided to roll up his sleeves and take over the renovation. He put his stamp on every detail and soon went from engineer to restaurateur. Gray says the transition has been a pro-cess that continues to this day. He’s proud that several chefs that ran his kitchen have now gone on to enjoy their own celebrity includ-ing David Drake; and after

close to 15 years in the res-taurant business, Gray still adheres to the high stan-dards he started with: that all dishes are made with fresh ingredients. For those who don’t know why the restaurant is called Light Horse, Tav-ern a visit to its website tells you. It’s named after Henry Lee, III, aka “Light Horse Harry” and the story goes: “Henry Lee, III was born near Dumfries, Vir-ginia, bright-eyed, and full of spirit. His skill as a horseman, as well as his temperament, made him a natural cavalryman. Fol-lowing his graduation from Princeton, Harry returned home to Virginia, and was soon commissioned as cap-tain in the fi fth group of the Virginia Light Dragoons. As part of the Continental Army, Harry led his men in a surprise attack in Paulus Hook, New Jersey, captur-ing 400 British soldiers. His leadership soon earned him the nickname Light Horse Harry.” “When we opened, we wanted to fi nd a connection to the neighborhood,” Gray says of Light Horse Harry. “This is a designated his-toric neighborhood. We’re on a British cemetery.” Gray describes the

Light Horse cuisine asModern American, whichmeans classic dishes

like meatloaf come with their own spin. “For instance, our

meatloaf has been on the menu for 14 years,” Gray says. “It’s bacon-wrapped and baked in a bread loaf pan. We add BBQ sauce on top. That’s our spin. And everything is home-made like our gelato, and our house bread, which is like an Italian loaf.” Light Horse also serves seafood that’s so fresh, it’s served practically the day it’s caught; and prime rib that’s been aged for 2-and-4-weeks. Light Horse Tavern’s menu features appetizers like Spring Pea Soup with pancetta, creme fraiche, and brioche croutons; French Onion Soup made with three cheeses, and croutons; Caesar Salad with Little Gem Lettuce, crou-tons, classic Caesar dress-ing, and parmesan; Kale & Pear Salad with shaved acorn squash, Manchego, and candied pecans; Or-ganic Greens with Quinoa, apples, grapes, nuts, and seeds; Octopus Salad with basil, frisee, almonds and pecorino; Garlic Shrimp cooked in white wine and garlic butter; Steamed Mus-sels with chorizo, tomatoes, Brooklyn lager, scallions, and cilantro; Crispy Fried Calamari with spicy yellowtomato ragout, and basil;

Cont’d on page 18 Modern American Cuisine (scallops & shrimp)

Light Horse Tavern Dining Room

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AMERICAN DREAM CUISINE

Cont’d from page 17 a Cured Meats Board with prosciutto, fennel salami, bresaola, Sicilian cauli-fl ower, Shishito peppers, and toasted bread; and an Artisanal Cheese Plate with homemade red wine-walnut bread, Marcona almonds, fi g jam, and Membrillo. ($9-$17). Entrees include Parmesan Gnocchi with peas, Maitake mushrooms and herb but-ter; Orechiette, homemade sweet Italian sausage, broc-colini, garlic, white wine and parmesan; Roasted Duck Breast with braised endive, parsnips, port wine & cherry reduction; Grilled Skirt Steak with fried Marscapone polenta, green zucchini and chimichurri; Arctic Char with Fingerling potatoes, sauteed spinach and mustard cream; Pan Roasted Cod -- pepper

“We are available for private parties but we don’t like to close the restaurant off from our regular cus-tomers,” Gray says, “so we do a few weddings and spe-cial occasions for friends.” Although it’s a neighbor-hood eatery, Light Horse Tavern is a place for busi-ness luncheons and inti-mate dinners for two. “We’re destination dining,” Gray says. “We received 3-Stars in New Jersey Monthly and 3-Stars in the New York Times. People know Light Horse is a place to go for fi ne dining, Two-three thousand people come through here every week.”If you goLIGHT HORSE TAVERN199 Washington St, JC(201) 946-2028www.lighthorsetavern.comHoursMon-Fri: 11:30 am-3:30pm; 5–10 pmSat, Sun: 10:30 am–11 pm

Lunch: Mon-Sat 11:30 am – 3:30 pmDinner: 5-10 pm; Fri 5 –11 pmBrunch: Sat & Sun 10:30am – 3 pmBar: Mon-Sat 11:30 am –Closing; Sun 12 pm – Closing

Bill Gray, Owner, Light Horse Tavern stew, oven roasted cherry tomatoes, fennel, and parsley; Rotisserie Chicken with Farro, kale, asparagus, rutabaga, fava beans, and chicken jus; and Grilled Aged Ribeye with black garlic potato puree, haricot vert, pickled onions, and pea shoots. ($17-$33). Also on the menu are the Light Horse Tavern Classics which include the Baked Meatloaf wrapped in in bacon with whipped potatoes and sauteed baby spinach; Crispy Cod & Chips with homemade tar-tar sauce and coleslaw; and the LHT Burger with let-tuce, tomato, chipotle mayo and fries. ($12-$17). Light Horse Tavern seats 100 in the dining room and 50 outside for al fresco din-ing, and it’s available for private parties.

