Category: Bayonne News

Facing the potential loss of import business from Toys “R” Us and other major companies, State Senator Ray Lesniak said that it is critical that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey come up with a detailed plan and timetable for the future of the Bayonne Bridge. While the Port Authority has announced …

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The Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority is seeking proposals for a company with the necessary license to run its operations. “We’ve put out requests,” said City Business Administrator Steve Gallo, who also serves as executive director of the BMUA. “We want to see what’s out there.” Costs of operations are rising for a number of reasons, …

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Mary Kay Tokar and Mary Dunlap-Beales got the idea to form Bayonne’s new Women’s Club after their efforts to start a book reading club proved successful. The inaugural meeting will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Catholic War Veterans Post, 18 W. 23rd Street. Beales, a member of …

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County workers were put into a legal bind when they were told they had to go to work on Dec. 26, even if their jobs were unrelated to storm cleanup efforts. Richard McCormack, in the public session of the Jan. 13 meeting of the Hudson County Freeholders, asked why workers were required to come to …

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UCP of Hudson County sent out a unique invitation in mid-December for a new fundraiser, asking people not to come. Unlike other dinners, testimonials, and social occasions, UCP’s invitation is unique in that there really is no event, designed to allow people with otherwise very busy social schedules to make a donation to UCP, but …

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BLRA to discuss possible lawsuit with the U.S. Army In a closed session scheduled for after the Jan. 20 meeting, members of the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority will discuss pending litigation with the U.S. Army. The BLRA and the Army have been in dispute for several years over several financial transactions conducted by the BLRA, …

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For some officials in Bayonne, the recent announcement by the Hoboken Municipal Hospital Authority Chairwoman Toni Tomarazzo that a private entity affiliated with Bayonne Medical Center is the final bidder in the process to purchase Hoboken University Medical Center is a bit of déjà vu. “To tell you, I was a little alarmed when I …

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Babies born on Jan. 1 are said to be lucky throughout their lives. For this year’s first Bayonne baby, born on New Year’s Day, her luck might have started early. When Kerry Zasowski’s water broke at about 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 30 – indicating that the birth of her first child was imminent – she …

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Even though energy company officials have changed the route of a proposed gas pipeline under Bayonne and Jersey City, some critics have still not been swayed. The residents have said they’d like to see the proposed Spectra Energy pipeline run under the Hudson River and not near residential neighborhoods. The 15.5-mile pipeline is intended to …

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Freeholder Bill O’Dea, a resident of the west side of Jersey City, was named county freeholder chairman for the first time in his 14 years serving on the board during the Jan. 4 reorganization meeting. The county freeholders are like the county’s version of a city council. They vote on policy and appropriations related to …

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