Category: Bayonne News

Rod Kenel, sales manager for Lowe’s Home Improvement Center, can’t offer a handshake because his hands are covered with planting soil. He is a thin man with a Midwestern accent, who laughs at the fact that he’s been transplanted to the east coast to help open Lowe’s newest store. “We expect to open in December,” …

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In a lot of ways, the appearance of The Duprees at the Bayonne Jewish Community Center on Oct. 23 will be like coming home. The five founding members of the singing group were all originally from the Marion section of Jersey City. They met while attending Dickinson High School and began singing on the streets …

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Perhaps the most high profile student at Marist High School this year is the newly-appointed principal, Brother Donnell Neary, who said his first year here will partly be a matter of learning about the school, its operations, its people, and its successes. Shortly after school opened this fall, Neary said although he started on July …

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Melissa Maiorano might not be the most famous local artist, but not for lack of trying. A prolific painter who has dedicated herself to preserving a bit of a fading Bayonne, Maiorano has become something of a chronicler of everyday life in the city, preserving images not so much of city history, but of ordinary …

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Sires calls for FCC action on Cable Television and Fox News Corporation dispute Rep. Albio Sires (D – 13th) has called for federal intervention in the standoff between Cablevision and News Corp./Fox over how much the cable company must pay for News Corp.’s content. “I am deeply disappointed that today my constituents can no longer …

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Despite the firehouse being only two blocks away from the San Bruno, Calif., gas line explosion, four people died, scores were injured, and numerous homes went up in flames, sparking fears among some residents that the same thing could happen in Bayonne if the proposed natural gas line is installed as planned. At the public …

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For John Hughes, scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 25, the year 2010 is hugely significant: not only is he celebrating his 40th year as scoutmaster, but Bayonne is celebrating its 75th year hosting a Boy Scout Troop, and scouting itself is celebrating its 100th year in existence. Hughes is seen by many as one of …

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Two Bayonne teachers have been awarded grants from Public Service Gas & Electric to continue their environmentally progressive class work. Richard Dwyer, public relations person for PSE&G said among the winners of the PSEG 2010 – 2011 Environmental Education Grant Program are two Bayonne educators. Barbara DeBenedictis, a teacher at Oresko School received $2,500 to …

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Watch for Assembly candidates forum on the Hudson Reporter website The candidates for the 31st Assembly district seat recently squared off in a debate sponsored by The Hudson Reporter newspapers. The video of the debate should be available by midweek on our website, www.hudsonreporter.com. Just click on the link you’ll be directed to the entire …

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