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New Jersey Performing Arts Center Presents Richard Nader’s 27th Annual Summer Doo Wop Concert

New Jersey Perform-ing Arts Center (NJPAC) is proud to present for the first time Richard Nader’s 27th Annual Summer Doo Wop Concert. The Doo Wop stellar line up includes Charlie Thomas’ DRIFTERS “Save the Last Dance for Me” “Un-der the Boardwalk”, THE DUPREES “You Be-long To Me” “Have You Heard”, LOU CHRISTIE “Lightnin’ Strikes” “Two Faces Have”, SHIRLEY ALSTON REEVES, The original lead of THE SHIRELLES “Soldier Boy” “Mama Said”, Jay Siegel’s TOKENS“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” “Por-trait of My Love”, Tommy Mara and THE CRESTS “16 Candles” “The Angels Listened In” and special Guest LADD VANCE son of KENNY VANCE. This will be an afternoon of classic Doo Wop and 1950s rock ‘n’ roll at it’s very best.

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Art House Productions’ STAGES! Youth Company presents THE ADDAMS FAMILY Art House is proud to an-nounce its STAGES! youth company production of The Addams Family, May 6 7 (Fri Sat) at 7pm and Sun-day, May 8 at 2pm. Perfor-manceswill be held at The Land-mark Loew’s Jersey The-ater, 54 Journal Square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ. The Loew’s is located adjacent to the Journal Square PATH Station. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for youthand seniors ($18/$12 at the door) and may be pur-chased at www.arthouse-productions.or ABOUT THE SHOWBased on the bizarre and beloved characters cre-ated by Charles Addams, this original story fi nds the famously macabre Addams Family put to the test when outsiders come to dinner, hurling Gomez,Morticia, Wednesday, Pug-sley, Fester, Grandmama, and Lurch headlong into a night that will change the family forever. Cast: Eden Ann Ander-son, Oliver Clarke, Krystal Cohen, Isabel Culpepper, Waylon Faulkner, Arianna Fialon, Sophia Gliatto, Da-vin Greene, Frances Haim, Shalom Shai Haim, Darla Klammer, Jose Lupianez, Alyssa Massa, Noah Navar-ro, Aidan Osterling, Nahja Kali Quinones, Tucker Rodriguez, Qu’Raun Scott-McKoy, Katerina Vail, Kailyn Vazquez, Abby Wal-lace Burch, Molly Wallace Burch, and Gabby Welles. Music and lyrics by An-drew Lippa, book by

Marshall Brickman, music direction by Corey Wacha-la, lighting design by Lance A. Michel, prop design byPat Christodulidis, costumedesign by Kima Baffour,scenic design by AndreaMcKenna. ProductionManager Summer DawnHortillosa and Stage Man-ager Siobhan Gordon.Directed by Mason Beggs. The Addams Family is sponsored by Sawyer

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VRI HOMES in Bayonne would like

to Congratulate

Donna Kmec Broker Associate/

Manager for being a recipient

of the NJAR Circle of Excellence

Sales Award!!

Reach out to our Award Winning agent at Office- 201-823-2800 Cell- 201-401-8462

Email- DONNAK@VRIHOMES.COM DONNAK@VRIHOMES.COM

Website- DONNAK.VRIHOMES.COM

Office located at: 185 Broadway Bayonne, NJ

201-823-2800

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SMARTER BOLDER FASTER21 Arn Terr, Secaucus, NJ 07094 WEB:21ARNTERR.C21.com

$1,285,000 One of a kind young custom built 1 family home on a beautiful double corner lot-(10,830 Sq. Ft.)

Located in the North End of Secaucus town. Nothing in Secaucus can compare to features of Brick & Stucco Fiberglass roof tiles lifetime guaranteed.

Enclosed all year heated in ground pool, w/waterfalls & heated floors w/outdoor kitchen, oversize 2 car garage, lawn sprinkler system.

All newer top line appliances for 3 kitchens, ceiling fans, window treatments, chandelier, 4 zone gas heating, security system, intercom & sound system, full finished basement w/full kitchen & full bath (In-Law Suite)

2 master bedrooms suites, master bath w/Jacuzzi. Want more? This Luxury home has it all! Truly one of a kind

Will be shown by appointment to qualified buyers only Must have pre-qualified letter please

Call listing agent Barbara Carbonaro 201-240-4216

UNDER CONTRACT

New Listing Bayonne 2 Family

Charming legal 2 family home on over-sized lot with partially finished basement on desirable tree lined street very close to 8th Street light rail. Featuring an over-sized garage with an office and restroom. Well maintained but needs some TLC.

