Category: Bayonne News

With smoke filling the air and darkness making it difficult to navigate up and down narrow ladders to rescue people in danger, the Bayonne Fire Department finally has a new vehicle that will rescue people quickly and safely, while also providing the fleet with a vehicle that can deal with industrial and fuel tank fires. …

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Opponents to the recently-passed rent control ordinance were not the target of retribution by city officials when the city denied them use of space at the Bayonne Public Library to hold their meeting, said city officials last week. The group – which was using the library for meetings – apparently failed to meet the requirements …

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Sires legislation would stop student loan interest rate hike Rep. Albio Sires (D-13th) has cosponsored H.R. 4816, the “Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012,” which extends current student interest rates for one year and fully pays for the cost. “Student loan interest rates are expected to double in approximately three months, …

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Dolores Decker – called “Dee” by her friends – waited for everyone to be seated at the long tables in the dining area of Chris’ Corner before she sprang her surprise. The April 20 gathering was supposed to be one in which Windmill Alliance honored those volunteers who helped keep the H.I.G.H.WA.Y.S. (Helping Individuals Gain …

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Cristian Cruz, a senior at Marist High School, clicked the icon and the computer screen came to life with cartoon characters, animated images of his classmates for a film he made depicting a class trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Normally I don’t have a lot of patience for things, but when it comes …

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Claiming that the city could no longer afford to have duplicate services for the business district, the City Council voted on April 18 to move operations for the city’s Special Improvement District under the auspices of the Urban Enterprise Zone. The Bayonne Town Center Management Corp (BTCM) is a Special Improvement District (SID) that was …

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When The Demolition String Band steps onto the stage at the May 6 Hoboken Arts and Music Festival, they will be returning to a place that gave them birth back in New Jersey. Though the band has traveled around the nation, playing venues with some of the top acts of country, rock and bluegrass, it …

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Broadway fire extinguished quickly On April 16, the Bayonne Fire Department responded to 618 Broadway for a report of smoke in the building. Arriving firefighters discovered smoke billowing from the front of the structure at a third floor window. The building is a three-story frame mixed used occupancy, with a deli on the first floor …

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Although he is primarily regarded for his years of dedication as a Jersey City firefighter, Brian “Buck” Ellerson tried hard during his lifetime to help kids. He was a huge fan of the New York Yankees and the New York Giants, and his two sons seemed to live up to his dreams, Brian Jr. as …

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