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Free Classifieds and Announcements / New Feature: Bus Routes Serving Hackensack
« on: August 24, 2005, 05:09:57 PM »
Click here for a list of  Buses Serving Hackensack

(Courtesy of Eric Martindale)

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Events & Calendar / CMDE Events
« on: August 23, 2005, 12:23:29 PM »
Center for Modern Dance Education
84 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Phone: 201-342-2989 (NJ TTY: 800-952-7897); Fax 201-342-2989

E-mail: cmde1962@aol.com; Web: www.cmde.org

CMDE Offers Two Free Programs:

Performance August 25 and Workshop August 27

The non-profit Center for Modern Dance Education is pleased to announce a free  performance by Summer Stars for Boys on Thursday August 25th, 12:45pm and a free workshop on “ Working With Multiple Intelligences Through Dance” on Saturday, August 27th 10am-3pm, at 84 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack.

Summer Stars For Boys, a free summer arts day camp, is funded by Bergen County Department of Human Services and is Directed by Roger Turner, Hackensack resident and Genaro Martinez from Roselle Park. In addition to the performance, art work done by the boys will be on display.

 Susan Thomasson, professional dancer, choreographer and master teaching artist, living in Demarest will lead the free workshop “Working with Multiple Intelligences through Dance”.  She will discuss techniques for developing lateral thinking skills to help teachers to better accommodate students with learning disabilities, as well as to work more effectively with the range of variations I normal learning styles.

 This workshop is made possible by a grant from The Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization with interests in neuroscience, immunology, and education.  
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Dance for Everyone

Take Free Classes & Audition for Scholarships During CMDE Open House


    Everyone from 3 to 83 is invited to take a free dance class during Open House Week, September 10-17 at the non-profit Center For Modern Dance Education (CMDE), 84 Euclid Avenue Hackensack. Call 201 342-2989 or (NJTTY) 800-952-7897 for a complete schedule and to reserve a spot in classes.

    Classes are available in Creative Modern for toddlers; in Modern Dance for children, teens and adults; Musical Theatre for 7-18 years of age; Ballet for 8 years of age to adults; Afro-Modern for ages 10years of age to adults; Stomp for 10 years of age to adults; Middle Eastern Dance for teens and adults; Yoga for children & adults; Creative Dance Exercise and Real Men Dance Project for 10 years of age to adults.              

    Auditions for CMDE full year scholarships will be given during Open House week. They are: The Bruce Baker Scholarship for Boys; the Maya Memorial Scholarship; the Morris Leitman Memorial Scholarship for young Adults; the Eva Bauer Scholarship for a gifted & talented teens and the Cliff Allen scholarship for beginning teen dancers. Call 201 342-2989 or (NJTTY) 800-952-7897 to participate in scholarship auditions.

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Come Try a Class For Free at CMDE

Hackensack—Celebrating 43 exciting years in Bergen County, the non-profit Center for Modern Dance Education, is inviting the children, teens and adults to experience the physical and creative joy of co-ed Modern Dance classes during Open House Week, September 10-17 at 84 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack.     

    The first day of free classes, Saturday, September 10 the following f classes are available: 10-11am, Modern Dance for adults, and Modern Dance, ages 5-7;  11:15-12pm Creative Modern Dance, ages  3-5 ; 11:45am-1pm Intermediate Modern Dance, ages 8-12;  12:15-1:15pm, modern dance, ages 7-11; and 1-2:30pm, Modern Dance Workshop for teens; 4-5pm Musical Theatre, ages 7-11; and 5-6pm, Musical Theatre, ages 12-18.

    Call 201 342-2989 for a complete schedule of free classes, including, Yoga for Kids, Adult Yoga, Middle Eastern Dance, Afro-Modern,. Ballet, Stomp and Hip-hop.

    The Center for Modern Dance Education was founded in 1962 with a mission to teach and preserve modern dance in partnership with the community and make it available to everyone including individuals with disabilities.

