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For many reasons, consumers ought to support local businesses in their communities, but no reason in today’s economy is more important that the creation of jobs. According to the Federal Small Business Administration, small businesses provide more than half the nation’s private sector jobs, and over the last 17 years have generated more than 65 …

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Alleged incident with Bayonne teacher being investigated by DYFS Bayonne school officials said Friday that state law prohibits them from commenting at length on the recent suspension of a history teacher at Bayonne High School. However, published reports have said that History Teacher Lawrence Sangi has been suspended for an alleged incident involving a student. …

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Doctors, nurses, specialists, and local leaders gathered on the first floor of Bayonne Medical Center on Nov. 1 to cut the ribbon on a new PET/CT scanner, which can help diagnose heart and other ailments more accurately and in less time. With its main part about as big as a classic Volkswagen Bug, Bayonne Medical …

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The State Department of Health’s recent inspection of the Summit Animal Clinic in Union City – which takes in stray and lost animals from Bayonne, North Bergen, and West New York – found that the clinic was not in compliance with certain state regulations, according to a subsequent report. But Bayonne officials said the clinic …

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To say Marvin Silber had a passion for nature would be a vast understatement. In many ways, it was his life’s pursuit to preserve the environment and its creatures in any way he could. When not fighting to save the pond in Stephen Gregg County Park, he was lobbying the City of Bayonne to develop …

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The City Council held a public hearing on Nov. 9 and passed an ordinance that would pave the way for the redevelopment of the Maidenform property on Avenue E. The redevelopment project proposed is a 99-unit residential development with other amenities. The City Council introduced an ordinance in October that would designate the property as …

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Firefighters deal with car plunging to Kill Van Kull and with sinking boat A 2003 Nissan Altima jumped the curb; careened across the sidewalk and park; and tore through a fence, small trees, and brush before finally crashing on to the rocks along the shore of the Kill Van Kull shortly after 10 a.m. on …

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In 1933, the Bayonne Police Department was the first in the nation to use a two-way radio system in some of its patrol cars. In the mid-1960s, the department again led the nation by issuing walkie talkies for two-way communications between its officers. In another attempt to keep up with advancing technology, Police Chief Robert …

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Two baseball players in the Cal Ripken League will be honored at an awards dinner on Nov. 11 for their achievements on the ball field and in the classroom. Both will receive a $100 gift card to Modell’s Sporting Goods. Shane Paradine and Kapil Kanakaraj were both honored with the fourth annual Bayonne Cal Ripken …

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When Company B marched out of the gate of what was then called the Bayonne Naval Depot and across the bridge to the 33rd Street Central Railroad Station, people cheered and the St. Vincent’s Drum and Bugle Corps played patriotic music. The men then climbed aboard a train bound for the West Coast. Of the …

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