Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
When the two alarm fire on Broadway was reported on April 23, Will Chwalyk of the Bayonne Fire Canteen heard it on the radio and immediately took out a cellular phone and sent a text message to the rest of the members. For every two-alarm fire or worse, the Canteen members scramble to get to …
Continue reading “To the rescue
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Rotary hosts mayoral debate today (April 28) The Bayonne Rotary Club will be hosting the mayoral debate at the Knights of Columbus Hall on April 28. The event is by invitation only, but it will be broadcast later on Cablevision. City master plan on hold – for the moment C ity Planner John Fussa said …
The three candidates for mayor in the upcoming May 11 election faced off in a debate that is currently available to watch at the Bayonne Community News website, www.hudsonreporter.com. Mayor Mark Smith, Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone, and Leonard Kantor answered a series of seven questions covering a variety of issues that included development, municipal spending, ethics, …
Continue reading “Clash over Bayonne’s future
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A cool breeze blew through the yard at Lincoln School on April 19, lifting the edges of a large white tent under which students, teachers, and public officials gathered for a celebration of the Week of the Young Child. For over 19 years, the Bayonne School District has gathered in April to celebrate the accomplishments …
Continue reading “Under the big top
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The one thing three candidates running in the 3rd Ward for City Council agree on: the Ward has largely been forgotten over the years. What they disagree on is which candidate is best suited to help focus attention on the needs of the ward, while at the same time trimming city expenses so that taxes …
Continue reading “Battle for the forgotten ward
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Who knows better about what works in a hospital than the people who, day in and day out, do the jobs? This could be about anything, from how to provide services more efficiently, to how to make a patient feel comfortable. That’s the basic concept behind a program at Bayonne Medical Center called “Transforming Care …
Continue reading “Nurses know best
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Fishermen along the southern tip of Stephen Gregg County Park say they see trash flowing on to the shore every morning. This is so regular an event that some suspect that somebody has been illegally dumping. Leonard Kantor, who is one of the candidates running for mayor, and Ramon Veloz, who is running for one …
Continue reading “No evidence of dumping
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Even when you don’t see them, they are there, colonies of feral cats living in people’s backyards, abandoned lots, and along the waterways on every side of the city. They come out at night, when you can hear them, or when misguided people dump food – especially in problem areas. “People think they are doing …
Continue reading “Saving the cats
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Although a resident of Jersey City for most of her life, Fanny D’Elia is well-known in Bayonne for founding and operating the legendary La Rinasente Macaroni Shop on Avenue C for many years. She is still sometimes called “the Macaroni Lady” by the children of former customers, a fact in which she takes great pride. …
Continue reading “Still going at 107 years old!
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What if back in the heyday of New Jersey’s mob culture in 1982, a mobster’s family moved back in with him? What if this mobster sought out therapy, giving the therapist an ultimatum: “Make me better or else?” This is the concept behind a new play by Bayonne actor and playwright Chris Ferretti. “The Session,” …
Continue reading “Driving him crazy
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