Category: Bayonne News

The new $4.1 million firehouse at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor began serving the city when it dispatched vehicles to a second fire involving the Bayonne Medical Center roof at about 8 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, a fire official said. The fire was extinguished by a roofer using a dry chemical extinguisher, according to …

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The city’s Roman Catholics continue to discuss proposed changes to their parishes by the Archdiocese of Newark, with many hoping their church will be among those remaining independent. The Archdiocese has begun a process that will combine churches in an effort to better utilize facilities and to address their cumulative debt of about $3 million, …

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One was the wizard of the hardwood, parlaying a scholastic hoop career into collegiate success, and then professional and international fame. The second was a high school jack-of-all-sports, never really taking a school-year break from practice, going from the football field, to the basketball court, to the baseball diamond annually. The third has made his …

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Where in North Jersey can you find a fitness center with $1 million brand-new, top-of-the-line equipment, personal or virtual instruction, a “cardio theater,” a movie room to work out in, and friendly, smiling employees ready to answer any questions? If you live in Bayonne, you don’t have to go far, just to Broadway, between 19th …

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Bayonne Historical Society honoring James Hennessey next week The Bayonne Historical Society will hold its Annual Man of Achievement presentation this year at City Hall as part of the Veteran’s Day celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. and it will honor James “Jim” Hennessey, a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. A …

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Heralding the newly minted $55 million Royal Caribbean Cruises passenger terminal as an economic driver for Bayonne and the metropolitan area, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and Royal Caribbean unveiled the new facility to the media and stakeholders on Friday, Oct. 24. The terminal takes over the adjacent facility in use …

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Two Bayonne houses of worship are celebrating the legacies of their institutions through yearlong observations involving special Masses and other celebratory occasions. St. Henry’s Parish between 27th and 28th streets on Avenue C and St. Andrew the Apostle Church at Broadway and Fourth Street, are commemorating 225 years of teaching theology and serving their flocks. …

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In a public volley during the election stretch run, opponents of the rent control referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot have been mailing letters to Bayonne residents for the last three weeks asking them to vote “no” on the proposal to reinstate rent control in the city as it existed until a few years ago. …

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Alleged urination offense leads to drug arrest A man allegedly observed by police urinating in public got into more trouble when marijuana was allegedly found on him. On Oct. 21 at 9:35 p.m., police allegedly observed Fabian Augusto, 22, of Armstrong Avenue in Jersey City urinating at the corner the of 44th and Kennedy Boulevard, …

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Trick or treaters: Look for orange pumpkin sign Children looking for treats from Broadway merchants on Halloween should look in the shops’ windows for an 8½-by-11-inch orange sign with a pumpkin and the words “Trick or Treat” in black in the center. Any business displaying the sign has treats for those scouring the neighborhood, according …

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