Category: Bayonne News

Anyone who thinks stamps are the only art found in the post office hasn’t been to the Dennis Collins Post Office on Broadway recently. For the second year, the Bayonne Town Center, the Bayonne Board of Education, and the district’s Art Department have teamed up to help decorate the Main Post Office at 26th Street …

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History claims that the ancient Greek Diogenes spent his days walking the streets of Athens with a lighted lantern, looking for an honest man. Had Diogenes come to Bayonne, his search would have ended with former Mayor Dennis Collins, who died Sunday, Dec. 6 after a long illness at the age of 85. “Having watched …

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For Carmen Merced, a banker, grandmother, and Bayonne resident, 2008 was one of the worst years of her life. This was the year her mother died after Merced had spent four tough years helping her deal with Alzheimer’s – one of seven close relatives who died that same year. While Merced managed to maintain her …

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Anybody who uses the New Jersey Turnpike Extension to come and go from Bayonne with any frequency already knows what a nightmare it can be at certain times of the day. Even if there is no accident or breakdown on the Turnpike bridge that connects Bayonne, Jersey City, and the Holland Tunnel to the main …

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Former City Business Administrator and Bayonne Parking Authority Attorney Peter Cresci lost round one of his lawsuit filed in September with the state Superior Court, a lawsuit that asked for his position as PBA attorney to be restored. Superior Court Judge Bernadette DeCastro said Cresci “has failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence a …

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It is the day before Thanksgiving and all through the Bayonne Equal Opportunity Office, everyone is stirring, probably even the mice (if there are any). People scramble to get ready for the holiday by taking care of clients and – perhaps one of the most significant elements of the holiday season – preparing food packages …

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A few days before Thanksgiving this year, students, teachers and teacher aides scrambled to get ready for the big feast at Woodrow Wilson School. The smell of cooking turkey and other holiday treats floated down the halls of the 100-year-old building along with the sound of excited voices. The holidays mean a lot in most …

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A local activist group that has been challenging the construction of the state’s 9/11 memorial in Liberty State Park is unsure of their next move now that their suit was dismissed last week. The State Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled on Monday that the Friends of Liberty State Park (FOLSP) should have filed their legal …

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Sometimes, you have to be practical. That’s what Barbara Meza, a resident of Bayonne, told herself when she took a financial job with General Electric in Jersey City. She had kids to get through school and bills to pay. Yet in the back of her mind, she kept alive the idea that she might get …

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