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Saying they did what they believed was fair for both landlords and tenants, the members of the Bayonne City Council have opted to send the question of rent control changes to the voters in November. “I believe our changes are fair, and therefore we should let the people decide this in November,” said Council President …

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All clear: mold removed from school School officials said mold found prior to the opening of the school year has been successfully cleared, and students can safely take their classes at Woodrow Wilson School on Wednesday, Sept. 5 when the school year starts. During a routine inspection in anticipation of opening of school, custodians noticed …

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On the evening of April 25, Ron Kraszyk of Bayonne had just come back from dinner with his family and prepared to sit down to watch a New Jersey Devils game on TV when he said he felt odd. “I never get sick, so I didn’t even have a doctor,” said Kraszyk, who is an …

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Alex Gill, a Boy Scout in Troop 35 at St. Henry’s Parish, decided he was going to help out needy students for his Eagle Scout project. “Alex collected over 260 backpacks and supplies for Head Start children and needy children of Bayonne,” said Ana Quintela, executive director of the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation, which oversees …

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Changes that were implemented by the federal government on July 1 could hurt many students struggling to get through college, said Freeholder Bill O’Dea earlier this week. The Hudson County freeholders were preparing to pass a resolution at its first meeting in September asking the U.S. Congress to rescind the changes. The new federal financial …

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In 1957, Union City resident Eddie Kelly was 16, and the tallest teen on Dick Clark’s after school top-40 dance show “American Bandstand.” It wasn’t necessarily about how well you danced, he said in an interview last week, but how well you danced with those who had worked their way into the inner circle of …

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Did you feel the earth move? Many people did, and it made for good conversation a year ago – but little else. One year ago, on Tuesday Aug. 23, a rare East Coast earthquake centered in Virginia shook parts of New Jersey shortly after 2 p.m., causing buildings to sway and people to rush into …

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Firefighter injured in cockloft fire A firefighter suffered minor injuries to his face and a sprained ankle as a result of fighting a fire on Aug. 23 that displaced 16 residents from commercial and residential property at 538 Kennedy Boulevard. The firefighter was transported to Bayonne Medical Center. There were no other reported injuries. Responding …

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“I was saying my Rosary here at the window seat when suddenly the grounds outside appeared bathed in a dazzling light and the Blessed Mother was clearly seen by me,” said Sister Miriam Teresa to her fellow students at College of St. Elizabeth at Convent Station in New Jersey, prior to her graduation in 1923. …

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