Seventeen people displaced after fire ripped through 26th Street building
The Bayonne Fire Department arrived at 124 West 26th Street at 6 a.m. on April 18 in response to heavy smoke billowing from the roof of a 2.5 story home, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver told an online news source.
About 50 firefighters responded, including the Jersey City Fire Department. They battled the blaze for two hours before the flames were tamed.
Weaver told reporters that three firefighters were treated at the Bayonne Medical Center, and Seventeen people from four families were displaced and are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross.
According to reports, Argentina and Humberto Valdez have been the homeowners for 15 years. They were sleeping when the fire started and were awakened by two men banging on the front door.
Another Carnival liner coming to Bayonne
Royal Caribbean announced that starting in summer 2017 another cruise ship will start to set sail from Cape Liberty. Rhapsody of the Seas is a 1,998-passenger cruise liner that will join the 4,180-passenger Anthem of the Seas in Bayonne’s deepwater port.
Rhapsody will take vacationers on weeklong trips to the Bahamas during the summer. Anthem is sailing all year to the Caribbean and to Bermuda in the summer.
Mayor James Davis praised the deal, and hopes that cruise-goers try local Bayonne shops. He said in a weekly statement, “The decision also further grows the strength of Cape Liberty and will bring not only additional jobs, but also more visitors, both passengers and crew, who will spend their money in Bayonne when they shop local.”
PSE&G Bergen-Linden Corridor (BLC) electric transmission reliability project issues traffic advisory
During the week of April 18, PSE&G crews will work at the following locations on John F. Kennedy Boulevard for the Bergen-Linden Corridor (BLC) electric transmission reliability project. There will be conduit installations at the following locations: West 3rd and 7th Streets, and West 14th and 20th Streets.
As the project crosses intersections, a Bayonne extra-duty traffic control officer will assist motorists who need access to their homes.
For questions about the project, email richard.dwyer@pseg.com or call PSE&G’s BLC customer service at 1 (800) 541-9020.
Traffic advisory: 4/21 evening closure of Avenue C
The Interchange 14A Improvement Project continues this week. Avenue C will close between 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21 and 4 a.m. Friday, April 22 between West 57th Street and Frontage Road for steel girder erection. Traffic will be diverted to local streets.
This work will be supported by Jersey City and Bayonne Police Departments.
If you have additional questions, please call the toll free hotline at 1 (800) 671-6872.
Displaced residents return home after wall collapse
According to the Bayonne fire chief, the five remaining residents displaced from an April 3 wall collapse at a construction site on Broadway returned home earlier this week. Twenty-three people were originally displaced, and 17 returned within a few days. The wall was reinforced and rendered safe.
St. John’s hosting Tricky Tray and play
A tricky tray sponsored by the St. John’s Women’s Group will be held on Friday, April 29 starting at 6 p.m. in St. John’s Lutheran Church gymnasium, 155 North St. in Jersey City. Admission is $5. Parking is available in the lot on Summit Avenue, next to the church. For tickets or more information call (201) 798-0540.
St. John’s Lutheran Church will also host a play called, “On the Way to the Cross” on April 23 at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $20. Seniors 62 and older are $15, and children under 13 are $12. For ticket info, contact Rose Hargett, (201) 779-1466, or Diana Trejo, (201) 988-1005.
Apologies to Mr. Mulcahy
In the April 13, 2016, issue of the Bayonne Community News, a story about the Resnick’s development inadvertently referred to Planning Board Commissioner Eneas Mulcahy as “her.” We regret the error and apologize to Mr. Mulcahy.