Category: Bayonne News

Some people call Barbara Hojnowski “Santa’s Little Helper” because for nine years she has been part of a group of cancer survivors who insist on making sure that needy kids in various parts of the state get toys and other items they need for Christmas. Working out of an office of the 27th Street branch …

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The Hudson County freeholders have raised serious concerns about the future of a proposed solar energy program that might reduce energy costs to the county and some municipalities, saying that participation in a 15-year contract could force the taxpayers to repay a $5.7 million loan if rates for solar power keep dropping. The Hudson County …

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Second gunshot suicide in Bayonne in recent weeks A 39-year-old man shot and killed himself in a relative’s home on Avenue C shortly after midnight on Saturday morning, according to media reports. Police said they had been searching for the man because he had allegedly hit family members with a pistol in Jersey City, where …

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Four people killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Bayonne may have met their end due to a domestic violence situation, the prosecutor said Tuesday morning. Police responded to the site just shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday night due to a report of gunshots. “We’re limited in what we can say because the matter was …

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Taking a cue from Mayor Mark Smith, who two years ago vowed to reduce the size of municipal government, the Bayonne City Council is poised to abolish the Bayonne Parking Authority and set up a Public Utility that will be under the direction of the town’s public safety director. The public will get to comment …

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Edward F. Clark Jr., the first person to serve as Hudson County executive when the county executive form of government came into existence in 1978, has passed away at the age of 85. Clark is credited with helping to issue in a reformed government after a corruption scandal brought down many high-profile officials in the …

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Alleged robbers of October poker game being sought The Bayonne police are looking for three men armed with handguns and a metal pipe who forced their way into an Avenue C poker game on Oct. 28 and made off with more than $10,000 in cash, jewelry, and cellular phones. Two of the men, whom the …

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A few days after Thanksgiving in 2006, Mike Miselis, vice president of the Cal Ripken Baseball League, was driving near 11th Street when he saw some kids playing baseball. He didn’t find it odd that kids were playing a summer sport as a chill began to creep in and the Christmas season approached. He was …

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It’s not quite two years after Grace Lutheran and Trinity Episcopal churches joined forces to start the Hand in Hand music school, and things are going even better than expected. “The school has grown dramatically in its first year and a half,” said Arthur Murray, the program’s director. “There are now five teachers and close …

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Rent control changes put on hold If the petition signatures are ruled valid by the city clerk, an ordinance gradually eliminating rent control, which was passed by the City Council in November, will be suspended until the council either votes to appeal the ordinance or the matter is put on the ballot for the general …

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