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Four months after Hurricane Sandy lashed the region, Hudson County is still feeling its impact. But according to County Executive Tom DeGise in his State of the County address delivered before the Board of Freeholders on Feb. 14, the response to the crisis was heroic at times. “Not to put too fine a point on …

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Free parking at some light rail stations on weekends Starting Feb. 16, NJ Transit will offer free parking on Saturdays and Sundays at all five park-and-ride locations along the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system. “Free parking on Saturdays and Sundays is a great incentive for people to get out of their cars and hop on the …

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Cancer survivors often celebrate the five-year mark as a sign that their remission has taken hold, and that they are actually on their way to recovery. For the owners of Bayonne Medical Center, the five-year mark also signifies a right of passage, not only recovery from near death, but also for taking the next step …

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For 10 days last summer, Lydia Green went looking for new students to attend Holy Family Academy in Bayonne. She did not make the usual trip to Staten Island or Jersey City, or even the remoter reaches of North Hudson like Hoboken, Weehawken, or West New York – the usual places the school has recruited …

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Although slated as one of the most important projects for the city as well as the region, the Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program public hearing on Feb. 5 at Bayonne High School drew only a handful of people, most of whom were either public officials or union representatives encouraging the Coast Guard to give the …

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True love comes to various people in various ways. For Ray Robinson III and Michele Dupey, it came with a call from The New York Times in 2009 asking Michele if she knew how to get a hold of Ray. Dave Anderson, a reporter, had dug out an old press release Dupey had sent four …

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Joanna Nowak called out, “Hold up your hands,” and the roomful of kids ages two to five complied, stretching the way she stretched. “Joanna is a personal trainer at our facility,” said Charles S. Cook, assistant general manager for programs at the Bayonne facility of New York Sports Clubs. “We were invited here to go …

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Legislation introduced to reduce barriers for former inmates seeking jobs Senators Sandra Bolden Cunningham, M. Teresa Ruiz, and Raymond J. Lesniak introduced on Feb. 5 legislation that would end a discriminatory practice that blocks ex-offenders from finding work, while improving the economic viability, health and security of New Jersey’s communities and reducing recidivism rates throughout …

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