Public employees vindicated in court ruling
Layoffs may be unfounded

A November 2 decision granted an appeal to three former employees of the City of Bayonne who allege their layoffs in June of 2015 were not carried out in good faith. The city claimed the employees, who worked in property-maintenance code enforcement, were laid off due to a “change in philosophy” that required less enforcement, …

Layoffs may be unfounded

Public employees vindicated in court ruling
Layoffs may be unfounded

A November 2 decision granted an appeal to three former employees of the City of Bayonne who allege their layoffs in June of 2015 were not carried out in good faith. The city claimed the employees, who worked in property-maintenance code enforcement, were laid off due to a “change in philosophy” that required less enforcement, …

Layoffs may be unfounded

Bayonne Briefs

Give Thanks Food Drive The Bayonne Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual Give Thanks Food Drive from November through 18, with 24 chamber members participating by holding a donation box in their places of business to collect food or gift cards. Carepoint Health is donating a truck’s worth of food for the Give Thanks …

Jitney fire sparks concern
State legislature proposes regulations

A fire that engulfed a jitney bus on Second Street and JFK Boulevard on Saturday, October 29, was likely due to an electrical malfunction, according to the Bayonne Fire Department. The bus was heading southbound on the Boulevard with two passengers onboard when the driver noticed smoke coming from the rear of the bus and …

State legislature proposes regulations

Jitney fire sparks concern
State legislature proposes regulations

A fire that engulfed a jitney bus on Second Street and JFK Boulevard on Saturday, October 29, was likely due to an electrical malfunction, according to the Bayonne Fire Department. The bus was heading southbound on the Boulevard with two passengers onboard when the driver noticed smoke coming from the rear of the bus and …

State legislature proposes regulations

Jazz duet jams at coffee shop
Soothing tunes speak to the soul

Jazz musicians Anton Kosachev and Ian Kenselaar met for the first time outside Perk Up Café on Broadway, minutes before their scheduled 7 p.m. set on Thursday, November 3. Musicians normally meet and practice before a show, but not these two.Kenselaar, an upright bassist, went to high school with a trumpeter who studied jazz at …

Soothing tunes speak to the soul

Jazz duet jams at coffee shop
Soothing tunes speak to the soul

Jazz musicians Anton Kosachev and Ian Kenselaar met for the first time outside Perk Up Café on Broadway, minutes before their scheduled 7 p.m. set on Thursday, November 3. Musicians normally meet and practice before a show, but not these two.Kenselaar, an upright bassist, went to high school with a trumpeter who studied jazz at …

Soothing tunes speak to the soul

Veterans honored at Field of Heroes
BHS raises money for museum

Hundreds gathered to honor our military veterans at the annual Field of Heroes ceremony at Bayonne High School on Thursday, November 3. With three Medal of Honor recipients, veterans have forged Bayonne’s character as a town that has served its country with distinction. Veteran’s Day is celebrated on Friday, November 11, this year. “Servicemen had …

BHS raises money for museum

Veterans honored at Field of Heroes
BHS raises money for museum

Hundreds gathered to honor our military veterans at the annual Field of Heroes ceremony at Bayonne High School on Thursday, November 3. With three Medal of Honor recipients, veterans have forged Bayonne’s character as a town that has served its country with distinction. Veteran’s Day is celebrated on Friday, November 11, this year. “Servicemen had …

BHS raises money for museum