Davis wins
Police captain beats incumbent Smith for mayor; council slate also wins

In an upset of epic proportions, Bayonne Police Capt. James Davis was elected mayor on Tuesday night, beating incumbent Mark Smith in a runoff. According to the Hudson County Board of Elections, as of 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Davis had 51.3 percent of the vote to Smithโ€™s 48.7 percent. In addition, Davisโ€™s coattails were long, …

Police captain beats incumbent Smith for mayor; council slate also wins

Joining forces
Highly regarded city medical practice teams up with Barnabas Health Medical Group

In an era of health care companiesโ€™ mergers and coalitions, a well-regarded Bayonne medical practice has forged an agreement to work with one of the stateโ€™s largest and most respected health systems. On June 6, local officials, physicians, and members of Barnabas Healthโ€™s executive leadership team gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the addition of …

Highly regarded city medical practice teams up with Barnabas Health Medical Group

Ship Shape
$55 million cruise port development will allow for a better experience

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.โ€™s $55 million development of the Cape Liberty Cruise Port will result in a new terminal which will provide guests not only with greater ease and efficiency, but with new amenities, a company spokesman said on June 6. Among those improvements will be Wi-Fi accessibility and charging stations in the terminal, according …

$55 million cruise port development will allow for a better experience

History buffs
School District sending unprecedented contingent to national competition

Girl power rocks. Especially when it comes to academics and history. Six Bayonne girls are going to the History Day National Finals at the University of Maryland in College Park from June 15 to 19 to represent not only the city, not only the area, but the entire state. The six students have shown their …

School District sending unprecedented contingent to national competition

Springtime for the HCDO
Most organization-supported candidates prevail in primary fights

The June 3 primary battle in Hudson County ended as a victory for the long-time Hudson County Democratic Organization (HCDO), which managed to fend off all but one of their opponents in five contested races for seats on the Board of Freeholders.ย  Slightly more than 31,000 Democratic voters turned out for the election out of …

Most organization-supported candidates prevail in primary fights

BAYONNE BRIEFS

Free legal clinic for those with Superstorm Sandy issues The Hudson County Long Term Recovery Committee is offering a Superstorm Sandy Free Legal Clinic on Wednesday, June 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Northeast New Jersey Legal Services, 574 Summit Ave., Jersey City. If you have a legal issue or issues due to Superstorm …

Students excel despite hardships
Some find hard road to successes

More than 120 Marist High School students were honored at the schoolโ€™s 21st Annual Academic Awards Banquet on May 1, but probably no student was more pleased than junior Matthew Cabrera. Cabrera was there to collect his honors for being the number-one ranked student in his class, and for the Principalโ€™s List Award, Presidentโ€™s Education …

Some find hard road to successes

City seeking to continue Broadway redevelopment
21st Street to be studied

In a bid to continue to revitalize the once thriving Broadway shopping area, the Bayonne City Council recently approved a request to authorize a redevelopment study of the southern portion of the city block bounded by East 21st Street, Broadway, and Library Court. ย  โ€œThe redevelopment study is a precursor to designating the area as …

21st Street to be studied

Bayonne Hadassah says good-bye
Longtime American Jewish volunteer womenโ€™s chapter closing

When Co-presidents Janis Levine and Faye Grossman adjourn the gathering of Bayonne-Jersey City Hadassah Chapter members on June 10, it will not only be the end of a meeting, but it will be the end of an era. That meeting will be the last official one the chapter, which has been operating for 78 years, …

Longtime American Jewish volunteer womenโ€™s chapter closing