Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Pedestrian killed on Avenue E On Oct. 13, Mikulas “Nick” Vira, 72, a 20-year resident of Bayonne, was struck while crossing Avenue E, allegedly by a gray Saturn driven by Edward Timoldi, 90, at 6:55 p.m. at 21st Street, according to police. When police arrived at the scene, Vira was unresponsive and transported to Jersey …
It’s not always easy for military veterans to access the resources they so desperately need. They often get caught in the VA’s Byzantine technology web, unable to access the plans and benefits to which vets are entitled. To help remedy the situation, he Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hosted a Veterans Claims Clinic at the …
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The anticipation of life after high school was palpable at the annual college and career fair at Bayonne High School on Wednesday, October 5. Students and parents crowded the gymnasium to get a word in with spiffy college representatives, mostly from New Jersey and surrounding areas. Ready to make their cases, they stood behind tables …
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A recent $16 billion, eight-year transportation funding compromise between legislators and the administration of Gov. Chris Christie should allow for the expansion of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail both into Bergen County and to Route 440 in Jersey City, officials announced last week. The agreement is expected to pump $2 billion in new annual revenue into …
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Everyone seems to have great ideas on what to be for Halloween the day after last year’s Halloween. “I wish I wrote that down,” said Lisa D’Antonio, 23, of Jersey City. “I get so many great ideas on Halloween, then I forget. I think I’ll be a Sesame Street character this year, maybe the one …
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Medical license suspended for Bayonne doctor Dr. John McGee, who has been practicing medicine in Bayonne for 25 years, had his license suspended on September 6 for a full year, according to an August 3 consent order filed by the state Deputy Attorney which described McGee as posing a “clear and imminent danger to the …
The effort to recall Mayor James Davis that was waged in April has fallen flat after the group failed to file a petition at the deadline on September 27, according to City Clerk Robert Sloan. The effort, led by Pat Desmond, Michael Alonso, and Donald Baran Jr., would have needed 8,178 signatures, which is 25 …
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What used to be the norm – graduating from school and finding a place of your own – is increasingly challenging for the millennial generation. Roughly 47 percent of New Jerseyeans aged 18-34 live at home with parents, the highest rate in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2015 American Community Survey. Connecticut …
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A design contest winner for a gondola that would connect Staten Island commuters to Bayonne’s 8th Street Light Rail Station has been announced by the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation (SIEDC). Leitner-Poma, the same company that manufactured Bayonne’s wind turbine, submitted and won the contest for its gondola concept that would shuttle commuters from Elm …
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Clark Park ribbon cutting Mayor James Davis and members of the city council and community members cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the newly renovated Edward Clark Park on the corner of 8th Street and Avenue C on Thursday, September 29. With the help of a $400,000 open space grant, the park began …