72-Yr Old Filipina Killed in Hit-and-Run

Inset: Photo from Concepcion family via NJ.com

This is a sad news. A 72-year old Filipina was killed in a hit-and-run at around 5:30AM last Saturday (April 24, 2010). She was struck and killed by a driver in a silver SUV who sped off, as she crossed Rt. 139 at a traffic light on Oakland Avenue, Police spokesman Lt. Edgar Martinez said. (News)

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Dec. 19, 2008 Winter Storm in JC

Houses in the Heights, JC

Houses in the Heights, JC

So, how did you deal with the snow storm yesterday? The accumulations were approximately 4 inches deep, but luckily, the snow fall turned into rain melting some ice.

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Filipino Student in the National Spelling Bee Competition

Do you know that there’s an eight grader Filipino student who participated in the National Spelling Bee Competition last week?

Her name is Michelle Ann Tan, a 13-year old student of St. Nicholas School (Heights, Jersey City). Because she won the Jersey Journal-sponsored Hudson-wide Spelling contest, she advanced to the National [...]