Category: Bayonne News

For many years, you couldn’t turn on a TV or radio without hearing something written by Elliot A. Willensky. And though for a time he toyed with the idea of going into science as a career, his heart was always in music. Born in Bayonne, Willensky was celebrated even before he graduated Bayonne High School, …

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To this day, more than 44 years later, Edward Lubach believes he is still alive because of the leadership of Gen. Alexander Haig, and when Haig died in February at age 85, Lubach mourned him. General Alexander Haig, former chief of staff for President Ronald Reagan, commander of NATO, and secretary of state for President …

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Hudson County Sheriff Juan Perez is under the gun – fighting for his political future now that his former undersheriff, Frank Schillari of Secaucus, has the support of local Democrats in taking over the sheriff’s job. But Perez fought back two weeks ago by engaging in a controversial move: He fired Schillari as undersherrif. Then, …

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Firefighter examination update: application deadline extended to May 29 The New Jersey Civil Service Commission has extended the application for the firefighter examination from March 31 to May 29. As the application deadline approaches, the department urges any interested candidates to pick up an application at Fire Headquarters or the Bayonne Public Library. Candidates can …

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Taking its cue from Mayor Mark Smith, who stated earlier this month that he didn’t want to see any tax increase for Bayonne residents despite heavy cuts in state aid, the Bayonne school board has voted to slash next year’s school budget by 10 percent. They will now send the $115.5 million plan back to …

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The March 18 public hearing on the city’s proposed $133 million 2010 municipal budget was punctuated with comments from people running for political office. Some were seeking to punch holes in the administration’s claim that they can spend $10 million more this year than last year and still not impose a tax increase on the …

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With the city clerk certifying that he has the necessary number of nominating petitions to run, Leonard Kantor becomes the last of three candidates seeking the office of the mayor. Kantor is challenging incumbent Mayor Mark Smith and state Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone in the May 11 election. Kantor, a resident of the 1st Ward, declined …

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John Halecky said he knew two years ago that he would not be running for reelection in the 2nd Ward in Bayonne. “That’s the reason I didn’t have any fundraisers,” he said, although he admitted he took out petitions for a possible run this year, teased by the idea that he might serve a sixth …

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