Category: Bayonne News

The arts are alive and well in Bayonne. Since a successful Art Circle outdoor art show scheduled for this summer was recently cancelled abruptly, a coalition of city artists has picked up the slack, organizing an exhibit at an uptown Broadway location that had a well-attended opening night on Friday, June 20. The Art Collaboration …

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Global Terminals held a party to celebrate the grand opening of its $325 million expanded container port facility in lower Jersey City on June 18. Wine bottle corks popped. Food was served. Men came dressed as if for a prom. Women wore their best evening gowns. But when the hip hop music started, it was …

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The city fire department unveiled its newest piece of firefighting equipment at fire headquarters. The 4,000-gallon Spartan ERV foam tender that allows firefighters to battle petroleum and chemical fires more quickly and efficiently. The new unit, funded by a $685,000 Port Security Grant from the Department of Homeland Security, mixes a foam firefighting substance aboard …

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Mason Peninsula Lodge holding blood drive The Bayonne Masons Peninsula Lodge No. 99, 888 Ave. C, is holding a blood drive at its lodge hall on Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All prospective donors should be 120 pounds or more, have their Social Security number, and possess a photo or signed …

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What could be better than representing your hometown, county, and state in a national athletics competition? If you’re Ian Hudacko of Bayonne, you don’t think anything can top it. Hudacko, 21, was selected by Special Olympics of New Jersey for the Garden State’s volleyball team at the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games, held from June …

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Declaring he is “absolutely” ready for office, Mayor-elect James Davis has spent the days since his stunning upset of Mayor Mark Smith in the June 10 runoff putting his transition team together and deliberating about appointments to his administration. “Yes, I’m absolutely ready to do this,” Davis said on Sunday. “I guess it’s like any …

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A service organization, local church, and children in the city school district have joined together through an annual program that is making a difference for those trying to survive in one of the most water-poor countries in the world. The Bayonne Rotary Club, the AME Zion Church, and students at all of the city’s elementary …

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Principal Richard J. Baccarella has proudly announced the Bayonne High School class of 2014 Circle of Ten, listed in order of rank. These outstanding scholars will be the first to receive their diplomas at the graduation ceremony, to be held on Tuesday, June 24, at 6 p.m.   1 Hannah McMullan Valedictorian Hannah McMullan will …

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When Mary Gibson was born, much of the United States didn’t own a car or have a bathroom. The Great Depression hadn’t happened yet, nor had World War II—or World War I. Gibson was born in 1909, and she has outlived nearly everyone of that era. A Jersey City resident, she celebrated her 105th birthday …

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Rower sidelined in Bayonne attempting U.S. to Scotland journey Niall Iain Macdonald, 39, of Scotland wound up at the Bayonne Medical Center early Saturday, June 14, after his attempt to cross the Atlantic to Scotland failed when he sustained a head injury and was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to a published report. …

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