Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Off-duty cop to be tested for steroid use after fatal Bayonne accident An off-duty Jersey City police officer involved in a crash that resulted in the death of an elderly woman on Feb. 20 will be tested for drugs, including steroids, said Hudson County Prosecutor Ed DeFazio. Rick Garrison, 38, with an apparently mixed record …
Clarification The following are names that were left off the Principal’s List that was published for All Saints Catholic Academy for grade 5A: Dave Vovor and Kaitlin Weaver. Patella joins Florio & Kenny Hoboken-based law firm Florio & Kenny LLP has announced that it has taken on Bayonne attorney Christopher Patella as a counsel to …
Prompted by several lawsuits alleging discrimination and alleged racist abuse of workers, leaders from several out of state civil rights organizations came to Bayonne last week for meetings with Mayor Mark Smith and members of the community in an effort to resolve some of these issues. Representatives met in the hall at the Wallace Temple …
Continue reading “Gearing up for change
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Richard A. Barba, a resident of Bayonne, spoke out at the Feb. 16 City Council meeting against the council’s introduction of an ordinance that would abolish rent control for some residents in the city. The ordinance would allow landlords to opt out of rent control, in many cases, if they make certain upgrades to their …
Continue reading “Council introduces rent control change
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Described as one of the most hated figures in reality television, Abram Boise of “MTV Road Rules: South Pacific” came to Philip G. Vroom School in Bayonne on Feb. 17 dressed as a big white bear, helping to promote reading for students in elementary school while at the same time promoting a children’s book he …
Continue reading “From MTV to Bayonne
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County Republicans and Democrats are so far apart on how to redistrict county freeholder districts that the matter may eventually be settled in court. Republican and Democratic chairmen are supposed to name two members from each party to a committee to redraw the district lines, based on information obtained from the 2010 Census. In the …
Continue reading “Differing philosophies
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Real estate company buys hospital land A vague press release from a real estate investment trust called Medical Properties Trust, based in Birmingham, Ala., said last week that Medical Properties had purchased a hospital in Dallas, Texas, as well as the land of a New Jersey hospital that sounds a lot like Bayonne Medical Center. …
Bayonne bucked the trend in Hudson County for per student spending, reducing the overall costs to educate a child, although administrative and faculty salaries rose significantly. Cost per student for a public education in Bayonne dropped by more than $700, although the median administrative salary rose by more than $5,000 from last year to now, …
Continue reading “Better than average
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The Bayonne City Council is expected to introduce an ordinance at the Feb. 16 meeting that has the potential to eliminate or at least scale back rent control in the city. The ordinance would allow landlords to opt out of rent control, in many cases, if they make certain upgrades to their property, said City …
Continue reading “Bayonne moves to end rent control
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Hudson County is looking to purchase a Bergen Avenue building that currently serves as the back offices for Provident Bank, a move that would allow the county to shed rented space, cutting costs and allowing the county to shift resources to better suit its needs around the area. Freeholder Chairman Bill O’Dea said that the …
Continue reading “Musical chairs?
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