Category: Bayonne News

Although not yet as obvious as in neighboring Jersey City, progress in Bayonne is steady, especially on economic and quality-of-life fronts. On the cusp of major development, Bayonne was hit hard by the economic downturn in 2008. Projects that were scheduled to break ground, stalled, deals for development waiting final approval, evaporated. Previous Mayor Mark …

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Born in Bayonne, Randall Payton took the next step in a promising career in media when he graduated from the Ailes Apprentice Program (AAP) founded by Fox News Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes. It promotes diversity within broadcast and cable journalism. Each year, a group is chosen to participate in the 12-month program, which includes …

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How Bayonne moves forward with development, preserving open space, parking, and a host of other related issues may be affected by the meetings that were held recently about the city’s master plan. “Community involvement sessions” were held in the city’s three wards seeking comment and ideas from residents. On March 1 it was the City …

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City officials are on a crusade to explain the benefits of tax abatements and PILOTs (payments in lieu of taxes) and their relationship to encouraging city development, hoping to educate business leaders and residents about how Bayonne benefits from these types of tax breaks. At meetings before Bayonne Chamber of Commerce members in the fall …

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Halecky-IMTT Park cleanup could take a year The city received an update on the cleanup of the oil leak on the city’s east side, and was told the remediation efforts at the park will likely take up to a year. Mayor James Davis and Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti met with International-Matex Tank Terminal representatives on March …

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A week and a half before the Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting to decide the fate of the controversial Muslim Community Center, spokespeople for both sides said there goals had not changed. The hearing about the former warehouse site at 109 East 24th Street is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, March 14, in the Bayonne …

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The oil leak cleanup at Halecky-IMTT Park has shifted into a post-recovery operation, the extent of environmental damage to the site is still unknown, and nearby residents are still concerned that the leak will affect them and their properties. When the leak was discovered on Feb. 22 at the eastside park, state Department of Environmental …

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The possible strike on March 13 or 14 by New Jersey Transit train workers will affect Bayonne, but not in the obvious way most would expect. Though the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail looks like a train and runs like a train, as far as the Federal Transit Administration is concerned, it’s a bus. And that’s a …

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Nine months after it came to a complete stop, the blades on Bayonne’s wind turbine may once again be moving by the end of the week. Last week, Lomma Crane & Rigging employees constructed a crane at Fifth Street near Route 440 and took down the blades and generator to get to the bearing that …

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Applicants for Piechocki board seat named The names of the 12 people who have applied to fill the seat of recently resigned Bayonne Board of Education Trustee Christopher Piechocki have been released. They are: Michael Alonso, Rafael Augusto, Mitchell Brown, Jack Butchko, John Cupo, James (Jim) Deveney, Lina Drillman, Christos Genes, Gina Irizarry, Barry Kushnir, …

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