“I try to do this for a lot of inner city [Hudson County] kids who don’t really get a shot [to get into organized basketball],” Villa said.
Walking into the Dr. Hemant Shah Sensory Theater at the St. Joseph’s School for the Blind, you will find different elements like tactile art, a floor projector, music, a ball pit and aromatherapy machine. These objects are intended to stimulate and encourage students to use senses like touch, hearing and
“So I just took small steps and came out to only a few of my closest friends…And then they opened up back up to me and that’s when I realized that we can only shine when we open up to those who are ready to hold that shine and reflect it back to us.”
“The location is great, the view is phenomenal,” said the owner. “It was just a great fit for what we needed to do, and it’s amazing serving the Bayonne community.”
“I will work my heart [and] my head for Jersey City. I will give the full measure of my being to make sure it’s a city that works,” McGreevey said.
“For the past year, and the other years I’ve been training, it’s been brutal. Suffering through the cuts, suffering through the training..suffering through so many things so the fact that I’m going to have that belt with me is going to mean a lot to me. So I don’t want anyone to take it.”
“We really try to accommodate people with that… I’d say that really differentiates us from other restaurants and businesses around here.”
“[Jersey City] is one of our top locations… We love the people. [Despite] different cultures [and] different backgrounds, everyone seems to love pizza,” Starobinsky laughed.
“… [As a kid] nobody wanted to be my partner… so that was really tough. [But] now you’ll have all girls wrestling practices, which is so cool. We’ll just have little girls beating up on the boys anyway, which is awesome too.”
Photo by Daniela Lopez / SOC Images. If you’ve ever been to a Latin America soccer match, you know that the fans take every bit of the event serious; from the pregame tailgate, the match and the post win celebration. Before the games, parking lots are filled with all types
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