3858
Hackensack Discussion / Re: Teterboro Airport
« on: August 23, 2005, 12:15:40 PM »
Latest story: Schumer urges Port Authority to divert air traffic from Teterboro Airport to Stewart

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Hackensack Discussion / Re: EXCELSIOR III
« on: August 23, 2005, 12:14:31 PM »
Latest story: Apartment building developer files suit

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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Services for the homeless...
« on: August 19, 2005, 09:20:52 AM »
The following opinion appeared in the August 19, 2005 edition of The Record:

Regarding "Hackensack, merchants oppose homeless plan" (Page L-1, Aug. 17):

I am ashamed to say that I live in Bergen County. But at least I do not live in Hackensack.

Suddenly, when the city's mayor and council find out that the Social Security building is scheduled to be acquired by Christ Church Community Development Corp., they want to buy it themselves.

Christ Church CDC, a non-profit organization, works in cramped quarters in the church hall on State Street and would like to expand and grow. It provides outreach services for the underserved in Bergen, not just Hackensack citizens.

The mayor, City Council and merchants are not really concerned about providing social services. They are worried about the homeless walking through business and residential areas to go from one facility to another. There is an assumption that they would drive out business from an area that is not very inviting to shoppers to begin with.

Hackensack, like Paterson, is a county seat; they both have courthouses and federal and county offices. Paterson provides social services and homeless shelters. What better place than Hackensack to serve Bergen's poor and disenfranchised?

But maybe I am getting too upset about this and need to relax. There may be other ways to rid the city of the unsightly homeless. Might I suggest a variation of Jonathan Swift's remedy for dealing with the Irish poor in "A Modest Proposal"? I would be willing to provide anyone interested a copy of the essay.

Catherine Hughes

Dumont, Aug. 17


My Response:

Cathy, if you are so "ashamed to say you live in Bergen County" because of the homeless situation, why don't you convince your mayor and council to move the homeless shelter to Dumont? 

You say the business community should not oppose increased homeless activity because "the area is not very inviting to shoppers to begin with".  Your argument is circular.  The area became depressed as a result of two main factors: The rise of the malls (which Hackensack can overcome) and the expansion of social services to accommodate who you call the "underserved". The area is not inviting largely because of the "homeless" (a term that is ill-equipped to define the problem).

Your comparison of Hackensack's Council to 18th Century British government is witty but shows your complete failure to understand the real dilemma.  God forbid Hackensack's elected officials try to reverse the decade's old trend of dumping unwanted social programs in Hackensack.  Enough already. 1/3 of all property in Hackensack is non-taxable!

But maybe I am getting too upset about this and need to relax. Maybe Hackensack's City Council should call every municipality in Bergen County and offer up Main Street, Essex Street and Hudson Street for more social services.  Sure.  Since this is the County Seat (and who needs business in a County Seat) let's tear down lower Main Street and build the world's tallest skyscraper for the homeless.  We can call it "Peter's Palace". 

On second thought, maybe we should just put the homeless shelter in Dumont. 

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Hackensack History / Re: Brewster Mansion/Dirt Pile (Prospect Avenue)
« on: August 18, 2005, 05:55:27 PM »
Sometime after the Brewster Mansion was torn down and Prospect Towers went up, a very controversial dirt pile existed on the site (for about 10 years).  Thanks to Eric Martindale for this information.  See Eric's post above for more information.









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Hackensack History / Hudson St. Revolutionary Cemetary
« on: August 18, 2005, 02:35:19 PM »
For any one who may be interested, the drawing below shows who was buried at the Hudson St. Revolutionary Cemetary.  If anyone finds any information about these people, please let me know.

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Hackensack Discussion / Re: Services for the homeless...
« on: August 17, 2005, 11:33:09 AM »
Latest story: Hackensack, merchants oppose homeless plan

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Hackensack Discussion / Illegal Housing
« on: August 16, 2005, 01:59:03 PM »
Getting tough on illegal housing

Jesus Galvis, a former Hackensack councilman, agrees that safety issues should be brought to residents' attention because landlords often don't inform tenants about hazardous conditions.

But he stressed that tenants rights should be honored.

"The inspectors should not go in the evening in large groups with the police," he said. "It scares the tenants. It makes people think they are against immigrants. The laws and regulations should be explained with a lot of bilingual information. The people should be treated with respect."
 

