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For the dancers performing at Bayonne High School’s Spring Dance Concert on Friday night, it is of course about doing the best they can. But it is also about showing family, friends, and the public the hard work it takes to succeed in dance. For others, it is about coming of age in an art …

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Maggie Farag wanted to end her high school career on a high note, and she did, taking home top honors at a two-day international studies conference recently at Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City. Farag, 17, a senior at Marist High School in Bayonne, was awarded first place honors at the college’s annual High School …

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Cast your ballot: Voters to make choices for mayor, council on Tuesday  The day of decision is at hand. Next Tuesday, May 13, Bayonne registered voters will go to the polls to elect a mayor and five-member city council. Mayor Mark Smith seeks to retain his seat. He is being challenged by Police Captain James …

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Over the last half year, three candidates have been waging a hard-fought battle for mayor. Their faces have been on signs, and their views have been aired. They’ve engaged in debates, and they’ve knocked on doors. Unless you’ve been living in cave during this election cycle, you know their names, and you know their faces. …

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The three candidates for Bayonne mayor faced off in the second and last debate of the campaign season on Thursday, April 24, in an event sponsored by the Bayonne Rotary Club and held in the Bayonne High School auditorium. More than 300 people attended the invitation-only debate, including supporters of the three mayoral slates, Rotary …

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In his State of the City address before Bayonne Chamber of Commerce members on April 22, Mayor Mark Smith again touted the Cape Liberty Cruise Port Expansion at The Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor as an economic driver both during its renovations and following its completion. “It’s slated for the construction of a state-of-the-art permanent passenger …

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United Cerebral Palsy of Hudson County continues to make strides in services offered to youth and adults with cerebral palsy and other disabilities. The association serves not only Hudson, but Bergen, Essex, Union, and Passaic counties. The organization’s services include programs for preschoolers, afterschool programs for kids with autism, and vocational offerings for adults. All …

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As if running for political office weren’t enough, candidates running in New Jersey have additional responsibilities when they seek elective office:  paperwork, and lots of it. Garden State elected officials, and those who want to be, are bound by the Election Law Enforcement Commission, which mandates that candidates file New Jersey Campaign Financing and Lobbying …

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Bridge to be closed this weekend for continued project work   The Bayonne Bridge will be closed beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, May 2, and continuing through 5 a.m. Monday, May 5, to allow work to proceed on the “Raise the Roadway” project, which will allow larger, more efficient ships to access the region’s port …

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In his State of the City address to a breakfast meeting full of business leaders, Mayor Mark Smith said Bayonne is ready to emerge into the limelight again and become the last piece of the Hudson River Gold Coast, joining its neighbors to the north. Smith made his comments to about 60 members of the …

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