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

jose — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:10:29 +0000

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)

According to the news, Maria Concepcion was a Catholic who attended two Catholic churches. Family members said she was a loving mother, and a helpful relative. On the day of the incident occurred, Concepcion was on her way to her niece’s restaurant where she helped making pastries during the weekends.

So far, there’s no further details yet of the vehicle. Police did not disclose if they have video of the incident. Plate number is still unknown.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at (201) 547-JAIL.

A viewing will be held Wednesday, 5 to 9 p.m. at Greenville Memorial Home, 374 Danforth Ave., Jersey City. Concepcion’s body will be buried in the Philippines. (News Source: NJ.com)

Dec. 19, 2008 Winter Storm in JC

jose — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:25:07 +0000

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.

Here are some photos of various areas of Jersey City …

Truck plowing snow in Journal Square

The truck plowing snow at 430 PM yesterday. This is on Academy Street in Journal Square.

Old Bergen Church

Old Bergen Church at snowy winter night. This is right across another beautiful church – St. Aedan Church on Bergen Avenue.

Path Mark

PATH Mark in Route 440. Despite the bad weather, there were still people shopping. On a nearby store, I saw Filipinos buying snow boots.

A leafless tree

A leafless tree at the parking lot of BigK (K-Mart).

Weather forecast says that there will be another snow storm coming this weekend, but it is weaker than we had yesterday. So be careful out there if you are heading out to your events.

Filipino Student in the National Spelling Bee Competition

jose — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:33:32 +0000

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 competition.

Unfortunately, she didn’t qualify for the second round, despite spelling her word in the first round. That’s okay, Michelle, in our eyes, you are still a winner!

Read more on JCRegister.com ….