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Hackensack Discussion / Re: City Council Election (Updated 8/3/05)
« on: August 16, 2005, 01:55:53 PM »
Latest story: Judge rules today on Hackensack Council

Follow-up:  Judge Contillo denied the relief sought by Calvin Coles and essentially upheld Councilman McAuliffe's appointment.  More details tomorrow.

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Events & Calendar / Foschini BBQ & Cleanup
« on: August 11, 2005, 08:41:39 PM »
Hackensack Riverkeeper Gears Up For
Hometown River Cleanup & Barbecue
at Foschini Park in Hackensack
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WHAT: Hackensack Riverkeeper River Cleanup.

WHERE: Foschini Park, Hackensack. Enter from River St. (at Toyota Dealer) – look for white "mobile cleanup unit" and tent

WHEN: Sunday, August 21 from 9 AM until 2 PM.

WHY: Foschini Park in Hackensack is heavily used by sports teams, fishermen and picnickers. The result is unfortunately a good deal of litter and stormwater runoff into the Hackensack River. The park is situated on a particularly pretty section of the river, and has some excellent public access points for canoeing and kayaking on the Hackensack, and has been the site of several Hackensack Riverkeeper events, so Riverkeeper will be transporting its canoes to Hackensack for a massive cleanup of one of its hometown parks.

Forty plus volunteers are expected to pick up debris from canoes and from the banks of the river and the surrounding fields and parking lot. Volunteers will be provided with all necessary equipment, breakfast and a barbecue lunch at 1 PM. New volunteers are encouraged to show up - it is not necessary to register or to stay for the entire 5 hours.

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Hackensack Discussion / Education/Charter Schools/Testing
« on: August 11, 2005, 09:49:24 AM »
More area schools fail to meet federal standards

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Hackensack Discussion / Education/Charter Schools/Testing
« on: August 10, 2005, 10:06:09 AM »
Record Article:  Charter school plan offers choice

"More than 500 parents from the Lodi, Garfield and Hackensack school districts signed a petition looking for another education option in their communities."

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Hackensack Discussion / Con. Rothman "Listening Session"
« on: August 09, 2005, 09:16:26 PM »
Did anyone go Congressman Rothman's "Listening Session" on Tuesday night? 

What was discussed?

Thanks for any information.


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Free Classifieds and Announcements / CMDE SCHOLARSHIPS!
« on: August 08, 2005, 07:52:24 PM »
Center For Modern Dance Education, Inc.
84 Euclid Avenue
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Contact: Shirley Ubell
201 342-2989

LOVE TO DANCE?
CMDE OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS!

Hackensack-    The non-profit Center For Modern Dance Education, founded in 1962 by Shirley Ubell, invites children, teens, & adults who love to dance,  to attend auditions for  dance scholarships,  September 13 & 14th  at  84 Euclid Avenue, Hackensack.  Call 342- 2989 to register for the following auditions:

The Eva Bauer Scholarship for Gifted & Talented Teens, established by Ruth Bauer Neustadter in honor of her mother's 75th birthday, Wednesday, September 14, 5:30pm.

The Morris Leitman Memorial Scholarship for Adults, established in honor of Shirley Ubell's father, Tuesday, September 13, 6:30pm.

The Cliff Allen Memorial Scholarship For Beginning Teen Dancers, established by Brenda Tobias,  director of the Office of Councils at Cornell University in memory of her beloved friend, Tuesday, Septemer 13, 7:30pm. 

The Bruce Baker Scholarship for Bys; 5-9 years old, established by Bruce Baker's parents.  Bruce Baker is a Presbyterian minister who studied and performed at CMDE for 10 years. Wednesday,  September 14, 4:30pm

The Maya Memorial Scholarship for Adults, established in memory of Shirley Ubell's' first modern dance teacher, Tuesday, September 13, 4:30pm.       

The Scholarships are awarded for a year September 2005-June 2006 with the dancers' progress monitored by Elissa Machlin-Lockwood, CMDE'S Artistic Director.

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