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 21st and 28th 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 5th Street and River Terrace and will begin around 10:45am.
Fitness in the Park Schedules Announced
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!