Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Editor: In response to the recent letter from Lawrence J. Braico, I’d like to make clear I have no use for guns in the hands of the public. I speak as a 29-year resident of Hoboken and Jersey City who has been jumped three times, seriously weighed arming myself, and instead has made the …
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Dear Editor: The following is a open letter to Albio Sires. Dear Rep. Sires: With all due respect, I for one, and your constituents, would like to meet with you in a real “live” Town Hall meeting for a face-to-face communications session of questions and responses concerning the latest actions of the 112th Congress and …
High Tech High School’s Musical Theatre presents “Avenue Q,” their 30th production in 13 years. This will be the first time “Avenue Q” will premiere in Hudson County, directed and choreographed by Alex Perez. The production will also have a student band led by Rod Shepard. “Our company is known for doing shows that push …
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Funeral services took place Feb. 24 for John Tomasin, 88. He passed away Feb. 20. A resident of West New York since early childhood, he graduated Memorial High School in 1942, then after serving 3 years in the Navy during WWII, including sea patrols and convoys in the North Atlantic. He attended John Marshall College …
Dear Editor: The following is a open letter to Albio Sires. Dear Rep. Sires: With all dues respect, I for one, and your constituents, would like to meet with you in a real “live” Town Hall meeting for a face-to-face communications session of questions and responses concerning the latest actions of the 112th Congress and …
Wiley welcomes two candidates to recall effort Commissioner Count Wiley announced two candidates for a potential recall election against Mayor Felix Roque at a fundraiser last Saturday night. Rafael Sanchez, Jr. a pastor and owner of a local real estate group, and Doug Richards, a class action attorney at a New York law firm, were …
Mayor confident town will get Super Bowl bucks During a Town Council meeting held last week, Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli said, “we are pretty confident that we are going to be successful in getting this reimbursement,” as it pertains to emergency services provided during the Super Bowl 2014, which is scheduled to take place at …
A funeral mass was held Feb. 23 at Immaculate Conception Church, Secaucus, for Kathryn Winarski, 73, of Secaucus. She passed away Feb. 19. She was the wife of Harry Winarski; mother of Kathryn Brinkrode; grandmother of grandson and best friend Maximilian Brinkrode; and sister of Joanie Bittner. Services arranged by the Mack Memorial Home, Secaucus.
Body found in river by Hoboken Terminal A dead body of an adult male was found in the water on Tuesday morning near the Hoboken Terminal, police confirmed. The investigation was turned over to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s office and New Jersey Transit authorities. New Jersey Transit spokesperson Nancy Snyder said, “At approximately 10:10 a.m. …
North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue swears in 30 veterans On Thursday, Feb. 28 the North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue (NHRFR) held a swearing-in ceremony for 30 new firefighters who are all U.S. military veterans. The ceremony was held at Schuetzen Park, 3167 Kennedy Blvd., North Bergen. The new hires include those who have …