POLICE BEAT

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 …

BAYONNE BRIEFS

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.  …

A bridge too far?
Meeting with Port Authority leaves many residents unhappy

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 …

Meeting with Port Authority leaves many residents unhappy

Re-creating recreation
Mayor holds town hall meeting for suggestions

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 …

Mayor holds town hall meeting for suggestions

60 is sensational
Marist celebrates six decades of excellence educating young minds

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 …

Marist celebrates six decades of excellence educating young minds

When life gives you lemons …
Local residents hope to kick off countywide program to fight cancer

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 …

Local residents hope to kick off countywide program to fight cancer

BAYONNE BRIEFS

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 …

Party line candidate or independent?
Organizational differences highlight freeholder choices

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 …

Organizational differences highlight freeholder choices

Ringing in hope
Cancer patient reaches goal; ready for next step

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, …

Cancer patient reaches goal; ready for next step

There’s no place like Bergen Point
Fall festival seeks to showcase downtown area merchants

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 …

Fall festival seeks to showcase downtown area merchants