Category: Bayonne News

Ensuring the city’s residents are health conscious – and in the rare instance, making a life-saving catch — were among the goals of the Bayonne City Health Fair held on Thursday, Aug. 7. The three-year-old event was held in Fitzpatrick Park, a block south of City Hall on Avenue C, between 26th and 27th streets. …

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The old saying claims that cats have nine lives. But what about dogs? For Jersey City photographer Jenna Leigh Teti, keeping the memory of pet canines has become something of a mission – especially for those who are terminally ill. A professional pet photographer, Teti lends her services to a local animal shelter, taking photos …

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Mayor James Davis’s Chief of Staff Andrew Casais has been on the job only two and a half weeks, but he’s already making his mark at city hall, with some saying he is politically wise beyond his 23 years of age. In this position of closest adviser to the city’s chief executive, he hopes to …

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With two years until the McCabe Ambulance contract expires in Bayonne, officials apparently are looking at options for seeking bids that would provide service without cost to the city. While Jersey City Medical Center said earlier this year that it was interested in expanding its service, sources connected to the Davis Administration said the city …

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There’s a whole lotta shakin’ going on downtown, and it will continue almost the entire season, as Bayonne’s annual Summer Sounds by the Bay continues at DiDomenico-16th Street Park, between Avenue A and Newark Bay. A city tradition, the Wednesday night concerts run from June through August, and feature all genres of music, from country …

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It was a seminal moment in United States history: a sitting president, steeped in controversy, on the verge of impeachment, resigning in front of his country on live television, and then departing from the White House the next day in disgrace. That was the scene 40 years ago this week, as President Richard Milhous Nixon, …

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Compiled by Joseph Passantino  North Hudson man falls off ladder doing residential work A 34-year-old Union City man working on a home fell off a ladder, causing two injuries, Bayonne police said. The incident occurred on July 30 at 1:14 p.m., when police officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Avenue E on a …

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Three Bayonne men admit connection to gambling operation Three city men admitted to their roles in a racketeering conspiracy through their participation in an illegal online gambling enterprise, according to a press release from the United States Attorney, District of New Jersey, on July 30. Mark A. Sanzo, 56, Robert J. Scerbo, 56, and William …

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The fledgling administration of Mayor James Davis is working to move along development projects already in the pipeline from the previous team at city hall, but already has met with its share of impediments, recent interviews with city officials have revealed. Among those hitting roadblocks are the improvements to Don Ahern Veterans Memorial Stadium, missing …

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The fledgling administration of Mayor James Davis is working to move along development projects already in the pipeline from the previous team at city hall, but already has met with its share of impediments, recent interviews with city officials have revealed. Among those hitting roadblocks are the improvements to Don Ahern Veterans Memorial Stadium, missing …

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