Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Pacyna to replace Tagliareni on Bayonne Housing Authority At its Aug. 14 meeting, the Bayonne City Council is expected to approve the appointment of Lou Pacyna to the Bayonne Housing Authority to fill the unexpired term of the late Joseph Tagliareni, and reappoint Rev. H. Gene Sykes to a five-year term expiring December 31, 2016. …
Woman allegedly bites cop during arrest Diane Priore, 53, of Jersey City, was charged on July 27 with obstruction of a governmental function, four counts of aggravated assault against police officers, resisting arrest, and the alleged use of a controlled dangerous substance. The police report said that a narcotics squad observed Priore via binoculars making …
Just before 7 a.m. on Oct. 25, 1944, the radio came to life on the U.S.S. Gambier Bay that a very large Japanese fleet was headed their way. The Gambier Bay was one of a group of carriers and destroyers that engaged the Japanese task force off Samar Island in the Philippines. Raymond Di Pietro, …
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Defying the perception that the former Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne (MOTBY) would become a cruise port, some local officials are touting the latest move by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as a possible new direction. With the approval of a new $50 million expansion of Port Liberty cruise port in …
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“I decided that some snacks aren’t as healthy as they claim to be, so I decided to make my own,” said Peggy Samuels of Hoboken-based Green Acres, who was one of the nearly 20 vendors doing business at this year’s Bayonne Farmers’ Market. Like a number of vendors, Samuels is offering a variety of goods …
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Louis Schiavello, 22, of Bayonne was arrested by Bayonne and NJ Transit police on July 18 for numerous incidents of spray-paint graffiti that appear to have taken place during a two-week period prior to the arrest. NJ Transit police asked Bayonne for information on a possible graffiti artist and arrested him on July 18 for …
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Tony Darrow, who played Larry Barese on The Sopranos, didn’t decide to get rid of his excess fat because fellow cast member James Gandolfini died of a heart attack. Darrow had already decided to try a noninvasive, laser option called Coolsculpting by Zeltiq to freeze his unwanted fat. Darrow, who has played significant roles in …
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Aladdin, Jr. presented on Aug. 2, 3, and 4 Bayonne High School Drama Society Junior will put on Disney’s Aladdin Jr., a stage adaptation of the Disney hit film, filled with magic, mayhem, and flying carpet rides. The Academy-Award-winning score features songs that include “A Whole New World” and “Friend Like Me.” Aladdin, Jr. features …
The Bayonne School District is imposing a corrective action plan to deal with alleged misreporting of income by seven employees of the school district. A report issued by the state comptroller’s office said that the employees underreported their income in applications to the National School Lunch Program, allowing their children to qualify. Five employees of …
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“My undergraduate degree is in English,” said The Reverend Gary A. Grindeland, who is to be officially recognized as the new pastor of Grace Lutheran Church on July 28. While he loved teaching in public schools and is still involved in teaching and coaching, he realized that for him there was something incomplete in his …
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