Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Bozo calling? A Bayonne woman told police that a male caller repeatedly called her overnight on March 23 and 24, claiming to be Bozo the Clown and claiming she had won tickets to the circus. St. Patrick donations stolen Police say that donations were taken from a box beneath the St. Patrick’s statute at St. …
Continue reading “Bayonne Police beat Compiled by Al Sullivan
Reporter staff writer”
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has agreed to withdraw its lawsuit against the Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority, which challenged the 2007 sale of land to a company called PortsAmerica. The Port Authority wanted the land, which is in the redevelopment area that used to be the Military Ocean Terminal of Bayonne. …
Continue reading “It’s over! Port Authority drops lawsuit against Bayonne”
Fire Captain Jack Dunne and Firefighter Michael Daley can’t forget that day in 2007 when they were off-duty and saw a fire on 11th Street. They responded with no gear, but with a significant amount of experience that allowed them to rescue a mother and her two children trapped in the third floor of a …
During a brief phone conversation earlier this month, George Cummings, guitarist for the 1970s iconic pop band Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, told how he had come to Bayonne from his home in Mississippi. “I took a wrong turn on the Turnpike and wound up here,” he said. “That was 20 years ago.” The …
Continue reading “Bringing it back homeDr. Hook guitarist unveils new instrument”
Can you see the goodness in another person? Or the beauty? Can you put surface appearances aside and fall in love anyway? These are some of the questions that make “Beauty and the Beast” such a classic tale. A traditional French fairytale that first appeared in print around 1740, the story has become a modern …
A bill that will allow local towns to put off paying certain employee pension amounts is designed to save money in this year’s city budgets during tough economic times, but will force the towns to pay the amount starting next year. Towns that plan to take the option to reduce budget shortfalls this year include …
Continue reading “$ave now, pay laterPension bill will help towns keep taxes down…for now”
Burglary investigation leads to shoplifting charge Police responding to a possible burglary in the area of 16th Street and Kennedy Boulevard on March 18 said they saw Charles DeFazio, 33, of Bayonne, allegedly hiding something under his t-shirt. The police said when approached, DeFazio slipped into a deli and discarded items behind a refrigerator. DeFazio …
Continue reading “Bayonne Police Beat3/25/09 Compiled by Al Sullivan”
The $29.8 billion state budget proposed by Gov. Jon Corzine last week includes good and bad news for Bayonne, local officials say. The budget – if passed as proposed – would increase taxes statewide by $1 billion and cut back on some tax benefits homeowners currently enjoy. Households with a combined income of more than …
Continue reading “Good news and badState budget is mixed blessing for Bayonne”
After nearly three years trying to put the pieces together, the City of Bayonne is expected to finally create a redevelopment area for a region along Newark Bay between 19th and 21st streets. “We’ve been trying to get this done for years,” said Council President Vincent Lo Re Jr. during the March 11 council caucus. …
Continue reading “Long time comingCove to get redevelopment distinction”
Before U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie made headlines uncovering corruption in the state of New Jersey, Bayonne’s Peter D. Yachmetz did so behind the scenes. Last October, after nearly 29 years with the FBI, Yachmetz retired. Active in some of the biggest profile cases in the county since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Yachmetz …
Continue reading “The right man at the right timeBayonne native retires from FBI after 29 years”