Category: Bayonne News

All day and for long hours into the night, residents on East 23rd Street heard the trucks rumble in, carrying the water-damaged remains of people’s lives elsewhere in the city, truck by truck. The loads were dumped into a construction yard at the end of the street until the pile rose so high it looked …

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Gerard Russomano, project superintendent for the 46-unit Taglarini Plaza on Avenue E and East 45th Street, climbed the first flight of concrete stairs, and when these ran out, he climbed up one ladder, then another. All these steps are leading to the upper floors of what he and others hope will become a model building …

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A day before Thanksgiving in 2006, Mike Miselis, vice president of the Cal Ripken Baseball League, was driving near 11th Street when he saw some kids playing baseball. “It was a cold blustery afternoon,” he said. “I noticed three kids playing a make shift game of baseball. I had to pull my car over and …

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“People can make mistakes, so you have to have systems to help people not make those mistakes, duplicate systems where you have two or three balancing checks,” said Dr. Mark Spektor, chief executive officer for Bayonne Medical Center, explaining why his hospital was honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an …

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Props already set on the stage for a backdrop of a big city, students worked to get their moves right, rehearsing dances that they hoped would wow the audience when the curtain finally rose on “How to Success in Business Without Really Trying.” “The show’s title is ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,’ …

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In the past, when a prisoner acted up at the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny, officers had to deal with it in mass, sometimes using nine or more people. According to Jail Director Oscar Aviles, this posed a number of problems – including injury to the prisoner and officers. To this end, three years …

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For 45 years, Eddie Broderick has played Santa for the City of Bayonne. “It’s my job,” he said laughing as he posed with the last of the hundreds of kids that came to see him at the official city tree lighting as he handed out candy canes to each child, and a few other observers …

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For as long as most people can remember, the bus station at 53rd Street and Broadway has always been something people see coming into or going out of Bayonne – a once bustling place that over time grew dingy and sour, giving a poor impression of a city once known for its industry. Now the …

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