Category: Bayonne News

Singer/songwriter Bob Dylan didn’t mean Bayonne when he penned his classic hit, “Blowing in the Wind.” But this summer, the city took a giant leap into saving money, with plans to install a windmill at the foot of the Oak Street sewerage pumping station. Steve Gallo, executive director of the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority, said …

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For five years, Mallory McCusker, 24, has practiced putting a shirt on over her head. “She’ll reach up and put her arms through,” said her father, Lex McCusker of Hoboken, with pride. This kind of steady progress makes McCusker feel confident that Mallory is slowly improving. “Mallory’s made progress on life skills,” he said. “It’s …

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With dusk settling around them and rush hour traffic making its way up and down Avenue C on Sept. 16, a handful of veterans and American Legion Auxiliary members solemnly sang the POW/MIA song. Kids playing nearby looked over curiously. Some people passing along the sidewalk frowned, wondering perhaps why this group of about 10 …

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On some days, the moisture builds up so much inside the temporary firehouse tent on the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, it starts to rain inside. On Oct. 5, U.S. senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez joined Rep. Albio Sires, Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith, and Fire Chief Greg Rogers to announce the receipt of a $3.56 …

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No, space aliens aren’t threatening to destroy the Bayonne Bridge, as was depicted in the 2005 film “War of the Worlds.” But the bridge has become a target of concern as ships carrying cargo bound for Port Elizabeth and Port Newark may soon find it impossible to travel under it. Completed in 1931, the same …

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Two Bayonne churches have teamed up to create a new musical school in Bayonne. Called Hand-in-Hand Music School, it is a joint ministry of Trinity Parish in Bergen Point and Grace Lutheran Church. “Our mission is to offer accessible music education to the young people of our community in order to foster growth of body, …

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Some of the greatest writers in history have used the written word as a balm for real-life pain, using fiction, poetry, or non-fiction as a way of looking back and finding meaning in their personal experiences. For author David K. Bartoo, his new memoir, “Her Lying Eyes,” becomes a vehicle for self-examination, a journey through …

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The Bayonne City Council on Sept. 23 unanimously voted to give $23 million to Cameron Group toward the construction of a $120 million big box mall on Route 440. Although labeled a loan, future taxes generated from the mall project will be diverted from city coffers – where it might have been used to pay …

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For students coming to Marist High School this year, taking classes for future careers may have become a little easier, as the school expands its technology in order to prepare students for the next level of their education. As with many other fields, technology has allowed smaller schools like Marist to offer programs that larger …

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Two months after Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith asked for a probe into possible improprieties by Parking Authority Attorney Peter Cresci, a special investigator for the Parking Authority claimed Cresci had exceeded his authority as Parking Authority attorney. The investigator said Cresci did this by giving himself unauthorized raises and apparently working two full time city …

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