Category: Bayonne News

Everywhere Jack Kruchkowski goes, he drags about his favorite toy, Buzz Lightyear from the movie Toy Story. So it was only natural that when he was scheduled to come to the grand opening of the new Children’s Specialized Hospital in Bayonne, along came the toy. “I tried to get him to bring along a quieter …

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The Knights of Columbus Hall rocked with laughter and heavy political rhetoric on April 28 as the three candidates vying to become mayor made their cases in a debate sponsored by the Bayonne Rotary Club. Voters will be asked to select one of these three candidates for mayor on May 11, as well as vote …

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City officials always thought that having a museum dedicated to the history of Bayonne in a building that is on the national register of historic places was a nifty idea. But like many old buildings, the former Bayonne Trust Company building on Broadway needed a lot of work, and the city still needs to find …

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Steve Roberts – arguably Bayonne’s most prestigious writer – once said Ida Zeik was the first person outside his family to “see some spark of ability,” in his talents as a writer. He was creating imaginative compositions about such subjects as nature. “Ida Zeik was never a classroom teacher of mine, just a principal,” Roberts …

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If any part of Bayonne is at the center of the storm over the next few years, it’s the 1st Ward. Faced with the proposal for a new gas line to run along the southernmost tip and the prospect that the raising of the Bayonne Bridge could result in the demolition of homes and businesses …

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Bayonne voters will have to choose between eight candidates running for two council-at-large seats representing the entire town on May 11. Nearly all the candidates running say this is a critical election since this group of people will be faced with a decision that could change the future of Bayonne. Running for at-large seats are …

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The City Hall Council Chambers went dark on April 11 as the projection screen turned on. At first, music played. Then the voice of a Bayonne High School student outlined what the audience of several hundred people would soon witness. Basked in the glow of a dozen burning candles, grave faces stared up at the …

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State Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone, who is running for mayor against incumbent Mayor Mark Smith, appeared before the City Council on April 21, saying that he has asked Gov. Christopher Christie to investigate development deals allegedly being negotiated by the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority. “My foremost concern is the property known as the Fidelco Property that …

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No part of the city faces so many contradictions as the 2nd Ward. While the ward is the future home to new malls along Route 440, it also has issues of flooding, deteriorating homes, and a Broadway shopping district struggling to reinvent itself. With the new master plan being formulated, the candidate elected to the …

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