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For Marist High students, the school’s Arts Festival on April 4 wasn’t about being judged for prizes or selling a piece. It was about recognition and about feeling good about themselves and the pieces they had created. The 11th annual extravaganza this year focused on “Visionary Impression,” but that wasn’t the only type of art …

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Bayonne youth are doing their part to bring about greater awareness of the environment and how things must be changed to save our natural resources. Bayonne teen Kaitlyn Quinn, inspired by the Hackensack Riverkeeper “Swimmable Waters Action Day” message that Hudson County may be the only place in New Jersey without a daily and safe …

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A&W Restaurant manager James Leo said he wants his place to be “Bayonne’s Steakhouse,” and it may very well be on its way there. Tucked into the middle of the block on Avenue C between 19th and 20th streets, A&W is the place to go if you’re looking for something meaty. Prominent on its menu …

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Board of Education passes zero tax increase budget The Bayonne Board of School Estimate on March 31 approved a $121.9 million school budget for the fiscal year beginning on July 1. The budget contains no increase in school property taxes. The budget does provide funds for a potential settlement of outstanding labor negotiations, according to …

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One is the sitting representative with four years of experience, who helped guide the city through one of its darkest economic hours. Another is an education and recreation volunteer, who feels his years of civic mindedness and community activism are his strong suits. The third is a college student, who says his youthful vigor and …

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Six developers are being considered by city officials for redeveloping Harbor Station South, a 57-acre portion of the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, the former Military Ocean Terminal, the city announced on Sunday, March 30. In late February, the developers submitted detailed expressions of interest in the portion of the district of the Peninsula, which is …

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The Park Performing Arts Center will stage the 100th year of its internationally known production, “The Passion Play: The Musical,” and will feature a strong Bayonne presence. Directing the play will be Bayonne resident Carl Gonzalez, and five of those performing are also from the city: Randy Barrier, Jonathan Drayton, Richard Dwyer, Sandra Gonzalez, and …

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Thirteen years ago Danielle Lenardo of Bayonne got the news no woman wants to hear. She had breast cancer. Then 29, the news rocked her world. Her kids were only 3 years and 10 months old. “Initially it was difficult because I had two young children,” she said. “I felt like I was living in …

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Elks Lodge holding dance for their ‘Friends with Special Needs’ Bayonne Elks Lodge 434 will be hosting a free dance event for its “Friends with Special Needs” on Sunday, April 27 from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Bayonne Community Museum, 229 Broadway. Those 18 and older with special needs are welcome to attend. “There …

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Making a difference in the lives of any child is important, but it is especially important when it is done in the area of developmentally disabled children, some of the most vulnerable members of the community. And that is just what Marguerite Simpson, and the 501c charity that bears her name, the Simpson Baber Foundation …

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