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Not everyone lives to be 100 years old, but on March 19, lifelong Bayonne resident Nellie Basile celebrated 100 years on Earth, surrounded by 100 of her closest family members and friends. Last week, at her Edison retirement home, with her three children, Annette, Gregory, and Marcy, she reflected on the memories that made her …

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State of the City Mayor James Davis issued a State of the City Address on Thursday to the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce on Avenue C. His address reflected his administration’s goals – facilitating development and attracting new businesses and people. In his speech he walked the line between affecting urban renewal and preserving Bayonne’s character. …

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In June of 2010, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced its purchase of the 131-acre tract of waterfront property in Bayonne formerly called the Military Ocean Terminal Base (MOTBY). Six years later the peninsula is almost as barren as it was then, but a smaller 40-acre tract called Harbor Station South …

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In her address to fellow graduates on June 4, Salutatorian Lia Finnegan declared that memories of the last four years at Marist High School would not fade with time. Memories for Finnegan might include intense tennis competition or the first class trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Finnegan, who is a teacher at her …

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A closed session decision by the Bayonne Board of Education to evict the Police Athletic League (PAL) from its longtime headquarters was met with opposition last week after an eviction notice reached the PAL at Midtown Community School, where its program has been housed since 1977. The organization was ordered to vacate the premises by …

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State of the City address to be given Tuesday The mayor will give his annual State of the City Address on Thursday, June 9 at 6 p.m. at the Bayonne Knights of Columbus on 669 Avenue C. The event will be hosted by the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce. A legendary friendship Chuck Wepner, international boxing …

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Anyone who’s heard a worker’s jackhammer at dawn or had a neighbor putting an addition on their home knows the inconvenience of living near construction. Infrastructure projects are inevitable and necessary. They make for a modern and safer world. But those benefits do not come until construction is finished. Until then, those living closest to …

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Presidential primary elections are long and drawn out. The Republican field that started with 14 candidates at the first caucus in Iowa on February 1 is down to just Donald Trump as the party’s presumptive nominee, while Senator Bernie Sanders vowed to campaign until the very end against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for …

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On Wednesday, May 25, a group of veterans representing all Bayonne veterans’ chapters paid their annual tribute to the “heroic dead” at Constable Hook Cemetery, a hidden Bayonne graveyard whose last soldier was buried in 1912.“Nobody really knows that in the middle of all these tanks there’s a grave site,” said Danny McMahon, a member …

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Marist Family Carnival Rides, carnival games, food and a beer garden will be featured at the Marist Family Carnival at Marist High School on 1241 Kennedy Blvd. The event will take place Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 from 6-10 p.m., and Sunday June 5 from 1-7 p.m. For more information, visit marist.org or …

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