Category: Bayonne News

Spurts of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of the more than 150 CarePoint employees who gathered on in front of the Bayonne Medical Center on Sept. 9. Dressed in orange shirts with white letters signifying the official colors of the healthcare network, the employees were taking part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. They had …

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A longtime Bayonne business won’t be worrying about moving anytime soon following an action by the City Council after its caucus session on Sept. 10. The council called a special meeting that night with only one agenda item: rescinding the designation of “an area in development” from the property that houses Barney Stock Hosiery Shops, …

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Edison woman arrested on DWI Police responding to a call on Sept. 7 found that a woman had allegedly struck two cars, causing a chain reaction involving other vehicles, an official said. Police were dispatched to an accident at 4:10 a.m. that day to Avenue B and 54th Street, according to Bayonne Police Lt. Janine …

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“I have not yet begun to fight!” was trumpeted in the Revolutionary War by John Paul Jones, but Bayonne resident Michael Alonso and his Bayonne School Board Choice group think it’s an apt rallying cry in their quest for an elected school board in the city.  Even though the City Council voted on Aug. 13 …

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Bridge work to take longer, shift to daytime construction  The Bayonne Bridge “Raise the Roadway” project will take six months longer than expected, and the work will shift to more daytime hours, according to an online report. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the delay is due to the uncharacteristically severe …

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The foundation has been laid and all other work is moving forward on the new $52 million terminal at the cruise port at the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd. officials said on Friday, Sept. 5. When completed, the facility will feature cutting-edge technology that will allow passengers to basically walk right onto …

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When Bayonne Teachers Association President Alan D’Angelo announced in the City Council Chambers on Sept. 2 that a verbal deal had been struck with the Board of Education on a new teachers’ contract, it sent shockwaves not only throughout that room and City Hall, but through social media networks and the city itself. The hundred …

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Individuals walking the streets homeless. People just days shy of paying their rent. Those who have no food money left after paying their bills. These are the people whom the United Way of Hudson County assist each week after receiving donations from businesses, employees, and county residents. While United Way is a multi-service agency, United …

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It’s later in the day and a family member has a bad cough or minor laceration. It’s too late to get an appointment with your family doctor, but thankfully the health issue is not serious enough to warrant a long emergency room wait. What do you do? It’s for exactly these types of situations that …

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Gallo steps down from BMUA Stephen Gallo, executive director of the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority, resigned at the BMUA board meeting in the City Council Chambers, on Monday, Sept. 8. Gallo’s resignation was effective immediately. He was replaced by Timothy Boyle, who took over the post on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Bayonne man wins Macy’s shopping …

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