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At 58 years old, Leonard Janes doesn’t know whether he will continue his lifelong dream to operate a bookstore, but he knows that he won’t be operating one in Bayonne. His store, Unique Books, is scheduled to close its doors as of Oct. 1. Economic hard times, high rent, changes in school curriculum, and other …

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Three men accused of shooting off a 9-mm handgun along Broadway in the early morning hours of Sept. 8 face additional and more serious charges after a bullet was found lodged into the bedpost of a sleeping man near 30th Street. Although police originally believed the person sleeping was a 15-year-old, a later report said …

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Bayonne Town Center to host 3rd Annual Art Show On Saturday, Sept. 25, the Bayonne Town Center will host the 3rd Annual Outdoor Art Show on 23rd Street between Broadway and Church Lane. Local artists as well as the Hudson Artists of NJ will display their work from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you …

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Andrew Balik, who retired from the city as its purchasing agent in mid-August, has filed a suit against the City of Bayonne, the city business administrator, and the city law director, claiming he had been forced out of his position without due process. On Aug. 11, city workers said Balik’s office in City Hall was …

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Five members on the Board of Directors for the former Pamrapo Savings Bank will have to pay $80,000 in fines cumulatively for allowing illegal activity to go on during their watch over the bank. The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), the federal banking agency which oversees the industry, issued the fines in July for “engaging …

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With purple hair that looked blue and an outfit to match, Scarlett Margetanski went to a Tom Petty rock concert in mid-August, where she promptly got stopped by security because her radiation readings were more than five times higher than anyone else. She had to explain she had just gone through radiation therapy for cancer, …

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Despite objections raised by the other bidder, the City Council voted to approve one-year contracts for trash and recycling pickups to Suburban Disposal at the Aug. 25 meeting, even though three-year contracts might have saved the city money. Business Administrator Steve Gallo said the city may be revamping its trash removal program and that the …

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Local cops and others honored It’s half way to St. Patrick’s Day, and the Bayonne Police Emerald Society will hold its 14th celebration with Brian Lavan and Nora Ryan named as the 2011 Man and Woman of the Year. This year’s event will be held at St. Andrew’s at Broadway and 4th Street on Saturday, …

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A portion of a suit filed in 2009 against the trustees, officers and accounting firm for the former Bayonne Medical Center was settled in U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court on Aug. 24 for about $10.5 million. Some of the award may go to the city of Bayonne as repayment for part of a $6 million loan …

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Three weeks into his new job as Public Safety Director, Jason O’Donnell’s desk is already a pile of daily reports. “This is what my job is about,” he said. “I review and I recommend.” O’Donnell, who previously served as director of municipal services, combines two positions as part of Mayor Mark Smith’s effort to reduce …

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