Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Alexander X. O’Connor Auditorium at Bayonne High School vibrated with prayer, song, and hope on July 1 as Mayor Mark Smith and his slate of council candidates were sworn in, each promising to change the way the city has done business in the past in order to restore some of its past glories. The mayor …
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High temperatures and the threat of rain greeted this year’s Bayonne High School graduates as they made their last march from the high school to the Richard L. Korpi Ice Rink on June 28 to receive their diplomas. But the few drops of drizzle that fell on their heads did nothing to dampen their spirits. …
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If he had his way, Lt. Scott A. Rae would stay at the Bayonne U.S. Coast Guard base forever. After three years serving as part of a fleet of Coast Guard vessels that watch over New York Harbor, Rae is being reassigned to a job at the Cape May Training Academy, saying farewell to what …
Continue reading “A dream job ends
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The outgoing City Council members failed at their June 23 meeting to vote on a proposed ordinance that could have provided alternatives to euthanizing feral cats captured around Bayonne. They decided not to second a measure that would have allowed a new group called the Feral Cat Foundation to monitor, feed, and control feral cat …
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Adding to the newspaper group’s honors won earlier this year, a reporter from the Hudson Reporter chain won a slew of writing and photography awards in two recent statewide journalism contests. Al Sullivan, the Bayonne beat reporter and political columnist for the chain, won awards in both the annual New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists …
Continue reading “Winning investigative awards
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Tearful goodbyes would not quite describe the sentiment at the City Council meeting on June 23, which was the last for four of the five council members. But any disagreements that existed between them faded in favor of a more nostalgic tone, as each member said farewell. Council President Vincent Lo Re – still packing …
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After what some have described as “visions of grandeur,” the decade long struggle to develop the former Military Ocean Terminal (MOTBY) came to an end at the June 24 meeting of the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority when that body authorized Executive Director Chris Patella to negotiate with the Port Authority of New York and New …
Continue reading “Blockbuster sale at MOTBY
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In a move that startled many of his political friends and enemies, Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone pleaded guilty on June 24 to misfiling election reports, one of seven charges brought against him and his wife, Diane, last year after they were accused of depositing money from legislative aides into Chiappone’s personal and campaign accounts. The plea …
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Standing in front of the hall at the Chandelier Restaurant for the monthly meeting of the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce on June 23, Eric Alderman of Cameron Group LLC looked like a proud father, clicking the projector that displayed contemporary and historic photographs of his new baby: the Bayonne Crossing Mall. First proposed in 2003 …
Continue reading “At long last
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Although Bayonne High School isn’t scheduled to hold its graduation until June 28, the school took time to acknowledge its academic leaders at a special awards ceremony on June 2. While the “Circle of Ten” – which represents the 10 highest ranking achievers in each year’s graduating class – gets significant attention, the recent ceremony …
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