Category: Bayonne News

In a letter sent to Gov. Jon Corzine on Aug. 7, Assemblyman Anthony Chiappone asked for a review of the governor’s recent executive order so that contracts for development at the former Military Ocean Terminal of Bayonne can be investigated. “I am formerly asking for the review and investigation to include the contracts of projects …

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After having deeded its land to the city of Bayonne for development in the beginning of this decade, the U.S. Army still wants to make sure the city complied with the conditions of the agreement. For the second time in a little over a month, the assistant director of property for the Army has issued …

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Three years ago, the Bayonne Town Center Management Corporation asked Vincent Margiotta if he could set up a miniature car racing track in conjunction with the classic car show on Broadway. Entitled “A Day at the Races” (from the classic Marx Brothers comedy), the event allowed those who attended the thrill of racing small scale …

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Claire Gaines, a former Bayonne resident and a member of USA Dance, is among a group of 12 women and one man featured in a new documentary film that will be played at Franks Theatres in Bayonne starting on Aug. 7. “‘Gotta Dance’ is a documentary about the first year members of the first senior …

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Machon Yehudis Pre-school of Bayonne has opened its doors to the Jewish community in Bayonne and Jersey City. Rabbi Menachem Schtroks, of the Congregation Ohav Zedek and the director of the Machon Yehudis Bayonne Seminary for Girls, will also serve as the director the new pre-school. “I see a growing need for a school like …

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Members of the public were shocked and intrigued this week in the wake of an FBI sting operation that included the arrests of more than 44 public officials, political consultants, and religious leaders across New Jersey last Thursday morning. In addition, former Bayonne Mayor Joseph Doria – who was not arrested – resigned from his …

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Less than six months after being promoted for a new role in helping promote business for the city, the Bayonne Economic Development Corporation office has been closed, the executive director released from employment, and the duties for small business loans regulated to the offices of the Urban Enterprise Zone and other city departments. Steve Gallo, …

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Even before Joseph Doria resigned as chairman of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs last week, legal woes from Bayonne plagued him. Two years ago, a former executive director of the Bayonne Parking Authority and another employee sued the city, saying they were wrongfully terminated. They said the termination occurred after the director began …

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Janice Hall wanted to do something special during her year as president of the Bayonne Rotary Club, and succeeded by leaving a significant record of accomplishments – including hosting the Rotary’s first mayoral debate in 2008 and helping rebuild a portion of an impoverished school in Jamaica. Hall, who currently works at Weichert Realtors in …

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Lawmakers in Trenton recently passed legislation to limit abuses in absentee ballot voting – potentially cutting down on dirty tricks in local elections. The “vote-by-mail” law, which went into effect July 1, could have major implications for several close races this fall, including the statewide race for governor and the local mayoral race in Secaucus. …

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