Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
City officials confirm cop vs. cop probe City officials confirmed that there is an investigation into an altercation between two Bayonne police officers on June 5, but would not divulge details about what the probe uncovered. “There is an initial investigation ongoing and any details of the investigation [made public] are rumor because it is …
As the time for public comment drew to a close last week, the public and environmental groups’ opposition to the state’s proposed $225 million settlement with ExxonMobil over the company’s contamination of sites in Bayonne and Linden stayed strong. That was evident as the Assembly Judiciary Committee public hearing was held in Bayonne, and the …
Continue reading “‘Ridiculous’ agreement should be rejected
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Nearly 80 Marist High School seniors bid farewell to the fun and challenges of high school and said hello to the future, as they graduated from what is now their alma mater on Saturday, June 6 at ceremonies in their school gymnasium. All 79 graduates are on their way to colleges or universities. Most felt …
Continue reading “The Long Good-Bye
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Commuters and visitors to Bayonne are still griping about how tough their plight has become since the start of four major construction projects in Bayonne’s vicinity, specifically since the $310 million New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 14A Improvement Project which began in the winter. The other projects are the Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway” effort, renovations …
Continue reading “Driving us crazy
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Literacy and reading are important in every facet of children’s growth, and two Bayonne organizations are forging an improved literacy campaign and a summer camp that will benefit not only preschoolers, but school-aged youngsters as well. The literacy campaign kicks off this summer with a two-week camp patterned after the one launched in 2013 by …
Continue reading “Literacy the key to life
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Certain members of the Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO) took credit for the overwhelming victory of Angela McKnight and Nicholas Chiaravalloti in the Democratic primaries for 31st District Assemblyman on June 2. But most observers said the real victory belonged to the candidate’s campaign workers, not the county Democratic machine. Now that the two won …
Continue reading “‘We did it!’
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Alleged incident between officers being investigated A dispute that allegedly took place between two Bayonne police officers on Friday, June 5 near 51st Street and Avenue E is currently under investigation, multiple sources have confirmed with the Bayonne Community News. While some news outlets have reported that an officer hit a second officer with his …
City officials are working on implementing a plan that seeks to correct deficiencies and inefficiencies in city accounting processes that were detected in a review by Donohue, Gironda & Doria, CPAs, Bayonne’s auditors. The most recent work by the firm covered the calendar year 2013. Among the deficiencies were inactive city accounts that should be …
Continue reading “Uh oh, auditors
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With dozens of rental developments in Hudson County going up and many recently being completed, why does a current report say that county rents are still on the rise, and may actually hit a $3,000 average as early as next year? Pure economics, says Mark Quartello of Palisadium Real Estate on Boulevard East in West …
Continue reading “Going up, up, up
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With jobs as a senior editor of a literary magazine, a producer of independent films, a freelance operator for a cable company, and a certification as a personal trainer, you would think that Jenna Kildosher of Bayonne has no goals left to conquer. But with the drive and initiative that she possesses, you would be …
Continue reading “Not your grandmother’s pageant
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