Category: Bayonne News

Bayonne residents RaeAnn Hempel and Joanne Baran know that cancer is an insidious disease that never takes a break. So both women devote their time to the city’s American Cancer Society Relay for Life event each year to help battle their relentless foe. For each of the women, it’s personal. Hempel has been involved with …

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With an air of uncertainty in the room following the previous night’s mayoral/council elections and resulting stalemate, two business leaders and a local doctor addressed three dozen people at the Bayonne Chamber of Commerce’s member breakfast on Wednesday, May 14 at The Chandelier restaurant. Mayor Mark Smith and his five-member city council slate were stopped …

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Zanowic endorses Mayor Smith ticket Former mayoral candidate Anthony Zanowic endorsed Mayor Mark Smith on Friday, May 16, in his race against Police Capt. James Davis in the municipal runoff on June 10. “Mr. Davis’ promise to settle the teacher contract without explaining how he would pay for it is fiscally irresponsible and would cost …

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The political landscape in Bayonne was turned topsy-turvy on Tuesday, May 13, as it appeared that Mayor Mark Smith and Police Capt. James Davis were headed for a June runoff election. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday night, Smith had received 5,971 votes in the mayoral election, or 48.6 percent, while Davis received 5,809 votes …

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Dozens of fishermen and women, their loved ones, and others have descended on Bayonne for the last week and half, ostensibly to catch fish and earn prize money through a striped bass fishing tournament. But according to tournament organizers, they were actually looking for a more fruitful bounty: solace. Starting on May 3, and running …

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For a baseball player, it would be like making a fast track to the majors and throwing against your idol, Derek Jeter or David Wright. For Bayonne resident Christopher Keating, 26, a third-year student at the Seton Hall Law School, it was like that and more when he and his teammate argued a case before …

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They’ve all moved on, because of meeting the love of their life, a career opportunity, retirement, or another reason. But they have two things in common: an undying love of Bayonne and a strong desire to stay connected to the city where they grew up. Dozens of former Bayonne residents have never quite cut the …

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Bridge to be closed this weekend as project work continues The Bayonne Bridge will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, May 16, and continuing through 5 a.m. Monday, May 19, to allow work to proceed on the “Raise the Roadway” project, which will allow larger, more efficient ships to access the region’s port terminals. …

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Bringing fresh, locally grown produce to residents and visitors of Bayonne is the city’s goal with the annual Bayonne Farmers’ Market, which is into its third year. The market’s five-and-half-month stint started on May 6. It will run on Tuesdays from 2 to 7 p.m. each week through Oct. 28, rain or shine, in the parking …

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After more than four years of planning and two years of construction, Global Terminal opened its first semi-automated facility in the Port of New York and New Jersey in late April. The terminal is among the newest and most up-to-date facilities of its kind in the nation, Global owners said, and because of its location …

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