Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
AC man mistakes Bayonne for Paterson A confused resident of Atlantic City was held on $15,000 bail after allegedly threatening to “get even” with police for his March 12 arrest on disorderly conduct charges. Mathew C. Mooney, 32, of Sunset Avenue in Atlantic City, was arrested at 9:44 p.m. near Avenue C and 14th Street …
Continue reading “Police BeatCompiled by Al Sullivan, Reporter staff writer”
As a kid growing up in Bayonne, Connie Gallagher never thought that his height – or lack thereof – would be a deterrent from doing what he loved to do, which was playing sports. “I didn’t think,” Gallagher said. “I just played.” So after Gallagher enrolled in Bayonne High School and joined the soccer team, …
Norman M. Guerra, executive director of the Hudson County Improvement Authority, told the Board of Freeholders at the March 10 caucus meeting that the low bid on a trash contract was rejected because the company failed to supply critical information with the bid. The bidder filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in March against the …
Continue reading “Trash conflictBid rejection leads to lawsuit”
The sign on the door of the Branch Library No. 2 on Avenue C near 51st Street announced that it would close as of March 13. The closing of the uptown branch, along with its downtown counterpart on West Fourth, are the latest in a series of moves to trim the municipal budget in order …
Continue reading “Closed for businessTwo branch libraries shut as part of budget cuts”
Stepping into the boy’s room on the second floor of Washington Community School on March 6, Gov. Jon Corzine traveled back in time. This was not a matter of nostalgia or a fond looking back at a better bygone era. Ancient urinals, cracked tiles, and toilet stalls with squeaking wooden doors greeted him and his …
Continue reading “Help’s on the wayCorzine tours Washington School”
Last year, Bayonne got treated to a visit from Mickey Rourke when he was filming “The Wrestler.” But according to Sue Facter, a Bayonne native who writes for “USA Today” and other publications, Bayonne actually figured into two films that contended for Oscars at the Feb. 22 Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences’ annual …
Continue reading “Just missed the OscarMovies with local connections get share of glory”
The City Council voted two weeks ago to use a $100,000 donation from International Matex-Tank Terminal/Bayonne, coupled with more than $90,000 from the Hudson County Law Enforcement Trust Fund, to acquire five new Chevrolet Impalas to replace part of the rapidly aging patrol fleet. They authorized the purchase of five vehicles instead of the expected …
Continue reading “Better than nothingCouncil authorizes purchase of five police cars”
In what looks to be the start of a whole new initiative in Bayonne High School, the Bayonne Board of Education voted recently to establish an “arts academy.” This, according to Joan Rosen, director of music and arts for the school district, will require no additional teachers or classes, but will make use of arts …
Continue reading “So you want to be an artist? Arts academy first step in new educational system”
Seeking ways to fill a $33 million shortfall in the proposed $122 million municipal budget, Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith said layoff notices are going to city employees, including police and fire officials. “We hope we don’t have to lay anyone off,” the clearly unhappy Smith said during an interview last Thursday. “But we said all …
Continue reading “Workers notifiedCity issues layoff notices”
After weighing lukewarm offers from the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia Phillies, then taking a long look at his life, Joe Borowski decided that he had enough. The Bayonne native was retiring from Major League Baseball. “In actuality, I was looking to play another year, maybe two,” Borowski said in a telephone interview from his …
Continue reading “End of the roadMajor league baseball player from Bayonne calls it a career”