Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
City man arrested on marijuana charge A Bayonne man was taken into custody after police officers allegedly discovered suspected marijuana in his possession, police said. On Oct. 6 at 5:12 p.m. on the 100 block of West 32nd Street, officers observed Jamil J. Golson, 35, of Kennedy Boulevard walking in the area of 32nd street …
Mayor Davis releases 100-day report on his administration Mayor James Davis released a report last week on his first 100 days in office, touting what he said were his administration’s accomplishments during that period. “In our first 100 days we set the stage for a new era of government in the Peninsula City,” Davis said. …
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey held its latest public information session on Sept. 29 regarding its Raise the Roadway Bayonne Bridge project, but many of the city residents affected by the construction work left the meeting feeling less than informed, and not at all happy. The event, attended by 60 …
Continue reading “A bridge too far?
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Proclaiming the city needs a strong program of recreational activities for its youth and adults, Mayor James Davis held a town-hall meeting on Sept. 30 at Bayonne High School to elicit suggestions from residents, coaches, and other stakeholders. More than 70 people attended the event in the school’s auditorium. As part of that effort, Davis …
Continue reading “Re-creating recreation
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Marist High School is throwing an anniversary party, and you’re invited to attend. The Catholic, coed, college preparatory high school on Kennedy Boulevard near the Bayonne-Jersey City line is celebrating its 60th year of helping its students grow, academically, physically, and spiritually, and wants you to join in the celebration. The yearlong observance kicked off …
Continue reading “60 is sensational
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September was Children’s Cancer Month, and that is why several Bayonne residents deeply involved in raising funds for cancer research in several towns in Hudson County expanded their efforts through a program called Alex’s Lemonade Stand. That program will now carry over into October. Raeann Hempel and her sister Nora Elliot have lived with the …
Continue reading “When life gives you lemons …
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Longtime city servant Brigid Breivogel, dies Brigid Marie Conaghan Breivogel, a retired Bayonne health director and community activist, died on Oct. 1. Breivogel was retired. She had been employed with the city of Bayonne as health officer and health director. She had also worked for Bayonne Hospital. A registered nurse, Breivogel was a licensed social …
You probably couldn’t get two more different people running for your next county freeholder post than Kenneth Kopacz and Michael Alonso. Kopacz is an educator, family man, running on the Hudson County Democratic Organization line. Alonso is a Realtor, single, and running as an independent. The two are vying for the District 1 freeholder seat …
Continue reading “Party line candidate or independent?
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For Pam O’Donnell, ringing a bell on Sept. 17 not only signified her courage over the last four months, it also symbolized her hope for the future. O’Donnell, a patient of Bayonne Medical Center’s Radiation and Oncology Center, rang the “End of Treatment” bell because her care for nasopharyngeal carcinoma, a rare form of cancer, …
Continue reading “Ringing in hope
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Highlighting a diverse, thriving retail community below the 8th Street overpass on Broadway is the goal of the first Bergen Point Fall Festival, on Saturday, Oct. 18, from noon to 5 p.m. Organizers of the event, to be held from 5th to Cottage streets, seek to feature the many downtown businesses that newcomers to the …
Continue reading “There’s no place like Bergen Point
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