Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Like a certain neighborhood bar in Boston, everybody knows your name at Jooche’s Sweet Shop, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary. At 186 Ave. B, the corner of 47th Street, it’s still a morning stop for coffee, cigarettes, egg sandwiches, or tabloid newspapers before folks head out for work. And on any given school day, …
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Two reportedly killed on Route 440 Monday night Two men were struck and killed in the middle of Route 440 in Bayonne on Monday night, Nov. 2, WABC-TV in New York reported on Tuesday morning. The two pedestrians, both Bayonne residents, were crossing the roadway when they were hit at about 11:15 p.m., according to …
City employee Patrick “P.J.” Leonard appeared before the Bayonne City Council during the public portion of its Oct. 21 meeting, charging that campaign workers had allegedly received preferential treatment when it comes to city contracts. This was one of several allegations he lodged against city officials. Leonard, an acquaintance of Mayor James Davis since their …
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Even though winter is still more than seven weeks away, it’s not too soon to start readying for the harshest of all seasons, according to Hudson County home improvement experts. Plumbing and heating specialists, roofing contractors, and hardware store owners agree that homeowners should check their systems, equipment, and structures now before the cold weather …
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After nearly six months of elevated rhetoric among some candidates in the 31st Assembly District, voters will finally get to choose which two of six they want to serve for the next two years. Nicholas Chiaravalloti, of Bayonne, is running with Angela McKnight, of Jersey City, on the Democratic ticket. Matthew Kopko is running with …
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Bayonne lost one of its most popular councilmen ever – and another member of the Greatest Generation – when Neil DeSena, 88, died on Oct. 15. “Neil was dedicated to the city and to its people,” said City Clerk Robert Sloan, who worked with DeSena when he was on the City Council. “He devoted his …
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Five Board of Ed trustees to be chosen Decision day is almost here for the 20 Bayonne residents seeking to sit on the Bayonne Board of Education for terms from one to three years. Voters will cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The reason for the large number of candidates is the district’s changeover …
Bayonne voters go to the polls on Nov. 3 for the first time in about 35 years to vote for Board of Education trustees. Bayonne’s mayor had appointed school board members until a public referendum last November mandated an elected school board. Each year, three board of trustee members are to be elected to three-year …
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They’re backkk. Those dark, threatening creatures of the night. Whether they are bats, vampires, ghost, goblins, skeletons, or other nefarious beings, this is the time they manifest themselves here in Bayonne in preparation for Halloween. A ride around the city will confirm this. From the foot of Bayonne downtown, up to the Jersey City line …
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Whatever actions the City Council takes at its Oct. 21 meeting regarding Bayonne’s new garbage and recycling contracts, longtime pickup routines are likely to get dumped. But that’s a good thing, according to a city official. Public Works Director Gary Chmielewski said that whatever company/companies wins the two-, three- or three-plus-years contracts, there will likely …
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