Category: Bayonne News

With a stiff warm wind blowing off of New York harbor and under the shadow of the 9/11 monument in Bayonne, nearly 200 members of the Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent Association from throughout the state of New Jersey endorsed Jon Corzine for governor. William J. Lavin, president of the FMBA, said the location was appropriate since …

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The Hudson County Freeholders agreed to help out the city of Hoboken and the city of Bayonne by voting on several key resolutions and ordinances at their Sept. 10 meeting. The freeholders agreed to give Hoboken the right-of-way to install of a pumping station that Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said could alleviate as much as …

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Six candidates have filed to run for the Bayonne City Council seat that was vacated by Anthony Chiappone last May. They are: Postmaster Terrance Ruane, who was named by the City Council to fill the seat until the election; former mayoral candidate Leonard Kantor, Rent Control Board Chairperson Debra Noble, rent control board member and …

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The City Council’s move to restore pension bonuses to four retired workers injured on the job may violate state law. The City Council is seeking to restore funds that were cut last year when the city sought to make sure its operations were in accordance with state law. Last December, following guidelines set by the …

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It is estimated that 192,370 women will be diagnosed with and 40,170 women will die of breast cancer in 2009. In fact, the incidence of breast cancer in women in the United States is 1 in 8, or 13 percent of the total population. For women in the U.S., breast cancer death rates are higher …

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In the past, the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority focused primarily on finding a way to get the former Military Ocean Terminal developed into residential housing. Because the BLRA’s operations were self-sustaining for the most part, relying on revenue it received from land sales, leases, and federal and other grants – and not local tax dollars …

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For the most part, girls coming into Holy Family Academy last week for their first day of classes didn’t notice anything unusual, except perhaps that there are twice as many freshmen this year than last. The hall buzzed with the voices of excited students, the hurried footsteps of administrators, and the hum of computers turning …

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Hours before the ceremony honoring those who perished on Sept. 11, 2001 was slated to start, the rains came – not a heavy downpour, but steady, moistening every surface, drenching the few hardy souls who came out early to pay their respects before the 100-foot high memorial located at Harbor View Park. Among the first …

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Two teachers from Bayonne High School got the idea back in 2000 that they wanted to combine their resources to expand the way students learn about history, art, architecture, and culture. Varda Wendroff, currently the director of world languages, English as a second language and bilingual education, was teaching the German language at the time …

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Dr. David G. Morris Park will be rocking again this year as Councilman Gary La Pelusa’s civic association continues its promise to hold a yearly festival in the 3rd Ward again. Last year, The Gary La Pelusa Association helped call attention to one of the more underused parks in the city, while at the same …

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