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Chiaravalloti attends White House welcome for Pope Thirty-first District Assembly Democratic candidate Nicholas Chiaravalloti attended the White House state ceremony honoring Pope Francis and praised the Pontiff’s message. “As a Catholic who has been educated by the Jesuits, Pope Francis’s message of love, hope and dignity resonated with me,” he said. Chiaravalloti felt he had …
For the first time in years, extensive development at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor seems primed to begin, city officials said, topped off with the announcement last week of the Harbor Station South developer. The city announced on Sept. 16 that Kate Howard Ltd. will be the developer of Harbor Station South, the southwest portion …
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He came here as a teenager and took to Bayonne immediately, forging not only a successful construction and development business but also energizing the city’s revitalization. He’s been a calm presence in the eye of the storm as he attempts to shape the future of a city in decline. Lance Lucarelli, 47, of The L …
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“Let me get this out of the way from the beginning,” said Esther Suarez, newly sworn in as the first Hispanic and first woman prosecutor in Hudson County history. “There is a lot of discussion and negative media. This is the face of immigration.” She made it perfectly clear that she felt immigrants built this …
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Although famous in literary circles for his close association with Beat Generation poets such as Allan Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, and others, poet Herschel Silverman was known for years as the owner of Herschel’s Beehive Candy Store on Avenue A. “The Beehive” was across the street from Bayonne High School. Students frequented his store after school. …
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In less than two months, the youngest children of the city’s special-needs community will have their own playground, thanks to the efforts of a local advocate and the support of the municipal and county governments. On Sept. 14, ground was broken for the 26-by-116-foot special-needs playground on the lower level of DiDomenico-16th Street Park, in …
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Bayonne Hispanic Association Parade to be held Sunday, Sept. 27, starting at 1 p.m. Broadway will be awash in vivid colors on Sunday, Sept. 27 as representatives from the city’s Latino population march, dance, sing, and play music during the Bayonne Hispanic Association parade, in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month. The annual tradition will kick …
The city took the first step toward updating its master plan for the first time in years when DMR Architects of Hasbrouck Heights, its consultant on the project, discussed the initiative at the Sept. 8 Planning Board meeting. Francis Reiner of DMR made a presentation, “Bayonne’s Master Plan Reexamination,” and explained that the state of …
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A long-empty Broadway lot will soon be resurrected as a five-story, 38-unit residential development and is expected to help a downtown neighborhood bounce back following the most recent recession. The lot, at 298-304 Broadway, at the corner of 14th Street, is the site of a former gas station and auto-repair shop, which had been closed …
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When the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics visits the City of Brotherly Love on Sept. 26 and 27, a Bayonne native will be leading two of the musical celebrations held in the Pontiff’s honor. Bayonne born and raised David Kimock, 43, is the liturgical music director for the World Meeting of Families conference …
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