Category: Bayonne News

The Bayonne Board of Education and city administration were both slammed by the state in a report issued late last month for not keeping accurate records and making it hard to determine where millions of dollars in school capital project funding went. Since the spring, the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Fiscal Accountability …

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Make a Kid Smile program seeking donations Donations are being sought for the ninth annual Make a Kid Smile Day, which puts new sporting goods in the hands of underprivileged children, on Sunday, Dec. 20, according to Mike Miselis, Bayonne Cal Ripken baseball vice president and program founder and coordinator. “The event helps raise donations …

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What do the $1.3 billion reconstruction of a bridge, a $310 million renovation of a highway toll plaza, and the $56 million building of a major ship-to-rail facility next to a container port mean for the city of Bayonne? Short-term pain and long-term gain, according to city officials and the agencies involved with the three …

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Black Friday, the most publicized shopping day of the year, traditionally launches the holiday shopping season. Bayonne officials and merchants encourage consumers to patronize small businesses in town. While this weekend sets off a frenzy at big-box and chain stores, it’s also a time to remember that the search for those perfect gifts can begin …

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The city’s Public Works Department is seeking the public’s help in correcting bad garbage-disposal habits. Recycling is one issue. Public Works Director Gary Chmielewski said that proper containers need to be used. Currently, residents are using plastic bags for their recyclables, mixing recyclables with regular garbage, and mixing different types of recyclables together, which are …

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State finally issues report on ‘missing’ millions The New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance issued its report on the whereabouts of millions of dollars of allegedly missing school capital projects money. The city contended in December that the Bayonne Board of Education had not reimbursed it for $11.8 million the …

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With a goal of assuring that Bayonne has an uninterrupted and increased supply of water, the city has embarked on a campaign to raise funding for, and to eventually replace, corroded sections of the Bayonne Aqueduct that carries water from Kearny to here, a city official said. Part of the aqueduct broke on Jan. 15 …

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Our Lady of Assumption parishioners are taking the case to keep their church open to a higher authority, composing a letter and having it signed by more than 700 people before sending it to the Vatican this week, a campaign leader said. On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 750 people gathered at Assumption Church on West 23rd …

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Bayonne city government, social services agencies, and a local church are working to make sure that all those who want a Thanksgiving meal can have one. As in previous years, the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation, Bayonne Community Bank, Chandelier Restaurant, and Unico, an Italian-American service organization, are combining to offer a free Thanksgiving Day meal …

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The City Council dropped Liberty Humane Society as Bayonne’s animal-control services contractor, sparking protest from the organization’s executive director and a well-known city animal-rights advocate. The council voted 5-0 at its Nov. 10 meeting on the measure to authorize an agreement with New Jersey Animal Control and Rescue of Lodi for animal-control services for a …

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