Category: Bayonne News

The Reporter has compiled a list of the top 50 most influential movers and shakers of Hudson County, from top political officials to local bloggers and activists. Encompassing a breadth of categories from politics to the arts, the individuals yield tremendous influence in different ways. Some of those who hold high positions in local government …

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If you’re going to hold a New Year’s party anyway, you might as well do it in a hospital maternity ward, right? At the least, that’s how the family members of Bernice Poalucci figured it when they heard that she had gone into labor on New Year’s Eve. Wearing hats and carrying other New Year’s …

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Although the phrase is often said, the death of Eleanor Tiefenwerth on Jan. 2 really does mark the end of an era. She was one of the pioneers of the 1960s social change movement, one she helped make a reality with almost a half-century of public service. Executive director of the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation …

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A&P to close store in Bayonne The city of Bayonne will seek a new tenant if A&P supermarket closes, officials said this week. Some workers at A&P told the Bayonne Community News this week that A&P – located on Avenue A just south of North Street – may close in March. Then, Tuesday afternoon, NJBiz.com …

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Local historians had a lot to celebrate after St. Vincent De Paul Church was granted state and federal landmark designation in August. This status is usually reserved for major architectural monuments. Built in 1930, the Roman Catholic Church is considered a perfect example of the Romanesque Revival style, according to Bayonne Historic Preservation Commission Commissioner …

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Due to changes in population as detailed by the most recent U.S. Census, maps for congressional legislative districts across New Jersey were redrawn. The maps selected for the redistricting of House of Representatives seats will divide Bayonne and Jersey City, splitting each town between U.S. Rep. Albio Sires of West New York and Rep. Donald …

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Continuing a program to partner with local charities that it started several years ago, the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce gave $5,100 in gift cards to local food pantries, helping bolster their ability to help the neediest people in the community. Newly-installed Chamber President Vincent Virga picked up where former president Matt Dorans left off by …

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New Year’s baby wanted The “Bayonne Community News” is looking for the first Bayonne baby born in 2012. Each year, the paper offers a host of prizes given by Bayonne businesses to help the first baby start out life right. To be eligible, the parents must reside in Bayonne even if the baby was born …

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The biggest stories for Bayonne in 2011 covered a range of topics – from a proposed gas line through the city’s southern edge, the fate of the Bayonne Bridge, an ugly beating by a group of teens, the murder of a family, and the impact of a blizzard and hurricane. Bayonne was confronted by a …

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Even though he was not invited last week by Gov. Christopher Christie to help celebrate the saving of the life of the first baby thanks to a law he sponsored, local Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell said he knows he did the right thing. The law, which took affect in September, requires that hospitals screen newborn infants …

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