Category: Bayonne News

Former state Assemblyman Louis Manzo, at a press conference in Jersey City on Monday, blasted the federal government’s July 2009 corruption probe that resulted in the arrests of many local politicians. He claimed it was tainted by misconduct from prosecutors involved in his case and charged that the probe was an effort to get former …

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Team effort was displayed by the Hudson Reporter staff in winning the 2009 Better Newspaper contest sponsored by the New Jersey Press Association. In the annual statewide contest, the sales and graphics staff pulled in five awards for retail ads that ran in the newspapers last year. Best ad in the state The biggest honor …

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Gov. Christopher Christie’s arrival in Hudson County on March 17 was heavily laden with film and musical metaphors – with allusions to scenes in films like “Casablanca” and to the Kenny Rodgers tune “The Gambler” – but his message was clear: he had to cut the state budget, and he was perfectly willing to take …

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To say Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone is running for mayor under a dark cloud is an understatement, since legal issues surrounding his alleged mishandling of Assembly aide checks are still unresolved. Yet maintaining his innocence after last fall’s indictment, Chiappone launched a partial mayor/council ticket for the municipal elections in May. His ticket includes Ramon Veloz, …

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For weeks, you couldn’t walk down Broadway in Bayonne without someone stopping to ask about whom Mayor Mark Smith was going to select for his five City Council candidates. In the overflowing reception hall of the Knights of Columbus on March 11, Smith unveiled his ticket, coming up with a number of unexpected new candidates. …

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The moment Michael Alburtus talked to the woman outside the supermarket, he knew she was having a hard time. Alburtus was earning his Eagle Scout rank as member of the Our Lady of Assumption Boy Scouts Troop 27 by organizing a food drive that would feed the city’s hungry – something he had learned from …

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Located mid block between Kennedy Boulevard and Avenue A, the historic Bergen Point Victorian home known as the Usowicz House isn’t as prominent as some of the other historic homes in town, yet it may get recommended for historic distinction by the Bayonne Historic Preservation Commission at its March 23 meeting. The building, located at …

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