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Wine company expansion gets royal treatment
After approving abatement, city council sets up company with state loan

With Bayonne industry in decline for decades, the City Council at its Jan. 16 meeting took another step to support the expansion of Royal Wine by introducing an ordinance that would allow the company to secure a low-interest loan from the state and passing a resolution that would seek approval for this move by the …

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Coast Guard seeks Bayonne Bridge comments The Coast Guard has scheduled public hearings and is seeking comments on its draft environmental assessment for raising the Bayonne Bridge to allow larger ships to serve container terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Public hearings are scheduled Feb. 5 in Bayonne and Feb. 7 …

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Bayonne’s first baby arrives early
Born premature, Gavin Mocayo has a lot of luck on his side

An old Yiddish Proverb, “Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold,” was never more appropriate than with the birth of Gavin Moncayo at 10:59 a.m. on Jan. 1. Born premature at 33 weeks and weighing 3 pounds 9 ounces, Gavin came into the world with all the luck that is said to …

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Shop Bayonne and pay your taxes
City to kick off new shopping program

Do you want to support local business and at the same time lower your tax bill? Bayonne officials may have found a way to do both as part of a new Special Improvement District and Urban Enterprise Zone initiative. City officials are expected to present “Shop Bayonne Property Tax Reward Program” at a special meeting …

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Research grant for Bayonne resident The Kessler Foundation (West Orange) and Dr. Nancy Chiaravalloti were recently awarded a $2.2 million federal grant from The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education. The five-year grant funds the Northern New Jersey Traumatic Brain Injury System (NNJTBIS), a comprehensive system of …

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Too low for comfort
Bayonne officials file complaint about low-flying helicopters

Helicopters buzz over Bayonne like low-flying insects – worse in the summer, officials say, but often just as bad during the rush hour commutes morning and night. “They stack up at a heliport in Kearny,” said Councilman Ray Greaves, who, along with the City of Bayonne, filed a complaint this week with the Federal Aviation …

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Making lemonade
Woman recounts life of extreme ups and downs in new memoir

Life is tough and then, sometimes, it gets tougher. But according to author Kim K. Forstater, these things shouldn’t get you down or make you depressed. “I believe God only gives you what He thinks you can handle,” she said. “In my case, He apparently thinks I can handle a lot.” In her memoir, Rings …

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