Category: Bayonne News

Just as the city seems poised to see continued upscale redevelopment at the former Military Ocean Terminal (MOTBY), the newest fire station is poised to open. “We’re hoping to see the new fire station open before the end of the year,” said Fire Chief Greg Rogers. After some delay due to bidding issues, the new …

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You could feel the reverence in the air as the procession made its way through the streets of Bayonne on Sept. 22, police cars clearing the way for the lone pickup truck and priests and parishioners who followed on foot. The statue of Our Lady of the Assumption glimmered in the sunlight on this cool …

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A broken sewer line and its stench on Sept. 13 raised concerns about the impact of ongoing reconstruction of the Bayonne Bridge. Some residents living in the area of the bridge—especially those living in the nine houses adjacent to the Port Authority property where much of the support work is being conducted for the raising …

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Thomas M. Coughlin, president and Chief Operating Officer of BCB Bancorp, Inc. and BCB Community Bank got the idea from Fox’s Bill O’Reilly Show, an all-terrain wheelchair that had treads instead of wheels. This chair could go just about anywhere, even upstairs or over soft ground, where regular wheelchairs could not go. While nothing could …

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Four pets lost in Lord Avenue fire A Lord Avenue man burned his hands trying to save four pets from an early-morning, first-floor fire that resulted in the death of the pets. The man and woman residents of the two-story wood-frame house escaped out a bedroom window in the back of the house after the …

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“The first thing Corey told me when he started school is that he doesn’t eat chicken,” said Robinson School Principal Maryann Connelly, talking about Corey Hunt, a new student who attended his first classes on Friday, Sept. 13. Corey, whose given name is Encore, is not only a vegetarian, but he also has dwarfism, and …

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Despite the distant rumble of a thunderstorm and a heavy mist over New York Harbor, community leaders, religious leaders, and residents of the area gathered at Harbor View Park to mark the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. With glow sticks instead of candles, several hundred people gathered under the massive …

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A ribbon cutting is usually reserved for opening something brand new. But for the staff of Bayonne Community Bank (BCB), a move next door to their old location warranted a ribbon-cutting ceremony, partly as a celebration of a very modern new facility, but also as a testimony to its retaining its community-based concepts. The September …

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In advance of its annual parade down Broadway, the Bayonne Hispanic Association (BHA) will honor community leaders and others at a Sept. 21 dinner at Villa Maria. The parade, which was originally scheduled for Sept. 29, has been rescheduled for Oct. 20; the dinner will be held this weekend. “As part of our ongoing efforts, …

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Damaged sewer main on 5th Street to see quick repair Mayor Mark A. Smith announced that contractors working on the Port Authority’s “Raise the Bridge Project” damaged a sewer main on West 5th Street, west of Kennedy Boulevard last week. A Port Authority contractor cut into an active sewer line by accident, because the sewer …

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