Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
To the Editor: I am not a politician, nor do I care much for politicians, so I can say that America is deplorable. Today America has sunk to the ultimate possible low. We have long since lost our way and forgotten what to be America is. As we look around the world, the world is …
To the Editor: Diane Kellmyer is right on par with her complaints about drivers. This summer my car was totaled when it was parked on Kennedy by a drunken bum who they arrested. I have seen motorists on the Boulevard doing at least 45 mph in a 25 mph speed zone, especially at night, ignoring …
HOBOKEN—Joseph Boswell, 49, of Jersey City was arrested Sunday Oct. 16 and charged with two counts of alleged burglary, theft, and burglary tools. Officers responded to the area around 91 Jackson St. on a report of someone attempting to enter the address, using an unknown tool. Officers found Boswell a short distance away. He allegedly …
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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, designed to reduce the number of traffic collisions involving pedestrians. In June, Zack Simmons, 21, of Ramsey was …
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In Jersey City, the 10 candidates running on Nov. 8 for the Jersey City Board of Education had their chance to answer some tough questions at a forum held by the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association on Oct. 6 at Public School 37 on Erie Street in the Hamilton Park section. Click here for more. In …
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A recent $16 billion, eight-year transportation funding compromise between legislators and the administration of Gov. Chris Christie should allow for the expansion of the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail both into Bergen County and to Route 440 in Jersey City, officials announced last week. The agreement is expected to pump $2 billion in new annual revenue into …
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The 10 candidates running on Nov. 8 for the Jersey City Board of Education had their chance to answer some tough questions at a forum held by the Hamilton Park Neighborhood Association on Oct. 6 at Public School 37 on Erie Street in the Hamilton Park section. The school board is made up of nine …
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Ray Machado, founder and lead singer of the musical group Maxima Alerta, had just seen his band get its first taste of fame in Cuba when the communist government decided to censor them. Machado – a Union City municipal worker who has some Jersey City roots — was born in the city of Santa Clara, …
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Eight candidates are running for three spots in West New York’s Nov. 8 Board of Education race. They include two slates – the Children First slate, backed by Mayor Felix Roque, and Save Our Schools. Children First includes incumbent board trustee David Morel, Board President Adam Parkinson, and Planning Board member Jose Alcantara. Save Our …
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The Broadway musical “Hamilton” may be sold out for months, but fans of the founding father – who died in a duel on Weehawken’s waterfront in 1804 – got to learn more about him through a special performance sponsored by the town’s library last month. A performance duo called the Hudson River Ramblers gave the …
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