Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Notice of intent to recall the mayor was filed at the city clerk’s office A group in Bayonne was at City Clerk Robert Sloan’s office on Monday to file a notification of intention to recall Mayor James Davis. The group filling the petition includes Michael Alonso, Donald Baran Jr. and Patrick Desmond, according to an …
More residents moving to Hudson County means more customers for small shops and services, but can these businesses keep going in the face of changing tastes and big box stores? Shop owners throughout the county said that they were optimistic due to increased sales opportunities and revitalizations of the business districts. Bayonne In Bayonne, the …
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Sports enthusiasts and park lovers of all stripes will soon have newer facilities to enjoy, as the city is embarking on adding more than $3.5 million in improvements to three of its parks. Over the next year, Mayor Dennis P. Collins, Mayor Edward Clark, and Mayor Francis G. Fitzpatrick parks will receive facelifts and much …
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By Melissa Baltazar Reporter Correspondent Bayonne is on the verge of major changes, but some tunes will go on playing. Just ask Larry Gusick, 89, the oldest member of the senior citizen band, Mixed Nuts. On St Patrick’s Day, the band graced the stage of the Unity Club at 24-50 East 21th Street, a senior …
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Historical Society announces Men of Achievement, 2016 The Bayonne Historical Society is continuing its 25th Anniversary Year with a Men of Achievement Awards program on Tuesday, April 12. The event will be held in the O’Connor Gallery of the Bayonne Public Library, at 7 p.m. The two honorees are H. Mickey McCabe and Henry Sanchez. …
In swift fashion, the Bayonne City Council unanimously approved proposed tax-abatement agreements and gave the green light on several urban-renewal projects around town. The initiatives bolstered the city’s ongoing redevelopment agenda, which is expected to bring changes as soon as this summer. The council met on March 16. Also known as a PILOT (payments in …
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Halecky-IMTT Park on 27th Street has reopened following the complete repair of a leaking pipeline, International-Matex Tank Terminals said on Friday, March 18. The reopening of the park marks the start of the monitoring phase of IMTT’s cleanup efforts after the company learned on Feb. 22 that an underground pipeline was leaking heating oil. IMTT …
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Their love of the game of basketball started in their Bayonne youth. Steve Rosner, Keith Greene, and Ken Eisler met when they were still youngsters while playing basketball in the Jewish Community Center back in the late ‘60s, an era where practically every Bayonne kid with a pair of sneakers played in the leagues run …
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New Fire Chief Keith Weaver, who took the helm on March 1, has been with the department for almost 30 years and is in high gear three weeks into his new gig. “Chief Rogers did an excellent job of running the department,” he told the Bayonne Community News. “I want to continue to operate in …
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Moody’s upgrades Bayonne credit rating In its review of the city’s financial position, Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Bayonne’s credit rating from Baa1 to A3. This upgrade comes after an outlook upgrade from “stable” to “positive” last year. Explaining its reasoning, Moody’s stated in the report that, “City management has taken strong steps to improve Bayonne’s …