Category: Bayonne News

The 18 firefighters who came to City Hall on June 11 all looked young—the next generation to fill the shoes of those who have gone before them, some the sons and daughters of firefighters, police officers, local businesspeople, even relatives of City Council members. Mayor Mark Smith, before the swearing in, talked about the long …

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With no threat of rain or any other major problems, the Bayonne Arts Festival—which the city hopes will be the first of many—drew crowds and a lot of laughs, as residents from throughout the city and people from beyond Bayonne, came to see what it was all about. Concentrated near the Bayonne Community Museum at …

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Mary Ann Valls, a disabled resident of Hudson County, uses Transcend buses to go everywhere she needs to go, doctors’ appointments, shopping, sometimes, just to get out of the house. She said it is one of the ways she maintains her independence. While she is a member of the state’s Citizen’s Advisory Council for the …

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County starts gun buyback Thanks partly to a donation from CarePoint Health, Hudson County will join Union City for a gun buyback program to be held in Bayonne, Jersey City, and Union City on July 12 and 13. Hudson County has received a $50,000 from CarePoint that will cover some of the costs of the …

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“We sit here today as mere mortals; people capable of great successes and heartbreaking failures,” said Jeremy Virga, Salutatorian of Marist High School’s Class of 2013 in his speech at the June 1 gradation. “As humans, we tend to focus on our successes. After all, our successes are what are rewarded and praised. We may …

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Carrying signs saying “Jersey Jobs” and “Thanks Governor Christie,” more than 2,000 union workers and their leaders greeted Gov. Christopher Christie during his brief stopover near the foot of the Bayonne Bridge on June 26. Against the backdrop of the Kill Van Kull and the Bayonne Bridge, and to a musical soundtrack of Bruce Springsteen’s …

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Eddie O’Rourke, who passed away last week at age 71, had a lot to boast about—an accomplished musician, a premier showman, and an icon of Bayonne, whose performances as an Elvis tribute artist made him memorable on the local scene. And in many ways, he has left his mark on a changing Bayonne the way …

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Hudson County political people reacted harshly to suggestions that they did anything wrong in accepting campaign contributions from Birdsall Services Group. The Eatontown-based engineering services firm came under increased scrutiny in March when the state Attorney General’s Office seized its assets and indicted seven current and former executives on first-degree conspiracy and money-laundering charges. They …

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Worker injured on construction site On June 28 at about 1 p.m., the Bayonne Fire Department responded to 30 O’Brien Court for a report of a worker injured at a construction site. Firefighters arrived at the site of a new cul-de-sac development, and discovered one male injured by the apparent collapse of a concrete block …

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“I didn’t know I was pitching a perfect game until the sixth inning,” said Sean Jun, 12, a member of a Cal Ripken League team sponsored by Pizza Masters. At that age, teams play only six-inning games. So this was near the end of the game, and much of the tension usually surrounding a perfect …

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