Word on the {Washington} Street: Women For Women’s Event; Spring Arts & Music Festival; Earth Day in Hoboken; and Other Hoboken News

We hope you’ve been having an amazing weekend so far. Starting your Sunday off by catching up on some news around town —get all of the info in our latest edition of the Word on the {Washington} Street- your one stop shop for everything news in Hoboken. 

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Free Blood Lead Screening For Children

The Jersey City Department of Health and Human Services is providing a free blood lead screening on April 21^st and 28^th from 9:00am to 11:00am and 12:00pm to 2:00pm in the community room of the Multi Service Center, located at 124 Grand Street. They are partnering withthe City of Hoboken and the office of Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro to offer this service for children under the age of 18, at-risk pregnant women, and adults involved in the renovation, remediation, demolition and/or other Superstorm Sandy recovery activities. A copy of the blood lead screening results will be provided to each individual or the child’s parent or legal guardian. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to be pro-active about your health and the health of your children.

 Hoboken to Honor Girl in Little League

^image via Forbes.com

Everyone knows Hoboken is the “Birthplace of Baseball”. Often, baseball is thought of as a sport for boys. However, The City of Hoboken will honor Hoboken’s own Maria Pepe, a trailblazer for girls in Little League, by naming the city’s batting cages in her honor during the Little League opening day ceremonies on Saturday, April 16, 2016. In 1972, Maria Pepe was one of the first girls to play Little League baseball at a time when girls were banned from the sport. After only three games, she was forced to stop playing when the Little League organization threatened to revoke Hoboken’s charter. The National Organization for Women filed a gender discrimination court case on her behalf. She won and since then more than 5 million girls have been able to participate in Little League. Members of the public are invited to the ceremony, which will take place at the Little League Field located near 5^th Street and River Terrace and will begin around 10:45am.

Fitness in the Park Schedules Announced

^photo via @devotionyoga

Fitness in the Park may be one of the greatest things about summer in Hoboken. Let’s be honest, a workout is always a little easier when you’ve got that skyline view to focus on. The City of Hoboken posted their schedule for both paid and FREE fitness opportunities scheduled for the spring and summer months. Free opportunities include Tuesday night Yoga in the Park on Pier A with Devotion Yoga, Thursday night Yoga and Pilates at Maxwell Park with rotating fitness studios, and Zumba for adults & kids presented by Hudson Vibe Dance & Fitness. Fitness Under the Viaduct will also be presented as well.  Click here for full details.

Insomnia Cookies Coming to Hoboken

^photo via @insomniacookiesofficial

Insomnia Cookies, known for its warm, delicious cookies is set to open its first location in Hoboken this summer. The new store will be located at 56 Newark Street and will be open every day from 11:00AM-3:00AM {late night snacks, yaaassss} and delivery will be available throughout Hoboken from 12:00PM-3:00AM. Some of their most popular cookie flavors include Chocolate Chunk, Snickerdoodle, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup and the S’mores Deluxe. The shop will offer a full ice cream menu with customizable options such as the cookie a la mode and cookiewich, ice cream sandwiched between any two cookies of your choice. This will be the company’s first location in New Jersey. We’ll keep you posted with more details of their grand opening once we get them!

Earth Day Celebrated With Murals in Hoboken

May 18th Women for Women Event

 Tragic Car Crash Causes Major Delays

Baking Mama Grand Opening Ceremony

Hoboken Spring Arts and Music Festival 

Liberty Humane Society Autograph Signing with NJ Devils’ Players

Yesterday, the Liberty Humane Society hosted an autograph signing event with two NJ Devils players, Cory Schneider {goaltender} and Adam Henrique {center}. The event took place at the shelter facility from 12-2:00PM where the players signed a piece of memorabilia in exchange for a $20 donation made to the shelter. Photographs were an available for an additional $5, provided courtesy of Sports Minded Unlimited. We love the LHS and are so happy to see these athletes support this amazing organization for the second year in a row!