Call now, wont last!

$299,000

New Listing Bayonne 1 Family

Beautiful charming row house across the street from the light rail. Spaciously deceiving layout with hardwood floors, a new

kitchen and a deck in the yard. Perfect sun porch and finished basement. New Carpeting and new modern bathroom. Call now, rare opportunity! Don't miss out !

$239,900

New Listing Bayonne One Family

Beautiful end unit townhouse located on desirable tree lined Street in Bergen Point neighbor-hood. Featuring and open floor plan with hardwood floors, central air, recessed lighting and three levels of finished living space. Large updated kitchen with

sliders to newer deck with sun setter awning. Many recent upgrades.

Come see for yourself. Don't miss out!!

$399,900

CHRISTOPHER PIECHOCKI Weichert Realtors

· Website: www.chrispiechocki.com Email: CPiechocki@Weichert.Com

"Thinking of Selling? Please call me at 201-978-1110 now for a FREE Value Analysis"

BAYONNE REAL ESTATE

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES INVESTMENT PROPERTIES HOMES FOR SALE & RENT

New Listing Bayonne 2 Family Coming soon! Phenomenal and Exqui-site high quality new construction 2 fam-ily with owner's duplex and garage park-ing close to Light Rail, bus to NYC and shopping. Tastefully designed and well equipped with luxury baths and contem-porary kitchens with granite and stainless. Featuring hardwood floors, central air, balconies, large yard and much more. Don't miss out on this rare opportunity! Call city tax assessors office to find out about the year tax incentive available. Hurry! Won't last!

$575,000

New Listing Bayonne 2 Family

Coming soon! Phenomenal and Exquisite high quality new construction 2 family with owner’s duplex and garage parking close to Light Rail, bus to NYC and shop-ping. Tastefully designed and well equipped with luxury baths and contemporary kitchens with gran-ite and stainless. Featuring hardwood floors, central air, large yard and much more. Don’t miss out on this rate opportunity! Call city tax assessors office to find out about the year tax incentive available

Hurry! Won’t Last! $575,000

"Over $200,000,000 In Successfully Closed Sales Volume" NJAR Circle of Excellence, (Platinum, 2012)(Gold, 2013) Platinum (2014)

Weichert Realtors (Chairman of the Board Club, 2012-2014) Top 1% of All Associates Worldwide

www.weichert.com

Wichert Realtors Office –201-339-8282 x 115 Direct –201-978-1110 Fax: 201-339-7745

New Listing Bayonne 1 Family

New Listing Bayonne 2 Family

Beautiful Semi attached 2 family home in excellent Bergen Point Location also close to Historic Bergen Point shopping center, 8th Street Light Rail Station, parks, restaurants and schools. This home features 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths,2 living rooms, 2 kitchen and much more. Must see rare opportunity!!!

$239,000

New Listing –Bayonne 1 Family

Bayonne 3 Family

Gorgeous well maintained over-sized 3 family home located in Bergen Point area just steps to historic shopping center. Featuring large sun drenched rooms, old world charm, a finished basement and a huge attic ready for expansion situated on an over sized lot with a garage, this historic charmer shows owners pride and wont last!

$489,000

New Listing Bayonne Condo

Phenomenal duplex penthouse in “The Covent”. Balcony with panoramic views of the Bayonne Bridge and NYC Skyline in distance. Beautiful over-sized sunny rooms with vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors and granite/stainless steel kitchen. Featuring gorgeous yard, laundry room and private storage.

Close to Light, rail don’t miss out!

$369,000

Bayonne Office for Rent

Excellent opportunity in Historic Bergen Point Village for your business, corner commercial property currently under renovation with build to suit possible. Property features 2 entrances, high ceilings exposed brick and parking possible for extra fee. Storage also available. Rare Find!

$1,295

Bayonne Residential

Rental

Call 1-800 Showing to set up appoint-ments. Landlord requests credit check, lease application and 1.5 months security. No pets or smoking in the apartment

$1,650

New Listing Bayonne 1 Family

Beautiful end unit townhouse located on desirable tree line street in Bergen Point neighorborhood. Featuring and open floor plan with hardwood floors, central air, recessed lighting and three levels of finished living space. Large updated kitchen with sliders to newer deck with sun setter awning. Many recent upgrades

Come see for yourself, Don’t miss out!

$399,000

Beautiful well updated colo-nial one family with spacious layout and plenty of old world charm. Featuring or-nate details, hardwood floors, fireplace mantle, an updated kitchen, partially finished basement and much more. Sliders from kitchen lead to deck with pool in yard. Close to light rail and Bayonne Bridge. Must see, Call now!

