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Political peace breaks out HUDSON COUNTY – Hudson County Democratic Chairman Mark A. Smith announced Monday that all three Hudson County incumbent Democratic state senators will be running on the party line in the June 2013 primary, in their respective districts: Sen. Sandra Cunningham (31st), Sen. Nicholas Sacco (32nd), and Sen. Brian Stack (33rd Dist.) …
Storms come and go, but Hurricane Sandy left a mark on Bayonne businesses and recovery will take time – and money. As a captain on the Bayonne Fire Department, Mickey Czok had to work the day Hurricane Sandy hit, part of a city-wide and even a regional effort to help residents and others that were …
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In a report before the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce in early March, City Planner John Fussa said signs were hopeful for Bayonne development despite tough economic times. Other business leaders have also highlighted advances in local business that seems to indicate Bayonne may be on the upswing, if ever so slightly. Fussa, who has been …
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Numerous transportation projects moved forward over the past year, intending to keep pace with the evolution of Hudson County. With Super Bowl 2014 on the way and many new residents moving to the county, the bridges, trains, and bike lanes are being expanded and reinforced for the future. The Skyway’s new lease on life The …
At age 16, Diana Abysheva has already changed her life dramatically. A shy girl when she came to America last September from Kazakhstan, she said when she goes back at the end of the school year, she will be a whole different person, someone who had seen a world that her peers in her home …
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Police looking for hit-and-run driver The Bayonne police are seeking information on a hit-and-run that resulted in the death of Justin Bellini, 22, of Bayonne, who was struck around 4:30 a.m. near 25th Street and Broadway on March 9. Anyone with information can call (201) 858-6925. Heroin bust Based on a tip that the detective …
Bayonne artists come in all varieties, as the February Art Circle show at the Bayonne Community Museum proved, whether it was the photographs of former pet cats by Patricia Mulligan to the curious and haunting works by Marc Scrudato. Andrew Sharp, director of the Arts Circle, said he wanted to bring together some of the …
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Accepted into a pilot program that could bring down the costs of repeated treatments for the same medical condition, Hudson Holdco – which operates Christ Hospital, Bayonne Medical Center, and Hoboken University Medical Center – will begin the program by year’s end. Called Bundling, the pilot program combines all the services related to a single …
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Nearly every public official in Hudson County knows Richard Dwyer, a man who served as the public face for PSEG for many years. Most people still call him on matters of power, even though his job title has changed. Dwyer is also a well-known advocate for the local environment, an instrumental figure behind everything from …
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Halfway to the Hudson Bergen Light Rail Station on his way to work in Manhattan, Nicholas Daniel-Richards always wondered the same thing: “Should I walk or run?” He knew his train was due at a certain time, but couldn’t tell for certain if the train would actually be on time and if he should hurry …
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