Category: Bayonne News

A court has dismissed nine of the original 12 counts in a wrongful termination lawsuit by two former employees of the Bayonne Parking Authority against the agency and the city. Former Parking Authority Executive Director Peter Hilburn and another employee filed the suit in October of 2007 against the City of Bayonne, former Mayor Joseph …

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The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, the agency that operates the Meadowlands Racetrack, signed an agreement last week that will place an off-track wagering facility on a 6-acre tract on Route 440 North in Bayonne, just off the East Fifth Street exit. Michael O’Connor, executive director of the Bayonne Economic Development Corporation, said the …

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For the last 10 weeks, Brian Charles has been a young man on a quest. The rising high school senior and Bayonne resident has been beating the pavement looking for Help Wanted signs. “Almost every summer, I’ve worked,” he said last week, taking a break from his hunt. He said he has tried to get …

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Democratic legislators voted last week to approve the state $29 million 2010 state budget, despite Republicans in the Senate and Assembly voting against it. The budget is $4 billion less than last year, and $2 billion less than three years ago. The budget also reflects a minor tax increase to the state’s highest wage earners, …

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A black Mercedes pulled to the side of Route 3 eastbound in Secaucus on June 25 and was mysteriously overheating. Police responded and found that a cat trapped inside the fan belt casing was causing the car to overheat. The 3-year-old female tabby was still alive. But nobody knows how the cat got there or …

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For Mutty Schtroks, May 12 was more than just the day after his third birthday. While other kids might relish in the memory of a birthday party and play with the gifts they receive, on the day after his third birthday, Mutty got a haircut – witnessed by more than 100 people from the Bayonne …

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In the hours leading up to the June 22 graduation ceremonies at Bayonne High School, students, teachers, administrators and grounds staff scrambled to get everything ready. Many students arrived early, carrying the crimson gowns like precious cargo. Many also wore their gowns over shorts and sneakers. Some students laughed, joked, and even shouted. But just …

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After six grueling years of trying to balance raising a child and attending school, Jessica Ferland-Yaniga was named valedictorian of the graduating class of the Bayonne Adult School, the last to earn that distinction since the program has officially ended. Adult School – a nighttime program offered to students 16 and older – was combined …

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Health care union workers voted in favor of a new three-year contract at Bayonne Medical Center on June 19 after months of negotiations, protests, and an eventual lockout. The union previously rejected a BMC proposal that led to a three-day lockout in early June. BMC ended the lockout after intense political pressure and patient complaints …

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Richard G. Murphy, managing director for Trammell Crow Residential, stood in the clubhouse of the Alexan CityView residential development looking like a proud father. Although Trammell Crow has developed large residential projects nationwide for decades – with a number right here in Hudson County – this 544-unit development in Bayonne was something special for several …

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