Category: Bayonne News

With the surfacing of a report that showed possible threat of collapse to a whole block along Sinatra Drive in Hoboken, the Hudson County Freeholders withdrew the awarding of a repaving bid and passed one that would hire divers to examine the street foundations. On Oct. 8, 2010, a section of Sinatra Drive between 13th …

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Bayonne Bridge closed after collision With no center divider to separate north bound from south bound lanes, two vehicles collided on the morning of Sept. 14 as one swerved across the center line into traffic coming the other way. The bridge lanes are unusually narrow, and the accident forced the Port Authority to close traffic …

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September 6 meant a lot to Ralph Scianni. It was his son’s 21st birthday – a son who will shortly follow in Scianni’s footsteps and become a police officer. Sept. 6 was also the day 32 years ago that Scianni was sworn in as a police officer in 1980. And on Sept. 6 of this …

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As the old Boy Scout adage goes, if you rub two sticks together, you get fire. But bring three or four Eagle Scouts close together and you get improvements to a local playground. Cottage Street Park is a small, pocket park located at the corner of Hobart and Cottage Streets in the Bergen Point section …

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“When I first started this, all I wanted to learn was how to punch someone in the face,” said Fred Bernier, co-owner and instructor at Yoshitsune Jujutsu Kai in Bayonne. “But after six months, I started to get something else out of this, something intrinsic, a kind of joy and peace. Anyone can learn out …

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Wanted: musicians who can perform with an ensemble to play swing jazz from the ‘30s, ‘40s, and ‘50s, and do not live too far from Bayonne to attend the Tuesday morning rehearsals. Although these positions are for the Bayonne Senior Orchestra, gray hair is not required. “We’ll take anyone who can play with other musicians,” …

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Council to consider PILOT for wine company expansion The City Council is expected to introduce at its Sept. 19 meeting an ordinance that would grant a tax break for the redevelopment of the former AGC Chemical site on East 22nd Street. The projected has an estimated cost of $33 million. During the 30-year term of …

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“I played high school and college football, and when I was done, I wanted to do something,” said Terry Matthews, founding member of the Bayonne Bombers, Hudson County’s only men’s rugby team. “The funny part is that I worked in the school pub in the off-season and played football in the fall. All the bouncers …

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Tatiana Antczak charged across the yard from the parish house, carting her camera and wearing a big grin, her light hair shimmering in the last summer sun. She was running from the picnic tables filled with laughing girls to a room where the overflow of students near the rear part of Holy Family Academy. “We …

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