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Hoboken Catholic students collect toys for kids in hospital

The members of the National Junior Honor Society at Hoboken Catholic ran a toy drive recently. Some toys were delivered to The Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center. The HCA families donated 15 large bags of toys. The NJHS officers are: President, Aramchan Lee, Vice President, Quincy Flett, Secretary, Nicole Vi, …

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Union City Police Officer passes away suddenly

UNION CITY — The Union City Police Department is mourning the loss of a veteran officer who suddenly died Monday evening. Officer Ricardo “Ricky” Fernandez, 48, suffered an undisclosed “medical emergency” at his Old Bridge home, Police Captain Nichelle Luster said today. Fernandez had 24 years on the job, having graduated from the police academy …

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Reports: Transgender Secaucus youth removed from Cub Scouts for being born female

SECAUCUS — A local Cub Scouts pack reportedly said that a transgender Secaucus boy cannot stay in the group because he was born female, North Jersey.com reported. Joe Maldonado had belonged to Cub Scout Pack 87 for a month before a scouting official called his mother with the news. Though Joe’s status was well known …

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Simply beautiful

To the Editor: As a lifelong resident of the city of Bayonne, I would like to express how impressed I was last night, as I drove down Broadway, with the holiday decorations and the Christmas tree area that is set up by 22nd Street. It is far nicer than it has been for many years. …

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