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The gentleman was a well-dressed businessman, wearing a suit and tie. He even carried a briefcase. So what was he doing at the food pantry, which provides food for the needy? The staff could not figure it out. So they asked him. “I lost my job,” he told them. “I have kids. I don’t dare …

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If a transit strike happens NJ Transit rail operations face the prospect of a system-wide shutdown should the membership of its rail union opt to participate in a work stoppage on March 13. This would result in the complete suspension of NJ Transit rail service, affecting more than 160,000 customers who ride the system on …

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As a result of an investigation by the state police, a 36-year-old Hamilton Township man has been charged with two counts of manslaughter and two counts of vehicular homicide in connection with a three-car crash that killed a popular Hudson County Prep high school teacher and his daughter on Monday. The Feb. 22 accident occurred …

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In a move that has already outraged critics, the City Council has introduced an ordinance that will expand permit-only parking hours in various zones downtown and the business district. The current rules require residents in any of 12 zones citywide to get a parking permit for their zone, which is not transferrable elsewhere. Cars parked …

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With cold rain and high winds predicted for the City Council meeting on Feb. 24, few but the bravest souls were expected to make their way to City Hall, even to celebrate a monumental event like a 100th birthday. So it was no surprise that Susan Lorricchio attended the event in her mother’s place to …

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Ovarian cancer is hard to detect. It picks and chooses its victims at random, often without warning or predisposition. It is a particularly deadly cancer, especially when discovered in the late stages. And the worst part is that there is no direct test for it. “Many people mistakenly believe the pap test detects ovarian cancer,” …

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Jersey City didn’t always have a St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Legendary Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague, who ruled over Hudson County and beyond until the late 1940s, strongly believed in Americanization, and refused to give into the ethnic pride many residents of Jersey City felt. The plot to bring a parade to Jersey City was …

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The Year of the Monkey is upon us, beginning Monday, Feb. 8. Across the globe, in Asia, in urban Chinatowns, and in countless homes internationally, celebrations will take place with families gathering and exchanging red envelopes filled with money and blessings. Schools and workplaces will close for a long vacation and festivities will fill the …

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City reval case gets setback Superior Court Judge Francis B. Shultz has dismissed Jersey City’s counter suit against a West New York revaluation firm, in a ruling that may invalidate the basis for the city’s refusal to pay the remainder of the company’s fee, according to published reports. Jersey City is being sued by Reality …

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