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Administration officials announced that Bayonne residents will likely see a tax increase of about three percent when the municipal budget is introduced at next’s month Bayonne City Council meeting. “It is estimated to be 2.9 percent above the 2014 budget,” Chief Financial Officer Terrence Malloy said at the Bayonne City Council’s regular meeting on March …

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The administration of Mayor James Davis is seeking to take over control of the Richard L. Korpi Ice Rink from the Bayonne Board of Education in order to make repairs and keep the facility open for city teams and community use. Davis announced the city plans to negotiate with the Board of Education to purchase …

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A city man admitted to collusion with other contractors to secure projects funded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced on March 17. John Youngclaus, 43, of Bayonne pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan in Trenton federal court to charges of the theft of $224,250 in …

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Residential buildings aren’t the only types of developments sprouting around Hudson County. A fair number of office buildings, businesses, and stores are rising to and employ the new residents. In the near future, at least three hotels are expected in three different towns, with more on the way. Here is a roundup of commercial development …

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If you were to describe the year in education in Hudson County, the best word to use would be “new.” New methods of teaching, new technologies, new facilities, new grade levels for charter schools – and new state testing. In Weehawken, as is true of so many other districts, it was all about preparing for …

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It’s a new year, there are new possibilities, and there’s new enthusiasm. That’s the feeling around the city as another harsh winter drew to a close last week, and, like spring itself, Bayonne’s retailers see a rejuvenation in the offing. Many shop owners have been here for years, or decades, and built reputations that keep …

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Firefighters extinguish two-alarm Broadway blaze The Bayonne Fire Department responded to 1031 Broadway on Monday, March 23 for a fire reported by a nearby business owner. Firefighters arrived at 8:22 p.m. and were confronted with heavy smoke and fire emanating from the second floor front and rear windows of the two-story frame structure, according to …

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As the city administration pours over its revenues and payments, Bayonne residents and business owners wait for the news that they probably will not like: the percentage their taxes will go up in 2015. How much taxes will rise may or may not be known at city hall right now, but Business Administrator Joseph DeMarco …

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For now, they agreed to continue disagreeing. An hour-and-a-half summit called by New Jersey Education Commissioner David Hespe and attended by Bayonne city officials and Bayonne Board of Education representatives ended in a deadlock of sorts, when Hespe said that the parties should meet again in a few weeks to further discuss what the city …

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