Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Sex crime leads to harsh sentence A Bayonne father convicted of raping his 7-year-old daughter was sentenced to 50 years in jail by a Hudson County Superior Court Judge Sheila Venable recently. The man was convicted in January for sexually abusing his daughter over several years. Because he had a previous conviction for child abuse, …
From almost the moment the doors opened at Migliaccio Funeral Home at 851 Kennedy Blvd. in Bayonne on Wednesday, July 20, Bayonne veterans were on the scene, waiting to pay homage to the one-time Bayonne resident who had paid the ultimate price for freedom by dying for his country. Spc. Rafael A. Nieves Jr., 22, …
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While the city of Bayonne doesn’t have the power to rebuild the New Jersey Turnpike Extension interchange to help reduce the heavy traffic that routinely clogs the northeast entrance into the city (see related story inside), officials recently were able to do something small to improve traffic patterns, said 3rd Ward Councilman Ray Greaves. Recently, …
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Margaret Doria, daughter of former Mayor Joe Doria, has an infectious grin that wins people’s hearts the moment they see her. But she’s also smart and quick-witted, often able to respond on the spot to a challenge. A student going into the 7th grade at Walter F. Robinson School, Margaret attended the 2011 Junior National …
Continue reading “A chip off the old block
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Three arrested in drug bust Philip Gonzalez, 22, James C. Mitchell, 33, and Kerelos S. Nakhla, 20, all of Bayonne, were arrested for allegedly making a drug deal at the public housing facility at 15 Lexington Ave. in Bayonne on July 18. Officers on patrol saw a black Lincoln town car driven by Nakhla pull …
Summer camp for performance puts on show Brendan Wahlers, who took over as acting instructor at Bayonne High School last year, said the idea behind the “One Singular Sensation” end of the season show is to let kids be kids. He said instead of having kids perform songs that were created for adults on Broadway, …
The Bayonne police concluded their manhunt with the arrest of two suspects last week in connection with the July 3 beating of a 22-year-old Bayonne man that left him in a coma. In conjunction with these arrests, the police also charged Tia Lewis, 32, of Bayonne, claiming that she allegedly failed to notify the police …
Continue reading “Last suspects – and a mother – arrested in July 3 beating
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Almost from the day the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, Frank Perrucci, the chairman of the “September 11th…Bayonne Remembers Committee,” thought about bringing a piece of that wreckage from across New York Harbor as part of a tribute to the Bayonne residents who had died in the attacks. Along the way, Perrucci and …
Continue reading “A piece of the fallen sky
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As the second anniversary of the notorious 2009 federal sting operation into statewide political corruption approaches, it’s debatable whether the 46 arrests have had a lasting effect on Hudson County politics. Charges were brought, pay-to-play laws have been passed, several political careers were destroyed, the Hudson County Democratic Organization is still reeling, and the man …
Continue reading “DINING WITH DWEK
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Ironically, Mayor Mark Smith was stuck in traffic so he could not attend the information presentation made by officials from the New Jersey Turnpike Authority on July 12 about the proposed changes to the 14 A exit in Bayonne – considered the worst functioning exit in the state. But had Smith been able to reach …
Continue reading “Bad news for Bayonne
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