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Month: August 2016

RiverWatch

Posted on August 29, 2016August 29, 2016

Saturday, September 3 Anthem of the Seas Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; Bermuda Carnival Sunshine Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; New England/Canada Norwegian Gem Inbound 7:15 am; outbound 4:30 pm; Canada/New England Sunday, September 4 Celebrity Summit Inbound 6:30 am (Bayonne); outbound 4:00 pm; New England/Canada Norwegian Breakaway Inbound 7:15 am; outbound…

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This Week in History

Posted on August 29, 2016February 5, 2019

August 29, 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time August 29, 1756 – Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War. August 29, 1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction. August 30, 1800 – Gabriel Prosser postpones a planned slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia, but is arrested before…

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Full Steam Ahead

Posted on August 29, 2016

For the first time since 1994, the JOHN W. BROWN will visit New York. She’ll dock at Pier 36 on the Lower East Side (299 South St at foot of Montgomery St.) and be open for tours, starting with a fundraising reception the evening of September 9 and ending with a 6-hour living history cruise…

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Velocipede Velocity To Be Vivified by Valets

Posted on August 29, 2016

Valet service is common at many Lower Manhattan parking garages, but now cyclists will be able to avail themselves of the same luxury as motorists: Starting today, two local Citi Bike stations will be staffed by personnel who will speed check-in for those surrendering bikes, and make sure there are enough two-wheelers for those about…

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This Week in History

Posted on August 23, 2016

Aug 22, 565 – Columba, an Irish abbot (father) and missionary is today known for reports of seeing a monster in Loch Ness, Scotland. Aug 26, 1498 – Michelangelo is commissioned to carve the Pietà. Aug 23, 1541 – French explorer Jacques Cartier lands near Quebec City in his third voyage to Canada. Aug 25,…

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ROWING THE ATLANTIC

Posted on August 23, 2016

FROM DR. STEIN HOFF AFTER HIS RESCUE AT SEA: “Tonight, Wednesday 10th August, it is four days since I was rescued and felt reborn, hauled up from my tossing “Fox II”. Many times I thought that cabin was to become my coffin as the boat was knocked-down and rolled over numerous times. The longest knock-downs…

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