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Get caught up on the latest news from Bayonne. The third annual Bergen Point Fall Festival gets a big turnout. Vendors packed Broadway, selling everything from food and apparel, to offering prizes to guess how much a pumpkin weighs. Musicians performed, art galleries opened their doors, and restaurants extended theirs. Click here for more. The …
SECAUCUS — On Friday, Oct. 21, there will be a haunted trail and a not-so-haunted house in Schmidt’s Woods on Millridge Road. There will also be a petting zoo, hayrides, and more. This is for Secaucus residents only. The gates open at 5:30 p.m. Activities begin at 5:45, and the trail will open at 7.
HOBOKEN–Patrick Murray, a 28-year-old, 8-year Hoboken resident, will attempt to break a world record this coming Saturday Oct 22. The world record is for the most one-armed pushups with a 40 lb-weight in a minute. Currently the record is for 33 repetitions held by Hiroyuki Gondou of Japan, according to the Guinness World Records. Murray, …
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HOBOKEN – The Hoboken Quality of Life Coalition invites all Hoboken residents to its 2016 Board of Education candidates’ forum on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 1005 Washington St. Continuing a tradition the coalition has maintained for over a decade, the forums will give Hoboken voters an opportunity …
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NORTH BERGEN – The Black Maria Film Festival returns to the North Bergen Free Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the main library, 8411 Bergenline Ave. Featured will be the 42nd Annual NJ Young Filmmakers’ Festival winners, including first place winner and High Tech High School student Hali Merrill. For more …
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HOBOKEN – The Hoboken Police Department has received a $16,000 grant from the N.J. Division of Highway Traffic Safety aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety in Hoboken. The grant will fund the 2017 Pedestrian Safety Program – Walk Safe Hoboken, a program aimed at reducing the number of traffic collisions involving pedestrians. The grant provides funding …
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HOBOKEN – The Hoboken Police Department is looking for a four-door beige or tan car, possibly an Acura, in relation to an ongoing investigation. At about 6:10 p.m.on Monday, Oct. 17, a man driving the vehicle allegedly attempted to lure two juveniles into his car. At 8:27 p.m. police received a report of the incident. …
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JERSEY CITY – The longest serving councilman in Jersey City and former chief of staff to the county executive’s office, Bill Gaughan, passed away in his home on Oct. 19. Gaughan was elected to the Jersey City Council in 1993 and served five terms under mayors Bret Schundler, Glenn D. Cunningham and Jerramiah Healy. He …
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To the Editor: As a lifelong resident of Bayonne, I have always been deeply concerned with the quality of education in our city. That is why I led the effort two years ago to bring about an elected school board in our town. When faced with opposition from City Hall, I even went to court …
To the Editor: I think of myself as an average Bayonne citizen and taxpayer. Most of my life I have lived here. My wife and I have raised six children in a happy home just a few doors down from where my great-grandfather had his house built in 1900. Bayonne has changed so much in …