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Even though she is only a third grader at Horace Mann School, Autumn Trackewicz wasn’t going to let a diagnosis of cancer slow her down. In fact, she has become deeply involved in this year’s Relay for Life in Bayonne, and organizers have dedicated the event to her. “She has her own team,” said Mary …

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Confirming what had been rumored for months, Robert “Red” Kubert formally announced his retirement as Chief of Police before the May 16 City Council meeting. Kubert, who served as chief since 2004 and acting chief in September 2003 replacing retiring Chief Frank Pawlowski, is retiring after 43 years in the department. “Chief Kubert has given …

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In what the Bayonne Community News and the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce hope will become an annual tradition for bragging rights over who has the best pizza, the results of Bayonne’s Best Pizza Challenge are in. The results in six categories were based on customer ballots submitted throughout April. The contest was open to any …

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In what might have been a flash back to 2009, when union workers were fighting to save some of the benefits threatened by the purchase of Bayonne Medical Center by new owners, about 150 members of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees union marched in front of the hospital on May 19. Chanting slogans as …

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Mediations of public records request called off Saying that confidential e-mail exchanges were improperly disclosed to the press regarding mediation between the city and Cherie La Pelusa over requests for public records, John Steward of Government Records Council has suspended the mediation process. La Pelusa filed a complain with the GRC earlier this year claiming …

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At two feet long with a wing span of six feet, the osprey might not seem like an urban bird. But with a little help from Bayonne students, some may find a home in the city. In March, eighth grade students from Woodrow Wilson School joined Bayonne High School students to build osprey nest platforms, …

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As his fingers closed around the air horn on the Department of Public Works sanitation truck, Brian – a pre-k student at Friendship Baptist Church School – grinned. For almost all of his five long years of life, Brian has dreamed of this moment, seated behind the wheel of a trash truck, looking out at …

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After several delays and rejection of bids on the construction of a new firehouse to be located at the foot of the former Military Ocean Terminal, the city is posed to finally award a contract. “We finally may have a bid that comes within the prices we set,” said Public Safety Director Jason O’Donnell. With …

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From the first day of school in September, the girls in Holy Family Academy’s dance troupe were looking toward the end of the year in anticipation of their May dance show. While the dancers do a host of other events during the year, said Christina Garced, choreographer and instructor, such as the annual Christmas show, …

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Seeking to protect some of the city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund dollars, the City Council is expected to introduce an ordinance that would designate more than $1 million to the Windmill Alliance project. City Planner John Fussa said that by dedicating the funds to a specific project, the city hopes to avoid losing it all …

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