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A quiet place to read
Library opens room for studying, learning about town history

The North Bergen Main Library opened a new quiet reading room on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Commissioners, officials, and library patrons attended the ribbon cutting. The new room is covered with historical pictures and memorabilia, including books from the 1800s of written council meetings. Display cases in the room hold old milk licenses, dog tags, art …

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Library opens room for studying, learning about town history

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BRIEFS

Gluten free, allergy free expo this weekend A “Gluten Free and Allergen Friendly Expo” will take place Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15 and 16, at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus. Attendees will sample the newest gluten-free products from more than 100 vendors. The expo begins on 355 Plaza Drive at 10 a.m. and ends …

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WEEHAWKEN BRIEFS

Weehawken Women’s Club to host talk on climate change Are climate change and global warming a hoax, or reality? The Weehawken Women’s Club invites you to its October meeting Monday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m., at the Weehawken Nutrition Center, 201 Highwood Ave., Weehawken. The “Hoax or Reality” talk will be conducted by Monika Verma Sikand, …

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NJ Transit reopens all tracks except 5 and 6 in Hoboken train terminal this week

HOBOKEN — NJ TRANSIT will begin reopening tracks on Monday morning that have been closed since the deadly train accident on Sept. 29. The following is their press release: Starting Monday, October 17, 2016, NJ TRANSIT will open additional tracks at Hoboken Terminal starting at 4.a.m., which will enable the full restoration of train service …

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Man who lost finger in Hoboken train crash files intent to sue

HOBOKEN — Sheldon Kest, 66, of Tenafly, was injured and lost part of his finger during the Hoboken terminal crash. On Tuesday, he filed a notice of his intent to sue. Kest’s lawyers announced the planned lawsuit Tuesday during a press conference in Newark. Kest was a passenger in the front car of the train …

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State legislators advocate for Positive Train Control

STATEWIDE — On Friday, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker wrote a letter on behalf of the New Jersey delegation supporting New Jersey Transit’s (NJT) request for federal funding to advance its implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC) along its rail lines. This letter comes in the wake of the the train crash at …

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BREAKING: Graffiti on Muslim Community Center in Bayonne includes hate speech and name ‘Donald Trump’

BAYONNE — The Muslim Community Center on Avenue C and 27th Street was vandalized Thursday night. Multiple racist and hateful vulgarities and one “Donald Trump” tag appeared on the facade of the center, which uses the basement of a school year City Hall. Yaser Eisa said in an email, “We woke up today and found …

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Jersey City boy struck and killed by a bus on Kennedy Boulevard

JERSEY CITY — George Gonzalez, an 11-year-old boy, was struck by a commuter bus on Kennedy Boulevard in Jersey City on Friday morning. He was pronounced dead at 11 a.m., according to Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari. The boy was struck by the bus near Neptune Avenue at about 8:30 a.m. Grief counselors have been …

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