Mickey McCabe returns after lung transplant

BAYONNE – Mickey McCabe, founder of McCabe Ambulance Service, returned from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on Friday, November 4, after undergoing surgery for a double lung transplant, according to an online report. In July, McCabe told the Bayonne Community News, “I have a 9/11 lung, so I’m on oxygen 24 hours, seven …

Lyles contract renewal upheld
Court rejects efforts to reverse superintendent contract

Less than one week before an election that could shift the balance of power on the Board of Education, an administrative law judge has denied a move to rescind last December’s contract renewal for Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marcia Lyles. The controversial four-year renewal came during a lame duck session prior to the seating of …

Court rejects efforts to reverse superintendent contract

Lyles contract renewal upheld
Court rejects efforts to reverse superintendent contract

Less than one week before an election that could shift the balance of power on the Board of Education, an administrative law judge has denied a move to rescind last December’s contract renewal for Superintendent of Schools Dr. Marcia Lyles. The controversial four-year renewal came during a lame duck session prior to the seating of …

Court rejects efforts to reverse superintendent contract

Preschool found to have elevated lead levels
Also at council meeting, uniform rules for dog park

At the end of the recent Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Board of Education candidate Tom Troyer asked council members about elevated levels of lead in the water at the district’s preschool (early learning center) on Mill Ridge Road. The mayor said the school would be sending letters to parents, and that signs …

Also at council meeting, uniform rules for dog park

Serious choices
The Nov. 8 election is about more than just the president

Jersey City residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to vote on a number of key races, include the election of a president, and contests for the House of Representatives, county sheriff, county register, school board members and the council member representing Ward B. The Board of Education election is the most …

The Nov. 8 election is about more than just the president

Preschool found to have elevated lead levels
Also at council meeting, uniform rules for dog park

At the end of the recent Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 25, Board of Education candidate Tom Troyer asked council members about elevated levels of lead in the water at the district’s preschool (early learning center) on Mill Ridge Road. The mayor said the school would be sending letters to parents, and that signs …

Also at council meeting, uniform rules for dog park

Cookies and kindness
Students send gifts to Army members, children with cancer

Since the start of the school year, North Bergen High School students have been making crafts and cookies, writing letters to soldiers in Afghanistan and children with cancer in Palisades Medical Center. “We send out at least five dozens of cookies for each package,” says high school teacher Marlene Sapoff. The after-school group of at …

Students send gifts to Army members, children with cancer

Serious choices
The Nov. 8 election is about more than just the president

Jersey City residents will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to vote on a number of key races, include the election of a president, and contests for the House of Representatives, county sheriff, county register, school board members and the council member representing Ward B. The Board of Education election is the most …

The Nov. 8 election is about more than just the president