Category: Bayonne News

Theater performers in the Bayonne School District will have a lot to live up to when they come back in September. Last year, Bayonne High School received the 14th Annual Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards in the area of Educational Impact, although students from throughout Bayonne were involved – not just the high school. …

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The City of Bayonne successfully fended off a legal challenge that would have voided the requirement to use union labor for certain projects at the former Military Ocean Terminal and other locations throughout the city. Last year, the City Council approved a Project Labor Agreement that requires the city to use union labor in public …

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After years of complaining about being stuck with long-term leases on many buildings used to provide programs to the public, the Hudson County freeholders took the first steps on Aug. 13 toward the purchase of the Pavonia Avenue building where they meet and where the county has other offices. The possible purchase of the building …

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At the southeastern corner of Bayonne rests the wreck of the Estelle Krieger, an 1,172-ton passenger schooner built in 1899, but left to rot along the piers of the Port Johnson Coal Docks along with the five-masted Barkentine ship The Macerata. Listed as a feature of a New York Harbor “ship ruins tour,” these two …

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Nine months after Mayor Mark Smith announced plans to reduce the size of municipal government, the City Council has finally gotten a glimpse of his plan. Mayor Smith appeared before the council at its Aug. 12 meeting, saying that although delayed by several unforeseen circumstances, he finally came up with a plan of action that …

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From the day Brigid Breivogel retired as Bayonne’s health department director and health officer, the city could not make out a ticket for health violations even if its remaining inspector – who also doubles as the city’s animal control officer – found any. The city also could not touch more than $60,000 in grant money …

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Few things taint a restaurant’s reputation more than having a patron watch a roach or some other bug crawl across a dish. This, according to Richard Farrell of Malachy Mechanical, is one of the nightmares restaurant owners face. For 25 years, Farrell has been supplying restaurants with equipment. And for all those years, he has …

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Charlie D’Amico, prosecutor for West New York, as well as partner and husband of Secaucus Municipal Judge Kathleen Walrod, is expected to be named to replace Jay Coffey as the law director for the city of Bayonne at the Aug. 12 meeting of the City Council. Coffey was forced out as law director in May …

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“Private Sullivan!” my sergeant roared, his voice filling the Fort Dix barracks like a bullhorn. “You have a phone call.” Privates – especially ones just finished with basic training – didn’t get phone calls like this unless to convey bad news, usually a family member telling us about some tragedy. But the voice on the …

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As the summer comes to a close, candidates seeking to fill the unexpired term of former Councilman Anthony Chiappone have slowly appeared, getting ready for the November special election. Postmaster Terrence Ruane was named to the seat in May. Although he has yet to officially launch his campaign, he said after his swearing in that …

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