$289,000

Well maintained Brick-front ranch with finished base-ment close to 8th street light rail sta-tion. Featuring spacious sunny rooms, hard-wood floors, garage parking and a large yard. Call now! wont last!

$299,900

CALL FOR A FREE

MARKET ANALYSIS!

Bayonne One Family

Spectacular triplex end unit townhouse in desirable Bergen Point area close to

Bus to NYC, Route 440 and light rail. Well maintained corner property with garage parking, central air, deck off of large kitchen, hardwood floors and much more. Finished basement apart-ment with full bath and access to yard. Call now, rare opportunity!

$485,000

Bayonne One Family

Exceptional over-sized sun drenched fully reno-

vated colonial one family directly across the street from the Hudson Bergen Light Rail. Featuring old world charm, a miad staircase, modern amenities and tasteful design. High ceilings, plenty of rooms, closet space, large basement for expansion and a generously sized yard!

Don't miss out! $379,000

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Michael Frusci Broker Associate/Owner

HOMEOWNERS BUYERS

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Meet Our Team

Alice Rooth Realtor Associate

Bridget Koval Realtor Associate

Charlene Crawford Realtor Associate

Clarence Glover III Realtor Associate

Nieisha Law Realtor Associate

Richette Lione Realtor Associate

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Alexa DeBari Realtor Associate

Bridget Murphy- Realtor Associate -Nancy Flanagan- Realtor Associate-Joseph Gizzi- Realtor Associate- Louis Guerriero- Realtor Associate-Kartina Lovejoy- Realtor Associate-Anthony Campano- Realtor Associate Agents Not Pictured

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NEW LISTING!

END UNIT

ROW HOUSE 2 FAMILY - BAYONNE Very well kept and

updated home offers newer roof, siding and entry way, & upgraded electric; 3 modern baths, full fin-ished basement, & more.

Asking $299,000

YES! OF COURSE WE DO RENTALS!

Our Rental agents are ready to assist you in your search

for a new apartment. Many of our listings offer part or full FEE PAID BY THE LANDLORD! We cover Bayonne, Jersey City,

Hoboken, North Bergen, Union City and more.

Call or stop in & register with our Rental staff.

NEW LISTING! NEW LISTING!

PRICE REDUCED!

NEW LISTING! NEW LISTING!

AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVES! SPACIOUS END UNIT TOWNHOME BERGEN POINT – BAYONNEThree levels of living space in thismove-in ready home offer you 3 BR,2 ½ baths, great finished basementwith wet bar, extra deep yard &off-street parking.

Asking $319,000

Independently Owned & Operated by Annette Rubin

LARGE 5 BR 1 FAMILY BERGEN POINT - BAYONNE This roomy and charming home is sun-drenched and

well maintained! Close to schools, transpor-tation, and shopping, you’ll find this home offers an updated eat-in kitchen, formal dining room, 2 full baths, and an unfinished basement.

Asking just $249,000

EXCEPTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY UPTOWN - BAYONNE Huge Ware-house (over 18K Sq. Ft.) with extra-large parking area combines for 275’ frontage just off Kennedy Blvd; possible high density resi-dential development site (with municipal approvals)

Don’t miss this!!

2 BR CONDO with parking COUNTY PARK AREA - BAYONNE

This roomy 2 BR, 2 Bath unit fea-tures an open layout, generous room sizes, plenty of closet space, and washer/dryer in the unit. Prime location just across from Hudson County Park!

Asking $219,000

We have listings for 1 and 2 Bedroom Mobile Homes at the Bayonne Grand – Sunset Bay Mobile Home Park. Call our office for more information about how you can explore this possibility! Prices start at just $15,000

AFFORDABLE MIXED USE BROADWAY - BAYONNE This well maintained property features a street level storefront (formerly a Barber Shop) with beau-tifully preserved original tin ceiling. Second floor is a 2 BR rental unit; separate gas heating units.

Asking just $245,000

PRICE REDUCED! PRICE REDUCED!

BAY HARBOR CLUB 2 BR PENTHOUSE WATERFRONT - BAYONNE Sophisticated, upscale home offers over 1700 Sq Et of living area; pano-ramic water views from 2 balconies, lavish Master Suite, state-of-the-art kitchen, garage parking for 2 cars, & numerous deluxe features. Fitness center on site.

$399,000

TOWNHOUSE with parking BERGEN PONT- BAYONNE This well main-tained end unit fea-tures a modern eat-in kitchen, 3 Bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, garage plus driveway, and is located in charming Bergen Point section of town.

Asking just $284,900

You’re Invited!! Join us on Sat. April 30th from 11 AM to 1 PM for our

Spring Home Buyer’s Seminar At Hendrickson’s Restaurant, corner of Broadway & 31st St. Get helpful information about the process and additional services

that can be an important part for a stress-free move! Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served.