Category: Bayonne News

City resident Washington Flores has entered the already crowded 31st District Democratic Assembly race, filing his petitions at the March 30 deadline to run for one of two contested Assembly seats. The 31st District includes all of Bayonne and part of Jersey City. Nine candidates have filed petitions to run for the 31st District in …

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When Ana Quintela walks out of her Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation office on April 10 for the last time, she will be proud of her four years at the helm, where she brought BEOF into the 21st century technologically, raised the amount of state and federal grants received, and increased the services that the organization …

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The pride of Palo del Colle, Italy, says his new hometown reminds him of his first hometown. That’s pretty much why Vito Antuofermo, 63, former undisputed world middleweight champion, set down roots in Bayonne last year; because of friends here and how it reminds him of the town where he grew up, nine miles from …

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The city is moving ahead with developers on a couple of major projects which will affect Broadway in both the uptown and midtown areas. The newer of the two initiatives involves the Resnick Hardware property at 46th Street and Broadway, including the current retail facility as well as adjacent properties owned by the business and …

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Proposed Exxon settlement posted The details of the proposed settlement between the Exxon Mobil Corporation and the state of New Jersey on site remediation in Bayonne and Linden have been posted on the New Jersey Register for interested parties to review and comment on. The document can be found at http://www.nj.gov/dep/nrr/settlements/exxon-20150406-judgement.pdf. Written comments may be …

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To honor former freeholder Neil Carroll of Bayonne, the Hudson County Board of Freeholders is expected to give his name to a portion of Stephen Gregg Park. “This man has been involved in public service since he served in World War II,” said Freeholder Bill O’Dea. “That’s eight decades of service.” O’Dea asked the freeholders …

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Hudson County officials and residents are involved in a battle against a Gov. Chris Christie plan that would return severely disabled New Jersey residents housed in out-of-state facilities to New Jersey in what guardians are saying is a cost-saving, not a healthcare, move. The governor’s Return Home New Jersey initiative would transfer these New Jersey …

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After a long winter with almost 20 snowfalls and weeks of subfreezing temperatures, potholes have appeared on many city streets. But Public Works Division Director Gary Chmielewski says that for about two and a half weeks, crews of workers have been traversing the city, filling up potholes. “Anytime we have had a clear day, we’ve …

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Customers paying for takeout dinners. Pizza deliverymen hurrying into the store for hot pies to whisk off to Bayonne addresses. High school and college-age cashiers taking orders at the register. That’s the scene most evenings at the Mona Lisa Pizzeria on Broadway near 5th Street. But what many do not see is a virtual history …

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Flores throws hat into Assembly race Bayonne resident Washington Flores has entered the 31st District Democratic Assembly race, filing his petitions on March 30 to run. The 31st District includes all of Bayonne and part of Jersey City. Flores sought Bayonne’s Third Ward City Council seat last year, but lost in a crowded field of …

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