Category: Bayonne News

When his term in office ends on June 30, Vincent Lo Re will have had the distinction of being the longest serving City Council president in the history of the city, and one of three of the longest serving councilmen. “I decided not to seek reelection a while ago,” he said during a recent interview …

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In passing an ordinance to amend the redevelopment plan for the former Military Ocean Terminal property on March 3, the Bayonne City Council may have opened the doors to a new high end mall development that could be built along the western boundary of the 432-acre site. The ordinance creates an overlay for the original …

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Frank Perrucci could not have known how big an impact the Concerned Citizens of Bayonne would have when he founded the group in 1970. “I was running for council in the Third Ward,” he said during a recent interview. Envisioning this as a start of a political career, Perrucci soon discovered a new role as …

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Considering that two years ago Holy Family Academy was told it would have to close its doors in June 2009, every day it remains open is a blessing, and administrators say the most significant progress this year has been the efforts to keep the all girls Catholic high school open for now and for the …

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Although hardly yet settled, two full tickets appear to be emerging for the May 11 municipal election, with incumbent Mayor Mark Smith at the top of one ticket and Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone at the top of the other. Smith, who held a very successful fundraiser in late February, said he will be unveiling a complete …

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More than 600 people showed up at Mayor Mark Smith’s reelection fundraiser on Feb. 26, urging him to run for reelection a week after an appellate court put his double role as mayor and police officer in jeopardy. Although Smith is on a leave of absence as a police officer, he still retains the title …

Continue reading “Smith to choose: be mayor, or cop?

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When Doreen DiDomenico took over as chair of the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders in January 2009, things did not look hopeful. The world had plunged into the worst economic times since The Great Depression, and yet somehow, life had to go on, and the county, faced with serious challenges, had to continue to …

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After a year and a half in operation as Bayonne’s sole parochial elementary school, All Saints Academy has a lot to be thankful for. The school population at almost 500 students is precisely where founders predicted it would be, and the school is making steady progress in adding educational programs and making improvements to the …

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