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Jonathan Gomez, who swims for Bayonne’s Scarlet Aquaticsclub and attended St. Peter’s Prep and St. Peter’s University, is going to the Olympics this summer. Previously a finalist at the 200-meter butterfly at the Youth Olympic Games in 2015, he qualified for the 200-meter fly at the Caribbean Island Swimming Championships in the Bahamas earlier this …

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Bayonne is a car city. Roads here, like the rest of the country, were designed for cars, and the sidewalks for pedestrians. Cyclists fall into a grey area, usually trapped dangerously between two lines of vehicles,250 times larger. One lane of motorists travels much faster than bikes, and the other is parked, stationary, but at …

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Remember geocaching? A game in which participants visit a websitewhere other users leave GPS coordinates of hidden “geocaches.”You find those coordinates in the real world, where (you hope) a little treasure is hidden: a wooden box, a plastic Easter egg, or a leather pouch with mostly useless items stashed inside.They were little trophies that showed …

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Bayonne Board of Ed candidates announced The BBOED candidate for the November 8 election were announced this week, with 12 candidates running. Mary Jane Desmond, Dennis Wilbeck, and Carol Cruden are seeking re-election, this time for three-year terms. Challengers for the three-year terms will be Michael Alonso, who is part of the effort to recall …

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When a 911 call came in for a man having difficulty breathing in the parking lot of Broadway Diner on a warm, sunny afternoon, Mickey McCabe, owner of McCabe Ambulance Service, was pulling out of a gas station across the street. “I don’t normally respond to these jobs because I’m personally on oxygen,” McCabe said. …

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When the Bayonne Theater Company thought to organize a Shakespeare in the Park event like the one in Central Park, ideas floated around on ways to compliment such a production and make it as entertaining as possible. The more people pitched ideas—a juggler here, a jester there, a few quirky artisan booths, and medieval string …

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The clashing of great minds took a much different form in the political arenas of early 19th-Century America than they do now, when having a great mind is no prerequisite to enter such arenas. And conflict resolution by duel is no longer accepted. Two hundred and twelve years ago, on July 11, 1804, the most …

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Bayonne man stabbed Pablo Caamano, 33, of Bayonne died on Monday morning after police found him in his parked vehicle in Woodbridge with a stab wound, according to police reports. Allegedly also at the scene was another Bayonne resident, Amarlis Calderon, 32, who was arrested and charged with two counts of hindering a police investigation …

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After the PAL received an eviction notice from the Board of Education on March 26 to vacate Midtown Community School by August 1, 2016, community members were up in arms. Before the construction of Midtown Community School in 1977, the PAL had its own building on that property next to Roosevelt School, but when the …

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In keeping with a well-established tradition, Principal Richard J. Baccarella proudly announced the Bayonne High School Class of 2016 Circle of Ten, representing the top ten grade point averages at Bayonne High School. Listed here in order of ranking, these outstanding scholars will be the first to receive their diplomas at the June 24 commencement …

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