Year in Review 2016
Bayonne: The Year In Review
They say Americans’ collective memory is very short, but Bayonne is an exception to the rule. Word travels fast in the isolated Peninsula City and stays there. Residents here seem to remember every scandal, budget shortfall, and big developer who’s come and gone in the last decade. These stories are not blips on the screen; …
Bayonne: The Year In Review
They say Americans’ collective memory is very short, but Bayonne is an exception to the rule. Word travels fast in the isolated Peninsula City and stays there. Residents here seem to remember every scandal, budget shortfall, and big developer who’s come and gone in the last decade. These stories are not blips on the screen; …
Contract negotiations plod on Teachers just say ‘no’
The Bayonne Board of Education (BBOED) held a meeting on Monday, December 19, less than a week after an emergency meeting to address a $2 million budget deficit in the district’s operating budget. At that meeting, the board moved to fill the budget gap with Regular Operating District (ROD) grant funds, but this time, questions …
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Contract negotiations plod on Teachers just say ‘no’
The Bayonne Board of Education (BBOED) held a meeting on Monday, December 19, less than a week after an emergency meeting to address a $2 million budget deficit in the district’s operating budget. At that meeting, the board moved to fill the budget gap with Regular Operating District (ROD) grant funds, but this time, questions …
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Teachers just say ‘no’
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Bayonne Briefs
White powder found at school deemed harmless A white powder found at John M. Bailey Community School on Tuesday, December 20, that caused an emergency response turned out to be cornmeal, according to school officials. Early that afternoon, kids found a balloon with powder inside in the schoolyard. When the balloon popped and sprayed powder …
Bayonne Briefs
White powder found at school deemed harmless A white powder found at John M. Bailey Community School on Tuesday, December 20, that caused an emergency response turned out to be cornmeal, according to school officials. Early that afternoon, kids found a balloon with powder inside in the schoolyard. When the balloon popped and sprayed powder …
After 40 years, Big Apple closes Owners retiring on top
Big Apple has been a mainstay sports bar and restaurant in Bayonne since 1976, when Vinny Bottino’s parents opened it. Bottino has been running the bar since 1987 when he and his brother, John, took over from their parents. John has since moved, and Vinny and his wife, Toni, have been running the show ever …
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Owners retiring on top
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School board plugs $2 million deficit Plan to tap grant money
Amid the ongoing controversy over the school board’s $2 million deficit, rumors have been circulating about the premature departure of Bayonne Superintendent of Schools Patricia McGeehan. At press time, Monday, December 19, the rumors could not be confirmed. A Board of Education meeting was scheduled for the evening of December 19. In June, the board …
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Plan to tap grant money
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School board plugs $2 million deficit Plan to tap grant money
Amid the ongoing controversy over the school board’s $2 million deficit, rumors have been circulating about the premature departure of Bayonne Superintendent of Schools Patricia McGeehan. At press time, Monday, December 19, the rumors could not be confirmed. A Board of Education meeting was scheduled for the evening of December 19. In June, the board …
Continue reading “School board plugs $2 million deficit
Plan to tap grant money
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