Category: Bayonne News

Bearing signs and wearing matching t-shirts, union workers vastly out numbered Bayonne residents at the Oct. 18 public hearing of the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) over the natural gas pipe line being proposed by Spectra Energy. While the audience had a number of people opposed to the pipe line, only a handful braved the jeers …

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Mike Lynch, who starts off the new school year at Holy Family Academy as the new athletics director, looks right at home in his office, even if the space seems a little small for the tall man. “I wasn’t looking for this job,” he said. “The school approached me.” A retired teacher of fifth to …

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The old saying “better late than never” applied very well to a debt for school construction the State of New Jersey has owed Bayonne since 1997. The district was able to collect this month the state’s portion for construction work done on three schools in Bayonne prior to 1997. As part of a construction grants …

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After discussions with a number of local and regional animal rights groups, the City Council decided at its Oct. 19 meeting to cancel a proposed pilot program that would have authorized a limited number of caregivers for dealing with the city’s out of control feral cat population. Business Administrator Steve Gallo said the city came …

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Worker burned at county building County officials airlifted a steel worker to the Saint Barnabas Medical Center Burn Unit in Livingston as a precaution after he had suffered second degree burns to his legs and knees while working on a county building in Kearny. County spokesperson Jim Kennelly said the action was taken as a …

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Sitting at a table on the front lawn on its Avenue E campus on Sept. 16, the Bayonne Medical Center became the first hospital in the state to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Surrounded by furniture and other items that would be installed at the hospital as part of …

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After two years, the nightmare is finally over for former Bayonne Mayor Joseph Doria, who in July 2009 was forced to resign as commissioner of the state Department of Community Affairs after his home was raided by federal agents in what has since become known as the Bid Rig II political corruption investigation. Although never …

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When The Duprees put on their show at Bayonne High School on Oct. 29, it won’t be the first time the ’60s-era singing group appeared in Bayonne or most likely the last. But for Duprees member Tony Testa, the show varies so much from performance to performance, each performance is unique. “We cover all the …

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U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Morris Stern ruled earlier this month that attorneys in a lawsuit by creditors saying they are still owed money from the previous owners of Bayonne Medical Center (BMC) may subpoena campaign records from Rep. Albio Sires (D-13th Dist.). The attorneys will seek to determine if there was a business relationship between …

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Fire on West 19th Street displaces 21 people Three firefighters were injured and 21 people displaced by a fire in a West 19th Street home. On Oct. 12 at about 9:45 a.m. the Bayonne Fire Department responded to 127 West 19th St. due to a a reported structure fire. Upon arrival firefighters were confronted with …

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