Category: Bayonne News

They could be rocking and a rolling by late summer at a new entertainment venue at the former Military Ocean Terminal if all goes as planned, according to the site developer and concert promoter. The foundation has been poured and steel arches have been erected for the 3,000-person temporary BCB Bank Pavilion that could begin …

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Known as the windmill to most city folks, its huge blades have been motionless for the last few months. It seems impossible that there would be no wind blowing off Kill Van Kull And indeed, it’s not the breeze, it’s the bearing. Turns out that Bayonne’s $7 million wind turbine, which brings in $250,000 to …

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If you want to work on your tan, read a good book while sitting on the sand, or launch your kayak, where do you go? Monmouth County? Ocean County? Atlantic County? Nope. First try Hudson County. What? Hudson County? What many residents of arguably the most urban county in the state do not realize is …

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Coast Guard: majority of spill cleaned up The Coast Guard said that less than 1,000 gallons of oil spilled onto an International Matex Tank Terminal pier and nearby water when a tugboat hit a pier on Saturday night, Aug. 1, according to a published report. The nj.com report also quoted the U.S. Coast Guard as …

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Teachers may be people like everyone else, but writing casual comments on social media just like a regular person can get them into hot water pretty quickly if they’re not careful. Fortunately, most school districts have policies that cover how students and staff can use social media in an acceptable way. And Bayonne is no …

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Never give up on your dream. That was the message from two Broadway performers who stopped by the “Lion King Jr.” rehearsal of the Bayonne High School Drama Junior group on Thursday, July 23. More than 40 students in grades three through eight were working hard in preparation for their three performances in late July …

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If you’re a jazz aficionado with degrees in music education and library science, what could be better than managing the world’s foremost collection of items related to your favorite genre? Nothing, according to Bayonne resident Vincent Pelote, director of operations for the Institute of Jazz Studies, housed at Rutgers University in Newark. For Pelote, 61, …

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Mayor Davis confirms expansion of residential assistance program by PANYNJ According to Mayor Jimmy Davis, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is instituting a new installment of its Residential Assistance Program. “This expansion of the assistance program includes reimbursement for air conditioning and air filtration costs of residents within the Bayonne …

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The Muslim faithful in Bayonne may have a new place for prayer and recreation in the foreseeable future if they get approval to build a community center on the city’s east side, the attorney representing the group said. Bill Finnerty of Hughes & Finnerty in Bayonne said the plans are for his clients, The Bayonne …

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